Stalingrad
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Movie Reviews of Stalingrad
Movie Review: Good but could have been so much better
Summary: 4 Stars
I recommend this film, but I think it could have been better. We need maps-- Where are the landmarks-- Red Barricades. Crossing 62. The Tractor Factory. The Brickworks. The only landmark we hear of in all three hours, other than the airstrips, is "the basement of a department store." Surely the script allowed for mention of the well-known landmarks. Viewers who have read a book on Stalingrad will feel lost.
The narrator tells us that the airstrips are overrun-- then later we hear of Ju-52s landing at Pitomnik and Gumrak-- So after Kalach, there are other airstrips-- where are the maps that show what's going on? And how many times do we need to hear that the airstrips were chaotic? Seems like we heard that about every five minutes throughout the last two episodes. Was the story about the four officers in white fur coats believable?-- Forcing the pilot at gunpoint to leave the 17 wounded on the ground and take off with only the four officers? What goes through a pilot's mind at that point-- how about: "If they shoot me, how are they then going to get away?" Must we hear about this one flight, and not the thousands of others? I'm sure there were better examples than that, to make whatever point the directors were trying to make-- which seems to be that the Wehrmacht officer corps were all cowards.
There are other good sources on Stalingrad. Read The Forsaken Army, by Heinrich Gerlach. See the 1993 German film 'Stalingrad' first. See Pekinpah's Cross of Iron, see The Winter War (Talvisota) 1989, directed by Parikka. Also Come and See (1989), directed by Klimov. Read Willi Heinrich. Read Heinrich Böll. Read Barbarossa by Alan Clark. Read The Hinge of Fate by Winston Churchill. Read Anthony Beevor. Read The Road to Stalingrad by Benno Zieser.
Movie Review: A Brief Review of Stalingrad
Summary: 4 Stars
They thought they would win. But they lost. And then they lost some more. And then they lost some MORE.
But if I only gave this film 3 stars, or 2, I would be rating Nazi strategy. It's not the film's fault this battle was so incredibly poorly planned and ineffectively supplied on the part of the Nazi war machine. Or that Nazi philosophy ensured that any person, from innocent Russian civilians to German officers to Russian POWs exposed to this battle got the message that they were less important than garbage, and certainly more expendable. Thankfully, such a philosophy, at least in this corner of Europe, helped engineer its defeat.
This mindset is well-represented by Villsmaier's depiction of an officer who desperately tries throughout the film to embody courage in the face of it, complaining about the abuse of prisoners, advocating for his men, always appealing to reason. Never try to reason with teenagers, Nazis, or Communists, Lieutenant. And surrender immediately when you learn that your army is invading Russia at the same time Napoleon did. It will save you a lot of heartache in the long run, even if you end up digging postholes in Siberia.
Movie Review: An excellent work
Summary: 4 Stars
This documentary looks at the Battle of Stalingrad, a pivotal moment in World War II. The forced surrender of an entire German army for the first time in history set the stage for Nazi Germany's ultimate defeat. While rather vague on some details which are well documented, the interviews of German and Soviet survivors of the battle are touching and bring the tragedy of this bloody battle as close to us as we will ever get.
The use of archival film throughout the documentary was very good but it seemed to reuse some of it. The employment of stills (of which there are thousands upon thousands) might have made it a bit better.
Certainly better than the five minute discussion normally reserved for Stalingrad in other documentaries of the war.
Movie Review: Stalingrad documentary
Summary: 4 Stars
Very powerful and accurate. This video really brings the horror or this bloody battle into perspective. The historical footage, interviews, and battle analysis are superb. The extras are worth the cost in themselves. The only complaint is the voice over work is a bit lack luster. I recommend to any WWII buff or history nut.Movie Review: Detailed Hystorical war Documentary
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm very impressed to view this emotional documentary about Stalingrad german's defeat. The movie's director take care for good images and interviews. Anyone have fun for war review must see it.