Black Hawk Down is a knock-out war movie.

Rating: 10/10 (8 January 2011)

In 1993, American Army Rangers were in Somalia, participating in the OPeration Restore Hope, where they were to help out the people of Somalia gives fresh food and water. Within minutes, all of that was ended up in war. Ridley Scott directs the war epic, Black Hawk Down. Josh Harnett plays one of the soldiers, who participates in the mission. The mission was a raid to contain the people in the raid as the Rangers seal up the area. Soon enough, the raid turns into a disaster as one of the helicopter is shot out of the sky. The raid turn into a rescue and survival mission. While watching Black Hawk Down, I felt the rush of action and war fill up completely. Black Hawk Down is about the mission failure of taking down a Somalia warlord during the 1993 Mogadishu raid. 19 American soldiers died during this raid and over 1000 Somalis died during this event. I really was hooked by this movie because it was loud, yet remarkable and outstanding. The director, Ridley Scott, filled the screen with buckets of blood and gunfire. I salute the 19 American soldiers who lost their lives during this raid and they will never be forgotten. Winner of 2 Academy Awards for Best Film Editing and Best Sound, Black Hawk Down is a knock-out that will blow you off the edge of your seat. ★★★★ 4 stars.