9th Company - release 08/31/10

[Arkitect76]

Has anyone seen this film? I saw the trailer of it on the IP Man bluray and was intrigued by it....and cant find anything solid on this movie....looked pretty good...I think its russian....any comments would be greatly appreciated, Thanks.

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9th Company Blu-ray Review

[toddly6666]

Originally Posted by sconde

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/9th-C...y/12230/#Forum

Has anyone seen this film? I saw the trailer of it on the IP Man bluray and was intrigued by it....and cant find anything solid on this movie....looked pretty good...I think its russian....any comments would be greatly appreciated, thanks

yup, I saw it and it's an amateurish boring film that you will only want to see once. There is only one good scene in the movie and it's of an airplane making a crash landing. But that's not enough reason to blind buy this film.

[Arkitect76]

Originally Posted by toddly6666

yup, I saw it and it's an amateurish boring film that you will only want to see once. There is only one good scene in the movie and it's of an airplane making a crash landing. But that's not enough reason to blind buy this film.

thanks buddy.....it looked pretty good but i guess i will rent it first then before buying it...

[cfdh_edmundo]

I have this film on DVD, the picture quality of the DVD is great, so hopefully the bluray will be even better. I think this has already been released as a German Bluray (http://www.cinefacts.de/blu-ray-film...-kompanie.html) but obviously as the language is in Russian the German version only has german subtitles, so if you dont understand Russian or German there is nothing hi-def until this is released.

I would say it's a good film in terms of plot - the 7.3/10 on imdb is a fair score. Generally speaking it's an interesting story about conscripts from all over the USSR going to a forgotten/un-reported war, it does get a little lost in the middle with sub-plots such as the girl on camp and people sleeping on guard duty. Some of the cinematography is very good, especially when the Hinds (helicopters) are flying around the mountains, I think this was filmed in Uzbekistan so it's pretty unique to see this scenary.

If you like war films and the conversion to bluray is good and you can get it for say under $13 then it's worth it. There are few films about this conflict (except the Beast) and even fewer from the Soviet point of view.

Hopefully it will be region-free, and if it is I'll probably import it from the US or Canada.

[Arkitect76]

Originally Posted by cfdh_edmundo

I have this film on DVD, the picture quality of the DVD is great, so hopefully the bluray will be even better. I think this has already been released as a German Bluray (http://www.cinefacts.de/blu-ray-film...-kompanie.html) but obviously as the language is in Russian the German version only has german subtitles, so if you dont understand Russian or German there is nothing hi-def until this is released.

I would say it's a good film in terms of plot - the 7.3/10 on imdb is a fair score. Generally speaking it's an interesting story about conscripts from all over the USSR going to a forgotten/un-reported war, it does get a little lost in the middle with sub-plots such as the girl on camp and people sleeping on guard duty. Some of the cinematography is very good, especially when the Hinds (helicopters) are flying around the mountains, I think this was filmed in Uzbekistan so it's pretty unique to see this scenary.

If you like war films and the conversion to bluray is good and you can get it for say under $13 then it's worth it. There are few films about this conflict (except the Beast) and even fewer from the Soviet point of view.

Hopefully it will be region-free, and if it is I'll probably import it from the US or Canada.

Thanks buddy!!! now im really gonna rented...and if i like it all buy it when it goes down a bit...

[blu-ray_girl_fan]

http://theadmiralscorner.blogspot.co...n-blu-ray.html

[One4Deuce]

Only 2.0 audio for the original audio track? That's probably going to make me pass on this one.

[Nielsb90]

It was a decent film but I was kinda bored around the middle of the film.. I have it on DVD and will not upgrade - from what I remember it is a pretty crappy DVD release

[Arkitect76]

its says its 2.0 russian on the single disc version, but the collector's edition is HD

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/9th-C...Blu-ray/12230/

[blu-ray_girl_fan]

Sites get specs wrong all the time, lol.

[Nielsb90]

Review is up on this site now.. Looks like a release worth skipping.. Movie was kinda lame anyway

[FrellingFrakker]

If you want a good move about the Soviet Afghan conflict look no further than the classic known as Rambo III!

[pro-bassoonist]

Anyone interested in contemporary Russian war films should take a look at Aleksandr Sokurov's Alexandra.



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[Blu Titan]

The site's review is up.


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9th Company Blu-ray Review

[cfdh_edmundo]

Can anyone confirm if regions B/C are locked in this release ? Obviously it's designed for region A but I'm hoping it will play on my europe Ps3.

[nefilim]

Originally Posted by toddly6666

yup, I saw it and it's an amateurish boring film that you will only want to see once. There is only one good scene in the movie and it's of an airplane making a crash landing. But that's not enough reason to blind buy this film.

IMO it´s better than that. not a masterpiece, but good film.

[toddly6666]

Originally Posted by nefilim

IMO it´s better than that. not a masterpiece, but good film.

yeah, but this is not the type of film to buy or revisit. Anyone buying this is just wasting their money.

[cfdh_edmundo]

Originally Posted by cfdh_edmundo

Can anyone confirm if regions B/C are locked in this release ? Obviously it's designed for region A but I'm hoping it will play on my europe Ps3.

Anyone know ?

[Old Bones]

I can't comment on the film , as I haven't seen it , but for those who might buy it , the Canadian release (Warner-not Well Go USA) has a lossless DTS soundtrack in both Russian and English.
http://ca.blu-ray.com/movies/9th-Company-Blu-ray/14593/

[Old Bones]

Just rented it today................. PASS
Not worth a purchase