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Stalincrud., Janv. 9 2004
If there's any truth to this movie, what really destroyed the mighty Wehrmacht at Stalingrad was boredom.
Reasonably respectable, at times even impressive. But, generally turgid and meandering. Also, it takes a simple class approach to Nazi evil, suggesting that the average German soldier was just a hapless victim sent to the front by sadistic and uncaring commanders. If indeed the nature and magnitude of Nazi evil were that simple.
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Cast of Dozens, Déc 20 2003
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To be sure, with 95% of all war movies being garbage, this is a good flick. However, it lost its opportunity for greatness when it passed on being the portrait of a decisive turning point in the world's greatest conflict. Obviously done on a tight budget with limited research, most of the battle sequences are shot nearsighted in scale so few tanks and actors are needed. Street fighting is limited to one brief episode in a factory. The added intrigue of the evil German officer (something out of an Indiana Jones flick) was out of place as well as being inaccurate for that period of the war (that crap started after Hitler's assassination, years later). Missing is the overconfidence and arrogance that turns to surprise and shock with the German's facing their first defeat. Another omission is the bitter determination displayed by well-trained career soldiers who knew they weren't leaving alive. In this film the Germans come off as a retagged bunch of draftees just waiting to lose.
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Don't forget the gal, Déc 18 2003
I've scanned about 40 of the reviews below and none of them seemed to mention the rather implausible plot element of the beautiful Russian girl (with a German mother) whose life is spared by a handful of German soldiers, and who is shot down as she, in turn, tries to lead them to safety (??) somewhere out on the steppe. This element was quite a surprising fall from the fairly carefully rendered combat sequences that reviewers describe.
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A Good If Not Inspired Production, Juil 12 2003
* The movie STALINGRAD, as its title indicates, is a narrative about the
battle of Stalingrad, the confrontation between the German Wehrmacht and the
Red Army from the late summer of 1942 to early 1943 that resulted in the
destruction of the entire German 6th Army.STALINGRAD is a fictionalized portrayal of the battle. It does not try to
construct a formal history of the battle and pays little attention to
important historical characters. It instead focuses on a company of German soldiers involved in the battle. On the plus side, STALINGRAD is an excellent production, with fine
photography and meticulous attention to detail. Students of the battle may
notice some small flaws -- for example, the "shock troop" battalions to which
the protagonists belong went into the Barricades Factory on 10 November, but
in the movie they then listen a radio broadcast by Hitler that was actually
made on 8 November -- but compared to the virtues of the production that's
just nitpicking. On the minus side, the script of STALINGRAD tends to travel in fairly
well-worn war-movie traditions and is somewhat predictable. It is also hard
to keep track of the characters -- a problem with men in uniform that gets
worse when they don't speak one's own language (the movie is in German with
English subtitles). Finally, STALINGRAD is about two and a half hours long,
and I think it would have had more impact and would have lost little if they
had trimmed about a half hour out of it (or at least 15 minutes). So, in sum I would characterize this as a good but not superb movie, well
worth a watch -- though I wouldn't exactly pick up something this grim and
dire for light entertainment!
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4 Star Movie, 2 Star DVD, Juil 4 2003
About the only complaints I had concerning the movie itself dealt with a couple battle scenes that seemed... rushed. As they occur early enough in the movie where they should be getting you hooked (they are the first ones IN Stalingrad), I could see how someone not interested in the subject matter to begin with might lose interest.The plot is good, engaging; and gets you to sympathize with the protagonists without raising the propaganda flag. There are some moments that seem staged, but on the other hand you also get to see how some evil people can do enough bad to wash over their comrades' more valiant deeds (on either side). I kind of wish there was a little more information given to the watcher as to the progression of the battle... You basically find out they're encircled, and then, near the end, you get to see Paulus and the rest march into captivity, with the doomed general chastising one of the protagonists (who does not know anything more than we do) about still carrying a weapon. In a way, the lack of that plot device serves to keep your focus on the doomed "heroes"... and I suppose it tries to show you what it's like to be in the midst of all that chaos and violence without knowing if it's even worth it anymore. As far as the DVD goes... I may as well have been watching it on VHS. The picture quality is nothing to brag about, and I'm too used to getting at least Dolby 5.1 on DVD format. Plain old stereo doesn't do jack to justify a DVD format, and a war movie without volume lacks. There are no special features other than "English or German" and "Subtitle" menus, which is rather unfortunate, considering the amount of side information one could offer on such a huge event in history.
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Did anybody notice the RunTime of this DVD?, Fév 28 2003
Par Un client
I'v recently watch this DVD again,and I found out my Parasound DVDPlayer showed that the RunTime of this film is 137 min,NOT what the boxcover said 150 min,and I checked the IMDB data of Stalingrad (1993),it showed the Runtime: 134 min / Argentina:135 min ,also diff.from what Fox Lorber says,Mine is the origional R1 edition. ...
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Blood and Guts with no story line to keep it in context, Sep 8 2002
While the technical production was excellent the film lacks continuity and orientation. If you have the urge to see this movie read one of the good books on the same subject first, otherwise this film is just a sensational "Stephen Speilberg" type of flick with dramatic and bloody scenes not particuarly related to each other and certainly not identifiable as the awful story of Stalingrad, probably the most horrific event of the Second World War.
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Disappointed, Aoû 21 2002
After buying and viewing "Enemy at the Gates" (2001), I was really looking forward to watching this German film, which was originally released in 1993.
However, after inital viewing, I realized that "Stalingrad" is not in the same league as "Enemy..." from a critical perspective.
"Stalingrad" is simply a foreign "B" movie, where "Enemy..." is a top notch Hollywood blockbuster.
Even most of the combat scenes in "Stalingrad" are disappointing.
Like the instance when GG "accidently" shoots his comrade inside the factory? Veteran Wehrmacht Stormtroopers couldn't be that stupid! Ah, but of course the filmakers want to teach us a lesson...
And later in the film, the attacking platoon of Soviet tanks and infantry should have completely routed the German "homeboy" platoon hastily dug in the frozen Russian steppe (with only one 37mm anti-tank gun!).
Instead the ill-equiped Germans destroy every single T-34 tank and enemy soldier. Oh, it probally isn't time for all the German characters in the movie to die miserably just yet...
And thereafter until the movie's end, not another "Ivan" platoon or even soldier is shown. What happened to the 3 Soviet Armies that encircled the city? Disappeared due to a low budget, I guess.
"Stalingrad" is missing the good drama that an essential war film should have.
Instead, I think this movie was produced with the main intent to help erase facist political problems which still plague the German people.
Film's Political Message: NAZI = Bad.
Too Bad the German people didn't realize this 60 years ago.
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From Big to Small in the Snow, Fév 18 2002
When STALINGRAD was released in Germany in 1992 it was accompanied by a flood of books, magazines and modeling kits in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Stalingrad. As with most German-made World War Two movies, this film focuses on the honorable actions of a small infantry unit rather than the Reich's broader political-stragetic designs. The film opens with a battalion of hardened infantrymen transfering from the relative comfort of Italy to the savage reality of the Steppes. From that point the focus narrows to a handful of German soldiers attempting to survive in world gone mad. Despite the German 6th Army's setback at Stalingrad, the German command continues to believe in its invincibility with resulting detrimental effect on the soldiers.In terms of hardware the film assembled an impressive list of museum pieces including T-34 tanks, Czech-built Hanomag halftracks and a Junkers Ju-52 aircraft for the production. Indeed, the Ju-52 retained its winter camouflage after the filming and made the rounds at air shows. STALINGRAD does not have much in the way of an impressive soundtrack. Additionally the film drifts from its subject matter to a melancholy ending in the snow. STALINGRAD did not do very well in its limited US big screen release. The widescreen DVD is an improvement over the VHS tape. As other reviewers have recommended, it is best to see the film in German with English subtitles, though the subtitles leave out quite a bit of the dialogue. Overall this film ranks highly with other war films. A viewer must take into account that this film was originally produced for a European audience. Traditionally foreign war films lack a distinct hero and happy endings are rare.
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not as good as I hoped, Juil 25 2001
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I was excited about this movie when I first got it. I was thinking, "finally, a realistic movie about the German side of war." But I was sorely disappointed. I got the VHS, but it was still quite a good quality. My main problem with this movie was that is was not realistic. German SS soldiers would not try to storm a factory head on, losing men. THey were trained to flank, supress, and generally out-perform troops, not commit all troops to a suicidal frontal attack against a heavily defended factory. And they wouldn't have a a single man to run up and throw a grenade and the factory. At least they would try to get multiple men to run forward seperated so that at least a few men could get a good grenade throw. But they would never do that anyway. I think what would have been better is to show all of the isolated, but extremely bloody skirmishes that occured countless number of times in Stalingrad. My favorite battle scene was the russian panzer attack in the winter. It was much more realistic, yet it still didn't make me involved in the action like SPR or Cross of Iron. Also, I thought Americans were the only film makers to have cheesy romances in war movies, but obviously Germans do too. It just wasn't too powerful. I wasn't involved with the characters. Das Boot was soo much better. I really cared about the characters. But here, it just seemed like all they were were flat cliches. Stick with Cross of Iron, however bad the DVD quality.
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