Saturday, April 12, 2008

Blackhawk Down

This movie really grabbed me, and didn't let go until the very end. It follows the story of a helicopter crew that gets shot down over an African village swarming with a cruel dictator's soldiers. The Rangers and Delta Force soldiers in here are on a special mission when everything goes wrong, and they go from a 30 minute mission to almost a 24 hour mission. The enemy is well-armed, and does not care about killing civilians. This movie stirred up some long-felt hatred for the politics involved in war today. The mission could have been easily done with a couple of C-130s, but the UN refused to allow it. Because of that, many soldier's lives were lost. This movie is fairly realistic in most ways, from violence, to the brotherhood of soldiers, to language. I would not recommend this movie for children because of the violence and language. There is plenty of F**k S**t D**n H**l in this movie. For teens and adults however, this is a Must-see. I really liked this movie a lot. Not having immodest women was a bonus as well. In fact I don't think theres ever a woman in screen.
Because of the language and violence I can't give this movie a 10, but it gets at least an 8.5

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