They Shall Not Grow Old, Peter Jackson colorized docu on WW1. Vignettes of what it was like for the average dough boy. Sad as fuck, tragic. But it's really banal. No overview or historical perspective at all. For a better vision of the life, I think Cieux de 14, French miniseries much better, and the 3 part American Experience: the Great War on PBS shows the scope of the entire war, it's beginnings and aftermath a lot better. Getting lots of rave reviews. I'm more along the line of 2/10
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