Feb 16, 2024DreadfulSpiller rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I appreciate being able to see and experience aspects of past wars through film as a way to understand what prior generations experienced. I don’t like it when a movie adds extra severity through its tone or an additional theme. The…
May 16, 2023Evelyn_Carnahan_OConnell rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I absolutely loved the "single continuous shot" style of filmmaking they used here -- it really helped create a feeling of breathless, panicked tension, which obviously fit the plot well. Good acting, good soundtrack... just an all-around…
Apr 14, 2023EmilioAlvarez rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
SPOILER ALERT IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOVIE!! This was my first war movie. I'll admit I wasn't expecting much. I thought it was just going to be a typical war movie. But it was a simple story. Two soldiers had to travel across dangerous…
Jan 07, 2023Crpalace68 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Great movie. I may have missed parts but the movie in one continuous shot from beginning to end. Traveling through trenches and battlefields gives the viewer an immersive experience of World War 1 on the Western Front.
Nov 18, 2022CaptainHecto rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Be sure to watch the bonus features. They explain the laborious set preparation and new camera techniques that make this an extraordinary visual experience. This is a successful rendering of both the 'ordinariness' of life in the trenches…
May 23, 2022lcranmer rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Absolutely awesome depiction of the reality of life on the Western Front in WWI. A compelling storyline as well. Very intense at times. The role of the Germans is interesting, as you really do not meet them, except as adversaries. It…
Mar 10, 2022oktexchic rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I didn't expect much but found myself on the edge of my seat the entire time. What is so great is that the Screenwriter wrote the story his grandfather had told him of World War I.
Mar 06, 2022Valancy1 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This was a very good war movie, but it was often difficult and unpleasant to watch. Set during World War I, it shows the brutality and ugliness of war. Two British soldiers are given an urgent message to carry across enemy lines to warn…
Feb 18, 2022BuddyL rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
1 of the better war movies, much better than the war movies that watched as a kid from the 1950's to 1960's. "Patton" was also one of the better ones, saw that in the theater in 1969 when it came out. Very gritty film that doesn't hide…
Feb 08, 2022TPage97 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Brutal eye level war movie that depicts the chaos of WW1 as the main character. Camera work makes you feel exhausted by the end of the film. Strong cast despite small part for every character, they all play off the environment well. Must…
Jan 09, 2022abelinsa rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
2 soldiers are chosen as letter couriers to deliver an important message to another battalion that will likely save the lives of 1,600 men - if they can make it alive and on time. I really liked this film. Incredibly filmed; it flows like…
Dec 12, 2021oPod rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
The main character is the slice of the Great War scenery. The contrast of the often war torn environment makes the nature scenes all the more serene. On occasion a gloomy scene may even fain some whimsy, as in the decimated town of E'coust…
Nov 18, 2021Reed_Booker rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
What Steven Spielberg did for bringing D-Day to life, Sam Mendes does here with trench warfare during WW I. I loved the continuous take approach, the visuals of the scene settings were fabulous; I felt that I was shown what it really would…
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