Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Excellent Film

This is a much better adaptation than the later (70's?) version. I show it to my Sophomore English class.It's interesting to cross over our discussion of the novel to the film adaptation, and discuss why the story is re-ordered in the film.It's also interesting to compare to more current war films and discuss differences in film-making.It is my understanding that many of the extras in this film were actual WWI soldiers helping to re-create battle scenes. I feel that many of the best battle scenes ever captured on film were done in this movie. (With very few 'special' effects!)