All Quiet on the Western Front

Universal Pictures | Release Date: August 24, 1930

8.4	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 42 Ratings

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Compi24Aug 5, 2019

As with most pre-Code films, the last thing you'll ever get is a diluted message, and "All Quiet On The Western Front" is most definitely not an exception in that regard. Honestly, though, the mature, ahead-of-its-time thematic statement wasAs with most pre-Code films, the last thing you'll ever get is a diluted message, and "All Quiet On The Western Front" is most definitely not an exception in that regard. Honestly, though, the mature, ahead-of-its-time thematic statement was one of the only reasons I ended up liking this movie as much as I did. I understand that, in the 30's, this was still a blossoming medium, with a lot of filmmaking techniques still in their prototypical phases. But damn it, man. Some of the acting in this is just so hammy, overly thespian, and plain bad. I can't help but dock points for it. Especially when other pre-Code films that I happen to really enjoy ("Scarface," "The Champ," etc.) appear to excel in this regard. Still though, the ideas are clear, concise, and almost anachronistically potent, featuring a series of narrative events that really help to sell an overall sense of meaningful sadness. I just wish those events were staged and performed with a bit more consistency.… Expand

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