Gauglini Gogini I understand the bad reviews. I don't agree with them, but I understand. Some things just don't translate well into other cultures (and I'm not talking about linguistics). Morozko is an absolute classic in Czech Republic and Slovakia. Basically, you can't have Christmas without Morozko. I remember decorating the Christmas tree every year while watching Morozko in TV as a kid. Now I'm looking forward to decorating the Christmas tree with my kids while watching Morozko. The old Soviet-era generation, the revolutionary generation, the millennials - everyone loves this movie. However, it is a fairy tale based on Slavic history, folklore and mythology, made by Slavs for Slavs. I think that in this case, the cultural differences are simply too big for the western viewers to understand and appreciate this movie. I haven't seen the English version, but I think the translation probably doesn't help either. My advice: Try to watch it with an open mind, try to understand the culture behind it and realize that fairy tales around the world are usually different from Disney movies.

Veronika Vykoukalova As nearly everyone from Czech republic could tell you, this movie is classics (of course, I know some people who never watched this movie - not because they don't like fairy tales, but because it's a nice pose to not like anything Russian), so it's no wonder they show it so often in the TV - and people still watch it, and can quote whole passages from the movie by heart.I can't speak for English dubbing, as I've never heard it, but the Czech one is absolutely excellent - a true masterpiece as far as dubbing is concerned. And the story! There is humour, there is healthy dose of mysticism and magic, and good winning over the evil, just like it should be. Of course, if you are not at least minimally aware of Slavic folklore, half of the movie will not make much sense to you - but if Steven Spielberg could find this movie breathtaking, obviously its creators did something right.

kasch10 I am from Slovakia and I've seen this movie a hundred times since I was absolutely little. You shouldn't philosophize so much here. Its simply a fairy tale for children or for those who love such movies. Just sit down in front of TV, shut up and watch. Its more than 40 years old so the special effects take with a pinch of salt. For those who cant take the facts about "Baba jaga" which is a word for witch or "Dom na stračích nôžkach" which is an expression for the house on the magpie legs etc. I have just one advise- its a part of Russian (and similar countries like Slovakia for example) folk traditions. Just get through it. Originally here things like Santa Claus with rein-deers, Valentines day etc weren't common. Alhough people weren't used to it now they just don't care now. I watch many films with Santa Claus and although in Slovak folk traditions he doesn't appear I don't criticize these films. I understand that its a part of traditions of some other countries.For example here in Slovakia the presents gives The little Jesus. Its common only in few countries. For example- Germany and Czech ;) But that wasn't my point. I just wanted to say hat you should just respect the age of this movie and the original Russian traditions. Thats all.

Rangerick-1 I give it eight stars based on movies I had seen up to that point (around 1975?) when I first saw it.I saw it on TV, and it was given an introduction by some girl wrapping her Christmas presents during the showing. Her description of the fairy tale elements such as the house on legs perked my interest.Another friend mentioned this movie to me many years later. He remembered how early in the movie some clubs had been thrown in the air, which fell on the bad guys later. I remembered this scene, too. When I bought the VHS, I was surprised at the film quality. Not very well produced. But that hadn't gotten in the way at the time. My mind had re-filmed it and shown it to me like I was watching it live. They had captured a compelling image, though.I also remember some of the scenes with the sleigh, and falling in love with the idea of being that far north.Nastenka also captured my heart.The storytelling is delightful.