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All Quiet On The Western Front; Best war film ever.
Topic Started: Apr 8 2009, 04:04 PM (135 Views)
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This film, based on a book, has got to be one of the best war films ever made. If I was making a list of the best war films ever made, this one would be #1 in my POV.
So what do I find great about this film?

1: It's from a German POV. Something that isn't done often enough.
2: It's an anti-war film but unlike other anti-war films it sends its message subtlety and thus you don't feel like you are sitting through a boring liberal-pacifist lecture.
3: The action in the film is realistic and believable. This is defiantly something that a majority of other war films fail to do.
4: Like the action, the drama in the film is also realistic and believable. It stirs your emotions very well and it doesn't go over the top.
5: The story sticks to history and does not make up stuff for the sake of drama/action.

There are other points, but I feel that these are the five main reasons why I think this film is such a masterpiece. Now if you have not seen this film, don't worry because i'm going to put the whole film here from start to finish. So enjoy, but get ready to cry. :cry:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOTWPSJdxRw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrjdILVuyXs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwr2eCzXmX8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxcnuoiZpRs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKNlnOXrIdI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcvtOoyg71c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKOmWYSRNo0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT8Pq5mE1-I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84ZCNbIhU_w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVgDFeVwh5w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZVpg_qpF5U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I65Kgm9ct9Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd9R1Sjr9XA


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I've seen it. It's a very good film for sure. Somone should probably burn that pair of boots though, they're obviously cursed. XD

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Wouldn't you worry you'll get 'Trench foot'? :blink:

I'm supprised this film isn't as popular as it should be. It's a highly underrated film.
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Apr 9 2009, 04:52 AM
Wouldn't you worry you'll get 'Trench foot'? :blink:

I'm supprised this film isn't as popular as it should be. It's a highly underrated film.
I don't know if it's underrated. I think a lot of US film critics at least would probably include it in the 100 greatest films ever made. Non film-buffs may not know of it though due to it being so old (from the 30's). But it's so well known in the US they show it to kids in history classes, which is where I watched it. lol

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I find the 1979 version to be better then the 1930's version. I've tried to watch the 30's version but I found the style too... 'light' for my liking and I could never finish watching it. The 79 version on the other-hand is much darker and just overall better then its predecessor.
But have you seen the original silent film?
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