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Black Hawk Down

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment / Year: 2001

DVD Widescreen More Info Close Caption: Yes Region Code: 1 UPC: 043396067660 Catalog #: DL1866613 Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary), English Dolby Digital Surround, French Dolby Digital Surround, Cantonese subtitles, English subtitles, French subtitles, Korean subtitles, Thai subtitles	Usually ships in 5-10 days	$13.49 (10% off) List Price: $14.99
DVD Widescreen Extended Cut More Info Extended Cut Region Code: 1 UPC: 043396108646 Catalog #: DL1866618 Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary), English Dolby Digital Surround, French Dolby Digital Surround, Cantonese subtitles, English subtitles, French subtitles, Korean subtitles, Thai subtitles	Usually ships in 5-10 days	$17.99 (10% off) List Price: $19.99
Blu-ray More Info Close Caption: No Region Code: 1 UPC: 043396150232 Catalog #: DB1866619 Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary), English Dolby Digital Surround, French Dolby Digital Surround, Cantonese subtitles, English subtitles, French subtitles, Korean subtitles, Thai subtitles	Usually ships in 5-10 days	$22.99 (8% off) List Price: $24.99

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Synopsis

Based on journalist Mark Bowden's best-seller, this war film recounts the disasterous American invasion of Somalia in 1993 which began as a humanitarian mission and ended in bloody conflict.

Review

When a humanitarian mission by U.S. forces goes seriously awry, a 24-hour period becomes living hell for beleaguered American soldiers caught in a firestorm of bullets, bombs and crushing defeat. Based on the best-selling novel by Mark Bowden (based on his award-winning series published in The Philadelphia Inquirer), Black Hawk Down is a magnificently told film that recounts through powerful, intense images, realistic battle sequences and masterful storytelling what exactly happened that day when Delta Force troops and Army Rangers landed in the hostile environment of Mogadishu in October 1993. U.S. military had initially arrived in the Somalian capital as part of an effort to capture aides of rebel leader Mohammed Farrah Aidid, whose civil war had left over 300,000 dead. From the start, however, the mission is ill-fated: a Ranger falls from a helicopter, and the attempt to rescue him begins a chain reaction of disasters, leaving many soldiers stranded and under attack from rebels and civilian mobs. Director Scott has achieved quite an accomplishment -- chaotic war scenes of astonishing power are deftly balanced with characters who resonate far beyond the usual war film. Epic in scope but without losing an intimacy that sets it apart, Black Hawk Down is superior, straightforward filmmaking and an unsentimental reminder of the high cost of battle.

--David Bleiler

Product Format Information

DVD Widescreen: $13.49

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 043396067660
Catalog #: DL1866613

Studio : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , English Dolby Digital Surround , French Dolby Digital Surround , Cantonese Subtitles , English Subtitles , French Subtitles , Korean Subtitles , Thai Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen, Pan & Scan
Features:
Documentaries: On the Set featurette

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DVD Widescreen: $17.99 (Extended Cut)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Running Time: 152 minutes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 043396108646
Catalog #: DL1866618

Studio : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Features:
Bonus footage: Includes almost 10 minutes added back into the film
Featurette: "Frontline: Ambush in Mogadishu"

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Blu-ray : $22.99

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: No
Region Code: 1
UPC: 043396150232
Catalog #: DB1866619

Studio : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 , French Dolby Digital 5.1 , English Subtitles , French Subtitles , Korean Subtitles , Portuguese Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: 2.35, Pan & Scan
Extras: Deleted Scenes
Features:
Audio commentary: by Author Mark Bowden and Screenwriter Ken Nolan
Audio commentary: by Producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Director Ridley Scott
Audio commentary: by U.S. Special Forces Veterans '93
Documentaries: The History Channel: The True Story of Black Hawk Down
Featurette: Image & Design
Featurette: The Essence of Combat - Making Black Hawk Down
Interview(s): Question & Answer Forum with BAFTA, Editor's Guild and American Cinematheque

Keywords

Drama, Military

Genres

Action/Adventure, Drama

Customer Reviews

Ultimate War movie of all times!!!

Hogger (scsutke101@aol.com) wrote on 05/02/2002:

all i can say ios this movie was the best military movie of all time. The footage brings you so close to the action that you feel you are part of the unit fighting to war lords troops.