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Summary: So let me get this right...
Review: A stupid, hot-shot wannabe, selfish wimpish little navigator who is bored with his job (Aw!) manages to get his pilot (and friend) killed, his CO to lose his job, put more innocent civilians in Bosnia at risk, destroy a multi-million dollar jet-fighter after having deliberately disobeyed a direct order NOt to fly into a demilitarized zone, and this guy comes home to a hero's welcome? Shouldn't that be a court-martial? What sort of image is the US military trying to portray?
I thought Ben Affleck was a bad actor, but having seen Owen what's his name (you see how memorable he was?) I have had to change my opinion... What he did in this movie cannot even be called acting! Not only that, but what a strange face to choose for a Hollywood action hero? I know people can't help the way they look, but apart from the nose, there's his constant smirk which makes anything that happens in the film even less believeble. The only good thing about this was Gene Hackmann. Don't even bother with this movie - it's terrible!
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Summary: Hooray for Our Side!!
Review: Watch Owen Wilson run! Watch him outwit those ... foreigners! Watch him bring truth and justice to war-torn Eastern Europe! The problem is that this film is actually not too bad, it's just that sometimes I feel the need to be wrapped around the American flag while I watch parts of it. There are some good action sequences in this film, like the one where he's walking through a minefield but there are other parts of the film that are so heavy-handed they make me groan. But "Behind Enemy Lines" does answer one question: Can Owen Wilson act? Answer: Owen Wilson is one of the worst actors on the planet Earth.
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Summary: "Bottom Gun" would have been a more apt title
Review: Why Gene Hackman ever signed onto this horrible film is puzzling. I really enjoyed Hackman in BAT 21, but Behind Enemy Lines is too bad for even him to save. Simply, this film lacks any feeling of realism - More true-to-life aircraft combat sequences can be found in today's video games.It may be better than "In the Army Now" with Pauly Shore, but at least that was meant to be a war-comedy. This one just falls so [heavy] on its face that one can't help laughing at it.
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Summary: This is so true to life my guess is people won't like it
Review: I live in Eastern Europe and was freaked out by the eery realness of this movie vis a vis the actors they chose to play the parts and the personalities of the characters (esp the bad guys ... they are really like that). Also, the camera angles and the odd style with which scenes are shot makes it all so REAL. I felt like I was being chased. I felt like my plane was blowing up. I felt nervous and tense. It seemed real to me and not just "Hollywood explosions blah blah blah" because it seemed real. There was only one campy line at the very end, but I can forgive them this small error because the rest of the movie was excellent. Wait till you see the part where the man says "Help me" ... and watch his reaction. GREAT!
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Summary: Navy commercial
Review: Totally un-realistic. I think the Navy just needed help recruiting so they asked Hollywood to make a ludacris scenario of battle play.
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Summary: Oh dear lord.
Review: This is also known as Owen Wilson Running. I respect all the actors in this film which makes it harder to tell teh truth about this film, No wait.....it isn't this film is just plain horrible. It tries to re-create the gritsy look of Three Kings but fails miserably in the fact that this is an action movie with no suspense or memorable bits of action. The acting is mediocre at best, apart from Wilson who has no time to act. The ending is just hilarious and manages to spoof itself. Oh well what did I expect?
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Summary: Behind Enemy Lines-A Interesting War Film
Review: Behind Enemy Lines, was a decent war film, as for debuting director John Moore I say it was a good start. Owen Wilson and Gene Hackman star. Owen Wilson plays a Navy pilot, Chris Burnett who is shot down by Serbs. Gabriel Macht, plays Stackhouse who is Wilson's co-pilot, but sadly gets executed by Serbian troops in Camo. From here we get thrilling action sequences and death-defying stunts, that only one can imagine. Loud and explosive, espeically if you have watched the DVD. The DVD features many extra features, from Behind-the-Scenes to Director's Commentary and even a trailer for Minority Report. The acting is good, I must say I like Owen Wilson he is quite funny, and Irish director John Moore does a fine job, for his first film I should add. Good performances and loud action sequences as well as some historic facts and beautiful scenery make this film what it is. Despite upsetting reviews, I enjoyed this film. Behind Enemy Lines is rated PG-13 for War Violence and Some Language, so an exceptable choice for preteens. I should add that some review attacked the violence portrayed in this film, they said it was too violent and way too bloody, I happen to disagree. Behind Enemy Lines is worth owning and I enjoyed it. Maybe you can too, atleast rent it. Now available to rent or own on Video and DVD.
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Summary: Senseless Suspense
Review: In these times, when the world is concerned with terrorism, it seems logical to create a movie based on an American hero who beats the odds and defeats the enemy. But that's when the logic ends. The first twenty minutes are interesting - the introduction of all the characters, including the rebels, played by Owen Wilson and Gabriel Macht. On a mission, these two fly beyond the allowed flight space, discover military activity and are shot down. After that, the intrigue ends, and the suspenseful monotonous chase begins as Wilson flees from the Serb army in order to rendez-vous with his squadron. This story seems almost plausible, except for the too frequent narrow escapes, and the numerous lapses in judgment on the part of Wilson's character. For example - surviving running through a mine field, not being shot by an entire army, hiding under dead bodies, and my personal favorite - while wearing black, Wilson stops for a break on a white concrete slope, fully aware of the army chasing him. In fact, about half hour into the movie, I found myself rooting for the sniper - in the sheer hope that he would kill Wilson and the movie would end.
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Summary: A joke
Review: Pathetic - infantile, naive, made to look like a video
game for 13 year olds. Wonder what made Gene Hackman want
any part in this..
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Summary: 1/3 a movie
Review: In short, it has some nice cinematography and a very nice CGI shoot-down scene. Otherwize it was technically off, and for me, it's hard to take Owen Wilson as an action hero. He's great as a comedic actor and I'd be interested to see him in a serious role, but this wasn't quite right. Gene Hackman is, as always, great as the hard-nosed (insert rank here) military man.
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