Movie Review

Angela Balcome

German 110

Book Reviews

All Quiet on the Western Front Review:

All Quiet on the Western Front is a War movie that is rated highly be viewers and critics.  It is known as, “One of the most powerful war statements put on film” (Starpulse, 2011).  When taking a look at where this movie rates on the tomatometer, it received a 97%, with an average rating of 8.6/10.  A total of 32 reviews were counted and a massive 31 rated it “Fresh” and only 1 rated it “Rotten.”  As far as the audiences ratings, it was given as 85% which is very high.  A total of 15,758 user ratings were received with an average of 3.8 out of 5 star (Flixter, 2011).  All Quiet on the Western Front has awesome audience reviews, one being by Brad Wright who wrote, “All Quiet on the Western Front is probably the most truthful and one of the best war films of all time, and a true tear jerker.”  I would agree with Brad in the way that it is a true tear jerker and it’s the best war movie made back in the day that I have seen.  I thought this movie showed many aspects of war, and gave the audience an inside look of what it is like by really putting forth the drama, pain, and effects that the war had on the soldiers.  This movie has won many awards as shown in a New Your Times article.  These awards include: 100 greatest American Movies, Best Picture, Best Director, Best Film, and many more.  These awards alone show what a truly terrific movie All Quiet on the Western Front is.  A writer for the New York Times talks about the movie in an article.  She writes, “Carl Laemmle’s Universal Picture Corporation has produced a trenchant and imaginative audible picture, in which the producers adhere with remarkable fidelity to the spirit and events of the original stirring novel” (Hall, 1930).  This review shows us that the writer thinks that the movie is great, that not all movies that are based on book are good, but this one is, and I would agree.  Based on all the reviews I have seen through my research I would say that All Quiet on the Western Front was a huge hit by not only the audience, but also the critics.  I would suggest the movie to anyone who is interested in a war movie.  It truly is a terrific, terrifying, and realistic movie that will keep you on your toes the entire time.

Works Cited

Hall., Mordaunt. "Movie Review - All Quiet on the Western Front - THE SCREEN; Young Germany in the War. - NYTimes.com." Movie Reviews, Showtimes and Trailers - Movies - New York Times - The New York Times. NY times, 20 Oct. 2011. Web. 20 Oct. 2011. <http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=980DE7D81738E03ABC4850DFB266838B629EDE>.

"All Quiet on the Western Front - Rotten Tomatoes." Movies | Movie Trailers | Reviews - Rotten Tomatoes. Flixter. Web. 20 Oct. 2011. <http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1000642-all_quiet_on_the_western_front/>.