Makes other war movies look like [censored]!

Rating: 10/10 (28 June 2002)

Yeah, ok, so a lot of the stuff in Black Hawk Down is either melded from real events or cliche. WHO CARES?! It's not like this is Saving Private Ryan--which is becoming cliche in its own right because everyone is comparing it to this--Patton, or Platoon. The emphasis is not on drama--where in those movies it has to be the driving force--but rather on the grittiness and action. I've spoken with many people from the Army that were there in Mogadishu and they said that the film captured the feel of the real events even if Scott had to B.S. somewhat. After all, this is the most modern (set in '93) combat film made, so it's laying new ground.