Re: Enemy at the Gates
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Originally Posted by Sloniksp
I agree with most. To me the movie was a disappointment......
The movie also included more then just a handfull of hisotircal inaccuracies which didnt sit to well with me or my other Russian buddies who saw the movie. The one instance that really stands out is the way the Soviet soldiers were unlocked from the Boxcar as if they were cattle and then blindly ordered to run into battle by a sound of a whistle.... Insulting.
Here is some more criticism
The Russian Battlefield - ENEMA AT THE DOOR: an Foreigner Will Not Notice, a Russian Will Not Forgive
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Great link, Sloniksp...I really enjoyed reading that. I actually laughed out loud at one point... 
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