Not for entertainment, for a reminder

Rating: Null/10 (16 January 2002)

I had the opportunity to both read the book and view the film. I have been interested in this story since it happened and recieved little info on it through the media. This movie(and book) isn't as much for entertainment purposes as it is a reminder of what thousands of our servicemen and servicewomen put on the line. Tears ran down my face when I read the remarkable accounts in Mark Bowden's book and viewed the film. The combatants(Rangers and Delta) had to do whatever they could do just to live through the fiasco. As a former Marine that served in the Kosovo Campaign and who's wife is still an active-duty Marine, I can appreciate and highly respect what those young men went through. Probably the majority of this nation has forgotten all about what took place over there that day, and it was less than 10 years ago! We take for granted too much in this day and age of what people who serve give us, and what they may have to give in return. I found the movie quite excellent, very close to the format of the book. There have been alot of statements about the characters in this movie being hard to distinguish from one another. Well, that's what happens in the real world. The realism of this film only added to my foundness of its content. I would give it an unhesitant four stars and cannot wait to purchase this film when available.