as faithful as it can get!

Rating: Null/10 (14 January 2002)

This was one of the most intense war movies to date. Having read the book and then seeing the movie you find that Jerry Bruckhiemer has done alot with this this movie. Considering that the movie is 148 minutes long, its relativly short from the book point of view. Yes there were scenes that were'nt filmed or shown, probaly due to length but for those of you who have never read the book. The movie gives you a short detailed account of what happened on Oct. 3 & 4, 1993 in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Knowing that all the actors had to go through actual RANGER training and DELTA training gives this movie alot more realism to it. All the hand gestures, uniforms & equipment used were also standard military issue and directly from the Army training manuals. Attention to detail is what makes this movie rocks!
When this movie comes out on DVD, after the smoke clears, GET IT! I'm sure they'll put alot of extras, hopefully with a directors cut edition.