Enemy Mine
[DVD]

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Directed by Wolfgang Petersen The Perfect Storm), Enemy Mine is a futuristic science-fiction thriller about the close relationship that develops between two stranded enemies. Dennis Quaid stars As Willis Davidage, a human pilot who crash-lands along with a reptilian Drac adversary on An unforgiving and remote planet. Forced to team up in order to survive the meteor storms and savage cold, the two conquer language barriers and develop a mutual understanding that leads to respect, and then to deep friendship. Whilst boasting awesome special effects and memorable action sequences, Enemy Mine is a film with an important anti-war message. Product Details Feature Running time: 103 minutes Language: English Subtitles: Hard of hearing English, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Finnish, French, French Text, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Italian Text, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Turkish. Original Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 (16x9) Sound Quality: English 4.0 DVD Special features: Extended Scene, Theatrical Trailer, Behind the Scenes Stills Images. AMAZON.CO.UK REVIEW Enemy Mine is, in essence, a sci-fi remake of John Boorman’s Hell in the Pacific (1969), only instead of a US pilot and a Japanese naval officer stranded on a Pacific island during WWII, here we have a lizard-like Draconian (Louis Gossett Jr.) and his mortal enemy, Earthling Dennis Quaid, both having crash-landed on a hostile planet during a brutal space battle. Forced to rely on one another for survival, they overcome their differences and become fast friends. (You can almost hear them break into an off-key version of "It's a Small World".) German director Wolfgang Petersen, so brutally honest with his film Das Boot, turns warm and cuddly on us with this intergalactic buddy movie. Although the script sets us up for an intriguing encounter, it ultimately settles for a simple and sentimental resolution. Noteworthy set design and strong performances, especially by Gossett, push this beyond mere mediocrity. His performance is fascinating, as he must speak in an alien tongue, which he maintains with artistry and consistency.--Rochelle O'Gorman, Amazon.com On the DVD: Enemy Mine on disc is presented anamorphically in its original 2.35:1 theatrical ratio with a vivid Dolby 4.0 soundtrack. Thankfully picture and sound are excellent, since the extra features are lamentably poor, consisting merely of the theatrical trailer and three (yes, three) "behind the scenes" still pictures. The disc is also equipped with multiple language and subtitle options.--Mark Walker

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