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I don't consider this one a movie at all. It was as close to a documentary as you can get without actually shooting combat footage.

Then you say it ISNT a documentary. You just said it was the closest thing!

This movie is over rated as movies go. This is no blockbuster.

Fine by me. I don't care if it's a blockbuster or not. That's not the point. I'm sorry you weren't "entertained". The movie was AUTHENTIC and almost 100% FACTUAL. I'll take that over "entertainment" and "acting" any day of the week.

Also, if you recall, the troop was flipping off his buddies as he was being led away by the Captain. That crap happens all the time.

I need some advice. We have a 13-year old daughter whom we normally do not take to R-rated movies on account of the violence or the language. Yet, I want her to see what sacrifice and American comradere are so she can appreciate what's presently going on in the world. How does the depiction of violence compare with Saving Pvt. Ryan or Braveheart? And is the language just a constant spew of expletives or does it actually make sense in the context of the action. If you're familiar with the recent "Band of Brothers" series on HBO it had swearing, but it seemed to be suited to context (as in a GI blurting out while diving into a foxhole for cover from enemy fire).

How would you rate Blackhawk Down on the violence and language scale?