Thread: Black Hawk Down is the most successful Gung Ho American movie!

Does any movie come close to this?


God bless America

Tbf after 9/11 America needed a morale boosting movie and this one ticked all the boxes!

Originally Posted by Joe 90

Does any movie come close to this?

Depends on personal likes. For me there are several better. Two that come to mind are Glory and Apocalypse Now.

'Apocalypse Now' is not by any stretch of the imagination a 'Gung ho' movie.

'Top Gun' is, and it was more successful at the box office than BHD.

Originally Posted by panama hat

A failed op where they US had to have their arses saved my Malaysian soldiers?

No one saved Americans asses other than Americans. The Pakistanis came in at the end with armored personnel carriers to evacuate the wounded. Get your facts right if you are going to attempt to slag off US troops. Some of the most valiant bravery was displayed in that battle, with several Americans fighting to the death. Sergeants Gary Gordon and Randy Shughart both earned the Consecutive medal of honor, giving up their own lives to save others.

Somalia Medal of Honor recipients | Medal of Honor | The United States Army

I thought Midway was pretty Gung Ho.

But not as Gung Ho as Gung Ho.

Black Hawk Down was probably asmuch a British film as American given it was directed and co-produced by Ridley Scott, and featured a fair sprinkling of Brit and Antipodean actors.

A real gung-ho Septic movie is probably The Alamo (1960) but perhaps the funniest and most ridiculous American piece of cinematic gung-ho drivelling pap has to be Pearl Harbour (2001).

Great soundtrack by Joe Strummer.

Originally Posted by Seekingasylum

perhaps the funniest and most ridiculous American piece of cinematic gung-ho drivelling pap has to be Pearl Harbour (2001).

Honestly if they'd made it a musical it would have been better. Not good, but better.

Originally Posted by Joe 90

Black Hawk Down is the most successful Gung Ho American movie!

I can’t remember seeing it

Originally Posted by bsnub

No one saved Americans asses other than Americans.

you were in the us army bsnub, got any tales of derring-do and bravery for us from your days in the trenches?

Originally Posted by taxexile

you were in the us army bsnub, got any tales of derring-do and bravery for us from your days in the trenches?

Nope.

Originally Posted by S Landreth

I can’t remember seeing it

Don't bother

Here you go:

Originally Posted by panama hat

Get over yourself, snubbs . . . your red white and blue coverall is fraying and Hollywood has blinded you

You fucking moron. The reason why the US got into trouble there was because The SECDEF at the time Les Aspin denied then General Colin Powell the equipment that he requested.

In September 1993, General Powell asked Aspin to approve the request of the U.S. commander in Somalia for tanks, armored vehicles and AC-130 Spectre gunships for his forces. Aspin turned down the request and did not take Powell's request seriously. At some point during a lunch meeting, Powell presented to Aspin on the need of additional tanks, armored vehicles, AC-130 Spectre gunships air-support to support the U.S. Troops that were about to be deployed for Battle of Mogadishu and, discussing the battle preparation instead of paying attention to Powell's recommendation, Aspin caused Powell to grow more irritated. This was believed to be the primary reason for Powell's early departure as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.^[23] Shortly thereafter Aidid's forces in Mogadishu killed 18 U.S. soldiers and wounded more than 75 in attacks that also resulted in the shooting down of two U.S. helicopters and the capture of one pilot in the Battle of Mogadishu. In the face of severe congressional criticism, Aspin admitted that in view of what had happened he had made a mistake, but stated that the request for armored equipment had been made within the context of delivering humanitarian aid to Somalia rather than protecting troops. In an appearance before a congressional committee to answer questions about the Somalia disaster, Aspin made an unfavorable impression and appeared weak in response to the detailed probing and criticism of his performance. The president publicly defended Aspin but made clear that the White House was not involved in the decision not to send armor reinforcements to Somalia. Several members of Congress called on Clinton to ask for Aspin's resignation.

On 15 December 1993 President Clinton announced Aspin's resignation, for personal reasons. Given the problems that Aspin encountered during his short term, most obviously the losses in Mogadishu, observers assumed that the president had asked him to step down. Speculation in the media centered on the Somalia embarrassment and on Aspin's differences with the Office of Management and Budget over how much the Defense budget should be cut. The secretary's health problems may well have also been a factor. One news magazine stated that Aspin's major handicap was "neither his famously unmilitary bearing nor his inability to discipline himself or the enormous Pentagon bureaucracy; it is his politician's instinct for the middle ground on defense issues." Aspin continued to serve as Secretary of Defense until February 3, 1994, when William Perry took office.

The Helicopters would have never been used if the CJCS had the equipment that he requested. It took you two days to respond to this, and you are still wrong and a complete moron.

No need to thank me snubs.

Or apologise.

I maybe there is a bit of a need..

I've mentioned a few times just how clueless Snubs is about American military history.

Utterly, utterly clueless. :/

Just why he pretends to have been in the forces is anyone's guess.


BHD. A good and well made fictional action movie. Time to download it again for a rainy afternoon.

I think they completely missed the title with that one as if you wanna go gung ho it should have been black hawk up

Originally Posted by Edmond

I've mentioned a few times just how clueless Snubs is about American military history.

You are far too kind, restricting your observation to just American military history.

Originally Posted by Edmond

I've mentioned a few times just how clueless Snubs is about American military history.

You are an utter moron. What part of this do you not understand...

Originally Posted by bsnub

In September 1993, General Powell asked Aspin to approve the request of the U.S. commander in Somalia for tanks, armored vehicles and AC-130 Spectre gunships for his forces. Aspin turned down the request and did not take Powell's request seriously. At some point during a lunch meeting, Powell presented to Aspin on the need of additional tanks, armored vehicles, AC-130 Spectre gunships air-support to support the U.S. Troops that were about to be deployed for Battle of Mogadishu and, discussing the battle preparation instead of paying attention to Powell's recommendation, Aspin caused Powell to grow more irritated. This was believed to be the primary reason for Powell's early departure as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.[23] Shortly thereafter Aidid's forces in Mogadishu killed 18 U.S. soldiers and wounded more than 75 in attacks that also resulted in the shooting down of two U.S. helicopters and the capture of one pilot in the Battle of Mogadishu.

The entire debacle never should have happened.

Originally Posted by Iceman123

You are far too kind, restricting your observation to just American military history.

Along comes one of the biggest mouth breathing idiots on TD.

Originally Posted by panama hat

Hollywood ain't reality, snubbs

I haven't seen that movie in twenty years, you fucking clown.

Originally Posted by Edmond

I've mentioned a few times just how clueless Snubs is about American military history.

Utterly, utterly clueless. :/

Just why he pretends to have been in the forces is anyone's guess.


BHD. A good and well made fictional action movie. Time to download it again for a rainy afternoon.

The potatoes don't peel themselves.

Originally Posted by panama hat

Oh dear . . . not addressing the point and getting all aggro - my first ever red blob from him

Funny stuff, isn't it ?

Can't quite decide for myself, if he is the 'drunk uncle', 'retarded cousin' or just the 'usual ignorant seppo'.

But, boy, is he good with a shovel

Originally Posted by Edmond

I've mentioned a few times just how clueless Snubs is about American military history.

He is "well vetted in millitary history"

He said so

No comments on my superiour entry; Green Berets ?

Originally Posted by helge

No comments on my superiour entry; Green Berets ?

Cool song.

Originally Posted by bsnub

You are an utter moron. What part of this do you not understand...





The entire debacle never should have happened.



Along comes one of the biggest mouth breathing idiots on TD.



I haven't seen that movie in twenty years, you fucking clown.

gEnERaL Snub is angry

Originally Posted by helge

He is "well vetted in millitary history"

He said so

No comments on my superiour entry; Green Berets ?

I was snowed in once in a Norwegian winter. For two weeks that was the only video we had. I remain familiar with the script even now.