Behind Enemy Lines | | Cast : | Owen Wilson, Gene Hackman | | Director : | John Moore | | Studio : | Twentieth Century Fox Home Video | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound | | Released Date : | November 30, 2001 | | DVD Released Date : | February 17, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed), English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | July 26, 2005 | | Summary | One small story that tells all ! (or: COOL OFF, "Mr Flick"...) | Content
 | I have seen this movie immediatelly after release and this comment even wouldn't be necessary if I haven't read (by chance) so-called "movie-commentary" from so-called Mr "Flick" (or whatever is his real name). Since I AM from former SFR Yugoslavia (not "kingdom", as put Mr "Flick") and was witness of horrible things, I will tell honestly my impressions about this movie. Also I will tell honestly to readers of this comment that this is NOT my real name, and I won't pretend to be as Mr "Flick": BADLY CAMOUFLAGED SERBIAN CHETNIK!
So...No one movie can be a 100% reality, OK? It is true for ANY movie, as well as for this one. What is important in ANY movie is: A MESSAGE !
Message of this movie is clear and artistically perfectly made, no matter if some CHETNIKS (and their allies - in former Yugoslavia, or in USA) would like to hear or see it (this message or this movie, doesn't matter). Because this movie is about battle against evil of FASCISM, no matter who represent it (in this movie is pictured serbian side of fascism 1992-1995, that commited far more attrocities in former Yugoslavia, but there were also other sides as well...)
Dear readers: do NOT listen to people like Mr "Flick"!
GO AND SEE ONE OF THE BEST WAR MOVIES EVER MADE, that is not about war spectacle, but is grounded on the REAL people in the REAL times. In one sentence: one small story that tells a lot (to those who "listen" with their hearts, not only eyes...)
Artistically, professionally and technically perfect, this is a tough movie for watch, about tough times in one destroyed country, with powerfull message: EVIL cannot pass, no matter how big and powerfull can be at the moment...
Finally: this movie IS NOT INTENDED TO BE WATCHED, and commented also, BY CHETNIKS (and other russofills, or serbian-orthodox chauvinists and nazi-fascists) as well as - if you have bad nerves...
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| Rating | | | Date | June 26, 2005 | | Summary | Banal | Content
| An action film without much action and too little complexity to be anything else. While the dogfight that sees Burnett (Owen Wilson) and his buddy crash-landing in Eastern Europe is astonishingly good, once they're on the ground the screenplay just wanders and to no place very appealing. The early references to the disaffection suffered by military personnel corralled into America's self-proclaimed role of "world police", and the genocide Burnett later uncovers, could be the vestigial remnants of a far more interesting screenplay. Unfortunately, that isn't the one they shot. Miscasting the usually terrific Wilson in the lead only lowers the tone further. Wilson is many things, but an action hero isn't one of them. In this genre, his gormless everyman routine just doesn't fly. It actually encourages you to interpret the entire film as a post-Bruckheimer satire. The other performances are forgettable. Gene Hackman does his usual military thing with the usual lukewarm results, and respected Russian actor-director Vladimir Mashkov is plainly wasted as the nameless tracker (although he does get to wear a nice tracksuit). John Moore's direction is sufficiently kinetic, as are Brendan Galvin's cinematography and Paul Martin Smith's editing. But snappy camera moves and digital eye candy can't overcome the impediment of bad writing. The laughable climax must be seen to be believed. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 04, 2005 | | Summary | Getting behind enemy lines | Content
| Behind Enemy lines had great sourround sound and :It looks good on the widescreen version. This movie is sort of between war, action, and drama. This is Owen Wilson's best movie if you ask me. Gene Hackman was a perfect captain and still can act very well at his age. The historic parts in here are in the start of the movie in which it shows Yugosliva soldiers a long time ago. In the middle of te movie Owen Wilson is being chased by the soldiers and fallas into mud with all these dead bodies. The soldiers see the bodies but do not see him. when they are looking at the dead bodies the director shows a flashback of when the soldiers killed the muslims a long time ago. Those were historic scenes. This movie had wonderful camera angles and great directing. When Owen Wilson and Gene Hackman are talking on the radio with eachother their expressions on their face are great and the special effects on this film just blew me away. Wow how blessed we are to have all this new technology so we can make great special effects. I liked the special feautures on this dvd. My favorite special feauture was the commentary by the director and the editor. I went to deleted scences and they talked about why they took some of those scenes out. Wow the director even said this movie was origanally going to be rated R because of the graphic violence in the scenes that they deleted. On the special feautures you can go behind the scenes of the movie and watch tthe Minority Report trailer. The airplanes in this movie were really sweet and when Owen and his buddy are fixing to crash into a bunch of trees it is just so cool. They pause the movie for like three seconds and then keep on going on with the scene and pause it for like three times. You better buy this movie because if you don't you are making a mistake. God bless you and have a great day. |
| Rating | | | Date | April 25, 2005 | | Summary | A poor yet typical impression of yugoslavia. | Content
| While the acting of the movie and the graphics are subperb it lacks in story and plot, the movie is placed in the former kingdom of Yugoslavia where the so called "evil" Serbian forces are "killing" innocent ethnic Albanians which by the way the NATO invasion of Yugoslavia turned out to be bogus and the so called mass graves found turned out to be fake, as well as all the crimes they placed against Serbian army, our star Owen wilson's character happens after detouring his planned flight just so happens to spot these activities and captures them on his F-18 recon jet, soon after his violation of Serbian air space, he is shot down with his navigator(weapons officer) his navigator is shot and killed by the "ruthless" Serbian army, soon after Owen's character is off and running trying to get across to a safe pick up zone, all awhile being hunted by a expert serbian soldier.... after some time our character gets picked up and rescued but not after of course getting the incriminating evidence from the ejection seat back where the movie started, and in a typical Hollywood BS a small wing of navy hueys on level ground over the edge of a cliff are able to beat back a small army of tanks and APC's while the serbian soldiers miss every single shot they fire out of thousands of rounds but the americans are able to pick up the single soldier and get away without damage, AMAZING *cough cough*
Well if you don't mind watching such rubbish and are only interested in the action the movie can be okay, but if anyone prefers a bit of realism and facts in their movie this one is NOT for you. |
| Rating | | | Date | April 24, 2005 | | Summary | Disappointing | Content
| I liked the last action scene, when the lead character was finally rescued. It's one of the only few good things about the movie -- another being that much of the movie was shot beautifully. The shots on the deck of the aircraft carrier and of Owen Wilson on the top of a small hill were eye-pleasing.
But the director seemed determined to trump character developments by his visual styles, maybe being afraid that too much of the former would have diluted the latter. The "killer" was virtually portrayed as a cardboard monster whose only goal in life was to kill and hate. The movie also felt kind of choppy, being more of a series of separate scenes rather than a smooth development of plot. The screenplay was weak as well: perfunctory and thin.
Over all, if you are looking for a piece of junk entertainment (filled with hokey and unsophisticated stuff) for a mindless Saturday night, you might have found a winner right here. |
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