In Theaters: December 17, 2018
On DVD/Blu-ray: May 7, 2019
R | Documentary, War | 2h 12m
Based on 80 votes and 27 reviews.
The producer and the entire production team created a historical masterpiece! In order to understand 'just what' the team did to bridge a century's worth cinematographic change and their (apparent) intention to put into life the average British infantryman's "experience", you MUST stay an extra 30 minutes for the producer's story. The result was a truly tasteful, enlightening and a extraordinary Gift To History!
Fascinating portrait of a world gone mad. War is for kids and this is where that mentality was perfectly illustrated. Amazing technical achievement by Peter Jackson & Co.
A stunning tribute to the English servicemen who fought and gave their lives in the Great War. 'They shall not grow old' honors all those who should never be forgotten. A must see for anyone who values the lessons of history.
A movie that stays with you, make sure you watch the making of the movie in the end. They had to hire people who read lips and spoke with the same accent as the characters in the documentary to get as close as the actual spoken words from silent movie footages...
Real people in real story. Shows you the hellish life experience this was in matter of fact presentation. Stay for the trailer on how the movie was created.
Visually stunning and emotionally draining. All middle and high school children should watch this movie. Remeberance Day has a more pronounced meaning for our family now.
OUTSTANDING, What a experience, especially in 3D. The directors explanation of how they made this movie was also educational. Putting the sound track in by using lip readers etc showed the care they had in putting this together.
A documentary, to be sure, but unlike any I've ever seen in capturing the reality of the Great War. A brilliantly executed project.
Fantastic - the amount of intricate work required to create this film must have been enormous.
Hopefully Hollywood will take note of the success of this film. After 100 years it is shocking the anniversary of WW1 went by with less attention than Groundhog's day. This film is well done and thankfully did not move at a stupid rapid pace simply to meet the needs of people with no attention span. I don't wish to include spoilers but recommend this film-especially to young people between 10 to 15 years of age.