This is insulting.

The OP should stick to watching documentaries and reading history books if he didn't like this flick. This is a commercial movie made for entertainment.

Are you a true American, or a Russian immigrant and die-hard communist?
Do you really doubts how the regime treated its own people?


Ich bin kein ausgeklügelt Buch, ich bin ein Mensch mit seinem Widerspruch.
Conrad Ferdinand Meyer

to the OP

did you know that Stalin was once Hitlers ally,Stalin didnt mind Hitlers crimes in France and Poland,it was only when Hitler invaed the USSR its self with operation Barbarossa that Hitler became Stalins enemy

now I am not ignorant to the fact,that the US and Britain having to fight Hitlers entire army alone,would have been a completeley different war,and alot more Americans and British would have died,but with that said,the Soviets where never an Ally,they(the Russian government) were/are an nation of murderous thugs,that I will never respect,and after eastern Europe was rid of Nazi Tyrrany, it was replaced with Soviet Tyrrany

lets look at the "Glorius And Brave" Soviet/Russian track record shall we

-Made a Deal with Hitler to stay out of the war with France and Britian,and let Germany have Poland
-the Red Army Engaged in Mass,Regulated rape and murder of civilians from Poland to Berlin
-by 1945,the KGB already had countless spies in place across the US and England,something that hasnt changed to this day,obviosly
-never explained what happened to Americans and British that went missing in Russia,most likely died in a Gulag
-Helped train North Korean and Chinese forces to kill American soldiers during the Korean war,and Stalin even commited Soviet Pilots to the Communist effort
-Secretly provided weapons and training to NVA and Veitcong forces during the Vietnam war
-Secretly built missle silos in Cuba,for the sole purpose of launching nuclear missle attacks against US Citys
-Invaded Georgia without any provication in 2008
-Continues to protect the Terrorist Government in Iran,and offered to share nuclear information with them

now I know this movie is entertainment,its not a ducumentary, but I dont think its disrespectful one bit, I think more movies need to come out,highlighting the "Glorius" red armys "Habits" in World War 2,but a real movie,not like EATG




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"Nobody Panics When Everything Goes According To Plan,Even If The Plan Is Horrifying"

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I guess I don't understand why you are upset with a love story. Practically, If it weren't for the love story, the producers would have lost about 53 per cent of the audience. My wife simply couldn't endure the part about the Russian forces landing and dying at Stalingrad because of the death and destruction. She's part of that 53 per cent.

Love seems to me to imply hope. In the midst of all this horror, it's nice to see some hope.

Ever heard of the Katyn Massacre? You should have since you are such a "fan". Ever read about the NKVD? Visaly was a real sniper "fan" and so was his lover Tania. Of course you knew that, because you are such a "fan". Get off your high horse.

In my opinion, the Soviet communists partly deserved what they got. Let's not forget that in 1939, the Soviets signed a secret pact with HItler to split Poland between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, thus paving the way for Hitler's invasion of Poland and the start of WW2. What's mentioned less is that while Hitler occupied the western half of Poland, Stalin's Red Army ALSO invaded Poland and occupied the eastern half. The Soviets bascially signed a Pact with the Nazis, one that Hitler later reneged on. But the Soviets were cooperating with the Nazis and made a deal so they could also expand their influence. So its not like Russia was innocent in this.

Also the Cold War has always been going on. WW2 was a break, the Soviets were infiltrating America and trying to spread communism in the 20s and 30s and there was a temporary alliance (and only after Hitler invaded Russia, not when Hitler first began his aggression toward his neighbors). I think that America deserves the most credit for winning WW2. Let's also not forget that America basically won the Pacific war single handedly with limited ALlied support, with brutal, savage battles like Guadacanal, Iwo Jima, Midway, and Okinawa that killed countless American soldiers fighting against a brutal and savage enemy. America was basically responsible for winning the Pacific war and the western European front with D-Day and the push across France. The US was also the most important factor in liberating Italy from the Nazis too in the Italian campaign.

Almost every movie about real wars will look like propaganda, at least to some people. In fact, if you feel proud for your own nation after watching a war movie, it is clearly propaganda :)
The goal of this particular movie is very straightforward: capitalize on the stupidity of its viewers. $70 mln budget had to be recovered and no documentary would have done that. Let the happy fools pay for movie tickets or DVDs and stay out of their way :)
Banning this movie in Russia is a funny idea. Think of all those patriotic movies made in USSR during and long after the WW2. Guess what, they still make them. Should they all be banned in the US? No. Who cares, really? John Doe from Texas?
I am sure the current Russian government would be better off allowing movies like this to be shown in Russia. People will watch, people will swear and puke, people will hate "stupid" Americans even more. Goal achieved, Hoorah!