Behind Enemy Lines
"A Celebration Of The American Can-Do Spirit!" -David Ansen, Newsweek
Gene Hackman and Owen Wilson score "a solid victory" (Time Magazine) in this high flying action thriller filled with explosive action at every turn.
The war was supposed to be over, but the battle to survive has just begun. When U.S. Navy pilot Chris Burnett (Wilson) is shot down during a recon mission over Bosnia, he must fight to stay alive and evade hostile Serbian forces. With time running out, Burnett's commanding officer (Hackman) risks everything by launching a renegade rescue mission -- against strict NATO directives -- to bring an American hero home.
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Good Movie - Beak
The movie was great but the Blu ray quality was somewhat poor and grainy.
Owen Wilson does a great job in one of his less typical roles. Gene Hackman adds another great performance to his long length of credits.
Overall, I would rate this movie a 7/10 and the quality of the Blu ray tsfr as 5/10.One of the best movies ever made... - bosniak
One of my personal fav's and very good movie indeed, with scenario that is based on pure reality. I don't give a s*** about "special effects" as long as story is captivating and realistic. This movie is not a "flick" and everyone who is "amazed" with special effects ONLY, not trying to put yourself into the place of real life story and horrors of REAL war, for me is stupid (like "omega", for example - who, I bet, can't even point on the map where Bosnia is, not to mention other things about it).
ALL actors deserve highest mark and I respect all their efforts including director of the movie who (this is obvious) personally saw and experienced tragedy of war in Bosnia and the Balkans...
As a proof of success of this movie is making "second part" of it. Unfortunately, attempt to grab some more cash later with the movie under the same name (marked as number "II") - was a total failure because it was not based on reality, but on pure american political propaganda from "W" era...Good lesson for Holywood film makers.A kick-ass ride - bUgs1
I dont care what the critics say, if you want an adrenaline rush, see this movie. The long time legend Gene Hackman and new sensation Owen Wilson combination really works here, and the action is spectacularly handled by first time director John Moore. DVD looks and sounds great, w/ some nice extras to accompany the film. Look at the original opening sequence, the music track here is one of my favorites. Also, try out the deleted scenes, w/ those in the film would have easily gotten an R rating. Anyways, watch this movie w/ the surround up loud and prepare to be blown. (uh, blown away.)
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Good Movie - Beak
The movie was great but the Blu ray quality was somewhat poor and grainy.
Owen Wilson does a great job in one of his less typical roles. Gene Hackman adds another great performance to his long length of credits.
Overall, I would rate this movie ...One of the best movies ever made... - bosniak
One of my personal fav's and very good movie indeed, with scenario that is based on pure reality. I don't give a s*** about "special effects" as long as story is captivating and realistic. This movie is not a "flick" and everyone who is "amazed" with special ...A kick-ass ride - bUgs1
I dont care what the critics say, if you want an adrenaline rush, see this movie. The long time legend Gene Hackman and new sensation Owen Wilson combination really works here, and the action is spectacularly handled by first time director John Moore. DVD ...