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This is a great war movie, the opening is spectacular, every bit as good as Saving Private Ryan. Then it becomes a chess match between two snipers. Really well done, good rental.
9/10
11.12.2005 -
mechlin@ - age: 36-49
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This is the best war movie I ever seen. And it is a true story showing us what is war like.
10/10
20.9.2004 -
basketball_player_333@ - age: 13-17
[ATTENTION: This review reveals content of the movie.]
The padlocks on the cattle cars? So the cowardly Russian 'herd' doesn't run away? Barred windows so they don't wriggle out? Oh yes, let's not forget the human wave attack with red flags. Naturally the vastly outnumbered and pinned down 62nd Army had no other use for all those men... so they just shot all the extras when they retreated. Of course, industrialized Russia never did solve that WW1 problem of getting enough rifles to the troops, did it? They must have been making too many balalaikas. Nevermind the fact that the political officer corps was abolished for the duration of the battle... Hollywood has bullshit cold-war cliches to reinforce. Long live McCarthyism! P. S. Let's also assezt the fact that Russian women are all whores... it's amazing that they won the battle at all... must have been all those Lend-Lease jeeps.
1/10
15.9.2004 -
piotr2004@ - age: 13-17
It was a great movie about a sniperwho wnats to kill a german sniper, he had a girlfriond and his best friend love she but he cannot do something for she, he was celious to vassili.
8/10
25.4.2004 -
rolochocolate@ - age: 13-17
Go see it now!
10/10
3.12.2003 -
innuendo555@ - age: 18-25
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I hate computer-generated movies; IMHO they are on same level as "paint by numbers art"! The film was historically accurate and matched the book. The opening scenes - especially the abrupt change from traveling in a cattle car into the "killing fields" of Stalingrad was superb. Even the Volga crossing scene was OK, despite the computer made Stukas and the illusion that the barge is going from west to east. If I remeber right - the city proper was on the west side of Volga and the east side was in Russian hands during the battle itself. But that is uniportant. Knowing the story, from there is was just awful waste of good celluloid. I think Hollywood should stay away from historical themes if they do not want to make a real effort to portray the human part of the story. Or just make a puppet movie with all the technical wizbangs! Shindlers List was an exception, actually just opposite of this one - some of the views of burning Warszawa were pathetic!
3/10
12.11.2003 -
ingvaclavsal,wa@ - age: 50+
I really loved this movie, as I am a war movie freak. It had a really good plot and the acting was wonderful.
10/10
10.3.2003 -
horsing_around_13@ - age: 13-17
Overwhelming! Despite the deviations from the true story, this film (mind: it is definitely not a "movie") makes you feel what war is like: It is people killing people, it is people being killed by people. It loses the dimension of an anonymous, monstrous beast. Contrary to most critics, I think without making it a love story it would not have been so impressive. As I am a teacher, I recommend this film to be watched by school classes. But it will take careful preparation. AW, Berlin, Germany.
10/10
26.10.2002 -
fortget@ - age: 36-49
Awesome movie! Wery well done. Based on the real Russian hero.
10/10
30.5.2002 -
denisius@ - age: 18-25
Okay this movie was sweet and all with the love, (I think Rachel Weisz really portrays a sense of innocence in contrast with the theme) , although I think this takes away from the seriousness of the issue; war. (We have seen this with Pearl Harbor: false promises of an ethical truth and some historical elements are waned away on a frivolous love triangle.) I think that this whole love subplot may provide some rhetorical delight for most viewers, however, I find it distracting and makes too much light of fact. (Another thing: Is it just me, or do these Russian soldiers sound like they're from western Europe?)
7/10
23.4.2002 -
estopolis@ - age: 13-17
Amazing war movie. I love WWII movies, and this one was right up there with Saving Private Ryan. Acting could have been a little better though. Ed Harris was great.
9/10
8.3.2002 -
god_smack9@ - age: 13-17
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