Black Hawk Down

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Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001.
Based on the book by Mark Bowden.
Special features: "Black hawk down: on the set" featurette; theatrical trailers; filmographies; production notes.
Josh Hartnett, Eric Bana, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, Sam Shepard, Ewen Bremner, William Fichtner.
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.
DVD, Dolby digital 5.1.

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Superb submitted by Daniel Saltzman on March 13, 2010, 2:01pm An emotional, action-packed film with a wonderful score. A must-watch.

Excellent submitted by Johnny Mac on July 17, 2011, 1:19pm Sad but true, the greed of others and the commitment of the soliders to protect each other.

Pulls No Punches. submitted by GJBarnett2 on June 17, 2012, 2:10pm Still one of the best war films.

The Best submitted by yearyd on July 27, 2012, 5:30pm The BEST film on earth honoring the soldiers of Operation Restore Hope.