Oscar-winning ‘masterpiece’ battle movie now streaming on Amazon Prime | Films | Entertainment | EUROtoday

A “masterpiece” battle movie boasting an all-star solid is at the moment accessible to stream within the UK.

Black Hawk Down (2001) is impressed by the true story of American forces who helicoptered into the Somali capital in a bid to seize two key lieutenants of a robust Somali warlord.

However, the mission descends right into a determined and brutal firefight in opposition to Somali militia after two US Black Hawk helicopters are shot down.

The movie contains a stellar ensemble solid, together with Josh Hartnett, Eric Bana, Ewan McGregor, Jason Isaacs, Tom Sizemore, William Fichtner, Sam Shepard, and Jeremy Piven, alongside early appearances from Orlando Bloom and Tom Hardy.

It was helmed by acclaimed director Ridley Scott (Alien, Gladiator, Bladerunner), working from a screenplay by Ken Nolan, and was tailored from Mark Bowden’s 1999 non-fiction ebook, Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War.

The movie obtained widespread vital acclaim, choosing up two Oscars for Film Editing and Sound Mixing, although some critics took problem with its historic inaccuracies.

Audiences have taken to evaluation aggregator platforms in droves to heap reward on the battle epic.

One viewer awarded it a ten/10, writing: “This is a must-see film for anyone interested in war films and I guarantee you that you will be moved by this film.”

Another mentioned: “I’ve never seen more authentic-looking battle scenes in any other movie.” A 3rd added: “I think I watched this movie over 20 times (on 5 or 6 diff languages). This is simply one of my favorite movies of all time. The music, characters, plot and the DRAMA – everything is so amazing about this movie.”

A fourth known as it “one of best war movies”, praising its “stellar” solid.

“Shows the true horrors of war. I love the sets!!! Very good music. So much praise for this film,” they added.

A fifth mentioned: “The action is intense and chaotic and the anxiety while watching the story unfold is palpable. Highly recommended for anyone that likes good war movies or good movies in general.”

A sixth known as it an “extremely realistic masterpiece”, and “one of the most realistic war films I have ever seen”.

The movie holds a 15 certificates and accommodates frequent sturdy battle horror, so viewer discretion is suggested.

Black Hawk Down is out there to stream now on Amazon Prime, and may also be rented or bought on Apple TV, YouTube, and Sky Store.