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 enlarge | Actors: Matthais Habich, Ed Harris, Bob Hoskins, Eva Mattes, Ron Perlman
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
List Price: $9.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  375 reviews
Sales Rank: 3344
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 131
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.5
MPN: D338624D
ISBN: 0792172760
UPC: 097363386247
EAN: 9780792172765
ASIN: B00003CXRA
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
Release Date: August 14, 2001
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 2-18-07 Good War Movie 14 yr olds review February 19, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you liked Windtalkers or Saving Private Ryan then this movie is just for you, mainly because like Saving Private Ryan, blood and gore, men, and guns hit the screen within five minutes. Now, There is a twist to the story which is between the battle a love story and friendship, but dont worry there are still a lot of good fighting scenes. Enemy At The Gates is about a new recruit going into the battle to defend the great city of Stalingrad. As he gets more and more expieriance as a Russian sniper he falls in love with a fellow woman sniper. And thats the bad part because when do you see a great war movie when the hero has the hots for a woman in battle? The only downfall to this great war film is the sex scene. Which just wasnt very realistic to the war. Other than that, this movie is great. But I will tell you right off the bat, its not a very safe childrens movie, i'm 14 and I was moved by the image and picture of this movie. My dad lets me watch most war movies and I have to say this one was easier to get through than Saving Private Ryan because there was less swearing, gore, killing, and overall, violence. But still there was enough gore and violence to fullfill all you war movie fans. I hope this review helped you in all ways. Thanks for reading.
Good VFX January 27, 2007
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Love the "seamless" vfx in this period film. I was greatly impressed with the set extensions. Really added to the film without drawing attention away.
 Enemy at the Gates January 18, 2007
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
Maybe oneof the best war movies ever made. This one has to be seen to appreciate what the Russian front at Stalingrad was like in WWII.
 Enemy at the gate January 9, 2007
0 out of 8 found this review helpful
The movie is great but you do not carry the DVD in Full screen. I do not like to watch this movie on a wide screen format. I would love to have this movie in my library if it was in full screen format.
 Remember the line about histories being written by the victors? December 23, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
First off, the star rating for this movie is 3.625 stars. This is the averaged conclusion of four of us watching Enemy at the Gates ( we gave it a 4.0, 4.5, 3.0, and 3.0 stars, respectively).
"Well, I thought the acting was pretty darn good" (4.5).
"Good killing scenes" (4.0).
"I thought it was pretty realistic about war... dirty, grimy, and people die" (4.5).
"I thought the sniper scenes were very well done... you have to know your enemy, see your enemy" (4.0).
However:
"It had the "Saving Private Ryan" flavor, mixed with a love story, a story about friendship, and a clear example of the cruelty of war" (3.0).
"It was okay, I guess" (3.0).
Our conclusion? Entertaining and gritty. Not the best of war-themed movies, but John Wayne wasn't swaggering around either. The viewer won't have the best understanding of which aspects of this story were true and which were all Hollywood. The Russians were noble and the Germans were beasts. Remember the line about histories being written by the victors? There you go!
We appreciated the reality of war being presented as "... dirty, grimy, and people die." Certainly, in any war, there are stories of luck, of hope, and of love. We also know that the dirty, grimy, and people dying part predominates. The film is true in that regard. We'll leave the accuracy of the history to other reviewers.
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