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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Brand: Sony EAN: 9780767870627 Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC ISBN: 076787062X Item Dimensions: Label: Sony Pictures Languages: Manufacturer: Sony Pictures MPN: 06766 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Sony Pictures Region Code: 99 Release Date: June 11, 2002 Running Time: 144 minutes Studio: Sony Pictures Theatrical Release Date: January 18, 2002 Editorial Review: Product Description: From acclaimed director Ridley Scott and renowned producer Jerry Bruckheimer comes this year's most intense true story about heroism under extraordinary circumstances.System Requirements:Starring: Eric Bana Ewan Bremner William Fichtner Josh Hartnett Ewan McGregor Sam Shepard and Tom Sizemore. Directed By: Ridley Scott. Running Time: 144 Min. Color. Copyright 2002 Columbia TriStar.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: R UPC: 043396067660 Manufacturer No: 06766 Amazon.com essential video: Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down conveys the raw, chaotic urgency of ground-force battle in a worst-case scenario. With exacting detail, the film re-creates the American siege of the Somalian city of Mogadishu in October 1993, when a 45-minute mission turned into a 16-hour ordeal of bloody urban warfare. Helicopter-borne U.S. Rangers were assigned to capture key lieutenants of Somali warlord Muhammad Farrah Aidid, but when two Black Hawk choppers were felled by rocket-propelled grenades, the U.S. soldiers were forced to fend for themselves in the battle-torn streets of Mogadishu, attacked from all sides by armed Aidid supporters. Based on author Mark Bowden's bestselling account of the battle, Scott's riveting, action-packed film follows a sharp ensemble cast in some of the most authentic battle sequences ever filmed. The loss of 18 soldiers turned American opinion against further involvement in Somalia, but Black Hawk Down makes it clear that the men involved were undeniably heroic. --Jeff Shannon Amazon.com: Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down conveys the raw, chaotic urgency of ground-force battle in a worst-case scenario. With exacting detail, the film re-creates the American siege of the Somalian city of Mogadishu in October 1993, when a 45-minute mission turned into a 16-hour ordeal of bloody urban warfare. Helicopter-borne U.S. Rangers were assigned to capture key lieutenants of Somali warlord Muhammad Farrah Aidid, but when two Black Hawk choppers were felled by rocket-propelled grenades, the U.S. soldiers were forced to fend for themselves in the battle-torn streets of Mogadishu, attacked from all sides by armed Aidid supporters. Based on author Mark Bowden's bestselling account of the battle, Scott's riveting, action-packed film follows a sharp ensemble cast in some of the most authentic battle sequences ever filmed. The loss of 18 soldiers turned American opinion against further involvement in Somalia, but Black Hawk Down makes it clear that the men involved were undeniably heroic. --Jeff Shannon Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Movie: 3.75/5 Picture Quality: 4~5/5 Sound Quality: 5/5 Extras: 2.5/5MPEG-2 BD-50 / Region Free Running time: 2:24:19 (Theatrical version) Movie size: 37,233,334,272 bytes Disc size: 45,638,838,470 bytes Average video bit rate: 25.56 Mbps LPCM 5.1 4608Kbps English DD AC3 5.1 640Kbps / French #Audio Commentary-Mark Bowden (Author) and Ken Nolan (Screenwriter) #Audio Commentary-Ridley Scott (Director) and Jerry Bruckheimer (Producer) #Audio Commentary-"U.S. Special Forces Veterans '93" #Making Of-"The ... Read More Rating: - Where Are the Dead Somalis?This is a well made film with compelling visuals shot in Africa, very good sound effects that depict the deadly noises of combat and a tight storyline. The film, like the book, fails to depict the numbers of Somalis killed in the fighting. Large numbers of Somali civilians died in the US v. Aidid militia combat. Aidid's militia wore no uniforms and mingled amidst civilians, but massive US firepower did kill many innocents. The gruesome dragging of dead US servicemen received ... Read More Rating: - SomaliaBased on an actual operation, the action is intense. Very reallistic effects, and well acted. It really makes you feel for the soldiers who are asked to carry out such operations. I am glad they have this film to tell their story. Rating: - Black Hawk Down is a winner!The movie Black Hawk Down, which follows the Army Rangers and Delta Forces the Clinton Administration left in Mogadishu, Somalia, in the 1990s. Based on true events, the movie retells the horrific events that led to the US military's most embarrassing and violent battle of that decade. The film is incredible in every aspect, including the cast, the production, the realistic environments and the enthralling battles. Everything looks spectacular in Blu-Ray high definition, especially the battles. This ... Read More Rating: - Very good movieAs the commentator who knows how to assess evidence of war films (and narratives: cf. Listmania on my list "Vietnam War"), modern (ie from the Vietnam War) and ancient (World War II ), I loved this film. The territory of the conflict that is still relevant to tribal rivalries against the backdrop of Islamism and corruption. The UN mandate in Somalia has unfortunately not changed the situation. The deployment of American forces is typical of those used in current conflicts (Iraq ... Read More |
