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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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MCT:November 3, 2008this movie is soo sad. i loved it but!
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MCT:October 30, 2008
This was actually a good movie. Apparently based on real events.Has a great cast in this. I would recommend this film for war movie fans.
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MCT:October 21, 2008For a "realistic" war movie this film isn't very engaging. Ewan McGregor - and Eric Bana especially - give the best performances, but you never feel that the soldiers won't make it back. Perhaps if the threat was greater and some more major characters were killed off it would have been more interesting.
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MCT:October 21, 2008I have seen this movie countless times but I felt compelled to write a review tonight. I was at work bored and twiddling my thumbs, a 18 wheeler pulled up and a fairly young trucker hopped out. We must have talked for an hour.
He's been home from Iraq for about a year. He was part of a rapid response unit in Baghdad and beyond. You know...one of those guys that get called when the shit hits the fan...and they need to make a precise drop of "boots" to an altercation.
He would repel from Black Hawks to hot spots in Iraq. Secure locations, re-enforce units already engaged or hunt and dispatch/capture insurgence.
His unit and several others were called to action. A lead Humvee was hit by an IED and they were also taking small arms fire. He and several others flew to that location and took up a position on a rooftop.
He was wounded and almost died when a RPG hit part of the structure. Several friends in his unit died from shrapnel.
He was injured so bad that he spent a few months in a German hospital before he was stable enough to fly home. Some of his friends were not that lucky. Did I mention this "boy" was 24 years old at the time, on his second tour?
Of course it reminded me of this movie. Though I haven't really reviewed this movie so far...just know if your one of the Few that haven't seen it you should.
Based on True events in the Battle of Mogadishu, in 1993 . Directed by Ridley Scott, Black Hawk Down shows us the courage, honor and valor that is the US Military. God Speed Brothers....IM glad I have a job that I can be bored at. -
MCT:October 12, 2008
I found this one of the most decent war films in recent times, the acting was good but the script seemed to lack originality, the direction and cinematography was extremely well done, which makes this a really good film.
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MCT:October 12, 2008
Not his finest but Ridley puts on a great show here. I wasn't overly enthralled with the whole things but this is an intense ride that really shows some great visuals in terms of what modern warfare might be like.
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MCT:October 10, 2008
BY FAR ONE OF THE MOST INTENSE WAR COMBAT MOVIES EVER MADE. TRUE STORY INFACT, AND IF YOU DON'T ALREADY HATE BILL CLINTON'S MILITARY RELATIONS, YOU WILL AFTER SEEING THIS MOVIE. EIGHTEEN US SOLDIERS AND OVER 500 SOMALIANS WERE KILLED DURING WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN A 30 MINUTE SEARCH AND CAPTURE MISSION. EVEN SO, I REALLY ENJOYED THIS MOVIE. I'M A SUCKER FOR COMBAT MOVIES, AND THIS HAS GOT TO BE ONE OF THE BEST MODERN COMBAT MOVIES MADE. IT FULL OF ACTION, AND NOT A DULL MOMENT IN THE ENTIRE MOVIE.
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MCT:October 8, 2008"Based on a true story" is very relative with some movies. Basicly this is just propaganda and it's dull all the way through. I've had to go through it twice and actually fell asleep ten minutes into the movie the second time. My advise is to not see it but that's just me.
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MCT:October 7, 2008
A total knockout. A raw, kinetic and relentlessly exciting action-thriller. A powerful and exhilerating movie experiance. An excellent movie. A breathtaking masterpiece. Director, Ridley Scott put's you right in the battle. The cast is awsome, each and everyone of them bring something great to the table. Josh Hartnett, Eric Bana, William Fitchner, Jason Isaacs, Tom Sizemore and Ewan McGregor are outstanding. Non-stop spectacular action at every corner. Intense, amazing and remarkable. A deeply moving, electrifying, explosive, effective and satisfying military drama. One of the most engadging and and riveting film experiances I've ever had. Truly and utterly ungorgettable.
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MCT:October 2, 2008
Really involving even though you know how it turns out. But, it's Ridley Scott, what did you expect?
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MCT:October 2, 2008
sad movie. i dont really like to watch war movies, but being a "veteran" i cant help but support our troops.
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MCT:September 24, 2008
Intense creation of wartime sequences and great action sequences....director gets a bit carried away in the later stages but a good movie nevertheless......
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I need to watch this one again.... I don't remember much except the bits where Ewan McGregor was in it and Eric Bana.
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MCT:September 19, 2008
The true story of the United States' involvement in Somalia during an ill-fated humanitarian mission. On October 3, 1993, U.S. soldiers entered Somalia on an exercise that was supposed to take less than an hour. The mission turned into a nightlong battle against thousands of heavily armed Somalians. Eighteen U.S. soldiers and more than 500 Somalians were killed as a result of this conflict. This retelling of 1993's botched and bloody Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia is patriotic yet honest..
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MCT:September 10, 2008
this is an awesome action/war movie. its very sad one though. it has an outstanding cast with strong performances. the action was very intense & realistic. sometimes it makes me feel a litt oozey when i see the brutal war scenes. they contain violent images of gore which is not very pleasant to see but thats how war is. overall this is a great entertaining war movie. i recommend this movie for war/action fans 5/5 stars
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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 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, 2008
certainly 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
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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mikefoot6posted 110 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
posted 114 days ago -
just one of the best movies of war ever made so far. excellent movie. recommended a lot.
posted 207 days ago -
This is one of the best war movies yet!
So fucking vivid and realistic.
It was great. I loved Sargent. Eversmann .posted 279 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 432 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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