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The Star (Region 2) [2002]
ReviewsA good, solid action film. Review date: 2008-06-09 Rating: 8 out of 10 ,The Star' is the heroic tale of a Soviet recon mission behind enemy lines during WW2. It is also my favourite Russian film. It's a solid, story-driven war film that literally "sticks to its guns" and doesn't lapse or morph into the ubiquitous Russian arthouse style that seems to permeate the genre. It wants to be, and is, an action film with convincing characters and a strong plot and it's nice to watch a "good old-fashioned" war film, that does what it says on the tin, without depressing morality messages or ultra-violent shock-tactics. We all know by now that war is hell - Let's just enjoy the movie. A solid propaganda like war movie Review date: 2008-05-18 Rating: 8 out of 10 Good war scenes, remembering The Iron Cross, but a little out to date point of view after Prestrojika. Perhaps correct title may be The RED Star A view from the Eastern Front Review date: 2008-04-28 Rating: 6 out of 10 This is a solid, if not quite spectacular war themed effort from Russia, focusing on the efforts of a young recon squad, infiltrating the German lines to send back information on troop concentrations. Unfortunately we don't get many Russian war films seeing English release, which is a shame as there is an important story to be told, one which many English speaking folk are not familiar with, and as far as we know America won the war on their own! This film obviously had a decent budget, the attack on the train station is replete with big bangs and fireworks, and the final set piece is intense. The acting is solid, the script not too bad (well, the subtitles at least, my knowledge of Russian is neglible), but it does feel quite old fashioned in places, some of the direction and cuts will raise an eyebrow (the up close, on rails, third person view of a death scene of one brave soldier is bizarre to say the least), and one shot that very swiftly goes zoom - cut - zoom - cut - zoom each to a dramatic musical note is like something out of the 50s, but hey. The film works, and the ending is suitably Russian and resolutely un-Hollywood. At 90 minutes, it doesn't outstay it's welcome, and if you enjoy the genre and are interested in a Russian action movie take on WWII, then you should check this out. The Star is a brilliant film....... Review date: 2008-04-09 Rating: 10 out of 10 Excellent film. Well worth a look, particularly if you want to get another angle on the Soviet campaign. Very different and in many ways much better than Enemy at the Gates. The film does not rely on Hollywood special effects ( I know EatG was not Hollywood) but the landscapes and the simple approach to creating suspense is very good. The actors are very young and appear to be very good, they really portray the youth of the average combatants, and that does make you think a bit..... Rent it, you won't be disappointed. Product Details/SpecificationsActor(s): Amadu Mamadakov Alexei Kravchenko Anatoly Gushchin Creators: Alexei Kravchenko (Primary Contributor) Amadu Mamadakov (Primary Contributor) Director(s): Recording label: Nouveaux Pictures Manufacturer: Nouveaux Pictures EAN: 5035017010433 Binding: DVD Number of items: 1 Format: Dolby, PAL, Release date: 2007-02-05 Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region code: 2 Running time: 97 minutes Theatrical release date: 2002 Language: Russian (Unknown) Language: English (Subtitled) Language: Russian (Original Language)
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