Enemy Mine is, in essence, a sci-fi remake of John Boormans 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 [show more]
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Enemies because they were taught to be. Allies because they had to be. Brothers because they dared to be. SYNOPSIS: From director Wolfgang Petersen (Troy, The NeverEnding Story) comes a tale of two enemies thrown together in a hostile world where to survive they must become allies. A soldier from Earth crash-lands on an alien world. Eventually he encounters another survivor, but from the enemy species he was fighting; they band together to survive on this hostile world. In the end the human finds himself caring for his enemy in a completely unexpected way. Starring Dennis Quaid (The Right Stuff, The Day after Tomorrow) and Academy Award Winner Louis Gosset Jr. (An Officer and a Gentleman) this sci-fi adventure is a tale of an unexpected friendship and newly found respect. Eureka Classics presents the film in high-definition for the first time in the UK in a special edition Blu-ray SPECIAL FEATURES including: Gorgeous 1080p presentation of the film on Blu-ray Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Trailer Deleted Scene Collectors Booklet Actors: Dennis Quaid, Louis Gosset Jr. Directors: Wolfgang Petersen Format: PAL Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: English Region: Region B/2 Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1 Number of discs: 1 Classification: 12 Studio: Eureka Entertainment Ltd DVD Release Date: 20 Jun. 2016 Run Time: 108 minutes
American sci-fi action feature starring Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett Jr. Earthman Willis Davidge (Quaid) and his alien enemy Jeriba Shigan (Gossett Jr) find themselves stranded on the hostile planet Fyrine IV after crash-landing there during a space battle. The two enemies quickly find that they must join forces to survive and in doing so discover that the other is not the evil monster they were brought up to believe.
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