The men died wonderfully!

An all around brilliant film that makes its point and stirs emotion with honesty.

Stanley Kubrick's best war film shows that not only are the horrors of war found in the battles, but also in minds of commanders trying to move ahead.

Blasphemy forthcoming: I thought it was decent. Decent. Didn't find it to be a particularly riveting or life-altering movie experience.

An excellent anti-war statement, and Kirk Douglas is perfect as the lead.

Note the four wounded men who walk by as the entrenched General mentions taking Ant Hill. Despite being an early Kubrick film, seasoned viewers of his would recognize this standard sequence as an oracle of what was to come. At it's core the film explores the balance between a war where life is expected to be lost and the value of life itself. By doing so it shows polarized the capabilities of human compassion as well as enabling a savage swipe at the hypocracy of the military.

A dark tale about dehumanizing in wartime, and it's a fascinating watch throughout. A lot of Kubrick-ish elements show up here, making it even more interesting. The gritty nightmare of the trenches is a gut-punching contrast to the opulent surroundings for the leadership. The pre-assault trench-walking scene is amazing. AMAZING!

Pretty good. Not your usual war movie.

I've certainly seen better courtroom dramas and certainly seen better war films but rarely do they mash up together and make something so poignant and real. One of Kubrick's better efforts, it's entertaining and fast moving and it succeeds in showing how harsh war can be. Kirk Douglas is wonderful.

With aesthetics somewhere in between classical Hollywood and Kubrick's blossoming, tenacious awesomeness, this film excels at both and then some. Actually, it probably works so well just because of that: his cynicism is here, but it's constantly in conflict with humanistic idealism, making every scene taut and horrific. The battle scenes are also amazingly done. Basically, it is all brilliant.