This movie would not appeal to most current movie buffs. It is silent, long and concentrates on character development without todays flashy CG special effects, trite dialog and over the top action. That said, this is an excellent movie that leaves you remembering the main characters as if you'd known them as close friends all your life. The climatic battle scenes are a haunting depiction of the massive tragedy and waste of war while not being heavy handed and propagandistic: war itself is the best anti-war message. We watched this hidden gem of a movie for the first time without being prepared for its quality. GREAT movie!
The Big Parade is a great silent film that will keep you engrossed for 150 minutes. The picture quality for a movie 99 years old is fantastic. This is a Region 1 DVD so you will need a multi-region DVD player to play this DVD in Australia.
5つ星のうち5.0Great King Vidor movie in a superb print.
2015年7月15日に英国でレビュー済み
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Wonderful film in a top-quality print from Warner. King Vidor shot this less than ten years after the WW1 events it portrays, and the whole thing has an authenticity that would be heard to recreate in modern times. The love-story is immensely moving, and let down only by a somewhat perfunctory ending. The impact of the whole thing is greatly enhanced by the superb score lovingly put together by Carl Davis with the help of Colin and David Matthews. (Colin Matthews has told me that the suspenseful scene of the army advancing through the forest under enemy fire was entirely composed by him.) No aficionado of silent cinema should miss this.