Posted by: ladyinred January 17, 2006
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Lets not forget Black Hawk Down, but I wish they would have done a better job with in the movie: 1) How bad Somali marksmen were. Even though they mentioned them being "messed up on khat", the book IIRC mentions more instances where the Somalis *could have* killed many more, but their shots kinda sucked. 2) The movie didn't mention more about how the Somalis used women and children as shields. IIRC, the book mentioned that they used women and children at the front of a line of Somalis, not just mixed in. I know the movie mentioned "women and children in the crowd" once, but it almost seems like the women and children were "accidentally" in the wrong place at the wrong time. The book makes it *very clear* that the Somalis used them on purpose as shields, thinking that the Americans wouldn't shoot at women. 3) Not enough about the "Little Bird" helicopters. They kept up their runs all night. By the time of the scene where the Little Birds cleared the rooftops, the Somalis would run from the helicopters, not stand there and get mowed down. After all, those guns can fire like, 8 gajillion rounds a minute All in all, a fine movie. But like Saving Private Ryan, it leaves you with a weird feeling...
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