Chicago Sun-Times, 03/31/2002, p.5, "...Gripping, incisive....An attempt to record as accurately as possible what it was like to be under fire on that mission..."
Ultimate DVD, 07/01/2007, p.19, 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he aerial photography of Black Hawks sweeping across the coastline is stunning....Technically the film is excellent..."
Rolling Stone, 01/31/2001, p.57-8, "...A personal best for producer Jerry Bruckheimer, a triumph for Scott and a war film of prodigious power. You will be shaken..."
New York Times, 12/28/2001, p.E1, "...There may be no working director more accomplished at wringing texture out of the color blue than the prodigious and now prolific Mr. Scott..."
USA Today, 12/28/2001, p.9D, "...BLACK HAWK's knockout photography, editing and sound are all state of the art..."
Variety, 12/10/2001, p.31-5, "...[The] images have a raw, vital quality that heightens the urgent, you-are-there quality of the action, and all the equipment, effects and military-related details are superb..."
Box Office, 03/01/2002, p.61, "...Well-made..."
Sight and Sound, 02/01/2002, p.41, "...[Made] with immense technical skill and spectacular photography..."
Title Note
Theatrical Release: DECEMBER 28, 2001 (NY/LA) JANUARY 18, 2002 (EXPANDS)
Release Note
DVD Features:
Region 1 Keep Case Widescreen - 2.35 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Additional Release Material: Trailers Featurette - 1. ON THE SET (24 mins.) Interactive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Selection Text/Photo Galleries: Filmographies Production Notes
Product Notes
On October 3, 1993, Army Rangers and members of the elite Delta Force participated in a covert operation in Mogadishu, Somalia that went horribly wrong. Sent to abduct two lieutenants of a vicious Somali warlord, the soldiers found themselves surrounded by hostile militia. Two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down and many men lost their lives. Mark Bowden of the Philadelphia Inquirer told the story of the battle in his exhaustively researched, critically acclaimed book, BLACK HAWK DOWN, and filmmaker Ridley Scott (GLADIATOR) and screenwriter Ken Nolan have done an amazing job of bringing the dramatic story to the screen. Like Bowden's book, the film does not thoroughly examine the context of the conflict, but gives a detailed and intense blow-by-blow account of the fighting. The outstanding ensemble cast includes Josh Hartnett as a competent but nervous Ranger sergeant leading his first mission, Ewan McGregor as a "desk jockey" who excels when sent into combat, Eric Bana (THE INCREDIBLE HULK) as a cocky and enigmatic Delta, and Ron Eldard as a downed Black Hawk pilot. The violence of the film is brutal and nearly constant. Scott unflinchingly captures the chaos and mayhem of battle with tremendous visual finesse.
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