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Enemy at the Gates
Based upon actual events during the German and Soviet confrontation at Stalingrad in the early 1940's, "Enemy at the Gates" proves itself as a superb film of the second world war well worth the watch. Featuring the magnificent performances of Jude Law, Joseph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz and Ed Harris, the brilliant writing and directing comes alive, letting us live right among the horrors and triumphs of war.
Telling the story of Vassili Zaitsev (Law) and his rise to fame as a deadly marksman, we see how this fame quickly shows its ugly face, as the stories written by a fellow comrade Danilov (Fiennes), soon has the Germans bringing in their best sniper Major Konig (Harris). Now on a mission to finish off this wartime hero, Konig cautiously sets in motion his plan of attack, while Zaitsev learning of his new adversary, comes to grips with the fact he may have finally met his match.
A truly eye opening piece of film-making, from acting and action, sets and effects to writing and direction, it is something you should surly see. My only slight disappointment with the film was although some quite acceptable and obvious artistic license was taken with the Russians and Germans both speaking perfect English, it would have been nice to have heard at least a bit of an accent.
Parental Note: Major Violence, Adult Situations, Brief Nudity
The disc is single sided - dual layered and contains the original widescreen version of the movie. The mastering is excellent, as are the several extras.
Enemy at the Gates Paramount 2001
Rating:R Running Time:131 min
Picture:(side 1 - dual layered) 2.35:1 Widescreen
Sound:5.1 Dolby Digital & Surround English, Surround French
Languages:English & French
Subtitles:English (closed captioned)
Extras:Animated Menus, Trailer, 9 Deleted Scenes, 2 (15 & 19 min) Features on Film
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