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Summary: A Hardcore War Movie
Review: This movie has no love story, no women, no hero, just heroes. Bullets ae flying throughout the whole movie. Those boys fought and they fought hard. Those that criticize this movie should rot... This movie was about the truth, courage and never leaving your buddy behind.
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Summary: Very well done!
Review: I have to say that they nailed this movie pretty good.Basically all it does is tell the story of what happened in Mogadishu on October 3, 1993. They didn't focus on character detail that much which to me is a good thing. There are just too many people involved to go into detail with them all. Going into too much detail on certain characters and not others would take away what some did and would lessen their sacrifice. So, they stuck to just the story. Good move. They compressed the story some, changed a few names, and merged some characters into one character This was done to get the story down to a movie time frame and to protect certain characters identities as they are still serving. No movie based on a book is as detailed as the book. Don't expect it to be. You should read the book as well. Some critics have said that it is way too violent of a film. Did they know they were going to see a movie about combat? Hello!!?!! It's about time that film makers have started making movies to show the American public what really happens in combat. Combat is not one guy running around killing people by the hundreds with a head band on. They made it a real as you could get it on the screen. Saving Private Ryan started it off and now Black Hawk Down. To Jerry Bruckheimer and Ridley Scott, Bravo! Well Done! It's very accurate as far as weapons, equipment, uniforms, etc. They used the exact helicopters that were used in the original mission in 1993 with the 160th SOAR. The whole movie I was searching for inaccuracies. Want to know what I came up with? They had their names written in marker on their Kevlar helmets (this was done so the audience could quickly tell who's who) we wrote our names on the helmet band. The chin straps on the Kevlar helmets were not taped up (As soon as I got to Ranger Battalion we had to taped up and tie down certain pieces of equipment and this was one of them), they wore dog tag silencers (in Ranger Battalion I was told to get them off and tape em up with 100 MPH tape as soon as I got there), and sometimes they said each others names on the radios instead of call signs (once again this was done for the audience). So as you can see I was really reaching there. Certain shots were just incredible for me. For example, there was a point of view shot from the side of a MH-6 Little Bird (we used to ride out on the sides of those things all the time). The camera was positioned as to be a person sitting on the left side of the chopper looking to the front. In front of the chopper is another Little Bird fully loaded with guys. The sequence is them going in for a landing on the street. Just watching it reminded me of all those times I rode on those [...things]. Maybe someday people will start to understanding what people in combat arms go through. A Co, 2nd Ranger Battalion
U.S. Army (1991-1995)
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Summary: Awesome movie!
Review: This movie is great! it's got action, drama, tragedy and even touching in some parts. A must see!
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Summary: BEST FILM NOMINATION "Black Hawk Down"
Review: NEWS ITEM -- Tuesday December 18 01:18 AM EST "Black Hawk Down" receives top AFI Award Nominations: By Chris Gardner and Nellie Andreeva LOS ANGELES (The Hollywood Reporter) --- ...Ridley Scott's gritty war film "Black Hawk Down" topped the feature film contenders, drawing five nominations, in the American Film Institute's inaugural AFI Awards 2001, announced Monday in Los Angeles. ...Revolution Studios/Sony's "Black Hawk Down" snared nominations for movie of the year, direction, Slawomir Idziak's cinematography, Pietro Scalia's editing and
Arthur Max's production design.
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Summary: I can't wait...
Review: I'm waiting for this movie to come out, cuz it "Seems" like it's going to be good. I haven't read the book, but I DO remember hearing about this event in my OWN short little history. FINALLY, a movie about history I actually lived through!! LOL* But anyway, the movie seems to have a good director...Ridley Scott. And with good actors such as Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGreggor, Tom Seizmore...and more, it's sure to be filled with good acting. Hopefully this movie won't be a flop. I can't wait for it to come out. Maybe it might gets some OSCAR nods too!
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Summary: An Aspiring Movie to Come?
Review: If Black Hawk Down the movie is anything like the book, this movie is bound for greatness. Coming out in January my peers are ecstatic about the release. In case you didn't know Black Hawk Down is based on a real event in the early 90s in which US special forces were sent into Somalia (East Africa) The objective was to search and destroy two top Lieutenants and break up a clan meeting. However with the downing of two Black Hawk Helicopters, the rangers found themselves coming under fire from thousands of rebels. They had to fight their way out...
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Summary: my god
Review: never before have i been interested in war movies, quite frankly they bored me sensless. when my friends pressured me into seeing the film at the movies i didnt know what to expect. by the end of the movie i was in tears, i never cry at movies, especially infront of my boyfriend. i was so touched and so overwhelmed by this movie, that i had to buy and see everything about the event that had happened. i read the book ten time and watched the normal one fifty times. when this deluxe edition came out i knew i had to get it. the special features took my breath away and i watch it at least twice or more a month. this is a must get if you loved the film as much as i did.
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Summary: A True Horror Film
Review: It just doesn't get any better than this. I've seen this film 4 times & it never ceases to astound me. The acting is exceptional, Ridley Scott is directing here at the peak of his powers & Pietro Scalia should have received an Oscar for the outstanding editing job. The film itself functions more like a rocket ride than just a war film. The word visceral comes to mind. Violent? Frightening? Absolutely! But to demonstrate the true impact of war, for the soldiers & for us, there is no alternative. I noticed a fellow customer said this film is better than SAVING PRIVATE RYAN; am I the only one who noticed the huge hole in that film's storyline? Move over THREE KINGS, FULL METAL JACKET, THE THIN RED LINE...BLACK HAWK DOWN may just be the greatest war film ever made. Why? Because a war film isn't just bullets & the terrible death of comrades. Ridley Scott has shown us the true horror. I know it will haunt my dreams......
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Summary: Great War Movie
Review: I recently bought the DVD for this movie and I have to say that I'm blown away by the movie about the operation to capture Adid in Mogadishu, Somalia in October '93. This movie is very accurate in showing the realities of combat and I think that this is a movie that will really convey to people what it's like to fight and die not only for their country, but for each other. I highly recommend this movie to anyone who wants to know about what it's like in the heat of combat and the courage and fortitude of our soliders.
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Summary: A Special Operation
Review: It's about time! Sony Pictures finally got around to releasing a deluxe edition DVD of director Ridley Scott's magnificent fact-based war thriller "Black Hawk Down". Fortunately, it's well worth the wait; sporting three discs with every concievable extra feature, it could well be the best DVD package I've ever seen. Possibly the finest of all pure war pictures and unquestionably the best movie ever made about the Special Forces, "Black Hawk Down" recounts the fierce battle that ensued in Somalia on October 3, 1993 during a mission by the Army's Rangers and elite Delta Force operators to capture two lieutenants of a repulsive warlord. The film presents a raw, vivid dramatization of the fight, with graphic depictions of violent death on both sides. The difference is that Scott, unlike many of his contemporaries, mostly manages to steer clear of sentimentality, preachiness and jingoism (no small feat when you're making a war movie). Understanding the need for occasional breaks in what is essentially a two-hour-long battle scene, Scott also injects a little comic relief in the form of three lost Rangers and some other great little moments (my favorite is the part where Sgt. Eversmann, played with surprising vigor by Josh Hartnett, has to pause in the middle of battle to pull a scalding-hot spent shell casing from inside his uniform; little details like that are cinematic gold). The first disc has the film along with three outstanding audio commentaries: one from Scott and producer Jerry Bruckheimer; one from screenwriter Ken Nolan and Mark Bowden, author of the original book; and, most interestingly, another by four actual veterans of the battle, who expand on true elements of the story and comment on some of the film's technical innacuracies ("This scene is really cool - too bad it never really happened"). Disc two features a 150-minute "making of" featurette that explores just about every facett of the production, including technical accuracy, CGI effects and footage of the actors at Ranger boot camp. Disc three has two absorbing documentaries about the battle from the History Channel and PBS's "Frontline". There's also a feature that allows you to watch the fast-roping insertion scene from multiple camera angles and some Q & A sessions with the filmmakers and actors. There's a nice moment in one of these sessions in which Jason Issacs, who plays the aptly named Capt. Steele, comments on how "BHD" actually made him a better person: "After knowing what these soldiers went through, you feel a bit embarrassed complaining about the size of your trailer." "Black Hawk Down", simply by virtue of its adherence to telling the story as it happened (as much as is possible, at least, within the confines of a 2 1/2 hour movie), is much more military-friendly than many of the artsy war pictures that depict soldiers as victims or, even worse, as psychopaths. It's also a far cry from the simplistic "super soldier" flicks of the 1980s that stressed a comic book mentality over respect for what real American warriors have endured over the centuries. "Black Hawk Down" is a profoundly patriotic movie, but its patriotism is more subtle, mature and real. The only American flags you really see are patches sewn onto the right shoulder of the troops' uniforms. The flag is backwards, so that the stars are closer to the soldier's heart.
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