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Black Hawk Down
Genre: Drama

Reviewed In Issue 62 (July 2002) Of Widescreen Review®

Stars:
Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, Eric Bana, William Fichtner, Ewen Bremner & Sam Shepard

WSR Review Scores
WSR Picture Rating: 4.5
DD Sound Rating: 5
DTS Sound Rating: NA
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Reference Systems
Critics' Composite Score: 3.5
Internet Links
http://www.sony.com/blackhawkdown
http://www.cthe.com
Special Features
Includes a 24-minute featurette, which explains the actual incident and how it was incorporated into a feature film, and cast and crew filmographies. A DVD special edition is planned for release in the future.


 DVD General Information

(Studio/Distributor): Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
(Catalog Number): 06766
(MPAA Rating): R
(Rating Reason):

Intense, realistic, graphic war violence and for language
(Retail Price): $27.96
(DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
(Widescreen Edition): Yes
(Full Screen Edition): No
(Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
(Running Time In Minutes): 144
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): Yes
(Regional Coding): 1
(Theatrical Year): 2001
(Theatrical Release): Yes
(Direct-To-Video Release): No
(DVD Release Date): 06/11/02
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

 Credits Information

(Director): Ridley Scott
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Story Synopsis:


DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced DVD picture, framed at 2.35:1, opens with an intentionally uninviting, deglamorized picture, which visually re-creates the horrible incident which occurred in Somalia. As the movie progresses, an intentionally harsh and highly contrasted picture creates a mood for the chaotic war-torn storytelling. Director Ridley Scott has described the look of the film as having an

Soundtrack:
This Academy Award

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