Snailman 517 Posted March 22, 2014 An interesting movie, in case you haven't seen it yet) https://docs.google.com/file/d/0By7I2IIHlQQjeDIyRTBsRndjVFk/edit?pli=1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+pcpilot 181 Posted March 22, 2014 Never heard of it till now. I cant say I have seen much of anything concerning the Soviet side of WW2 other than a few movies like Cross of Iron which only give you a glimpse. So far, I am fascinated. Ive already seen T-34s, a BT tank, not sure if its a 5 or 7, a MkIV panzer, and a matilda (!) of all things. First one of those Ive seen in a movie anywhere even if it was destroyed. Im waiting now to see the white tiger... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+pcpilot 181 Posted March 22, 2014 Its left sir. No...its behind us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snailman 517 Posted March 22, 2014 well, they made it from a JS-II tank (that's why it has side armour - otherwise you could see the KV style wheel set ))) But it was intended to be a mystic "ghost" tank, so it's OK ))If there's any real life connection exists in this movie, Otto Carius' winter-camo Pz VI tiger it could be. Typical of soviet troops - they could more likely believe in a ghost tank than to admit that a tank ace can be that good ))) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+pcpilot 181 Posted March 22, 2014 (edited) Well, the uniforms, small arms, and vehicles are all very impressive. I wont say anything about the german tank so as to not ruin it for anyone else. The translation to english subtitles isn't perfect but not bad either; I seem to be following the movie just fine. The movie also doesn't play up the soviet style commissars too much but the threat is definitely there, lol. Its not hard to imagine this is the eastern front. The spiritual aspect of the movie with the ghost tank, etc. is a bit different to western ears but still a very engaging movie; I am enjoying it. When Im done, Im defiantely going to have to break out my T-34/85 on world of tanks and go do some battles... Edited March 22, 2014 by pcpilot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+CrazyhorseB34 937 Posted March 23, 2014 Tanker Movie!!!!!!! Awesome! Looks good too I scanned through it. I will watch later when I got the time. Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
33LIMA 972 Posted March 23, 2014 Wow! Spooky story and many petrol-filled tank kills but compelling performances, great costumery, sounds and visuals, high production values...and lots of tanks! Glad it left the ending ambiguous (if message-laden) instead of going for the usual Hollywood-style hokum. At least, anyone who talks to their tank, real or virtual, won't feel so bad, after watching this! Thanks for the link! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+CrazyhorseB34 937 Posted March 23, 2014 Does it make me weird if I have carried on a conversation with an M-1A1? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snailman 517 Posted March 23, 2014 Does it make me weird if I have carried on a conversation with an M-1A1? Hahaha ))))) You also have a PTSD? ))) We, forest lurkers, have different sickness... we sleep with guns in the bed )) Wow! Spooky story and many petrol-filled tank kills but compelling performances, great costumery, sounds and visuals, high production values...and lots of tanks! Glad it left the ending ambiguous (if message-laden) instead of going for the usual Hollywood-style hokum. At least, anyone who talks to their tank, real or virtual, won't feel so bad, after watching this! Thanks for the link! Yes, new russian movies are like this.. Tad bit heroic.. sometimes a little lemonade... but spectacular without spending a small country's yearly GDP on making a film ))))) And what I appreciate more, that there is no such rush.... you know what I mean. Short cuts, missing links in the story... accelerated events - at the end you remember nothing about the movie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
33LIMA 972 Posted March 23, 2014 Yes I liked the ending, reminded me of that line at the end of Bertold Brecht's 'The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui': 'Do not rejoice in his defeat, you men. For though the world has stood up and stopped the bastard, the bitch that bore him is in heat again.' Like Comrade Lieutenant Neydanov, maybe we all need to watch out for the day the White Tiger will return. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+sophocles 1,345 Posted March 23, 2014 I loved this movie!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
33LIMA 972 Posted March 23, 2014 When Im done, Im defiantely going to have to break out my T-34/85 on world of tanks and go do some battles... ....or, you could break out the same tank in Steel Fury: ...or if you fancy something with a bit more poke, how about this: ...or even this, if you're good at fixing failed transmissions :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+pcpilot 181 Posted March 24, 2014 Does it make me weird if I have carried on a conversation with an M-1A1? Only if it answers you back... 33Lima, no matter which game, I'd still go for the T-34, very cool tank. Loved watching them in this movie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Gepard 11,323 Posted March 24, 2014 (edited) The soviets made a lot of WW2 war movies. A lot of them were the typical rubbish of heroic soviet soldiers and the stupid and coward germans. But there are some good movies to like this: "Battaillons require for fire" Its the story of some soviet battalions which formed a bridgehead and were smashed by german couter attacks. Edited March 24, 2014 by Gepard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Gepard 11,323 Posted March 24, 2014 (edited) ups double post Edited March 24, 2014 by Gepard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capitaine Vengeur 263 Posted March 24, 2014 Fine viewing Snailman, with a casting of steel (without pun!). It had me give a new try to "T-34 vs Tiger". Yet it is somewhat wasted by the ridiculous excess of armored things exploding in flames. Russian 'Ghollivudh'! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
33LIMA 972 Posted March 25, 2014 Ah yes, T-34 vs Tiger: nice visuals, nice individual vehicle simulation, but very few missions with no way to work with friendly forces other than try to coperate with your 'slient partners'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snailman 517 Posted March 25, 2014 Is this... Steel Fury a separate game? How can one get it? Is this the one with ARMA engine? It looks to me... I'm not into tanks too much, and ARMA is not really my genre (OFP was, however). But this looks good. And if the infantry part is also that good too, it really worth a try. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
33LIMA 972 Posted March 26, 2014 Steel Fury - Kharkov 1942 is a tanksim, without the ability to play as infantry: http://combatace.com/topic/81863-tiger-tiger-burning-bright-sf-42/ http://combatace.com/topic/82034-hell-on-wheels-sf-42/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
