A war movie that tried to appease all audiences by not making it too violent, missing the mark of showing the true horrors of WWI.

WWI is rarely talked about, and for many, many years, I was anticipating and hoping for a great WWI movie to be made.

If they were going to do a "Message to Garcia" the movie should have been over 3 hours, with the first half showing the horrors of trench warfare, the misery, suffering, and fear. The ending combat scene was very anticlimactic for a WWI movie, or any kind of war movie. A very short scene, diminishing the charge across no man's land.

A war movie should be a war movie, not some romantic, okay don't make it too violent. Stop trying to romanticize and appease, and be daring to make a war movie that people will talk about for decades to come and be one of the greatest. Think of Saving Private Ryan on the D-Day beach scene.

The whole scene with the French lady and the baby was unnecessary, and a waste of time for the film, but again, forcing in the appeal for a general audience. That scene should have been 30 seconds at best. That scene lasted longer than the ending climatic combat scene. What were you thinking?

War movies should be gritty, horrible, and leave a lasting impression, not "wow the visuals and lighting were amazing."

A few movies that represent war for what it is without being romantic.


Not all inclusive or ideal, but some very shocking and griping moments of the confusion and horror's of war.

We don't need anymore Pearl Harbor's, and even Midway, way too much shore time with the wives, clubs, and families.

I am hoping someone can do a WWI movie and be a war movie, not this touch and go of being more of a TV-14 movie. I promise you, the wives and girlfriends will not hold it against their man for them wanting to watch a war movie without them.

We need good war movies. Starting from WWI. How about an Island hoping campaign of WWII? Start with Guadalcanal and end with the Battle of Okinawa? Good for at least 5 different movies.