Amazing for it's(or any other)time

Rating: 10/10 (20 July 2007)

In a time(1930)when "talkies", non-silent movies, were the exception not the rule "All Quiet on the Western Front" stands as a milestone of the celluloid experience. Made right before the studios really started to enforce the standards code for cinema of the time, the realism and graphic impact of this film blew me away. "All Quiet on the Western Front" is a cinematic masterpiece and makes a very powerful statement on the condition of war as (war) takes it toll on the human psyche. "All Quiet on the Western Front" is one of my favorite movies, and surpassed "Saving Private Ryan" and "Platoon" as my favorite "in the trenches" war film.
jay PS-"All Quiet on the Western Front" was the first film to win the Oscar for best picture!