Behind Enemy Lines (DVD)

- Introduction - Behind Enemy Lines is a war drama set in the balkans (Bosnia, to be more exact). This movie stars Owen Wilson in a different role to his usual comedic or slower paced drama movies. I have to admit, I'm not usually all that keen on war based movies, so I hesitated to purchase or rent this movie. However, when I spotted that it was going to be shown on terrestrial TV last night, I thought I had to give it a watch and at least if I ...
...main acting cast) - Behind Enemy Lines tells the tale of US Naval officer Chris Burnett (played by Owen Wilson), who is based in Bosnia, working for NATO. Chris has become disillusioned with his role and working in the Navy and has a meeting with Admiral Leslie McMahon Reigart (played by Gene Hackman), after handing him a letter to ask for his resignation at the end of his current term/contract and he tries to persuade him not to leave so soon. ...

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Last night Behind enemy lines was on Film Four and I thought I’d give it ago, I had never heard of the film before and so did not know what to expect, I always give the info on the TV a read before getting into a new film as unfortunately I am one of the Biased people of the world who find a film more worth trying if it has good actors and a good synopsis. Judging a book by its cover and all that (slap on the wrists). First impressions Before the ...
...out of the bag with Behind Enemy Lines, therefore the film was given my full attention the full way through. Plot The story is about a Navy ship which is stationed near Bosnia with Gene Hackman as the admiral and Owen Wilson plays an uncomfortable Navy Lieutenant plane navigator who is looking to leave the force for good in a fortnight because the Navy offers him no excitement. He is paired with his partner ‘Stackhouse’ who is his close friend and ...

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...Ryan, Black Hawk Down and Behind Enemy Lines, which is actually quite a novel concept. Watching three movies from one genre in as many weeks offers plenty of opportunity for comparisons and probably helps the good ones stand out – and the same goes for the turkeys. Of those three movies, I find myself compelled to write about Behind Enemy Lines, purely because it prompted the strongest response- though please don’t think for one moment ...
...it very carefully. Sadly, with Behind Enemy Lines, I don’t think either of these things applied and what we have instead is a clumsy attempt at an action movie, with historical events thrown into the mix with an effortless and often offensive irregularity. Where the film goes terribly astray is in its clumsy approach to the complexity of the situation. In Behind Enemy Lines, we are introduced to the conflict very much through the eyes of the ...

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...filmmakers to do their thing. Behind enemy lines is based on an incident that occurred in the Bosnian conflict. Using some artistic license, this film tells the story of a pilot navigator who is shot down with his pilot and forced to find his way home. Cast/Characters *************** Owen Wilson – Chris Burnett Gene Hackman – Lesley Riegart Gabriel Macht – Stackhouse Charles Malik Whitfield – Rodway Joaquim de Almeida – Piquet David Keith ...
...Chris Burnett is bored with flying the routine missions over War torn Bosnia. Life can be meaningless for a navy fighter plane navigator when all you do is fly the same pointless missions every day. Feeling his time is being wasted, Chris hands in his resignation, much to the disgust of his commanding officer, Lesley Riegart. Reigart believes that his men should tolerate the boredom and that every mission is important. Reigart takes Burnett’s resignation ...

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...my normal chick-flick genre - Behind Enemy Lines - an action war movie, directorial debut from John Moore and starring Owen Wilson. --- Plot. ---- Owen Wilson plays Chris Burnett, a US Navy pilot bored of life on ship in war-torn Bosnia. He hands in his resignation to Admiral Leslie Reigart (Gene Hackman) who takes the resignation personally. As a result, he puts Burnett and his partner Stackhouse on the Christmas Day routine flight - taking pictures ...
...And Wick Godfrey. - Behind The Scenes Featurette. - Ejection Sequence. - Additional Main Title And Original End Title Sequences. - Alternate Take Off Montage. - 4 Directors Cuts. Buy It: Amazon.co.uk - DVD £8.97, VHS £5.99. WHSmith - DVD £6.99. If you're a Sky Movies subscriber keep an eye on your TV Guide, the next showing is on Sunday (09/05/04) and Monday-week (17/05/04). --- Taglines. --- - Mission: to evade and survive. - His only weapon ...

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...down and they are stuck behind Enemy Lines with no real idea of how to get out. The situations gets steadily worse as Burnett has to leave Stackhouse, who now has a broken leg, and head for higher ground to radio for help. Of course while he’s scrambling up the hill the troops have closed in on Stackhouse and eventually execute him. Now Burnett must flea and contact the base and hope that his actions haven’t signed his own death warrant ...
...with only 4 films to date to his name and this being the biggest box office draw of them all. However that said its obvious he has a talent for film making as the direction is fairly smooth and everything is done meticulously well. He seems to have got the best out of all the actors, which really is no easy task when you have a script with as many plot holes in it. While the basic plot was easy to follow and worked well some of the locations and ...

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...of my life. Behind Enemy Lines has some elements that I liked before even watching it, it has a modern war story and featured Gene Hackman and Owen Wilson in the leads. Wilson is one of those affable actors who you just like whilst Hackman is one of the best actors around, I can't name a time he has ever sucked in a movie. So far so good but then I saw that the director was a veteran of commercials and music videos, this should give you some idea ...
...plays Lt. Chris Burnett, a navy navigator who gets shot down 'behind enemy lines' in Bosnia as the war rages. Adm. Leslie Reigart (Hackman) is the chief who is in charge of trying to get Burnett back home safe however he has to contend with the political wranglings which hinder the rescue operation. Burnett has to evade and survive in the wilderness, all the time he's being hunted by some bosnian rebels who have already shot his pilot dead. At 100 ...

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...One film i chose was Behind Enemy Lines loosely based on the story of Captain Scott'O Grady who was shot down over Bosnia, the plot is this..... Chris Burnett (Owen Wilson- Zoolander, shanghai noon) is a bored fighter pilot at the end of the conflict in Bosnia, reduced to just flying about and coming back to the aircraft carrier he decides enough is enough and tells his boss Admiral Reigart (gene hackman) to shove his job up his ass (well he doesnt ...
...his Buddy are shot down, BEHIND ENEMY LINES!!!!! With Stackhouse injured Burnett goes to radio for help, half way up the nearest hill he sees the troops descend on Stackhouse and execute him, Burnett finds himself running away from an assassin trying to get to a pick up point. Only thing is that Reigarts hands are tied by beurocracy and he is unable to pick him up. Burnett must get to a safe zone where the Americans can rescue him without endangering ...

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...with a good comedic pedigree behind him it is a little surprising the he took (or was cast) in the role of a hero. At times his posturing, especially the lip pouting, is extremely annoying. In 'Zoolander' such idiosyncrasies were spot on but when you are being chased by bile infused maniacs wielding grenades and semiautomatics it seems a tad out of place. To be cruel and please forgive me for this (but it genuinely had me staring in disbelief), Wilson ...
...long, its just that about three quarters of the way down it takes off in another direction. For the panoramic shots it matters not a jot (check out the clever posters that obscure the beast) but when director John Moore seems intent on continually swooping in on his hero's agonized face no amount of blood or scars can detract from its uniqueness. A long overdue piece of skilful surgery is required methinks. The other main player in the movie is Gene ...

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...Black Hawk Down, etc. So Behind Enemy Lines attracted my attention. I knew it from a TV program, broadcasting the previews of new released movies. What I knew was only that this movie tells about a jet aviator trying to survive in enemy territory after his jet is shot down. Chris Burnett (Owen Wilson) is a navy jet navigator. He, with his pilot, Stackhouse (Gabriel Macht), is under Admiral Leslie Reigart' s (Gene Hackman) command. The setting is ...
...about the effort to survive behind enemy lines. The special effect is good. My favorite is the SAM missile scene. It is nice to see the jet trying to avoid the missiles. First there is only one missile. They release the decoy to neutralize the missile but fail. They keep maneuvering, turning right, turning left, rolling. And, "Whooosh ...!" the second missile is released. Now there are two missiles. Then, they release the extra fuel tanks, "Clank ...

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In a time when war films are being released most weeks comes this John Moore directed film based loosely on actual events during the Bosnian Conflict. Cast/Characters ************* Owen Wilson - Chris Burnett Gene Hackman - Leslie Reigart Gabriel Macht - Stackhouse Joaquim de Almeida - Piquet Olek Krupa - Lokar Charles Malik Whitfield - Rodway David Keith - O’Malley Vladimir Mashkov - Tracker Plot *** Based aboard the USS Carl Vinson ...
...navel duties. He wants out to become a commercial pilot and eventually gets his wish when 2 weeks before the end of his current tour of duties in Bosnia his letter is accepted and he’ll be out when they return to America. However his commanding officer lt. Reigart takes his resignation personally and sends Burnett and his pilot Stackhouse on the Christmas mission. As a peace deal has been brokered, they have to fly over an agreed Nato route. While ...

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I decided to rewrite this review too. It was my second one... GENRE: War.... isnt that shocking?!! A BRIEF SUMMARY so as not to spoil the movie: This U.S. Navy pilot guy, Chris Burnett, gets shot down in enemy territory during what was supposed to be a holiday mission. "Why?" Well, he had taken p... Ooops, almost gave too much away... Anyways, he must survive and escape from ill-disposed (angry and fierce... roar!) Serbian forces... Yeah, thats ...
...Gene Hackman ------------ Reigart Joaquim De Almeida ----- Piquet David Keith ------------------ O'Malley Olek Krupa ------------------ Lokar Gabriel Macht --------------- Stackhouse Charles Malik Whitfield -- Rodway Vladimir Maskov ----------- Tracker Director: John Moore Storywriters: James Thomas ans John Thomas Date of release: November 30, 2001 SPECIAL EFFECTS: I really enjoyed the special effects. Awsome graphics, but best of all ...

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Owen Wilson stars as a navy pilot for the american navy,as Chris Burnett . He is teamed up with Jeremy Stackhouse(Gaberiel Macht)and is ordered to go on a recon mission over bosnia. In bosnia thousands of people are killed and there bodys lay in mud . The Serbian troops are working against there own people. Burnett and Stachouse come across the allegal activitys by the troops and in violation of the peace treaty. As the pilots fly over bosnia the ...
...whats be happening in there contry. The two american pilots survive the plan crash as they enchecked from ther seats, though Stakhouse is hurt and can not waik so Burnett goes to get a signal for his radio to transmit , and taik to his country back home. When Burnett makes it half way up the hill ther surb troops turn up were Stackhouse lays injured . The look on Stackhouse shows fear that his time is up. And yes it is , one of the surb men shoots ...

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...by a rocket and land behind enemy lines. His partner gets shot because he would not tell them what they were doing, and would not say anything at all. One of those reasons could be becuase he dont understand what some of them are saying. LT. Chris Burnett is part of the Royal Navy, that gets a holiday mission, which was to secure this area, but Chris and Stackhouse thought they might have a bit of fun and take a different course, which ended up ...
...shot down. The story is mainly about Chris trying to get the hell out of there without getting shot, but Admiral Leslie McMahon Reigart does not have the permission to send a rescue team for him. The story is very good, and it is a great film... recommend to all that are over 12. The DVD is only 15 because of the special features contains some stuff of a 15 nature. Great Film! 4 STAR! ...

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...film he is pined down behind his ejection seat because a sniper who has been tracking him down finds him. Even when he has the chance to save himself he risks his own life again to get the hard disk with photos of the mass graves of people that were killed by the serbs. Behind enemy lines faired well at the box office and made £2.7m in uk and $60m in the usa and i think its a great film that is at least worth you renting. DVD extras 2 good audio ...

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