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In Reply to: Stalingrad is a keeper posted by brewthunda on October 13, 2001 at 10:51:22:

I agree with you. Enemy was a weak one, producers hoped to cash in on the success of the private Ryan, I guess. Thing is that with these monster budgets they could do a much better job in every aspect of this film.
Believability is priority # 1 for me when I go to the pictures. I saw the Apocalypse Now the Redux last week and it blew me away, no matter how absurd the whole thing was.
When I was a teenager I read a story by Karel Capek of the War With Salamanders fame. It dealt with a disappearance and suspected murder of a well-known actor and womanizer. The detective assigned to the case had trouble finding the guy, but when he learned a bit about him, he realized that the guy was a perfectionist in his art. He then had no trouble identifying him by the black wax that was stuck between the teeth of one of the corpses in the morgue. Wax along with rags and make-up was used by the actor to accentuate the appearance of a bum he was going to play. He was researching the role when he got killed by an angry husband.
Anyway, point is that Enemy at the Gates was as believable as those velvet Elvis pictures one sees at fleamarkets.

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Topic - Worst movie I've seen this year - Joe Dirt. - Dmitry 18:49:07 10/12/01 (9)

I see your 'Joe Dirt' and raise you one 'Freddy Got Fingered' as the worst. - Dman 01:43:44 10/14/01 (1)

I plead no contest...you win - Dmitry 10:28:54 10/14/01 (0)

Re: Worst movie I've seen this year - Joe Dirt. - caa 13:25:24 10/13/01 (0)

Enemy at the Gates, Bless the Child - both garbage - brewthunda 00:32:57 10/13/01 (5)

Re: Enemy at the Gates is a cartoon. - Dmitry 10:07:49 10/13/01 (2)

Stalingrad is a keeper - brewthunda 10:51:22 10/13/01 (1)

That's a good point. - Dmitry 18:55:54 10/13/01 (0)

I agree with most of your impressions, ... - Audiophilander 09:22:58 10/13/01 (1)

Re: I agree with most of your impressions, ... - Ears 01:40:49 10/14/01 (0)

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That's a good point. - Dmitry 18:55:54 10/13/01 (0)

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