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Lightdeossk Captivating movie !

Borserie it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

Roxie The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Adam Gerard Quigley Magnificent, well paced and moving tribute to the young polish men and women who rose up and fought in Warsaw in 1944. To see such character development, realism, expert production and superb performances all round, combined with special effects on a large scale is a truly rare thing in films nowadays. You see Warsaw as it was, with busy cobbled streets, 1930's cars and crowded Trams, the look is just so authentic that the people walking along the sidewalk don't even look like extras, they seem real. it's awesome.The Germans really showed themselves to be evil in 1944, desperate, and by then losing the war, they unleashed their unbridled hatred on this city. Resistance was tenacious and heroic.I tip my hat to the makers of this film, in fact, I've never seen anything like it.A must watch.

neout you must see this movie - especially if you want to understand tragedy that polish nation went through during second world war... warning: movie is drastic - but it is consistent with the historical truth... it is story about hope, uneven fight and unbelievable tragedy... it is a story mostly about young people so no surprise that there is a love-story in background... I think this movie is something that every European should see... It is a great lesson of history - it educates not only about the past but it also shows how inhuman humans can be... I think that sufferings of Jews during the war are well known - but not only Jews where suffering - btw. there is another great movie about story of Warsaw ghetto named 'The Pianist'- you have to see it if you liked this movie and vice versa...

peljasz I think the film is very very good. Although knowing the fact that Poles know cinema pretty well, historically have very good film makers, directors and writers, these days also great cinematographers like Idziak, Kaminski and others, I did not expect this Polish production to be so solid. I did not expect that since I heard this film had aspired to be on par with other big international productions in the genre. Take on "classics"? - I thought, so I lowered the bar before watching.Is it bold for war drama filmmaker to try to mix different genres? When it comes to war as the subject I say yes. I don't think this cross-convention happens in the movie too often, once or twice for the music and a few times for visual layer. I think it's acceptable and worked out OK. Story line in my opinion does not count, even with its weirdest twits as a subject for genre classification, though some would claim otherwise.Film stands its ground and defends high aspirations and does it firmly. This is very, very solid war drama which mixes interesting yet horrific, less known facts of Warsaw Uprising together with a group's and other random individuals' stories during these terrible times.Before watching my hopes were put down a bit by some overheard, very critical (usually Poles' own) opinions about specific bits in this film and I think I understand why. I myself can confess there's one bit not to my liking, that's a bit when director allowed himself and/or others to accompany photography with music sorts that stick out from the rest and do not fit in, completely. Others will complain about the scene which I call - kiss to miss the bullets - and which I think many don't realise is phantasmagorical precisely for it's a pure fantasy with which creators try to indulge our imagination, such a fantastical digression. I love such brain teasers, brilliant! Others won't like other bits BUT!! this goes for every single film, doesn't it?For those of you who value and love real, I mean real life drama (don't say "too much" if it's real, and war absolutely is real!!!), I say you get yourself a copy. And NOT a DVD, only Bluray for the film's really good cinematography, very good special, technical effects. One or two would hesitate for there is no Hanks no Damon, nor Gibson nor Nolte nor Penn but acting counts only and always when actors "can!" act, and they do in this film.I like this piece of film making, I had been critical prior to watching, I still am but I like it, I've gotten me a copy. I wish you a good seance, but make sure you are ready for it, don't take it as some family happy dinner together, be ready for some brutal, gruesome real horror of war at your window.

jp-445 There are much better films about world war two events. This movie combines some historical information with an improbable love triangle and battle scenes with matrix-like visual effects. The sound is fine, camera work is good and the visual effects are competent, but taste is lacking in the way it was all put together. The scene where the protagonist first meets his main girl is very weak. The scene of their first kiss is ridiculous. For some unexplained reason, the main girl goes off on a walk, in the middle of a battle zone. The protagonist sees that there are Germans nearby and instead of shooting at the Germans from his vantage point or telling his mates that there is a problem, he goes after the girl, saves her from a bullet and when they kiss, rockets and anti-aircraft bullets suddenly fly around like it was Vietnam.It's probably good enough for mass markets accustomed to Hollywood blockbusters, but it's not a good film.