Review – All Quiet on the Western Front

The granddaddy of all war-is-hell movies, this is the version from the 1930s, when the war upon which the original novel was based was far enough in the past to be viewed a little more critically and the next great war was still far enough in the future that the dulce et decorum est hadn’t quite fired up yet. To call it preachy is to sell its sanctimony way short, and it’s also hampered by technical problems endemic to the medium back in the early days of talkies. Nonetheless, it endures well enough to have at least a few worthwhile moments to commend it. Mildly amusing