From Here to Eternity

Rating: 10/10 (14 March 2006)

I will not try to emulate the profuse language of those who precede me on this comment page. I will simply say that From Here to Eternity belongs , at least, in the top ten of all movies ever made. In every category of movie making from screenplay to cinematography this movie excels.
When I am surfing movie channels and come across From Here to Eternity I am compelled to watch at least a few scenes. After all, I have probably watched it in its entirety a dozen times.
It is the one movie that Hollywood has produced which combined realism with romanticism in a perfect combination. When watching I can smell the barracks, the streets of Honolulu, and the beach. And, I can cry with Prew as well as be shocked at the stoutness of his character that borders on the incredulous. Realism plus romanticism equals perfectionism in film-making.
Would be filmmakers could learn a lot from an in depth study of this movie.
Dave