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Digital Cameras - Camcorders - All Quiet on the Western Front (Universal Cinema Classics)
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List Price: $14.98
Our Price: $7.44
Your Save: $ 7.54 ( 50% )
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Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Starring: Louis Wolheim, Lew Ayres, John Wray, Arnold Lucy, Ben Alexander
Directed By: Lewis Milestone
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Universal
EAN: 0025193236821
Format: Black & White
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2007-02-06
Running Time: 132
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: 1930-08-24
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Customer Rating:
Summary: 3.5 stars out of 4
Comment: The Bottom Line:
A compelling adaptation of Remarque's classic novel, All Quiet on the Western Front offers striking images--including battle scenes that look great today--and a wonderful ending that perfectly encapsulates the spirit of the book.
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Summary: War/Antiwar
Comment: I have read the story both in English and in German. It is a classic tale describing the uselessness of warfare from the viewpoint of the soldier who is caught in the middle between two warring nations and/or cultures. He, as does most everyone, wants to be a hero, but what is heroic when you are cold, wet, and hungry. His death came, although the movie doesn't make this clear, after World War I is over. In reply to a dispatch from Berlin asking how things were came the answer: "All (is) quiet on the Western Front." The movie does a fairly good bringing out Remarque's intent. Very similar in theme to "The Red Badge of Courage."
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Summary: Culpability...
Comment: True. The blood and gore of modern war films are absent, but so are the orchestrated scores, the heroes, and with them, the implicit glory of combat. The trench warfare and Maschinengewehr machine guns might be dated (along with the black and white format and by-modern-standards-poor sound), but the nationalist pride and civilian attitudes complicit in warfare are not. A film for every generation.
Of note: this format is the only I've seen, so I cannot vouch for any so-called remastering or improvements over earlier releases, only the film itself. That being said, I would consider $10 a fair bargain for a good DVD of a great film.
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Summary: Still a Classic
Comment: I probably saw "All Quiet on the Western Front" for the first time in the mid 50's. I was a young boy at the time and saw it as an adventure film. I later saw it several times and, of course, its powerful anti-war atmosphere really struck home during the Vietnam era. I am now in the process of re-reading books and re-watching films from my younger days. The idea is to see the effect they have on me now. Both the book and the movie of "All Quiet on the Western Front" have more than held up. Set aside any prejudices you have against black and white movies. Set aside any prejudices you have against a slightly old-fashioned theatrical style of acting. This is a very powerful film about human beings trapped in the horror of war. What is going on Iraq now is exactly what these young men experienced in WWI.
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Summary: An Historical Icon
Comment: This is a 1930 film production, faithfully based on Eric Marie Remarque's WWI novel by the same title. Considering the infancy of talkie film making when this was created, it is an absolutely remarkable piece. Many of the battle scene techniques have been recycled to this day.
I read the novel 3 or 4 years ago, and had forgotten that it was told from the German viewpoint (such is the universality of the war experience). The story is critical of war - though I personally believe that at times it becomes a necessity, when greedy/evil people want to force their will onto other nations. Still, the film powerfully makes the point regarding comfortable old men fighting armchair battles, while teenagers die in the mud. The WWI trench warfare battlefields were a particularly grim environment. I thought this was one area in which the movie, though making a gallant effort, could not convey the reality as well as the book does.
Filmed only a decade after WWI, this movie has huge historical value. Aside from the moral implications, it is a rare glimpse into the homes, hospitals, streets, and battlefields of almost a century ago.
A very important historical piece that is worth the time.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 02/06/2007 Run time: 132 minutes Rating: Nr
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