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Production Year: 2001 - War - Director: Ridley Scott - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over

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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...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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Fire in the hole!
Review of Black Hawk Down (Wide Screen) by kepler3001

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 ... Read review

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02.03.2004
STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF HELL
Review of Black Hawk Down (Wide Screen) by LostWitness

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 ... Read review

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05.10.2002
Leave No Man Behind, Unless He's Black
Review of Black Hawk Down (Wide Screen) by willgould

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. ... Read review

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02.02.2002
NOTHING LIKE FLOATING YOUR OWN BOAT
Review of Black Hawk Down (Wide Screen) by Zoe30

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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 ... Read review

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22.09.2002
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Intense action from Hartlepool
Review of Black Hawk Down (Wide Screen) by pablodiabloescobar

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 ... Read review

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13.03.2003
These are american elite
Review of Black Hawk Down (Wide Screen) by robin_best

Advantages: Excellent Film, with no boring wait to get to the action
Disadvantages: they didnt take any brits, that why it went wrong :)

...attack resulted in two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters being shot down and the deaths of 18 Americans and hundreds of Somalians. On Sunday 3rd October 1993, 140 US soldiers stormed the Bakara Market in Mogadishu, Somalia, to capture two lieutenants in the service of a local warlord. What should have been a simple search and capture operation lasting under an hour, turned into a hellish battle in a foreign city that didn't end until the following morning, ... Read review

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07.12.2002
We Have a Black Hawk Down
Review of Black Hawk Down (Wide Screen) by Andy.mack

Advantages: Best War Film of last year.
Disadvantages: It was actually a true story

...wasn't enough one of their Black Hawk helicopters has been shot down and with the motto of "leave no man behind" the Ranger's have to get to the downed helicopter before the locals do. The film is based on the book of the same name by Mark Bowden, which he collated from stories of those that were in Mogadishu on this mission. It quickly established itself as one of the best War films ever made and having watched it countless times I have to say ... Read review

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01.04.2003
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We've got a Black Hawk Down
Review of Black Hawk Down (Wide Screen) by JamesBrock

Advantages: Good Realistic, war film. Good storyline.
Disadvantages: Limited Special Features.

...of others (Saving Private Ryan) Black Hawk Down acctually Represents what happened. There are no distraction in the story. It is straight to the point, you watch a movie that you expect to see. There are no love triangles (Pearl Harbour) there are no reunions with the soldiers wives. The film was executed with impecabile style. There was no need from any of sets from the main story. There was no need for any invented situations. Ridley Scott Really ... Read review

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05.05.2003
Leave No Man Behind!
Review of Black Hawk Down (Wide Screen) by herby30

Advantages: Enteraining!
Disadvantages: Graphic!

Black Hawk Down is a film I’d been avoiding for some time as I had heard a few things that had put me off watching it, but Craig had been harping on how great a film it was supposed to be, so when I seen it Virgin Megastore last week, in the 5 DVD’s for £30 offer, I decided to take the plunge. From the Director of Hannibal and Gladiator, Ridley Scott along with Producer Jerry Bruckheimer (Bad Boys, Armageddon and Pearl Harbour) brought ... Read review

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07.04.2004
Guns and Ammo
Review of Black Hawk Down (Wide Screen) by utero

Advantages: Beautifully Shot, Agressive Style
Disadvantages: The real story is never fully told

...quite good for Jerry Bruckheimer. Black Hawk Down is the second war film from the hollywood producer within a year. Last time round we got the cinematic bore that was Pearl Harbour. This time around the collaboration with director Ridley Scott delivers far better results. This time around there's no soppy love story to serve as a plot device for the real turmoil and bloodshed. This film gets down deep and dirty from the outset. It's 1993 and america ... Read review

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01.03.2002
Weak stomachs and bladders beware
Review of Black Hawk Down (Wide Screen) by psrose78

Advantages: gritty realism, fast action
Disadvantages: bit shallow, slow start

You know how it is, sitting there peacefully watching a film munching on popcorn. Suddenly BOOM! CRACK! BANG! Where did that guy's leg go?! Black Hawk Down is an extremely realistic war violence thriller, and it certainly has no mercy for the weak stomachs in the audience. The film is the story of real events that happened in Somalia, when elite US soldiers make a capture effort in the heart of a hostile area in Mogadishu. Things go a bit wrong, ... Read review

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18.02.2002
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Great Movie or Masterpiece of Propaganda
Review of Black Hawk Down (Wide Screen) by rihallix

Advantages: Gripping action sequences, Private Ryan reality in a modern "true" war
Disadvantages: The Hollywood version of a true story is never entirely true

I first watched Black Hawk Down innocent of its crimes of omission and enjoyed it immensely - but after doing a bit of digging came to recognize that the movie is another of Hollywood's convenient creative misappropriations of a true story. Attack of the Clones While others report finding Scott's contemporary frenetic camera-work distracting I found no issues plunging into Scott's world of a Kabul-like bombed out Mogadishu invaded by almost ... Read review

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13.08.2004
schnell, schnell, kartopple koff
Review of Black Hawk Down (Wide Screen) by daylight

Advantages: Gritty, atmospheric, based on a true story.good soundtrack
Disadvantages: no big stars, not uite saving private ryan.

...be writing this review of Black Hawk Down. My plan was to watch it then send it back and insist that i had put a cross in the box on the form provided. Anyway. I got comfy on the couch with my five cans of lager, popcorn, chips and nachos and selection of sweets ready to endure the next couple of hours. I presumed that after an hour I would be turning the movie off and going to bed. I was wrong! Allthough this movie isnt in the list of my all time ... Read review

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23.10.2002
Technically Superb, But Thats About It
Review of Black Hawk Down (Wide Screen) by wampyrii

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...and expenditure. However, when a Black Hawk helicopter is shot down by the masses of heavily armed rebel fighters in the city things go wrong, the kidnapping turning into a rescue mission which was doomed to failure. Suddenly it seems that everyone inside Mogadishu is either an American in a whole lot of trouble or a Somali rebel with an automatic weapon or bazooka and all hell breaks loose... If the movie was meant to be nothing more than a shooting ... Read review

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16.02.2002
Black Hawk Not Quite Down, But not far off.
Review of Black Hawk Down (Wide Screen) by paul1963

Advantages: Realistic, action packed, beautiful imagery
Disadvantages: No sex scenes, little identification with the characters

...spots - and unbelievable! Black Hawk Down, there's still one left and this is a Saturday after 7.00pm. It's in the bag and we're on our way home, we're out of here. Wife a bit confused about being asked in if there wasn't some sort of committee meeting about choices etc, but this is a result and mission is over. Roger that you clever clever man. The film: Set in the early nineties. The US have just pulled out of Somalia after their disastrous ... Read review

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