A Great Film
Added 9/26/2009
I had searched high and low for years for the next hidden great classic sci-fi film for me to watch and I finally found it right under my nose.
Enemy Mine and me go way back...way, back to the first time I saw it on cable back when I was barely a teen and changed the channel after only attempting to watch only a few minutes of it. Since then, every time I saw it on cable, I would change the channel shortly thereafter. I used to wonder why it seem to have always pop up every now and again either in name or display. After watching it tonight, I discovered why.
It is a great film.
When I first saw it, I could not appreciate what makes this film so great, a story of loyalty, friendship, and good characters. This film is not your high speed space chase with with lasers blasting all over the screen and I think this is why I never gave the film a chance initially but I am glad I did tonight. The second half of teh film really gets even more interesting and was pretty moving. Great job by Louis Gossett Jr. and Dennis Quaid.
I highly recommend this film. Forget that the special effects are dated and just enjoy the characters and story.
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This film has aged well - it's still watchable and fun!
Added 7/3/2009
Many old sci-fi movies, such as 1971's Andromeda Strain, are embarrassingly "dated" and unwatchable now, but Enemy Mine is still entertaining (even though I do admit that I would trim about 10 minutes if I were the editor).
I give 5 stars only to movies that I think everyone should see before they die, and Enemy Mine isn't in that league, but still I highly recommend it.
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worlds collide as two enemy soldiers crash on a mining planet and have to work togeter or die.
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He ain't ugly... He's my brother
Added 3/20/2009
"Enemy Mine" is an unusual kind of film. If you walk in on someone watching it, it just looks kind of corny, and in some ways it is. In some ways it is kind of a sci-fi "dances With Wolves" (but thankfully not so long) where the protagonist soldier goes "Native" when deprived of the company of his own kind.
And while I don't want to read too much into this story, it does have a lot of food for thought, from how differences can seem much bigger than they are if reasonable people take the time to (pardon the metaphor) "walk a mile in the other persons moccasins", to what it means to be human. One of my favorite Authors, Orson Scott Card, has posited in one of his stories that it is impossible to really, truly know someone without loving something about them. I know, I know there are a million examples you can counter with, but it is food for thought.
Believe it or not, I used to tell a part of this story when teaching several classes on marriage relations. A weird part in this story is that the "Draconians" were asexual and "Gerry" the Draconian gives birth, he explains to the Human the reason why humans are so lonely is that they divided into two sexes. I used this as a metaphor to explain the "they shall no more be twain, but one flesh" scripture. I'm sure some may have had an issue with it, but it makes sense to me.
So here's the deal, this isn't the best sci-fi movie you'll ever watch, but it is one I really like, and you might too.
3 ¾ *
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E#nemy Mine
Added 3/2/2009
This film is an oldy but a goody. The story line is very rivetting and is based on a story line that is often used now. One race is at war with the other race, they both crash land on a deserted planet and end up becoming the closest of friends. Very very good,uplifting, exciting, with good special effects,especially when one takes into consideration the fact that the film was filmed in the early to mid 80's. If you like scifi
and are looking for a film for the whole family this is the one for you.
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A Great Film
Added 9/26/2009
I had searched high and low for years for the next hidden great classic sci-fi film for me to watch and I finally found it right under my nose.
Enemy Mine and me go way back...way, back to the first time I saw it on cable back when I was barely a teen and changed the channel after only attempting to watch only a few minutes of it. Since then, every time I saw it on cable, I would change the channel shortly thereafter. I used to wonder why it seem to have always pop up every now and again either in name or display. After watching it tonight, I discovered why.
It is a great film.
When I first saw it, I could not appreciate what makes this film so great, a story of loyalty, friendship, and good characters. This film is not your high speed space chase with with lasers blasting all over the screen and I think this is why I never gave the film a chance initially but I am glad I did tonight. The second half of teh film really gets even more interesting and was pretty moving. Great job by Louis Gossett Jr. and Dennis Quaid.
I highly recommend this film. Forget that the special effects are dated and just enjoy the characters and story.
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This film has aged well - it's still watchable and fun!
Added 7/3/2009
Many old sci-fi movies, such as 1971's Andromeda Strain, are embarrassingly "dated" and unwatchable now, but Enemy Mine is still entertaining (even though I do admit that I would trim about 10 minutes if I were the editor).
I give 5 stars only to movies that I think everyone should see before they die, and Enemy Mine isn't in that league, but still I highly recommend it.
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worlds collide as two enemy soldiers crash on a mining planet and have to work togeter or die.
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