PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Janis One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Kirpianuscus The basic temptation - to compare it with the American hijaking films. the basic sin - to ignore the context when it was made. and, not the last, to ignore the story. sure, many cliches. and fight scenes. and the brave sailors . but the film is more than part from a too familiar series. it is nice, unrealistic - so amusing, chaotic and full of precise pieces of Soviet entertainment . result - its succes. and the perspective from today about a new tool of propaganda in Brezhnev era.

Leofwine_draca PIRATES OF THE 20TH CENTURY is a Russian thriller about hijackers attacking the crew of a Russian ship carrying medical supplies. It has much in common with the recent likes of CAPTAIN PHILLIPS and A HIJACKING but obviously feels a bit rusty and inferior given that it was made on a lower budget decades before. What is a surprise is how well-paced and fast this film is, the kind of thriller that keeps you watching throughout.Some reviewers on this site make this sound like a martial arts movie and there are a few fight scenes, but they're certainly not constant. The early fight back against the pirates is the main set-piece. The rest keeps the narrative going with various twists and turns and unforeseen events, and it's filmed in a gritty, realistic way which I found to be a nice change of pace for Russian cinema.

Armand not good. only touching. unrealistic. and good seed for memories for its viewers. because it is a drawing. an exercise. crumb of future perestroika.a ball from action, patriotism, fight scenes and remarkable brave Soviet man. and sure, with ordinaries bad guys and their defeat. so, it is not exactly an artistic work but a testimony about a time. for its period, it was almost great, part of a special chain of surrogates with taste of free world movies. that is explanation for a gentle verdict. because , like many films, it is part of a kind of public youth, a form of entertainment.not very interesting today, not coherent or really smart but not bad in a cold Brezhnev regime.in fact, it was and remains a pretty occasion to live impressive scenes.

_Sergey_ It was the first action movie made in banned in USSR Hollywood action style. It is not even close to the Hollywood action movies of that time. The plot is childish, the directing is so-so. This movie succeeded because it was first of its kind in Russia. Even though I watched it many times I have to admit it was kind of naive and I did not like it. This is not the best example of Russian action movie. This is just the first experience.