Come and See (The Criterion Collection) [DVD]

This movie is extraordinarily well done, and some scenes show the unmitigated cruelty ofcertain Nazi special action groups, as they invaded Russia, dedicated to wiping out allthe smaller civilian and Jewish communities. Which they did in incredibly horrific ways.The young star of the movie is perfect for his role.

Received my order of Criterion Blu-ray movies, 'Midnight Cowboy' and 'Come and See,' in excellent condition.Well packed and sealed. Highly satisfied with the purchase.

Very graphic and to the point was worth the watch but I don’t need to see it twice! Very impactful! Thanks

Few artists are Masters like Shakespeare, most everything they make becomes a classic, but also few are like Miguel de Cervantes, a creator of a single piece of art that is on par with Masters like Shakespeare, sure, it's only one, but one is enough for eternity, and forever is a long time. The Soviet director Andrei Tarkovsky may be the Shakespeare of Soviet cinema, but Klimov is their Cervantes, and their ain't nothing to be ashamed of in that.Come And See is a thing of beauty, a thing of terror, a thing unique. The film stands as an unnerving nightmare of human cruelty at its apex, a sad and angering film, a movie that makes the slogan "never again" have weight and meaning. Many films on the holocaust or second world war fail to hurt the viewer in the way they should, battering you like a violent blow, Come And See does not do this, Klimov takes his time, he slowly builds and builds his horror show, in many ways the film uses horror film tropes, but not in the same way. Klimov mounts a dread that continues for such a long period of time that, even when you think the tension is being relieved, or should be relieved, you find it stays, it stays and stays and stays, until finally, in the last twenty or so minutes, it releases, not in some explosive finale, but in a draw out expulsion of bile and viciousness; the very release of tension itself is an unpleasant process, it gnaws and claws at the viewer, makes you beg it to cease, and when it finally does, all that's left, is an empty sorrow. Klimov, in the making of this film, seems, like some sort of dark magician, slowly performing a ritual, whose end goal is, for just a second, to peel back the curtain of time, and though he cannot show you what happened, he can, at the very least, let you hear Hitler's victims screams; and damn does he not get close enough.Upon seeing this film, any artist will envy its craft, as any person will feel repelled from its cruelty. It is an uncompromising vision, bold in its artistry, and hard to watch; all at the same time. Though it may have been Klimov's final film, their is no shame in going out on such a high note, hell, I don't even blame him; if I'd been as lucky as he, to make such a magnum opus, how could I resist. It is, as it's title suggests, a film to be seen.

As far as a war film, this one has no peer. Come And See is like a grim documentary of war, but a movie that is completely different from any other war movie. There were no grandiose battles, planning in war-rooms, or storming the beaches. There is no Tom Hanks, Ben Affleck or Tom Sizemore leading American troops into battle against the evil foe. The war is seen almost entirely through the terrified and shell-shocked eyes of a young boy.We see no tanks or armaments, or even German soldiers, until the final horror show where a village is decimated. Early in the film we see a lone eerie recon plane, that foreshadows the horror to come. The payload scene near the end is surreal, with the Germans looking almost cartoonish in their drunken depravity, with loud music blaring, dogs barking, a nightmare tunnel that has no end. Mercifully, for the paralyzed and repeatedly gut-punched audience, the film did eventually end with a spellbinding montage tied to the movie’s unforgettable final scene.

Much of this movie is a fairly standard war story: very young boy wants to fight the Nazis. Joins partisans, has some adventures. About 2/3 in, the movie takes a sudden and dramatic and powerful turn. You read about villages being destroyed, people being pitilessly murdered. Here it is. Hard to watch but it should be seen. The title says it all: Come and see

Should be on everyone's watchlist.

It is not a movie it is a film. Can't say "best in the world ever" because it is a film with nothing like it to compare. Some won't like it because it is violent and disturbing beyond words. It is about war as experienced by women, children, and old men that can't run away. It is about the human but inhuman torture, cruelty, and murder that come with war. It is a documentary with a bit of artistic license. Not in English so you must read the subtitles. The images convey most of the information. One of those films I did not know I needed to see until I saw it. Star Wars has nothing on a real heavy machine gun being shot over the actor's heads!... how is that for an image you won't forget.

I first saw this movie on SBS (in Australia) in the early 1990s and it has stayed with me. It is "a difficult watch", as they say, and if you are of a delicate nature then it might be best to think twice about watching it, because once seen, it is not easily forgotten.Made in 1985, it's not a particularly "gory" film, in the sense of blood and guts (as something like "Saving Private Ryan" is), but the brutality of war has almost never been so realistically depicted. The Nazi "Einsatzgruppen" (or "death squads") were utterly merciless and cruel, carving their way through several countries and giving no quarter to anyone they met. This film takes place in what is now called Belarus and follows a young Russian boy named Flyora, who joins the Soviet resistance against the Nazi invasion. He is then immersed in a living nightmare of unbelievable carnage as he tries to make his way to somewhere safe, but there is seemingly nowhere to be found.The acting is incredible, particularly by Alexsei Kravchenko (Flyora) and Olga Mironova (Glasha), and as usual, the Criterion edition is brilliant. If you can take the disturbing nature of the subject matter, then this film is an absolute must-see.

Amazing movie and the blu ray case is stunning.

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Espera una buena oferta y no dudes de agregar este brutal filme a tu biblioteca. Después de verla en el cine no pude esperar a verla editada por Criterion, cuya curaduría es inigualable. Quizás el único detalle es que sólo tiene subtítulos en inglés, pero es algo ya sabido de Criterion. No hay ni habrá mejor edición que esta.

The product came exactly as expected. Very good handling during shipping and all. Important note: This Criterion disc is one of few where the disc is playable both in Region A and B, regardless if it's an UK import or not. Thumbs up!