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... more
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Black Hawk Down
Delta Force - Black Hawk Down lets you experience 10 extraordinary months in 1993,
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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 Mogadishu, Special Operations Forces fight to get the job done Fight through various compelling missions, each with multiple objectives Engage in urban Close Quarter Battles and long-range sniper fire Fire heavy weapons mounted in Black Hawk helicopters and on Military Vehicles New AI system powers combat-ready enemies as well as valuable friendly teams Nonstop multiplayer gaming over LAN or via NovaWorld* Exclusive combat tactics and scenarios provided by former Special Operations Soldiers
Black Hawk Down
Delta Force - Black Hawk Down lets you experience 10 extraordinary months in 1993,
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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 Mogadishu, Special Operations Forces fight to get the job done Fight through various compelling missions, each with multiple objectives Engage in urban Close Quarter Battles and long-range sniper fire Fire heavy weapons mounted in Black Hawk helicopters and on Military Vehicles New AI system powers combat-ready enemies as well as valuable friendly teams Nonstop multiplayer gaming over LAN or via NovaWorld* Exclusive combat tactics and scenarios provided by former Special Operations Soldiers
Black Hawk Down
In Black Hawk Down journalist Mark Bowden delivers a strikingly detailed account of the
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1993 nightmare operation in Mogadishu that left 18 American soldiers dead and many more wounded. This early foreign-policy disaster for the Clinton administration led to the resignation of Secretary of Defence Les Aspin and a total troop withdrawal from Somalia. Bowden does not spend much time considering the context; instead he provides a moment-by-moment chronicle of what happened in the air and on the ground. His gritty narrative tells of how Rangers and elite Delta Force troops embarked on a mission to capture a pair of high-ranking deputies to warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid only to find themselves surrounded in a hostile African city. Their high-tech MH-60 Black Hawk helicopters had been shot down and a number of other miscues left them trapped through the night. Bowden describes Mogadishu as a place of Mad Max--like anarchy--implying strongly that there was never any peace for the supposed peacekeepers to keep. He makes full use of the defence bureaucracy's extensive paper trail--which includes official reports, investigations and even radio transcripts--to describe the combat with great accuracy, right down to the actual dialogue. He supplements this with hundreds of his own interviews, turning Black Hawk Down into a completely authentic non-fiction novel, a lively page-turner that will make readers feel like they're standing beside the embattled troops. This will quickly be realised as a modern military classic. --John J. Miller
Black Hawk Down
In Black Hawk Down journalist Mark Bowden delivers a strikingly detailed account of the
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1993 nightmare operation in Mogadishu that left 18 American soldiers dead and many more wounded. This early foreign-policy disaster for the Clinton administration led to the resignation of Secretary of Defence Les Aspin and a total troop withdrawal from Somalia. Bowden does not spend much time considering the context; instead he provides a moment-by-moment chronicle of what happened in the air and on the ground. His gritty narrative tells of how Rangers and elite Delta Force troops embarked on a mission to capture a pair of high-ranking deputies to warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid only to find themselves surrounded in a hostile African city. Their high-tech MH-60 Black Hawk helicopters had been shot down and a number of other miscues left them trapped through the night. Bowden describes Mogadishu as a place of Mad Max--like anarchy--implying strongly that there was never any peace for the supposed peacekeepers to keep. He makes full use of the defence bureaucracy's extensive paper trail--which includes official reports, investigations and even radio transcripts--to describe the combat with great accuracy, right down to the actual dialogue. He supplements this with hundreds of his own interviews, turning Black Hawk Down into a completely authentic non-fiction novel, a lively page-turner that will make readers feel like they're standing beside the embattled troops. This will quickly be realised as a modern military classic. --John J. Miller
Production Year: 1962 - War - Director: Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Bernhard Wicki, Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku, Toshio Masuda - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance
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Fire in the hole! Review ofBlack Hawk Down (Wide Screen)by
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Advantages: Detailed battle scenes, plenty of action Disadvantages: Not for the faint hearted, a lot of blood and gore
Black Hawk down is a film from the acclaimed director Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Hannibal) and the renowned producer Jerry Bruckheimer (Con Air, Armageddon, Pearl Harbor). The film is based on actual events that befell a group of elite American soldiers in Somalia during the civil war that raged through the early nineties. The battle of Mogadishu was remembered as the longest single ground assault that American troops had been involved in since the ... ...the loss of two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters.
On the 3rd of October 1993 a group of elite American Delta Force soldiers are given orders to infiltrate a building within the Somalian capital Mogadishu and capture two top lieutenants of the infamous warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid. Adid the most powerful of the many warlords operating throughout Somalia rules the capital, Mogadishu. Around the building four groups of American Rangers are dropped in by ...
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Advantages: Atmospheric, gritty and realistic Disadvantages: Nasty
...there, one of which is Black Hawk Down.
Black Hawk Down is set during the 1993 civil uprising in Somalia. A renegade warlord has asserted dominance over the area, with world aid being systematically seized and prevented from being received by the starving Somalis who so desperately need it. A United Nations resolution is in place, but this has done little to bring peace to the region and so the US military decides that it must capture two of the ... ...and when one of the Black Hawk helicopters is shot down, things take a terrible turn for the worse. With more and more rebels pouring into the area, the troops find themselves heavily outnumbered and outgunned and as the day progresses into night, there seems to be little that can be done to prevent more and more Us casualties.
Directed by Ridley Scott, Black Hawk Down is an intelligent, impressive and shocking piece of cinema. Uncompromising in ...
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Advantages: Brainless actioner for a friday night rental Disadvantages: Brainless actioner.
...for the lead role in Black Hawk Down, and its such a shame. But at least Josh Hartnett doesn’t get to ruin the film on his own, oh no Ridley does that very well. Remember; just because he made Blade Runner and Alien doesn’t make him a master Filmmaker, it makes him a master Sci-fi maker, and never has that been more apparent with Black Hawk Down. White Squall was dire as was G I Jane and now he can add another notch to his list of Turkeys.
... ...War, Behind Enemy Lines, and Black Hawk Down were either released or will be soon. As you would expect from a U.S war film it is suitably Patriotic, but in this case they went into overdrive post Sept 11th and turned it into a chest beating, flag waving, America is the best etc.
Shot in bleak grey tones (Saving Private Ryan anybody?), it follows the ill-fated mission to extract a Somali Warlords top two lieutenants in Mogadishu. The Americans in ...
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...or unlucky enough to see Black Hawk Down on DVD last week, the decision is up to you?
A woman can only stand so much death and destruction and this grand epic based on a true story that happened on October 3rd 1993, a battle which took place in the war torn city of Mogadishu, whether they should have been there or not, who are we to decide. This story was based on the real life events of that day in early October, The book written by Mark Bowden ... ...lives of 18 Americans, two Black Hawk helicopters, but, also not forgetting the hundreds, if not thousands of innocent Somalian's that died over the entire period of reign of terror that is one thing that this film very easily forgets. The cast, some of which were lost amongst the plot included:
Josh Hartnett – Eversmann Lets just hope that the man he played had some sort of backbone because Josh just seem to be a real wet weekend
Ewan McGregor ...
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Advantages: savage depiction of real events, does what a war movie should Disadvantages: a bit too chaotic at times, needs repeat viewings to understand certain sections, which may not always be pleasant
...you're depressed now, let's watch Black Hawk Down. The captain thought it was a sequel to KES and ran to the toilet to be sick. When he returned the lights were off, the curtains closed, the tv on, the surround sound on and me laid half naked on the couch watching the opening moments of BLACK HAWK DOWN!!!!!!!
Were introduced to the conflict and the main characters in the films opening half hour, basically a crazy warlord is captured by the U.S and ... ...capture some other lieutenants using Black Hawk helicopters and some elite soldiers. It all goes spectacularly wrong though when one of the helicopters is shot down and to make matters worse the troops are surrounded by thousands of gun toting somalians who are totally pi**ed off. A dramatic firefight ensues with the troops being split into groups. One group is led by Lt McKnight (Tom Sizemore- Pearl Harbor, saving private ryan) who leads a convoy ...
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Advantages: to of the best actors bruce wills and ewan mcgregor Disadvantages: you must love action packed movies
...n the film "Blackhawk Down", director Ridley Scott has combined with action producer Jerry Bruckheimer to bring the true story of the battle of Mogadishu that took place on October 3rd 1993. The film is based on the book by Mark Bowden and tells the story of the elite soldiers that were sent on a mission to capture top officials of Aidiad as they met for a meeting. What started as a textbook mission soon became a nightmare when two Blackhawk helicopters were shot down, and the soldiers found themselves separated and cut off as they attempted to rescue crash survivors and accomplish their mission
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Premise/Synopsis :search-and-rescue mission for a doctor. When they get to the village, the doctor says that she'll only leave if 70 refugees can leave too.do they do the write thing .stand...
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Advantages: Two of the best current war films combined, tons of great actors. Disadvantages: Only for war fans.
.... The film then dives into a 90 minute long action scene packed with acts of heroism and sacrifice.
Simply put this film blew me away: it should not be watched on a small screen, so be sure to have at least a 28 inch with some decent speakers. Try to think of it as the D-Day scene in saving Private Ryan, but 90 minutes long and with modern weaponry.
If you're not already drooling from the mouth, war films probably aren't your thing. If they're not, then I wouldn't advise the purchase of this product: they are nothing but war and action.
The Box Set is rammed with features, giving the whole set hours worth of entertainment. Some of the featurettes are just as good as the actual films, and the commentary gives them more depth than i personally gave them credit for. There are actually 3 commentary tracks for BlackHawkDown... that's a lot...
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Actor(s): Ewan McGregor, Josh Hartnett, Tom Sizemore, William Fichtner, Eric Bana, Ewen Bremner, Sam Shepard, Ioan Gruffudd, Ron Eldard, Kim Coates, Gabriel Casseus, Hugh Dancy, Richard Tyson, Jason Isaacs, Jeremy Piven, Brendan Sexton III, Danny Hoch, Brian Van Holt, Enrique Murciano, Carmine Giovinazzo, Tom Guiry, Charlie Hofheimer
Director(s): Ridley Scott
Genre: War
Classification: 15 years and over
Production Year: 2001
Running Time: 2 hours 18 minutes
Video Category: Feature Film
Plot: 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: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Release date: 16/09/2002
No of Discs: 2
Catalogue No: CDR 32708
Editor: Pietro Scalia
Barcode: 5035822270831
Screenwriter: Ken Nolan
Cinematographer: Slawomir Idziak
Composer: Hans Zimmer
Featured: Hans Zimmer
Executive Producer: Chad Oman, Branko Lustig, Mike Stenson, Jerry Bruckheimer, Simon West
Director of Photography: Slawomir Idziak
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer, Chad Oman, Branko Lustig, Mike Stenson, Hans Zimmer
Author: Mark Bowden
Special Effects: Neil Corbould
Writer: Mark Bowden
Languages
Main Language: English
Subtitle Language: Dutch, English, Hindi
Hearing Impaired Language: English
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.
Technical information
Special Features: Feature Plus Three Commentaries Including Director Ridley Scott And Producer Jerry Bruckheimer, Filmmakers And Cast Filmographies, Deleted Scenes, Alternate Scenes, Essence Of Combat Featurettes, Image And Design Featurettes Including Jerry Bruckheimers On Set Photography, Weblink
"...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)