Tears Of The Sun / Black Hawk Down (Box Set) (Wide Screen)

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Production Year: 2003 - Action/Adventure - Director: Antoine Fuqua, Ridley Scott - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Bruce Willis, Monica Bellucci, Cole Hauser, Paul Francis, Eamonn Walker, Ewan McGregor, Josh Hartnett, Tom Sizemore, William Fichtner, Eric Bana, Ewen Bremner, Sam Shepard, Ioan Gruffudd, Ron Eldard, Kim Coates, Gabriel Casseus, Hugh Dancy more

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A DVD set containing two war films that pull no punches in showing the viewer the confusion and injustice of modern warfare.
In TEARS OF THE SUN Lieutenant A.K. Waters (Bruce...
more...Willis) and his elite team of Navy SEALS have their work cut out for them when they are dispatched to war-torn Nigeria with orders to rescue an American citizen, Dr. Lena Kendricks (Monica Bellucci). The mission is pretty cut and dry except for one glitch: Dr. Kendricks will have to abandon the natives to whom she has been providing healthcare and those that work in the mission where her rudimentary hospital is located. Of course, Dr. Kendricks refuses to leave without her people, forcing Lieutenant Waters to choose between completing his orders as directed or putting the lives of his men on the line by helping the refugees cross the border to Cameroon on foot. To complicate matters, the group is being pursued by militant guerillas who destroy everything in their path. Willis is in top form as Lieutenant Waters, a touch-as-nails military man who confronts his conscience and makes decisions that surprise even him as he finds himself influenced by the stubborn Dr. Kendricks.
BLACK HAWK DOWN is based on a true story. 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.





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Review of Tears Of The Sun / Black Hawk Down (Box Set) (Wide Screen) by SteveVenezia

Advantages: Two of the best current war films combined, tons of great actors.
Disadvantages: Only for war fans.

...package. Highly recommended. Let's start with Tears of the Sun. Starring one of my favourite actors (Bruce Willis) the film follows a team of American soldiers fighting in the jungles of Africa. It's the usual story of generic warlord slaughtering his own people, and the heroic Americans running in to save them, yet there's a twist. The Americans are there to save their own people, not the natives. So Bruce and his team are left with a decision: ... Read review

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Review of Tears Of The Sun / Black Hawk Down (Box Set) (Wide Screen) by donherd

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 ... Read review

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