SALUT 7 DVD NTSC Салют-7 (SOVIET SPACE MOVIE) Russian with English subtitles

A disaster, a rescue, another disaster and a fire. That is Salyut 7 in a nutshell. There is plenty in between and makes for an exciting adventure about the only space station ever lost, then repaired and put back into action. If you liked Apollo 13, then this is for you.

This will probably be one of the few reviews by a native English speaker who is also fairly fluent in Russian. I read the reviews which were widely critical of the translation subtitles. Yes, the subtitles are poorly translated. Either they are a literal computer voice analysis, or the person who did them uniformly did not do a correct idiomatic translation. Simple examples: (I will use the Latin alphabet instead of Cyrillic) the word "Yest' " is translated as "There is." And literally, that is correct. But "Yest' " in this context means "Yes, Sir!" Another example: "Preyom" is translated as "reception" or "received" in the subtitles. This would be better translated in an aviation/space environment as "Roger," an acknowledgement. In any case the majority of the translation is understandable, just not well translated idiomatically. It is also helpful when watching this film to either understand cultural norms in the former USSR or have a source to explain them. The visuals and visual effects are excellent. This review is by a retired Colonel/ US military aviator who has worked with NASA and has spent time in Star City, Moscow Russia.

This film shows that Hollywood has nothing on some of the Russian movies. A fascinating film, well constructed, with great acting, and good CGI. Great story.

This is a very good movie. I watched it on Amazon Fire Stick and it was excellent. I wanted a personal copy but on the DVD version the English translation is atroucious. Stay with the Fire Stick version.

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