Stalingrad

The most frightfully captivating aspect of this film is the lack of embellishments. There is no romance, no plot twists, no wartime antagonism between soldiers of different sides, no blind patriotism, no insipid and callous heroism, no happiness, no joy, nothing at all. Because this is what war was like - walking into the unknown, equipped with the harsh instinct of self-preservation, armed with fear and human weakness, and embracing the abyss. They stare at the abyss. The abyss stares back.

For it's tiny failings, it's singular as firstly a German WW2 movie, and secondly for lacking any kind of jingoism or glory. The film's strongpoint IMO is how long it spends on the soldiers simply trying to get away from battle, and the slow gradual descent into madness.

Likely, this is the greatest World War 2 movie told from a German perspective, but it's an astonishingly small club to be in. It's also rare to see depiction of war where soldiers are hopeless and desperate and willing to do anything it takes to survive, for these aspects it has great value, but in technical aspects and in story, there have been better movies.

The fantastic thing about this movie is that there is no real story. It just follows the horrible fate of a group of Wehrmacht veterans lead by a new lieutenant. No heroic crap, no patriotism, no happy endings or retarded twists. Simple and pure depiction of life in the Stalingrad-kessel. Not 100% historically accurate but good enough.

Stylistically punchy WWII saga (from the German perspective no less) is interesting to consider coming a full five years before Spielberg’s RYAN – a harsh and unrelenting portrait of the hideousness of war doesn’t give its characters (or the viewer) any let-up – savour those opening beach-side scenes! As drama, it becomes somewhat oppressive, overbearing and repetitive, but perhaps that’s what Vilsmaier is getting at – the ugliness of war regardless of your “side” or perspective.

A brutal and honest depiction of one of the more brutal theatres of war during the Second World War. Futile and wasteful as all war is. No happy endings found here.

klas bi savaş filmi izleme umuduyla açtım ama yeşilçam savaş filmi çekse nasıl olurdunun cevabını aldım maalesef. anlatış şeklini beğenmesem de anlattığı şeyi beğendim en azından (o mevzuları anlatmak artık klişe olsa da).

2. dünya savasi, almanya-rusya, tegmen, yüzbasi, bina kusatma, kanalizasyon, sürgün, kursuna dizmek, tank, askerden kacmak, intihar, iki ates arasinda (Göreve yeni baslayan Tegmen, birligiyle birlikte Stalingrad'i kusatacaktir. Fakat üslerinin Rus askerlerine karsi tavrindan rahatsiz olur. Daha "insancil" sekilde savasmayi düsünen tegmeni bir sikinti bekliyordur. Cok net savas sahneleri var.

Very grimy and miserable. Reminds me of Fuller's "The Big Red One" only a lot more centralized.

War movie from the German side. I must say it looks odd. Germans running and crying all the time, scared of den Ivan. Thou I understand it was tragedy for all the mankind.

A rare, but uneven film.

Average ww2 war movie. Interesting to see a movie made from the german perspective. Don't expect big action or plot twists or drama . It's just a narrative of a group of german soldiers struggling to survive. It's a bit like 'when trumpets fade' (which I liked more).

My favorite WWII movie. No superheroes, no pathos, just interesting characters struggling for survival.

Quite good.

This is some kind of Apocalypse...Movie although have good story and background for it is done average...