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  Review by kársten ★★★★½ 18

  Hate to be that guy but Kubrick is so freaking good at making movies hooly shit. He did this at 28....TWENTY EIGHT. This is my new favorite (anti)war film. I will say, interesting choice on my part to watch this at 6:30am.

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  Review by maria ★★★★★ 16

  can letterboxd release the option to give 6 stars already

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  Review by Patrick Willems ★★★★½ 10

  Hmm war seems pretty stupid if you ask me

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  Review by PTAbro ★★★★★ 22

  Unlike Spartacus, there is no question in my mind which 'tier' of Kubrick picture to put Paths of Glory.

  Though all his pictures are superficially dramatic, what attracts me so much to Kubrick - even more than his directorial skill - is the undercurrent of hilarity that runs through them. Whether it's Barry Lyndon's doomed quest for wealth and recognition, Alex's lust for violence, or Joker's search for truth in a war characterized by cover-ups, each of Kubrick's stories have a central conceit that is utterly absurd at their core, especially when viewed out of context. Most often, that idea is the destructive power of hubris; that confidence - a value so lauded - is the root cause of all…

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  Review by Jamelle Bouie ★★★★½ 1

  A 60-year-old anti-war film that feels like it could have been filmed and released last year, PATHS OF GLORY pulls no punches. It’s not just that war is hell, but that it’s a Kafka-esque enterprise pushed by men who know it’s pointless, who know it’s absurd, but who nonetheless feed the beast out of venal self-interest, outright bloodlust, or both.

  
  And it almost goes without saying that the entire trench sequence — from Kirk Douglas walking down to his battalion to the charge into No Man’s Land — is incredible, virtuosic filmmaking. The kind of accomplishment that most directors would kill to have just once in their career.

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  Review by brendan o'hare ★★★★½ 2

  Phenomenal film about how cool war is

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  Review by Dragonknight ★★★★★ 18

  ”Your men died very well Colonel.”

  My knowledge of German language is zero. I don’t understand any single word of it but when in the closing moments of the movie the captured young German girl starts singing, like the awe-struck French soldiers, I was in tears. After witnessing some of the most frustrating, painful and upsetting scenes of any war movie, like the characters involved in the film, we viewers find, for the first time, a glimpse of hope, beauty and innocence in the German girl’s voice so there is no surprise that finally in that moment we break too, a moment when all that suppressed emotion finds its way out.

  Portraying and studying situations where things like hope, respect,…

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  Review by Naughty aka Juli Norwood ★★★★★ 8

  This was Stanley Kubrick's 4th feature film he was only 28 at the time, I repeat he was ONLY 28! Let that sink in for a moment! I'm in awe.. the level of maturity, wisdom, experience and directorial prowess were well beyond his years!

  The top military brass in the film really chaps my hide! Generals whooping it up in the lap of luxury as they nonchalantly send their men to their deaths knowing full well it was a losing proposition straight from the get-go! Then General Mireau (George Macready) has the audacity to say "Hold My Beer" and one-ups the insanity not once but twice! The fact I legitimately feared for the safety of my TV Set speaks to…

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  Review by CinemaCl🎃wn ★★★★½ 13

  Making a profound statement against war, crafted with precision care & sincerity, and featuring some truly memorable & exquisitely detailed shots throughout its runtime, Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory is one of the finest examples of its genre which established the then-young filmmaker as one of the most promising directors of its time & continues to influence warfare filmmaking, even today.

  Based on Humphrey Cobb's novel of the same name, the story of Paths of Glory is set in France during the First World War and concerns Colonel Dax; a commanding officer of French soldiers, who goes against the orders of his superiors & refuses to continue marching his troops towards what's clearly a suicide mission, only to later defend them when they're charged…

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  Review by Sethsreviews ★★★★★ 11

  Not only one of the greatest anti-war films, but also one of the greatest courtroom dramas. Excels in every single regard. Kubrick made this in his late 20s, his late 20s!!

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  Review by Reece ★★★★★ 2

  there is no such thing as a good war movie, the only good war movie is a movie that is anti-war

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  Review by Sally Jane Black 6

  "From paths of pain to jewels of glory..."

  The title of this film inevitably puts "New Age" in my head, and it doesn't even really contain the title directly. So this beautiful song about the decay of Hollywood/a person and the romantics that cling to it is ringing through my head as I write this, and as I watched the film. It was a decidedly strange juxtaposition.

  The first thing I need to talk about is how utterly stunning the advance through no man's land was. It's a harrowing, dynamic scene that gives the impression of a human flood. In black-and-white, it feels incredibly violet despite not having excessive amounts of blood. Bodies simply fall, dead, going from living to…