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Wow, Thomas, quite a few flicks, and with a "stars" system to boot!

Spies Like Us was on there on page 1 I think. May have been page 2, but I saw it somewhere, that's why I didn't list it either. 4.5 stars for that one, huh?

Interesting thread, thanks for all the movie reviews.

I loved Enemy at the Gates, but my wife can't get into it. I think she has some bias tword American movies, cause we watched 9 Rota and a few other Russian made war movies and she liked them. It is just the same stuff as Enemy at the Gates, but without any production value, or any good actors. But it is Russian, so I guess that makes them better *rolls eyes*

As far as accents in movies, I think they add to the quality of the movie. If the actors are good with the accents, you believe they are Russian. On the other hand, if it were a documentry re-enactment or something, I think that is ridiculous when they use accents. But if it is something else, the accents make it easier for you to get 'immersed' into the movie. Of course, when a movie uses bad accents it has an oppisite effect where all you are thinking about is how bad that actor sounds.

[Danno 1,228]

As far as accents in movies, I think they add to the quality of the movie. If the actors are good with the accents, you believe they are Russian. On the other hand, if it were a documentry re-enactment or something, I think that is ridiculous when they use accents. But if it is something else, the accents make it easier for you to get 'immersed' into the movie. Of course, when a movie uses bad accents it has an oppisite effect where all you are thinking about is how bad that actor sounds.

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I agree, I think the accent adds to the Character.

Some times the accent is so bad it distracts such as some of these lame Southern or NY accents actors try to pull without proper couching.

[Thomas-n-Elena 0]

I always thought it was funny when they got an actor who had a strong accent(sean connery in Hunt for red october) to fake a different accent. Elena likes when they sing in that movie she says they emphasize the wrong syllables.

Sorry Slim didnt see the Spies like Us on the other page. Actually the review info I just cut and paste from the netflix site, they are nice enough to list all your history and I just grabbed it from there and deleted the non russian movies, I dont want you guys losing respect for my cinematic opinion if you saw the bad american movies I watch. hehehe

[slim 1,533]

I loved Enemy at the Gates, but my wife can't get into it. I think she has some bias tword American movies, cause we watched 9 Rota and a few other Russian made war movies and she liked them. It is just the same stuff as Enemy at the Gates, but without any production value, or any good actors. But it is Russian, so I guess that makes them better *rolls eyes*

9 Rota is a great movie, very well done and beautiful in some scenes, but it's nowhere near the movie Enemy at the Gates is. But, I totally understand where you're coming from with the "better because it's Russian" thing, we have a little bit of that at our house too.

I dont want you guys losing respect for my cinematic opinion if you saw the bad american movies I watch. hehehe

You have to watch bad movies in order to really respect the good ones. It's like women. If they were all perfect, then none would be perfect because you'd have none to compare them too.

Actually I think it might have just been Kevin Kostner in general. Really don't much care for him at all.

Kostner is probably the worst actor in some of the greatest movies. I guess his production/direction is pretty good and his movies just happen to carry him through. Robin Hood is an excellent example, that movie ROCKS!!! Kostner, not so much. Either way though, my little brothers and I have quoted him hundreds of times from several of his movies.

[Thomas-n-Elena 0]

Interesting when my friends and I quote movies they tend to be the Monty Python, Mel Brooks kind of stuff, I never thought that anything Costner had to say was all that quotable. My person fav to quote would be Buckaroo Banzai, the Princess Bride, or bullwinkle cartoons.

[Danno 1,228]

I'd still like to know what that Movie I think I saw part of... about gulags with Willie nelson.

You might try searching his IMDB entry.

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That is a really good link.

I came to the conclusion it was a TV movie named "Gulag."

Apparently Willie nelson was not in it. I never saw the movie, I just recall it being on at my friends house "in the other room".

Perhaps a willie nelson record was playing in another room and led to the skewed memory

[slim 1,533]

Half Baked was probably one of the best movies Willie Nelson was in.

I never thought that anything Costner had to say was all that quotable.

Yeah, now that I think about it, it was the others we were quoting, not Costner. Costner flicks, nonetheless.

[Jasman0717 9]

Kostner is probably the worst actor in some of the greatest movies. I guess his production/direction is pretty good and his movies just happen to carry him through. Robin Hood is an excellent example, that movie ROCKS!!! Kostner, not so much. Either way though, my little brothers and I have quoted him hundreds of times from several of his movies.

What, you didn't like him in "Waterworld"?

[visaveteran1 33]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned a funny little movie called "Two Brothers and a Bride" (also released as "A Foreign Affair"). The movie shows up on cable channels from time to time. The movie is about two American brothers who sign up for a marriage tour with a real match-maker company called "A Foreign Affair." They live on a farm and basically want to find a cook and house keeper for a few years.

Most of the movie is shot on location in St. Petersburg with some real Russian actors including some lovely Russian ladies. I find the movie charming and funny and, of course, the Russian bride theme is close to my heart.

[Kazan' Tiger 1]

Ahhh. I mentioned that movie back when this thread was new.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned a funny little movie called "Two Brothers and a Bride" (also released as "A Foreign Affair"). The movie shows up on cable channels from time to time. The movie is about two American brothers who sign up for a marriage tour with a real match-maker company called "A Foreign Affair." They live on a farm and basically want to find a cook and house keeper for a few years.

Most of the movie is shot on location in St. Petersburg with some real Russian actors including some lovely Russian ladies. I find the movie charming and funny and, of course, the Russian bride theme is close to my heart.

[natarussia 0]

It's not a "movie" really, but it is a series called Brigada or Бригада in Russian. I rented this a long time ago from Netflix, I was glued to it and watched all 5 discs in two days ... each "episode" is an hour long ... great plot, great actors, awesome ending.

I agree with this reviewers comments ... Brigada is one of the most popular Russian TV-series ever made. The company behind the serials has time after time been forced to deny rumours about a second season. The fact is that the TV-serial is that good that it could well had been made for the screen if it wasn't for runtime of 13 hours. The Berlin Film Festival even made an exception from not showing tv productions when showing two of the episodes of this TV-series.

Like many other Russian crime movies Brigada offers a really good soundtrack, but in difference to other Russian crime movies, the sound-track is not filled with the latest Russian rock music, but with nice and placid music. This is by all means the best Russian tv-serial ever and by all means better than the best American productions too.

http://www.ryssland.net/html/film/brigada-...the-lawless.htm

~d

[russ 1]

It's not a "movie" really, but it is a series called Brigada or Бригада in Russian. I rented this a long time ago from Netflix, I was glued to it and watched all 5 discs in two days ... each "episode" is an hour long ... great plot, great actors, awesome ending.

I agree with this reviewers comments ... Brigada is one of the most popular Russian TV-series ever made. The company behind the serials has time after time been forced to deny rumours about a second season. The fact is that the TV-serial is that good that it could well had been made for the screen if it wasn't for runtime of 13 hours. The Berlin Film Festival even made an exception from not showing tv productions when showing two of the episodes of this TV-series.

I've seen this too (in Russian, no subtitles - that was tough). I thought it was kind of like the Sopranos, but four friends instead of a crime family. My wife thought it romanticized crime too much, but liked it otherwise. Good recommendation!

Мастер и Маргарита was also a fantastic Russian miniseries if you can find it.

[Danno 1,228]

Funny you mention the *Music* in the movie. I can watch old Russian movies, even if I don't understand much more than what I can see but the newer ones with that God-awful Russian music is more than I can bear.

There must be some law where all taxi drives must play this music as well.

It's not a "movie" really, but it is a series called Brigada or Бригада in Russian. I rented this a long time ago from Netflix, I was glued to it and watched all 5 discs in two days ... each "episode" is an hour long ... great plot, great actors, awesome ending.

I agree with this reviewers comments ... Brigada is one of the most popular Russian TV-series ever made. The company behind the serials has time after time been forced to deny rumours about a second season. The fact is that the TV-serial is that good that it could well had been made for the screen if it wasn't for runtime of 13 hours. The Berlin Film Festival even made an exception from not showing tv productions when showing two of the episodes of this TV-series.

Like many other Russian crime movies Brigada offers a really good soundtrack, but in difference to other Russian crime movies, the sound-track is not filled with the latest Russian rock music, but with nice and placid music. This is by all means the best Russian tv-serial ever and by all means better than the best American productions too.

http://www.ryssland.net/html/film/brigada-...the-lawless.htm

~d

[Nancy2015 2]

Funny you mention the *Music* in the movie. I can watch old Russian movies, even if I don't understand much more than what I can see but the newer ones with that God-awful Russian music is more than I can bear.

There must be some law where all taxi drives must play this music as well.

Are you talking about the Russian rock? I sure hope not.

[Blues Fairy 0]

Мастер и Маргарита was also a fantastic Russian miniseries if you can find it.

If you liked M&M you should check out the spectacular adaptation of Dostoevsky's "Idiot" by the same director Vladimir Bortko. Excellent cast giving superb performances, and Evgeny Mironov shines as Prince Myshkin. It's a 10-episode TV miniseries, too.