Blackhawk Down...holy cow
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After reading the book, and seeing the History channel doc, I really want to see this movie.
I am a bit leery about Robert Altman, though. He's a great director, but his anti-American views really piss me off. Anyone who's unclear about what I'm referring to should see the interview/story about him on the Fox News web page for clarrification.
The Rangers/Delta Force that fought that day are true heroes. It sickens me to think the way in which the entire ordeal was handled by the "decision makers". The thought of allowing anyone to drag the naked and damaged bodies of our boys through their streets like trophies is enough to make me see red. That being said, the ordeal and its bungle should do nothing but hi-light the heroism of those men who fought and died.
I am a bit leery about Robert Altman, though. He's a great director, but his anti-American views really piss me off. Anyone who's unclear about what I'm referring to should see the interview/story about him on the Fox News web page for clarrification.
The Rangers/Delta Force that fought that day are true heroes. It sickens me to think the way in which the entire ordeal was handled by the "decision makers". The thought of allowing anyone to drag the naked and damaged bodies of our boys through their streets like trophies is enough to make me see red. That being said, the ordeal and its bungle should do nothing but hi-light the heroism of those men who fought and died.
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Originally posted by CBeyond
Black Hawk Down was directed by Ridley Scott, not Robert Altman.
Black Hawk Down was directed by Ridley Scott, not Robert Altman.
I sincerely hope that I am wrong. After reading his interviewFox News Altman Interview and seeing him on TV, I was pretty ticked off. I loved the original MASH movie too and this a-hole has spoiled a bit of it for me.
Please, please, please someone with more insight than me tell me that Altman had nothing to do with the movie. I'm bound to see it anyway, but I'd feel much better knowing that he had nothing to do with it.
PS - Ironwedge - Semper Fi!
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Originally posted by Tedow
You grew up surrounded by cutting edge fighter planes, and then went off to be a jarhead? What's up with that?
I know I certainly never get tired of seeing F-15's and -16's roar over my head on my way to work...though with the top down, it can be a bit hard on the ears 
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You grew up surrounded by cutting edge fighter planes, and then went off to be a jarhead? What's up with that?
I know I certainly never get tired of seeing F-15's and -16's roar over my head on my way to work...though with the top down, it can be a bit hard on the ears .
(OK, maybe cutting for noise). As for being a Jarhead, well at least I was a flying Jarhead! & it partly falls into the "if I knew as much now as I knew then" category! I still get to fly some pretty interesting stuff, nothing sonic though
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I knew it was a Ridley Scott picture when I listened to the soundtrack...very Gladiator-like.
I can't deny the narrative style - it is not a documentary. Nevertheless, people died and the movie did a good job of telling their story. Funny, I didn't see the Somalians as the bad guys (even the people that controlled Mog). I think the director was diffinetly making a point on how everyday Americans deal with world issues, and maybe rightly so.
Ultimitaly, I got the feeling of "damn, war is hell" - and that is always good to remember....
I can't deny the narrative style - it is not a documentary. Nevertheless, people died and the movie did a good job of telling their story. Funny, I didn't see the Somalians as the bad guys (even the people that controlled Mog). I think the director was diffinetly making a point on how everyday Americans deal with world issues, and maybe rightly so.
Ultimitaly, I got the feeling of "damn, war is hell" - and that is always good to remember....