another great film from ridley scott

Rating: 10/10 (29 May 2002)

the best war movie of all time, right with full metal jacket. if you dont like this, you must not be a movie fan. the violence is graphic, but then again war isnt pretty is it? ridley scott's great camerawork helps keep the pacing of the movie and he gets great performances, especially from the unlikely source of josh hartnett. if anyone complains about the length let me ask you this? was titanic too long? what about saving private ryan? oh yeah. i thought so. black hawk down was everything saving private ryan should have been. it doesnt trail off after the opening sequence, and it doesnt resort to using some cheesy flashblack sequence to frame a story. it uses its time to setup all the important details in a little known about incident to give you a clear of understanding of why whats happening is happening. not only that, it is intense from start to finish. it doesnt stall with moments of levity and go to comic relief to take breaks from the action like ryan does in several spots. truly a landmark of cinema and the 3rd consecutive excellent offering from the brilliant mind of ridley scott.