Enemy At the Gates (2001) (Checkpoint)

Enemy at the Gates

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Nov 21, 2003

Pros: Accuracy; attention to detail

Cons: Casting of Bob Hoskins and Rachel Weisz

A graffic, thorough and somber retelling of the siege of Stalingrad, via a footnote incident surrounding that siege.
Not the kind of film that will get multiple viewings, but
an important addition to the cinematization of World War II.

Great War Flick

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Sep 5, 2003

I was riveted by the action & romance of this movie. It's a top-rate production that makes you feel as if you are actually there.

Sniper dual

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 11, 2003

A love story in the mist of a the great sniper's dual in Stalingrad during WWII. Great music score, well developed characters, and a shocking look at brutality of war.

Pretty good

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jun 10, 2003

The character of Vasiliy Zaytsev is not fictional; there indeed was such a person. The movie is really about the situation and the INNER WORKINGS of the Soviet Army in 1942-43, and the goal is well achieved. The central "driving force" is... Danilov, a political officer, who hardly knows how to hold a gun. A historical remark: the battle of Stalingrad was to keep Germany from the oil resources on the Ural river, so the significance of the battle is hard to overestimate.It looks like the directors consulted with those who saw the events themselves.(I am appaled by the confidence with which some reviewers assert that Zaytsev is fiction; check the statements you make, take some responsibility!) Read more Less

hmm

By Yahoo! Shopping User  May 17, 2003

After watching this movie, I realized that not all war movies are terrible. I dislike nearly every movie centered on war and the effects it has on society. This is one of the two Ive viewed that doesnt follow that pattern. The acting was phenomenal a...nd the portrayal of each character was entirely believable. I would recommend this movie to anyone wanting to watch a movie with high-quality acting, yet a plot that moves faster than mud. Read more Less

Wow

By Yahoo! Shopping User  May 3, 2003

ive watched it a million times! It should have been the #1 best selling movie to Annaud. I simply loved everything about it for it sounds so real.

BORING

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Aug 23, 2002

dull,overrated and about as exciting as sitting in a completely empty windowless room for years. total trash don't waste your money or time

'cause it showed white guys strong

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Aug 19, 2002

Great flic.

No wonder the Jew's approval dependent weaklings "critics" panned it.

Ed Harris was great. Somehow this guy portrays the tragedy and ethos of the National Socialists so well.

Not So Good....

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Aug 16, 2002

Lets see. A movie based on two fictional characters... they never existed and were created for propaganda purposes during the war. Oh. And stalingrad (in the movie) is well intact for being bombed/shelled constantly. And it was bitter cold... somet...hing not depicted well in movie. And every shot took was a headshot... which a sniper only takes if hes been sitting on a target for a very long time... i could go on. Read more Less