I finally saw it tonight.
This movie has to be the best film I have ever seen in my entire life.
Of course, it was like it was written FOR me. I read the book - LOVED the book and read about this stuff ALL the time. I want to be a Ranger and am now entertaining the idea of being a chopper pilot. I'm big into military, all aspects of it including the mentality these Delta Force and Rangers had - I could completely relate.
This movie is PURE action.
The special effects ROCK, NO huge name actors trying to be a hero but at the same time many recognizable faces....you know ALL the Army choppers are real - no models. The US Army lent the use of 8-9 helicopters and 100 or so soldiers for the production of this film.
The parts when the Little Birds would rake the baddies with their miniguns and rockets.....that was kick@$$......
Perhaps my favorite part, same favorite part in the book of course, was when the two Delta Force snipers
volunteered to go down to 'hawk pilot Mike Durant and fend off the Somalis. They most likely knew they were not going to get out of there alive but still went in anyway. It's the same reason why I liked the scene in "The Rock" when the Navy SEAL captain was surrounded and outnumbered by Marines in a better position. He wouldn't give the order to surrender, even though he knew they were going to die. Situations like that get me all fired up, making me proud of our military and even prouder to some day be a part of it.
DEFINATELY getting this DVD the day it comes out.
Probably will go see it again......my dad wants to see it, along with some of my friends.......so mayb 1-2 more times
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