Brilliant and touching

A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

SOLO VOYAGE: THE REVENGE is a cheapjack Russian action film in which a bunch of military heroes are called into action to battle the evil endeavours of the USA and CIA at the height of the Cold War. Seen today, it's nothing more than a lazy propaganda piece full of impossibly macho Russian heroes and their stereotyped American oppressors, seen swigging from beer cans and generally lording it over their domain. The film is choppily made and structure, and the bizarre dubbing doesn't really help to make sense of it all. I was hoping for a Russian version of RAMBO but I got this head-scratcher instead.

This little action movie could be well forgotten now - finally, it is really not a gem of world's cinematography, but images of americans there are really memorable. I saw it first in Moscow cinema, being teenager, somewhere in 1986; recently I've seen it on TV, and realized with great wonder, that I really still can't find any flaws in "bad americans". Author go so far in their realism, that american missile base seems to be more technically equipped - say, I wouldn't expect such sliding doors with electronical code locks on our base.Another noticeable thing is the fact that, AFAIK, this movie is THE ONLY Souviet film ever made which shows direct conflict between USSR and USA militaries, and even here, we have pair of quite positive americans. Compare it with endless legions of "evil russians" defeated by Rambo and other "heroes" in Hollywood movies.

I saw this film in Moscow back in 1986, while on a student trip. I found it extremely entertaining. My Russian was (and still is) limited, but due to the unusual dubbing technique used (the "Americans" portrayed in the film actually spoke English, but with a voice-over translating in Russian), I was able to follow the story line pretty closely.It was pretty amusing to see what the Soviets thought of American values back then - especially the scenes aboard an "US Navy" aircraft carrier. A news crew is aboard filming the carrier's crew during an exercise. While interviewing the captain (shown in his full dress white glory, puffing away on a cigar), in the background can be seen Heiniken Beer cans literally strewn about the deck.The film's producers shot many of the scenes in Cuba (subbing in for the 'ol USA and the Pacific Island Command Post). This film is also notable in that it revealed the little-known fact that our armed forces (the Air Force, in particular) slap stylized name logos on just about every piece of ordinance in sight.All in all, I am looking forward to finding this little gem on VHS - it's worth it!

I remembered the publicity this movie received in 1986 in such publications as NEWSWEEK, and was curious to find out what it was like. I mail-ordered it from RBC Video in Brooklyn, NY. The movie, in its original Russian, reveals that the CIA appointed US Army major Jack Hessalt to be in charge of a secret missile base in the Atlantic Ocean. Jack is still troubled by memories of Vietnam, and soon goes berserk, taking control of the base and killing some crew members. Jack and his cronies commandeer a powerful missile and proceed to perform terrorism ... but they haven't counted on a rough-n-ready squad of Russian Marines who are determined to open a whole borscht-barrel of a*s-whuppin'. For an action movie, this isn't bad if you take into account that the Russian film- makers had NO access to huge Stallone- sized budgets and special effects. The level of production values for this mid-80's Soviet movie are about equal to what a mid-60's American movie would have.