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 enlarge | Actors: Matthais Habich, Ed Harris, Bob Hoskins, Eva Mattes, Ron Perlman
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  375 reviews
Sales Rank: 3386
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: 097363386247
ISBN: 0792172760
UPC: 097363386247
EAN: 9780792172765
ASIN: B00003CXRA
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
Release Date: August 14, 2001
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Condition: **NO ARTWORK - NEW BLANK CASE** Guaranteed to play. Normal case wear with stickers, very slight scratches. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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 Great movie anyway,,, May 29, 2001
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a wonderful war movie. Don't lie to yourselves, if you like war movies, you surely enjoyed this one. I really enjoyed how the movie shows you that perfect preparation/formation not always win, you can tell that by noticing that the German sniper was actually more talented than the russian, but the circumstances and the people involved sometimes play a critical role and decide the destiny of people. I loved how the German sniper accepts this fact at the end of the movie. The movie has some other interesting insigths, like the importance of being there at the right time, at the right place like when Finnes discovered the sniper's talent and how he tied this to his war strategies and need to survive. Then, the heavy load of fame on the russian shoulders and simple life, etc...In net,a great movie !
A film about Stalingrad that had to be made. May 26, 2001
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
As an English Eastern Front enthusiast I was very pleased with Enemy At The Gates. It lacked in many areas however the fact that the film was made at all can only be a good thing. With most WWII films coming out of the US or the UK with a very clear bias to them the general public is still convinced the Allies beat the Germans almost single handledly with the Russians playing a minor role. A film like this addresses this issue and brings to the film-going public's attention the front where the Germans really lost the war and brings home the brutality of the pivotal battle that finally halted their advance. The script is clearly the work of a non-English speaking European as it lacks realism and on 2 or 3 occasions leaves you cringing. Although I am English the accents seemed out of place - especially the American actor who plays a Russian sniper putting on a pretty awful Cockney accent. However the film's action scenes soon overshadow these flaws. The opening action scene I felt was more compelling, grandiose and spine-tingling than Saving Private Ryan's much heralded opening scene. While I have read endlessly about the Eastern Front and in particular the Battle of Stalingrad this film gave me a visualisation and a truer picture than I could possibly guess. The fact that is was also made without a political or a propagandist slant from either protaganist nation in the battle is another plus. If so many films since 1945 can be made about the North Africa campaign where in a reality only a small number of divisions were involved, I hope that more films can be put into production about this huge and unhumanly brutal battle and indeed about the many battles on the Eastern Front. However as neither an American or a Briton ever fired a shot on this front I find it difficult to believe this will happen.
 FAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! May 23, 2001
3 out of 8 found this review helpful
The German Sniper was not killed up close like portrayed in the movie! For a more realistic look at the dual, read The War Of The Rats, Its not perfect, but it is close. The Battles in the movie were quite good and authentic(exept for the end). Like one of the other reviewers, I was expecting a Saving Private Ryan at Stalingrad and was a little disappointed. The romance and the fake ending took it down two stars.
Good Film, Alright Plot May 23, 2001
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
The film was well acted, and the cinematography was execellent. I felt that the overall film was very enjoyable, and that tracking the lif of the sniper who became a hero was a great idea. However the love affair Jude Law had was just extra time added on to the filom, and it was not needed at all. With a little more work on the plot, the film would have been amazing.
Should have Set its Sights on something Biggery May 22, 2001
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
...Bigger, Bolder and Ultimately... Better. "Enemy at the Gates" is a Very Good War film; It has Wonderful Performances All Round, Great Direction, a Good Script and Wonderful Production Values. But Alas, it is Let down by a Lack of Scope. The film seems to have Low Self-Esteem; rarely do I say this about a 2 hour and 26 minute movie, but I Wish it would have been Longer. More Character Development, More Tense Face-offs, More Everything.The Main Problems with the film are its Overbearing Score; it's Slow and Heavy going Second Act and it's Bare Bones Story, like would-be Epics like "All the Pretty Horses" and "The 13th Warrior", this film should have had More In It than just a bit of Romance, Great Performances and a few Well Directed Action Sequences. Without a Great Storyline, the Filmmakers can go Only So Far. Jude Law, Joseph Fiennes and Rachel Wieze are Commanding Actors, they can convey Every Single Human Emotion with their Faces alone, That Proves a Great Actor. In the End, "Enemy at the Gates" had Enough Excitement and Powerful Performances to keep me Interested at All Times.
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