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Plot: 123 elite U.S. soldiers drop into Somalia to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord and find themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily-armed Somalis.
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Recent Reviews
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MCT:August 9, 2008
I've only watched it once. I was there for this engagment, and I find it very hard to sit through and watch. It is very accurate.
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MCT:August 4, 2008I REALLY ENJOYED THIS MOVIE, I'M A SUCKER FOR WAR MOVIES, AND THIS HAS GOT TO BE ONE OF THE BEST MODERN WAR MOVIES
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MCT:August 3, 2008
one of the best war movies ive seen..especially when ive been in the blackhawk myself..and roping down the chopper??umptheen times!
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MCT:July 31, 2008certainly one of the best movies ive ever seen! it was great i could watch it a thousand times! XD
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MCT:July 29, 2008
The war in Somalia (Africa) goes badly when a black hawk chopper is shot down in the middle of a hostile city. Ridley Scott impresses with strong character and oustanding visuals. The best war movie of 2001. The story doesn't pull any punches and never lets up, giving a more gripping epic than Private Ryan's movie. The story is based on a 1990s incident.
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MCT:July 29, 2008
Does anyone realize how long this freaking movie was? This was actually an awesome war movie. This movie changed my thoughts for the actor eric bana. I wil watch his next movie. Josh hartnett was awesome in 30 days of night, but he was better in this. Orlando bloom? Great job dude. Ewan McGregor waas also pretty good. This was a reallly good movie and its soo freeaking looooooooong. Dangit i almost fell asleep on it. Anways great film
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MCT:July 28, 2008
Does anyone realize how long this freaking movie was? This was actually an awesome war movie. This movie changed my thoughts for the actor eric bana. I wil watch his next movie. Josh hartnett was awesome in 30 days of night, but he was better in this. Orlando bloom? Great job dude. Ewan McGregor waas also pretty good. This was a reallly good movie and its soo freeaking looooooooong. Dangit i almost fell asleep on it. Anways great film
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MCT:July 20, 2008
Very good movie, strong acting and just well.... good! It brngs a light to what those young men had to go through when they were over there. The extra's on the DVD are very captiovating as you see the actors talk and spend time with the actuel young men that were over there.
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MCT:July 13, 2008
Fantastic cinematography, great action, well defined characters, beautiful sound design and the editing carries the film from one scene to the next in a superbly balance flow that ties everything together. Basically, if you enjoy war movies check out BHD.
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MCT:July 13, 2008I need this just to see why Brendan Sexton hated how it turned out so much, because at the time he was a member of the ISO and thought the politics got mangled.
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MCT:July 12, 2008
This is one of my favorite movies. I think it would be imposable to see this movie and not have a deep respect for U.S. soldiers. It?s a great movie.
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MCT:July 9, 2008
In 1993 the US military tried to capture officials of Mohamed Farrah Aidid's militia. The ensuing fire fight was the most intensive close combat Americans had engaged in since the Vietnam War. This is a great war film packed with action and insight into this historical event.
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MCT:July 7, 2008
This movie told about America Ranger that try to capture Somalis Two Top Liutenants of a renegade warlods. This movie showed how hard the War World is.
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MCT:July 7, 2008
Many real soldiers say this is the most realistic war movie made. Its good to see a great film staying true to real life. A must see film.
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MCT:July 4, 2008
This movie is filled with action. It portrays the war in 1994 very well. The fighting is very realistic.
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MCT:July 3, 2008
A fantastic film. Full of action, amazing war scenes and so easy to follow. No silly plots along with it either. It was so realistic, felt like you were in there with them, sound effects and everything were brilliant. Gruesome aswell which was great. I Loved it.
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MCT:June 30, 2008
A GRITTIER MOVIE THAN PRIVATE RYAN. NO POMP OR FLAG WAVING HERE. NEITHER ANY SCHMALTZ OR
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MCT:June 28, 2008
Great war movie, lot's of war movies have to invovle falshbacks to have a detailed and interesting plot, the plot is all in the action, great film, shame I lost the DVD I'm hating myself for that.
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MCT:June 27, 2008
Great movie! Action packed and based on a true story. This battle was where 'Heros' were made. I highly recommend it!
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MCT:June 25, 2008
Excellent! The action is great, delivering some of the best war scenes ever on the big screen.
Characters are pretty onedimensional but hey... What did you expect?
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MCT:June 20, 2008
Awesome and It was so realistic.the true story behind U.S. involvement in Somalia during an ill-fated humanitarian mission, the plot of Black Hawk Down is laid out clearly within the early stages of the film. On October 3, 1993, U.S. soldiers entered Somalia on an exercise that was supposed to take about thirty minutes. The mission turned into a nightlong battle pitting a handful of American soldiers against thousands of heavily armed Somali militia. Nineteen U.S. soldiers and more than 1000 Somalis were killed as a result.
The first half hour of the movie builds up to the actual mission; then for the next two hours the audience reels through the intensity of the battle. Even with the constant shock of horrific after gruesome situation, the film flows along fairly evenly and is not hard to follow.
This film focuses a lot on the sacrifice of war and the blurring between right and wrong. Some have dubbed it the most violent film produced by a major studio. Many audience members were obviously disturbed by the detailed gore. Some were disturbed so much, that by the time something positive happened, they were too shook up to realize it.Black Hawk Down focuses on telling the story of the soldiers involved with dignity.And Black Hawk Down is an extremely well done war movie - great cinematography, decent dialog, and a fairly accurate storyline. Ridley Scott has another great film to add to his credits. The best thing about this movie is that it has reminded us of an "incident" that was brushed under the rug, yet good soldiers gave their lives for. When you see it, keep in mind that you are viewing one of the most intense films ever produced, but that This is what war is like.It shows us that the hearts and strength wounded by the Somali people. The American Rangers and Delta Force fighting together and trying their hardest to survive. I can say almost none of us can understand how hard it is and the suffering it took for those soldiers to survive.
A Very Important War Film.
And Best of THEM ALL..
Winner of 2 Academy Awards.
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MCT:June 17, 2008
Very good war movie, alot of people slate it but it is non-stop action and you can watch the Yanks f*** up in another war.
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MCT:June 16, 2008
wow i have not seen this movie in ages but this is a bloody good movie 2 watch because this is a true story...i think the director of this movie (ridley scott)..done a good job directing this Action & Adventure, Drama movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie but he has made some good movies cuz hes made black hawk down, alien 1, blade runner, nd a few other good movies but i cannot rememebr what they are...this is a sad movie because this is a true story...the whole cast is brilliant throughout this movie
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MCT:June 12, 2008
I have seen this movie almost 8 times and have also read the book. An amazing and eye-opening look into a almost forgotten conflict.
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mikefoot6posted 25 days ago -
this is a fantastic film , eny 1 hu dnt fink it is , then u must b a loser , yer enyways this film rocks
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just one of the best movies of war ever made so far. excellent movie. recommended a lot.
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This is one of the best war movies yet!
So fucking vivid and realistic.
It was great. I loved Sargent. Eversmann .posted 194 days ago -
Best war movie ever. Why??? Because their is no message. It doesn't try to make some big political statement about war. It just presents war as it is. Brutal, confusing, loud, and fast. Josh Hartnett stands out of the cast. He gives a very subtle and understated performance. The rest of the cast is decent even Orlando Bloom. Ewan McGregor is his usual annoying self.
Despite his presence, Black Hawk Down is an instant classic.posted 347 days ago -
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Best war movie ever. Story was amazingly told, Rangers and Delta Operators desperately trying to save two downed blackhawk crews. And It wasn't a love story like pearl harbor.
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