Definatly a Classic [****]

Rating: Null/10 (22 January 2002)

My favorite war movie of all time was Full Metal Jacket by Stanley Kubrick, no other movie explains the psychological aspect of war like this movie did. Saving private Ryan was second, it was very realistic and was also backed by fantastic acting. However, after i left the theatre last night i realized that no other movie depicts the realism of battle like Black Hawk Down. Financed by Big time producer Jerry Bruckheimer, Ridley Scott is the perfect director for a war movie. His trademark Gloomy look you see in his movies really make the movie stunning and visually marvelous. Ridley's intention was to put the audience right int he middle of the battle which is in fact the entire movie except for the first half hour which is mostly character introductions. Many people are knocking this movie for its shallow characters. Thats not what this movie is all about. It's a movie that shows the reality of war, and how brutal it is. War is a terrible thing and to all the people who say let's bomb this country and let's bomb them and them....Go see this movie. If you happen to be sensitive to disturbing grotesque images, go see this movie. War is War and people die in terrible ways, and Ridley Scott shows that. He definatly created a masterpeice and the movie almost has a documentary type feel to it. Despite its shallow characters, you do get to care about them, and at times i found myself pumping my fist rooting for them at the end even though it was viewed as a trajedy as 19 soldiers perished in a battle no one even knows about. It's not a patriotic, Go kick their butt America! film. No happy endings in this flick. Just the Truth. The Truth about human war. An Great Movie Overall..it is definatly in my top 10 list of the greatest movies of all time.