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Black Hawk Down (2001)
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"This is not particualrly timley spy stuff. It probably could have been set during say, the Cold War and played out the same way. Leo DiCaprio really doesn't pull off the mercenary/spook/tough guy thing, but bless his heart, he does keep trying. There's some ok intense action towards the beginning, but once we settle in the movie gets a biut dull and loses it's way, getting a bit predictable. The Kingdom did action and timeliness better. It kind of has the Western patriarchial/white man's burden themes of Black Hawk Down and Kingdom of Heaven; if seen as part of the "Ridley Scott Foreign Policy" trilogy, it's the weakest of the three. "
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"io9 has confirmed an earlier report that Ridley Scott will direct an adaptation of Brave New World, Aldous Huxley’s classic dystopian future novel. Scott says that Leonardo DiCaprio approached him about adapting the book, and it looks like he will star in the film as well. This is exciting news; not only does it herald the return to science fiction for the director of Blade Runner and Alien, it also means that Leo, who is working on a live action adaptation of Akira, has two dystopian future projects in progress. Brave New World is one of my favorite books, and Blade Runn "
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"FORWARD: This is a review of two movies, "Black Hawk Down" and "Saving Private Ryan", while also discussing principals that I believe make for better movies. In this review, I hope to look at more than just these movies and look at movies in general more. These two movies have a lot in common, not just their classification as war movies, they seek to put the viewer in the action of the movie and they have similar underlying themes of brotherhood among soldiers and never leave another man behind. But there is (I find) a better one between the two, despite similarities and differences. To discuss this, one has to really step back from what is normally looked at in a review and take into account some film theory. Starting, however, with themes. There are several in these movies, particularly that of camaraderie mentioned before. This is one part that "Saving Private Ryan" does discuss very well, "Saving Private Ryan" asks where the line is to be drawn between the life of one man and ... "
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"For it's time it was the next best thing since Saving Private Ryan or The Thin Red Line. Thematically, it was almost better than Saving Private Ryan, for it's message about the soldiers fighting for our country and the support that they need from us, wherever they are.I consider it Ridley Scott's greatest work as a director. Definitely one of my favorite war films. "
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"What would have happened had Private Jessica Lynch been captured by Iraqi militia, handed over to an angry mob of residents who then proceeded to murder her and drag her body through the streets of Baghdad? Would the US government, withered by public pressure, have withdrawn troops from Iraq? Would the price paid by Lynch and her loved ones been justifiable for the greater good of an end to the US military action in Iraq? Questions like these keep cropping up when looking back at the Mogadishu ‘incident’ in Somalia in 1993 when US troops suffered heavy losses in streetfighting with militias and the ignominy of seeing a captured US soldier killed on the streets and dragged through the streets by the Somalian populace, an image that was broadcast to every household on international television networks. Suddenly the ugly spectre of war came uncomfortably close to American civilians, prompting a public outrage that forced the Clinton government to pull out of Somalia. ... "
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"A true test of courage! A mixed movie! This movie makes you see hope, friendship, trust, and love for America! This is one of my favorite movies. A truely patriotic film!!5 stars rated=R Not for people under 16!! FOR STRONG VIOLANCE!! "
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