Enemy At The Gates (2001)

The story of a symbolic duel during the fight for Stalingrad between two of the best snipers of the involved parties. 

A slightly different war movie. It skillfully mixes reality and fiction (the battle for Stalingrad was real, Vassili actually existed and was the hero this describes) creating an intriguing and tense story. A bit too romanticized and melodramatic at times, the humanity of the two opponents is palpable and credible, the director successfully trying to characterize the two camps somewhat equally, without deciding on an irrefutable bad guy for the emotionally manipulated audience to definitely hate.

Directed by: Jean-Jacques Annaud  

With: Jude Law, Ed Harris, Joseph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Ron Perlman

Rating: 8/10

Ravenous (1999)

Un film despre canibalism in timpul razboiului mexicano-american.

Atat stiam si asta m-a tinut departe ceva timp si probabil pe multi alti posibili amatori. Etichetat totuși ca film horror, intr-un ton usor umoristic sau caricaturist, prezinta cateva caractere militare tipice unite intr-o poveste sangeroasa despre alegerea dintre bine si rau, etic si imoral, in lupta pentru supravietuire si intaietate, si nevoia de camaraderie chiar si la ultimele semne de umanitate, printr-o echipa de actori excelent aleasa in frunte cu Robert Carlyle si Guy Pearce.

Regia: Antonia Bird
Scenariul: Ted Griffin
Cu: Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle, Jeffrey Jones, Jeremy Davies, David Arquette