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    Enemy At The Gates


    Genre: Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 53 (Oct 2001) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Joseph Fiennes, Jude Law, Rachel Weisz, Bob Hoskins, Ed Harris, Ron Perlman, Eva Mattes, Gabriel Marshall-Thomson & Matthias Habich

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 4.5
    DD Sound Rating: 4.5
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Critics' Composite Score: 3.5
    Internet Links
    http://www.paramount.com/homevideo
    Special Features
    Includes a 20-minute making-of featurette titled


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Paramount Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 33862
    (MPAA Rating): R
    (Rating Reason):

    		 Rated R for strong graphic war violence and some sexuality
    (Retail Price): $29.99
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 131
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 2000
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 08/14/01
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Jean-Jacques Annaud
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Enemy At The Gates is an intense true-story war drama, which takes place in 1942, at the height of the Nazi

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 2.30:1 DVD has a beautiful, desaturated look that nicely compliments the wartime setting of the movie. Images are sharp and detailed, with nicely rendered definition. Though at times highly contrasted for a harsh, stylized appearance, contrast and shadow delineation are well balanced. The desaturated colors and dim character deglamorize the picture, but the image is solid. There are few distractions in the way of pixelization or artifacts. Though the picture is mostly free of edge enhancement, its appearance is bothersome on occasion. Only those with the best home theatre displays will be able to decipher the smaller of the creatively designed end credits. (Suzanne Hodges)

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby

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