the hurt locker

[Hitchkok]

i'm watching it now, and, well, the fact i'm posting while it's still on should implie as to how much i like it....
did anyone see it?
do you think it deserves a nomination? let alone an oscar?

[Noobert]

I loved it. I would watch it again, if I could.

An Oscar? Not certain as to what Oscar it was given.

[Hitchkok]

I loved it. I would watch it again, if I could.

An Oscar? Not certain as to what Oscar it was given.

best movie, best director, best original screenplay, best editing, best sound editing and best sound mix.
the direction was actually quite good, and i don't consider myself competent to judge sound awards. the editing was effective, although not inspiring. quite standart for a war movie, to be honest.
but best screenplay and best movie?
in my opinion the movie was just dull. bored me to hell. neither the plot nor the charecters had me captivated.
i have to be honest, i haven't seen the other movies, but it seems to me that if this is the best hollywood had to offer this year, it was a sad year indeed.

[Jack]

I loved it, even put it in my permanent collection.

[Sammael]

Its not really a war movie is it, well when i just watched it now becuase you mentioned it, I still enjoyed the movie myself, it brought the hard fact of what they do out there risking there lives everyday to keep others safe, it shows the physical and mental strains it puts on a person.

I will give it 9/10.

[Juliette]

I loved it, even put it in my permanent collection.

i.e. you bought the movie?

[Hitchkok]

I loved it, even put it in my permanent collection.

i.e. you bought the movie?

oh, bias, don't be so old fashion...
but i'll actually like to here a serious discussion about the movie.
as i said, i didn't like it much, but maybe i've missed something. if someone can enlighten me, i'll be thrilled.

[MEZZANINE]

Excelent movie, gritty, harsh and realistic character based story. Doubt I will watch it again any time soon, it's not that kinda film, but enjoyed it, very rare to find films of this quality.

Give me films like this over CGI moneymakers any day

[Noobert]

best movie, best director, best original screenplay, best editing, best sound editing and best sound mix.
the direction was actually quite good, and i don't consider myself competent to judge sound awards. the editing was effective, although not inspiring. quite standart for a war movie, to be honest.
but best screenplay and best movie?
in my opinion the movie was just dull. bored me to hell. neither the plot nor the charecters had me captivated.
i have to be honest, i haven't seen the other movies, but it seems to me that if this is the best hollywood had to offer this year, it was a sad year indeed.

Best Movie? Not certain about that, especially with bigger heavy weights reigning in. It was most definately a 9.5/10 but it doesn't beat other movies out like Avatar for me.
Best Director? No. By far, no.
Best Original Screenplay? Not a clue what that means.
The last three? Not quiet sure why those even exist. I guess everybody needs an award these days to prove they did hard work, rather then swimming in the money they make off certain movies.

It's in my permi collection as well.

[Hitchkok]

Best Original Screenplay? Not a clue what that means.

there are two screenplay awards. one for the best original screenplay, i.e. a screenplay that was written from scratch for the movie, and one for the best adapted screenplay, i.e. a screenplay that is based on another work (a book, a play, a TV-series, etc. not sure if a remake comes under this one, but i think it does).

[Ra]

I enjoyed it very much. More so because it wasn't your standard war movie. I thought Hurt Locker was more character driven and less reliant upon action. And when there was action, it wasn't slow mo / explosions.. explosions and more explosions but rather gritty realistic combat. The Sniper scene was really tense and drew me in.

As far as oscar.. it was better than the other nominees. While it may not have been as great as past winners, it still was a very good movie.

If you want oscar bs.. the blind side? sandra bullock winning an oscar for her 'performance'?.. I liked her better in Speed..

[Hitchkok]

i actually thought about it some more today, and realised it's actually a metaphore, or rather a searies of metaphores.
my previous judgement of the movie being, well, boring and not increadibly well made still stands, but the metaphores are quite intresting.
i'll have to watch it again with this on mind to see what i can come up with, but here's what i figured out: (spoiler included)
[spoiler]- Wiliam James is (for the most parts) George W.
- the next to last scene (the one with the Iraqy trapped in an explosive vest) is the way americans view the current situation. they (Americans, simbolised by James), are there to save the Iraqi citizens (the guy trapped in a vest), from other citizens (that put them in the vest).
-the last scene: america just doesn't know any other way to help (the all "one thing you love" speech)[/spoiler]
any thoughts?

[sarparto]

For the movies I saw, it was the best. Instense from start to finish. Avatar was visually stunning. So stunning, in fact, that the fact that the storyline was trash didn't detract from the movie. Hurt Locker grabs you and never lets go. I loved it.

[KnowLedge]

DOes this movie REALLY beats Avatar????

why did it rape avatar as the oscars???/

I NEED TO WATCH THIS mOVIE

[Juliette]

why did it rape avatar as the oscars???/

Because it's not science fiction, for one. And ironically, because no one says "**Filtered** me, what a bloody one sided war glorifying movie."


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