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The way war should be shown : Vivid and Horrifying, Fév 9 2004
I had never heard of this film untill I spotted this DVD out of the corner of my eye in the store and bought it, and I am glad I did. This movie has surpassed any previous depiction of the stress and hardship's that the common soldier and civilian alike faced in WW2 that I have ever seen and I felt this is also the first war movie to take the glory out of battle and replace it with the truth "war is hell".I like many other reviewer's here have seen the endless stream of documentories about stalingrad and have heard the accounts from veteran's of the battle and about the horror and suffering that wen't on, but I feel that the word's and tear's from these veteran's never quite sunk in. After seeing this movie I feel like the pain that was depicted has allowed the words of these veteran's to finnally sink in and I have a new understanding of just what these men had endured...and yet I feel like I still dont know the whole truth. This film has a permanent home in my collection....I only regret that this movie was not embraced by the U.S. film industry and shown to a wide audience a long time ago....I recommend that anyone who is fan of war movie's or just curious about the war that changed the world.... this is a movie that you cannot pass up seeing.
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Outstanding, Nov. 21 2003
There are few movies around which really deal with war on the Eastern front during WW2, of those which I have seen this is definitley the best.We follow a group of soldiers through the hell of the battle that was Stalingrad through this very nicely shot film, which really smacks you in the face with the horror of war. One scene which really reached out and grabbed me was Pitomnik Airfield, where we see the mad and desperate frenzy of wounded and dying soldiers trying to get aboard one of the planes, their only hope of salvation from the Kessel. It was exactly how I imagined it while reading Stalingrad by Antony Beevor. This movie also closes with one of the most desolate and dark scenes ever I think, the remnants of the group having failed at their miserable attempt to escape the Kessel, sitting and freezing in the open Steppe, just waiting to die. Simply harrowing stuff and I highly recommend this to all.
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Astounding in every way, Oct. 10 2003
There were several scenes in this movie that made me feel awe-inspired by it.For one, it has some of the most gruesome albeit realistic urban warfare scenes that I've ever watched. For another, it has one of the most harrowing battle scenes I've watched on film. The scene I speak about is when the main characters fight off a Russian armor unit - the minute those tanks roll out into the open field and then turn to face our heroes...you can feel your heart sink deep into your stomach. It also has one of the most touching endings I've ever seen. Yes, I will proudly admit, I cried during this movie. The factors of character and the different personalities are well achieved, and even if maybe the German attack on Russia wasn't a good thing, you can't help but feel for the men who had to fight it (in fact, study German military history and you'll find out the majority of military officers in the German army DIDN'T want the war). It is not a play by play historical drama of the Battle of Stalingrad, however, it manages to capture many aspects of the battle just by following the characters through their campaign: you see the urban fighting, the sewer systems, the Russian attacks, and even the aweful affair of evacuation (and how men with influence got away while men with out it were left behind to die). In portraying the worse defeat in German military history, this film accomplishes its task on all fronts.
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Comment on first review, Oct. 6 2003
While the review is good, I might just point out one minor but significant error, which actually makes the film bear worse on the Heer (Army).
The soldier beating the Russian POW was NOT Waffen-SS. He did not wear W-SS markings (black insignia etc). He was in fact a member of the FeldPolizei or military police, who managed the rear areas.
Therefore he was a member of the Army, and not the SS. There were no SS units anywhere near Stalingrad, except for SS-Wiking division 500 miles to the south. The W-SS at this stage were not numerous enough to be ubiquitous (and never were).
The act in the film shows the Heer to be deeply implicated in the mistreatment of the populace and prisoners. For those wishing to be shocked, read Omer Bartov's book on the barbarisation of the German Army in the East.
The film demonstrates how deeply isolated an oficer from a backround like Von Witzland's could be. Many officers closed their eyes or privately lamented the excesses of the troops, their fellow officers and their superiors. The Russian's fought as hard as they did, not just out of fear of the regime, but because the whole bent of the German war-effort in the east was genocidal.
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The True Horrors of War, Aoû 5 2003
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This is by far one of the best war movies ever made.The theme of the movie is well woven with the plot in representing the bleak conditions under which both Germans and Soviets found themselves during the turning point of German offensive against Russia. It touches the viewer in depicting how war dehumanizes all to the point of base nihilism. The battle scenes are brilliantly directed and are as intense as those directed by Spielberg in Saving Private Ryan or those shown in the series Band of Brothers. If you liked either of these for their accuracy, realism and intensity, you will definitely like this movie.
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A balanced account of the German Soldier in WWII, Jui 22 2003
It seems to me that so-called "Anti-war" movies make the best accounts of warfare and "Stalingrad" is no exception. This acclaimed anti-war film delivers solid acting and characters with depth, excluding the two-dimension Military Police Captain, who fulfills the obligatory role of as the film's token "true Nazi" (there had to be at least one!). Aside from that, I'm hard-pressed to name another movie that portrays the German soldier in World War II with such historical accuracy and objective portrayal. Military history buffs will appreciate the attention given to uniforms and the correct organization of the unit in the film as an Engineer battalion with an attached Feldgendarmerie company. (Though in the English version, the translators botched this, choosing to translate "Sturmpioniere" to the politically pejorative "Stormtroopers" rather than the more accurate "Assault Engineers") Real Russian T34s, magnetic anti-tank mines, a PAK 40 and a host of other authentic equipment make the setting for the tale believable.But the movie is more than an active display of 1942 militaria. It is an intensely human tale of person within the soldier. For me, the film was strongly reminiscent of Guy Sajer's "Forgotten Soldier", particularly in capturing the deadly misery of the Russian winter and the daily lot of the common soldier. "Stalingrad" will be of interest to military viewers for leader professional development training. In particular, the film is solid precursor to values training and discussions of the boundaries of duty, selfless sacrifice, and loyalty. I am extremely pleased to add this film in my collection and thank you for the opportunity to recommend it further.
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Das Boot (The Boat) on Land and Equally Shattering, Mars 19 2003
From the same producer of "Das Boot," "Stalingrad" tells the story of the common cog in the military machine of the Third Reich. Stalingrad does so with exceptional cinematography and casting, focusing on a new Wehrmacht (Heer) Lieutentant's first experience at the front, and his interactions with his Captain, Sergeant, Corporal, and Privates. If you have heard of and imagined what the "Ostfront" or "Eastern Front" might have been like, this is the movie to see. It puts the carnage of our own recent films of the U.S. Civil War, senselessly bloody attempts to "take" terrain, or in this case, a city, building by building, in another context. It puts to you directly the eternal question: why war? I cannot answer the question, we know why German territorial expansion became World War Two. But to those involved in the expansion, what did it really mean? As one soldier comments from the train taking them from sunny Italy to Stalingrad, "Adolf is going to build me a highway out here." There will be land enough for all...remember Manifest Destiny? Who were the "Untermenschen" (literally, lower people). Slavs? Russians? Lakota Sioux? A thoughtful immersion in the themes of the film Stalingrad will open your mind to other questions, questions that have been asked and unanswered on every populated continent or sector on Earth. Can we learn something here that will avert repetition elsewhere, as we may be destined to go? Hopefully, that answer is yes. Lincoln is remembered as once saying, "G-d must have loved the common man, he made so many of them." Many different uniforms have been worn, but are the wearers the same? At one excecution scene in Stalingrad, a soldier comments--this is so we remember which side we're on. That is because it is so easy to forget....
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just like the stories grandpa talks about, Janv. 5 2003
it is one of the best war movies ever made. one could even say that this movie is a dokumentary. i have seen a doku with actuall filmmaterial about stalingrad, and this movie hit it on the spot. they could have made this movie more reallistic, as seen on the doku, but then it would be a horor movie. what makes this a great war movie? the fact that it centeres its' story around war not like a love story in a war. a must see in original language. sorry but england english don't fit.
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Epic, Janv. 2 2003
Stalingrad is definately one of the best war movies ever made. The fact that some people say that 'Enemy at the gates' was better, is laughable. 'Enemy at the gates' was quite a good movie, but what dragged it down was the love story added in. 'Stalingrad' is a classic because you really feel for the characters and become emersed in their ups and downs throughout the film. 'Stalingrad' is a great film, period. I'd reccommend it to anyone looking for war movie experience like no other.
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Excellent, Déc 8 2002
This is an excellent film. The men depicted here are my uncles, my godfathers, and many other young German men who never returned home. Never mind the rightness or the wrongness of the war, the effect of this film is powerful. The frozen faces of the men ground into the Russian soil by tanks are the same faces of those in my family albums. This is the counterpart to the great generation. They were real people with real hopes, ideals, and illusions. This movie is best seen in German with English subtitles. Unfortunately many a nuance is lost in translation.
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