Enemy Mine

Pros: Thought-provoking sci-fi, good action, humour, Quaid & Gossett Jr., creature effects...
Cons: ... a bit plodding in places, some unnecessary vulgarity, very cheesy!

Enemy Mine starts out with a space battle with Dennis Quaid and squadren being a really gung-ho operation. If the movie ha continued in this vein, it would have undoubtedly been dreadful. Fortunately it didn’t, and is one of the more thoughtful ...

Pros: Quaid and Gossett deliver excellent performances; moral message; humorous at times
Cons: a little too predictable

Enemy Mine was released in 1985 by 20th Century Fox. The film was written by Barry Longyear and directed by Wolfgang Peterson.

The plot is a simple one of man versus alien and how they relate to one another. Willis Davidge...

Pros: Impressive set construction; great special effects; interesting story elements
Cons: A bit contrived near the end

Director Wolfgang Peterson’s 1985 ENEMY MINE, who made a slew of acclaimed German films before trying his hand at English-language movies with 1984’s THE NEVERENDING STORY, tells the story of two sworn enemies who learn to become friends while stranded...

Pros: Quaid and Gosset's performances, alien elements, music score, depiction of friendship.
Cons: Cheesy set designs and effects, supporting actors, some lousy changes from the novella.

I first read Barry Longyear's Hugo award-winning novella, Enemy Mine, when I was still in elementary school (Back in the 90s. Yes, I’m young). It was a story that appealed to my imagination and love for science fiction, but it also moved me ...

Pros: Make up was fantastic
Cons: none off hand

Endlessly surfing the many movie channels one night, I happened on Enemy Mine, which I hadn't seen in quite some time, and decided to watch it again. Although I realize this received generally bad reviews in the press, I still find this movie...

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I remember seeing this movie a long time ago. I remember liking it, but I didn’t really recall how it ended. I decided to rent it one day and see what it was that I had forgotten. I was also curious to see if I would end up still liking the movie. ...

Pros: A timely and timeless message.
Cons: A bit slow in parts.

Enemy Mine (1985) Directed by Wolfgang Peterson. Man has expanded out into space. We are not alone. A reptilian race called the Drac are already exists, and predictably, they and humanity do not get along. Willis Davidge(Dennis Quaid) is ...

Pros: Strong and engaging story. Make-up. Good performances from lead players.
Cons: Poor supporting cast. Poor special effects. Slow first 20 minutes.

Going into a viewing of Enemy Mine for the first time, the viewer could be forgiven for expecting some sort of cheesy Battlestar Galactica style space-war movie. Indeed the opening ten minutes of this film would have the sort of people who...

Pros: Characters, Director, Subject, Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett, Jr., Jerry the Drac
Cons: Silly

1985’s cheesy laughable “Enemy Mine,” the movie is about a human and an inspired alien. They face off each other after the crash landing on a planet. The alien species are at war. They are the surviving kind, they deals with their own race, ...

Pros: Good quality movie, a good plot, could even be used with educational purposes. All in all, an excellent story.
Cons: It is *still* a movie. It fulfills completely its role, which is: to bring fun, emotion and some thought. But it won't provide the full lesson in dealing with differences. A longer analysis on the story could prove that, but we have to limit ourselves to t

Probably one of the best Sci-fi movies ever, this Walt Disney Studios film, featuring Dennis Quaid and Louis Gousset Jr. is a mark in the study of a relationship between two completely different cultures in its development.

First, a brief...

Pros: Great special effects, good story line
Cons: Although I would allow my younger children to watch this movie, perhaps those with kids that are easily frightened might be scared by the Alien, and upset by some of the mild violence

Enemy Mine is one of my favorite sci-fi movies. Not only are the make-up, and special effects done very well, but the underlying story line is one that would benefit so many areas of mankind today.

These sworn enemies when put into a...

Pros: Great actors, cool plot
Cons: bad directing, cheap sets, terrible makeup

Recently, I got to view Enemy Mine, and it was good. Unfortunately, it didn't live up to the standards it could have set.

For starters, the movie seems to go back to old sci-fi clichés that people like me get sick of real quick after seeing...

Pros: Interesting storyline
Cons: The acting and direction isn't the best

When Enemy Mine was released in 1985 it joined the growing swell of Sci-fi movies to emulate, and pay a token form of homage to, Star Wars and Star Trek. These movies have ranged from putrid to near classic. Enemy Mine falls into the middle category of...

Pros: The storyline
Cons: The Drac's annoying voice

Last Saturday I was flipping through the TV set at my place that I don't often get around to watching and I stopped on the sci-fi channel. Those of you who know me acknowledge that I am a sci-fi fanatic, and therefore would understand my stopping on this...

Pros: Great story!
Cons: None

"Enemy Mine" is a science Fiction film with a story of heart and friendship, more so than that of hi-tech graphics, explosives, and star ships. The visual effects are great but the film's message and story is what is important and interesting...