‘Perfect masterpiece’ battle film now on Amazon Prime | Films | Entertainment | EUROtoday

A battle movie, that viewers say is best than the 1998 basic Saving Private Ryan, is offered to hire or buy on Amazon Prime.

Stalingrad, directed by Joseph Vilsmair and launched in 1993, relies on The Battle of Stalingrad. It follows a platoon of German Army troopers which were transferred to the Eastern Front of World War 2. Those which have watched the movie have stated it’s a “realistic portrayal” of the occasion, and dubbed it a “perfect masterpiece”.

Viewers additionally praised the movie for its accuracy, honesty and the truth that it didn’t “glorify the war”. Some even take into account it one of many best battle movies ever produced.

Multiple followers in contrast Stalingrad to Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan, however one fan was significantly impressed and rated the movie a ten out of 10.

They wrote: “‘The Finest Ambition of the Soldier is to prevent war from ever happening, but it has always been out of their hands. It is in the hands of men whom they do not even know’.

“Saving Private Ryan, Das Boots, Thin Red Line, When We Were Soldiers. Then there’s Stalingrad! It is an ideal masterpiece. The appearing and filming on this film are top-notch!

“I also think the music in this movie is great and fits the movie perfectly. Stalingrad holds no punches back in depicting the siege of Stalingrad by the German Army and ultimately their defeat in the cold bitter Russian winter!”

“As far as a ‘war’ movie goes, I would give honours to Stalingrad over Saving Private Ryan and even Liberal Hollywood’s take on the siege of Stalingrad (from the Soviet point of view): Enemy At The Gates.”

Another fan stated that Stralingrad is a “powerful” testomony “to the suffering of the ordinary soldier on the Eastern Front” in the course of the battle, after which went on to additionally examine Stalingrad to Saving Private Ryan.

They added: “This was made before Private Ryan but is possibly even harder-hitting in places.”

Stalingrad prices £4.99 to hire on Amazon Prime or £7.99 to purchase.