War isn't the way it looks back here.

Rating: 8/10 (13 March 2010)

All Quiet on the Western Front is one of the greatest anti-war movies of all time. Though it's quite outdated now (maybe not as much as every other message movies), it still has an impact. Made at the dawn of the sound film All Quiet contains pretty impressive battle scenes. The acting was maybe bit over the top in some scenes but even that didn't bother much. At the scene where boys are meeting their drill sergeant Himmelstoss first time, I started to wonder, did Stanley Kubrick get inspiration from All Quiet. I mean, Himmelstoss reminded WWI version of Gunnery Sergeant Hartman.
All Quiet on the Western Front must have one of the most powerful and heartbreaking endings. Scene with the outreached hand and butterfly is probably one of the most important scenes in film history ever.
All Quiet is one of those films that seem to go better with every viewing. At second time I enjoyed the film much more than the first.
Every film geek who respects himself should definitely see this early war film.
7,8 out of 10