As a connoisseur of war movies I was surprised that I'd never even heard of "To End All Wars" (2002) before watching it on cable last night.

It's one of the very finest war films ever, and absolutely the best one I've seen about prisoners of the Japanese. You'll never be able to watch "The Bridge on the River Kwai" again, believe me.

I'm not connected with the film, the producers, etc., in any way. I've been reading the current threads on war, liberty, pacifism, justice, treatment of POWs, etc., and I urge anybody who's interested in these topics to rent this movie. There are a few unlikely bits, but overall the film is historically accurate.

WARNING: wrenching but true to life violence, bad language, *thought-provoking themes.* However, it could be exactly the kind of people who would be most put off by these elements who need to see the movie the most. The less you know about war, the more you need this film.

It stars David Carlyle, Ciaran McMenamin and Kiefer Sutherland.

If you're not in tears by the end, you're tougher than I am.