All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) starring Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, John Wray. Famous anti-war movie tells World War I story from point of view of young German men, although they all speak English in the  movie. The film shows how grand patriotism contrasts with the realities of war and death, and how the young soldiers react to being placed in this new, stressful situation. Ayres, who stars as young soldier Paul, later became a pacifist and claimed conscientious objector status in World War II. The message of this movie is not dated, although the technology (quality of image and sound) is. (Subtitles for the hearing-impaired are available on the disc, although closed captions are not.) Grade: B+