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Absolutely brilliant

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

This film was cheap try to change the history,it is sad how such people like Renzo Martinelli could live with such lies,i ask every one to read the history to see by his own eyes how the facts was changed and many true events was hidden,the only true thing in the film is the fail attempt to occupies Viena but the whole thing around this movie was clear lie, i believe strongly it is cheap crusade attempt to attract people and show different massages to the Christian audience about Christianity after the church lost its supporters and recourses,honestly it is crap low and cheap lies,before saying any thing read the history from neutral western recourse's to see how Renzo Martinelli this radical crusade tryed to fake the history,specially about the women prostitutes and the death of the Turkish leader and why or how they lost this battle,without the betraying(when smaller leader in the Turkish army allowed the polish army to pass through the bridge behind the Turkish army without stopping them) the ottoman army wouldn't lost this battle Pro Rayan

For years the Hollywood studios had a rep for creating dumbed down "Hollywood" versions of reality. Now we know they aren't alone in failing to honor some of the greatest, most dramatic slices of history by jazzing them up with unnecessarily hokey dressing.The Siege of Vienna in 1683 was a tale that begged to be told - and told properly. The true protagonist was King Jan Sobieski, and although he is given the credit he is due in this misfired epic, he is sadly given short shrift in screen time, appearing in a scant fraction of the film's running time. In his place the writers (no doubt to please the Italian market and anti-Islamic backers) injected the superfluous (and possibly completely fictitious?) character of a saintly monk, whose sole purpose seems to be a cheerleader for the heavily Christian anti-Islamic propagandist tone of the movie.The connection to 9/11 is an obvious draw, although in reality although the Turkish siege began its climax on that date, the dramatic ending happened on the 12th when the Polish Hussars led their suicidal charge that freaked out the Turks and broke their resolve for the siege.To accommodate the overly long and somewhat messy story of the monk (and other minor characters in his entourage) the filmmakers discarded a majorly important component of the true story - Sobieski's long journey to the battlefield, gathering troops along the way. It would have been more sensible and more exciting to show his race against time in counterpoint to the Turkish march to Vienna. And while the colorful Hussars are the heroes of the movie, the director showed no imagination in depicting their arrival and their historical charge. There is no wind whistling through their feathered back-braces which freaked out the enemy horses and put their cavalry in disarray... no thundering horse hooves or rows of long lowered lances crashing into the enemy lines. And their surprising arrival is blown by Sobieski's appearance at court (so the Italian monk can put his two cents in). It would have been much more dramatic to have the Hussars show up along a ridgeline unannounced, starting with a tracking shot of their feathers rising into view.That said, because the production of this misfired movie now makes it unlikely that a proper homage will be filmed, it is worth checking this one out for what it's worth. There are some good battle scenes to balance out the cheesier story points and occasional over-the-top acting. The special EFX are not as bad as some have complained about, and the CGI is not as bad as some I've seen in much more expensive Hollywood films. With young people distracted by so much ephemeral crap these days, filmmakers should take the lead when it comes to history and do it right. There is so much incredible drama just waiting to be revealed, and it just might inspire more interest in learning.

without special effects. without the ingredients of blockbuster. a film about hope and faith and an Europe front to a great danger more than a historical movie. because it is not exactly portrait of an episode from past but a remember. a film about change of a world. reflection about power and about ambition. maybe, the speeches of the characters are not always inspired. maybe, the siege from 1683 must have a most inspired adaptation. but it remains an useful film. as beginning search for the story of one of greatest events from the XVII century. for the discover the last centuries's source for Ottoman Empire. for admire the history not as a story but as a kind of mirror for present. because, the Vienna's siege , like many other great moments from the past, is not exactly one lesson. but a seed for our every day life.

As Vienna never fell, there should be no spoilers possible; but it does contain drama so I'll skip that.As usual, the the Ottomans want to roll up Europe like they did the formerly Christian nations of the Middle East and North Africa. Only Vienna stands in their path. They bring a huge army. Their siege is working to perfection. And yet, they fail.How? It's great to watch the movie. You might even see things that remind you of Lord of the Rings (Large army out of the East, city without a strong enough defense to survive alone, weak, decadent leaders who can't agree about what to have for lunch, and a few surprises.This is worth watching (I saw it on cable in Korea) and buying. But only if you like movies where the good guys win.