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Disc 1:
Audio commentary from director Ridley Scott and producer Jerry Bruckheimer
Audio commentary from author Mark Bowden and screenwriter Ken Nolan
Audio commentary with Task Force veterans
Disc 2:
Deleted and alternative scenes
6 featurettes on the 'Essence Of Combat'
7 'Image ... Read review
From highly acclaimed director Ridley Scott and renowned producer Jerry Bruckheimer, Black ... more
Hawk Down Special Edition is a fully loaded 3 disc set, packed with brand new spectacular extra features.Based on actual events, this Oscar - winning movie (2001...
Ridley Scott directs this fast moving action adventure about the disastrous mission in ... more
Somalia on October 3 1993 where nearly 100 U.S. Army Rangers commanded by Capt. Mike Steele were dropped by helicopter deep into the capital city of Mogadishu to ...
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Delta Force - Black Hawk Down lets you experience 10 extraordinary months in 1993, ... more
fighting in Somalia as a member of the US Special Operations Forces. Starting with Operation Restore Hope, through Task Force Ranger to the climatic battle of
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From acclaimed director Ridley Scott and renowned producer Jerry Bruckheimer and based on ... more
actual events, Black Hawk Down is the heroic account of a group of elite U.S. soldiers sent into Mogadishu, Somalia in October 1993 as part of a U.N. peacekeeping operation. When their mission takes an unexpected turn it results in the U.S. military's single biggest firefight since Vietnam.This double disc set not only brings you the Oscar winning movie, but over 3 half hours of spectacular extra features that are only available on the DVD.
In 1993, an elite group of American Rangers and Delta Force soldiers are sent to Somalia ... more
on a critical mission to capture a violent warlord whose corrupt regime has led to the starvation of hundreds of thousands of Somalis. When the mission goes quickly and terribly wrong, the men find themselves out numbered and literally fighting for their lives.
Based on actual events, Black Hawk Down is the heroic account of a group of elite U.S. ... more
soldiers sent into Mogadishu, Somalia in October 1993 as part of a U.N. peacekeeping operation. When their mission takes an unexpected turn it results in the U.S. military's single biggest firefight since Vietnam.
Late in the afternoon of Sunday 3 October 1993 140 elite US soldiers abseiled from ... more
helicopters into a teeming market neighbourhood in the heart of the city of Mogadishu Somalia. Their mission was to abduct two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord and return to base. It was supposed to take them about an hour. Instead they were pinned down through a long and terrible night in a hostile city fighting for their lives against thousands of heavily armed Somalis. When the unit was rescued the following morning 18 American soldiers were dead and more than 70 badly injured. The Somali toll was far worse - more than 500 killed and over 1000 injured. Authoritative and insightful "Black Hawk Down" is a minute-by-minute account of modern war. This story is now a major motion picture directed by Ridley Scott and starring an ensemble cast including Josh Hartnett Ewen McGregor Jason Isaacs Tom Sizemore Orlando Bloom Eric Bana Ron Eldard Jeremy Piven and Sam Shepherd.
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Hunger Barra Barra - Rachid Taha Vale of Plenty Chant Still Mogadishu Blues Synchrotone ... more
Bakara Of the Earth Ashes to Ashes Gortoz a Ran "" J'Attends - Lisa Gerrard Tribal War Leave No Man Behind Minstrel Boy (Film Version) [Film Version] - Mescaleros Still (Reprise)
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Production Year: 1954 - War - Director: Guy Hamilton - Original Language: English - Classification: Universal - Starring: John Mills, Eric Portman, Lionel Jeffries, Bryan Forbes, Ian Carmichael
Production Year: 1965 - War - Director: Bryan Forbes - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring: George Segal, Tom Courtenay, James Fox, Denholm Elliott, Todd Armstrong, Patrick O'Neal, James Donald, John Mills
Production Year: 1970 - War - Director: Brian G. Hutton - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring: Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Carroll O'Connor, Donald Sutherland, Don Rickles, Gavin MacLeod
Advantages: based on a true story, and excellent effects Disadvantages: a few pointless extras
...and and one of the black hawk helicopters is shot down. And the troops are all split up and rescue teams are sent to try and rescue survivors.
Follow the story as the troops struggle to survive as the enemy doesnt seem to get weaker, and follow the desperations and the true bravery of these elite soldiers.
There are a few well known names like, John Hartnett (also starred in pearl harbour), Ewan Mcgregor (obi- wan kenobi), ... .../>
'The True Story Of Black Hawk Down' documentary
Multi-angle featurette
Photo gallery
Interviews (including a Q & A session at the BAFTA awards)
Music video
TV spots
Theatrical trailer
There are great features here like the "True Story of Black Hawk Down" and documentry "Ambush in Mogadishu" these bring back to earth the film who have just watched was an actual event ... more
This is based on a trues story where a group of US soldiers are sent onto Mogadishu on a UN peace keepig operation. The trooops are sent into raid a building where beleived are some of the leaders of the terrorists are beleived to be meeting. It all going great until they come under heavy fire and and one of the black hawk helicopters is shot down. And the troops are all split up and rescue teams are sent to try and rescue survivors.
Follow the story as the troops struggle to survive as the enemy doesnt seem to get weaker, and follow the desperations and the true bravery of these elite soldiers.
There are a few well known names like, John Hartnett (also starred in pearl harbour), Ewan Mcgregor (obi- wan kenobi), Tom sizemore (who was also in pearl harbour), William Fitchner (The perfect Storm) an many more. The actors fit the rolls perfectly and really show the emotions perfectly.
The special effects are tremendous they are on the same standard as Pearl Harbour and Saving Private Ryan.
Disc 1: Audio commentary from director Ridley Scott and producer Jerry Bruckheimer Audio commentary from author Mark Bowden and screenwriter Ken Nolan Audio commentary with Task Force veterans Disc 2: Deleted and alternative scenes 6 featurettes on the 'Essence Of Combat' 7 'Image And Design' featurettes, including Jerry Bruckheimer's on-set photography Web link Disc 3: 'Ambush In Mogadishu' documentary 'The True Story Of Black Hawk Down' documentary Multi-angle featurette Photo gallery Interviews (including a Q & A session at the BAFTA awards) Music video TV spots Theatrical trailer
There are great features here like the "True Story of Black Hawk Down" and documentry "Ambush in Mogadishu" these bring back to earth the film who have just watched was an actual event and it makes the film more appealing, and makes you go through the desperation and anxiousnesses with the soldiers in the film. There are a few not so good extra features like Theatrical Trailer and the Filmmakers and CastFilmgraphies. (Thats just my opinion you may like it)
VERDICT Absolutely brilliant, there a few films which you can call a classic and this is definately one. Great story, great acting and some quite good extras.
Advantages: nonstop action, good story, genuine feel for what happened Disadvantages: bit too much "hero" stuff, patriotism
...horribly wrong when the first Black Hawk helicopter goes down in a crowded area in downtown Mogadishu. In an attempt to rescue the first Black Hawk a second chopper tries to go down and, while dispersing a group of Rangers and Delta Force units, gets shot at. This Black Hawk also crashes. The downed Rangers and Delta Force units try to find a hiding place while at the main camp a truck unit gets ordered to go to the first chopper to check for injured. ... ...this movie are when the Black Hawks get shot down, a comment made by the main truck pilot Lt. Col Danny Knight (Tom Sizemore)about the way that the spotter unit for the trucks is up in their chopper while the trucks are all in the firing line, when a soldier gets shot so badly he needs to be helped directly (not for the faint hearted !)resulting in his death and the running of the soldiers across the borderline while being fired at with machine guns ...
thepunisher 20.10.2006
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Advantages: Great film to watch Disadvantages: If you don`t like Gore, then don`t watch it
Directed by
Ridley Scott
Length: 143 minutes
Cast
Josh Hartnett .... SSgt. Matt Eversmann Ewan McGregor .... Spec. John Grimes Jason Isaacs .... Capt. Mike Steele Tom Sizemore .... Lt. Col. Danny McKnight William Fichtner .... Sfc. Jeff Sanderson Eric Bana .... Sfc. Norm 'Hoot' Gibson Sam Shepard .... Maj. Gen. William F. Garrison Ewen Bremner .... Spec. Shawn Nelson Tom Hardy .... Spec. Lance Twombly (as Thomas Hardy) Ron Eldard .... CWO Michael ... ...and many, many more
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON of Sunday, Oct. 3, 1993, attack helicopters dropped about 120 elite American soldiers into a busy neighborhood in the heart of Mogadishu, Somalia. Their mission was to abduct several top lieutenants of Somalian warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid and return to base. It was supposed to take about an hour. Instead, two of their high-tech UH-60 Blackhawk attack helicopters were shot down. The men were pinned down ...
steve09_1964 06.10.2005
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Based on true events, this is an account of an American UN Peacekeeping Force which landed in Mogadishu, Somalia in October 1993. Their mission was to abduct the two top lieutenants of a local warlord but the team are quickly surrounded by enemy forces and a fifteen hour fierce ground battle ensues...
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Release date
19/07/2004
No of Discs
3
Catalogue No
CDR 32708 SE
Barcode
5035822270893
Screenwriter
Ken Nolan
Editor
Pietro Scalia
Cinematographer
Slawomir Idziak
Composer
Hans Zimmer
Featured
Hans Zimmer
Executive Producer
Chad Oman, Branko Lustig, Mike Stenson, Jerry Bruckheimer, Simon West
3 Commentaries Including Director Ridley Scott And Producer Jerry Bruckheimer, Filmmakers And Cast Biographies, Deleted And Alternate Scenes, 6 Essence Of Combat Featurettes, 7 Image And Design Featurettes, Weblinks, 10 TV Spots, Music Video, Theatrical Trailer, Multi Angle Featurette, Photo Gallery, 3 Interviews
Aspect Ratio
2.40 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Professional reviews
Review
"...Well-made..." (Box Office, p.61, 01/03/2002)
"...There may be no working director more accomplished at wringing texture out of the color blue than the prodigious and now prolific Mr. Scott..." (New York Times, p.E1, 28/12/2001)
"...A personal best for producer Jerry Bruckheimer, a triumph for Scott and a war film of prodigious power. You will be shaken..." (Rolling Stone, p.57-8, 31/01/2001)
"...[Made] with immense technical skill and spectacular photography..." (Sight and Sound, p.41, 01/02/2002)
"...BLACK HAWK's knockout photography, editing and sound are all state of the art..." (USA Today, p.9D, 28/12/2001)
"...[The] images have a raw, vital quality that heightens the urgent, you-are-there quality of the action, and all the equipment, effects and military-related details are superb..." (Variety, p.31-5, 10/12/2001)
DVD Description
On October 3, 1993, Army Rangers and members of the elite Delta Force participated in a covert operation in Mogadishu, Somalia that went horribly wrong. Sent to abduct two lieutenants of a vicious Somali warlord, the soldiers found themselves surrounded by hostile militia. Two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down and many men lost their lives. Mark Bowden of the Philadelphia Inquirer told the story of the battle in his exhaustively researched, critically acclaimed book, BLACK HAWK DOWN, and filmmaker Ridley Scott (GLADIATOR) and screenwriter Ken Nolan have done an amazing job of bringing the dramatic story to the screen. Like Bowden's book, the film does not thoroughly examine the context of the conflict, but gives a detailed and intense blow-by-blow account of the fighting. The outstanding ensemble cast includes Josh Hartnett as a competent but nervous Ranger sergeant leading his first mission, Ewan McGregor as a "desk jockey" who excels when sent into combat, Eric Bana (THE INCREDIBLE HULK) as a cocky and enigmatic Delta, and Ron Eldard as a downed Black Hawk pilot. The violence of the film is brutal and nearly constant. Scott unflinchingly captures the chaos and mayhem of battle with tremendous visual finesse.
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