Dennis Quaid Movie:

		List Price: $10.98		Label: 20th Century Fox Salesrank: 14827 Released: December 5, 2006
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		MPAA Rating: R (Restricted) Media: DVD

Editorial Review:
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Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: UN
Release Date: 5-DEC-2006
Media Type: DVD

Description of Alien Nation/Enemy Mine (Double Feature):

Alien Nation: They get drunk on sour milk. They have two hearts and bald, spotted heads. They're highly intelligent, but if you drop them in seawater they'll melt into a puddle of goop. They're "Newcomers," and they arrived as refugees in a massive alien slave-ship, quarantined for three years and then reluctantly accepted as citizens of Earth. To some humans--including seasoned Los Angeles cop Matt Sykes (James Caan)--the Newcomers are unwelcome "slags." Sykes's own virulent "speciesism" intensifies when Newcomer thugs kill his partner, but he sees logic in teaming up with Sam Francisco (Mandy Patinkin), the first Newcomer detective in the LAPD. Francisco's Newcomer knowledge is vital to their investigation of an alien drug ring, and a friendship grows from life-or-death circumstances.

A routine cop thriller with a comedic sci-fi twist, Alien Nation has two things working in its favor: Caan and Patinkin form a memorable duo, and the basic premise--as conceived by Rockne S. O'Bannon (who later developed the film as a TV series)--intelligently accounts for the sociological impact of an alien population. The subtle point is made that humans are extraordinary beings who squander their potential, and the evil of drugs--as dealt by a social-climbing Newcomer played by Terence Stamp--leads to a crisis that threatens to generate global intolerance. These points are well presented in a context of overly familiar plotting and standard-issue sarcasm. It's entertaining for a brisk 90 minutes, but in its attempt to be widely appealing, Alien Nation glosses over issues that might have made it more uniquely provocative. --Jeff Shannon

Enemy Mine: Lizard-like Draconian Louis Gossett Jr. and his mortal enemy, earthling Dennis Quaid, crash-land on a hostile planet during a brutal space battle. Forced to rely on one another for survival, they overcome their differences and become fast friends. You can almost hear them break into an off-key version of "It's a Small World." German director Wolfgang Petersen, so brutally honest with his film Das Boot, turns warm and cuddly on us with this intergalactic buddy movie. Much of the problem, though, is that the script sets us up for an intriguing encounter, then settles for a simple and sentimental resolution. Noteworthy set design and strong performances, especially by Gossett, push this beyond mere mediocrity. His performance is fascinating, as he must speak in an alien tongue, which he maintains with artistry and consistency. --Rochelle O'Gorman

Alien Nation/Enemy Mine (Double Feature) Reviews:
Wonderful 80s classics
2009-12-28 - Wonderful, if you like political people who were not allowed to write what they thought for fear of being branded, black listed from companies, etc for being too "liberal" in their political and social writing. After seeing Alien nation I wanted to follow up with the show. Also, great deal since both of these sold separately are about the same price each. (well were when I bought it).

Awesome movies
2009-01-26 - This double feature is worth it just for Alien Nation. Enemy Mine is just a bonus.

I had no idea Alien Nation was so good. The complete series and series' based TV movies are also available on Amazon.

For the price, this is a great deal and makes a good gift for fathers.

Alien Nation/Enemy Mine
2008-12-08 - This was given as a gift. However I know that Enemy Mine has always been a favorite of mine. Excellant film about friendship over instilled training.

clasic sci-fi
2008-09-01 - Two classic movies together. Well worth the price and I'm sure I will watch them again and again.

great bargain
2008-08-01 - These were 2 good movies and the acting was great. I'm a SciFi fan and this fit the bill.