Amazing...

Rating: 10/10 (28 January 2002)

When I walked into my local movie theater, I didn't quite know what to expect of this movie. I mean, I knew it was a war movie about the battle of Mogadishu and all, but what I saw was not what I expected. And I mean that in a good way.
What I didn't expect was the movie to be one long war sequence. I thought that there might be some character development or a backstory of some kind or another, but there wasn't. Normally, this really angers me when that doesn't happen in a movie, but Black Hawk Down makes a special exception. Here, the only character that you need to know is the war that rages around the U.S. Rangers. Yes, Josh Hartnett and crew give excellent performances, but you didn't need to know who they were or what they did to enjoy them.
Cinematography in this movie = excellent. I swear, I felt like I was in the middle of the battle my self, with bullets flying by and rockets whizzing past. And it shows you what war is really like, unlike what Pearl Harbor or Behind Enemy Lines did. True, Pearl Harbor had a spectacular war scene, but it felt fake. And Behind Enemy Lines, well, I wasn't too impressed with it. But Black Hawk Down, just like Saving Private Ryan, puts you right smack down in the middle of the action and makes you see what war is really like. Yes, there are some graphic war wounds and disturbing images, but war ain't pretty.
Listen, for all you people who haven't seen BHD, get off the internet, turn off the computer, get in the car, go to the movie theater, and see it. Great visuals, powerful acting, and another excellent score by Hans Zimmer make this one of the best movies of 2001.
10/10