The Hurt Locker

The Oscars breaks 'new ground', Again... (2010-03-10) Rating: 1/5
It has been said that this film presents viewers with a fresh approach to war movies. I agree, unfortunately it's akin to munching down on your own excrement as a fresh approach to eating.

The film has no plot and doesn't take the viewer on any sort of journey whatsoever. It's not tense in the slightest. The main character has no back story, you're just expected to care about him and be on his side. I wasn't. His character goes absolutely nowhere too. There's no development or moments of piogniancy. Perhaps it's an ettempt to portrey the drudge of war and the psychological drain. But who cares about that in a medium of entertainment. I'm aware war sucks. Most of us were mature enough to have grasped that concept when we were 5. This film is simply abysmally tedious and dull.

I'm happy for Bigalow that she won an Oscar, why wouldn't I be, it must have been amazing for her. Do I think this film deserved Oscars? Absolutely, infinitely, categorically, without a shadow of a doubt - NO

A film without a plot is like a song without a melody or tune. The Hurt locker is like listening to a monotone singular note for two hours. It's very borning and a complete waste of time as art or entertainment.

It's commonly known, and admitted, that the Oscars use their forum for political and business purposes. This film being awarded best picture strips the Oscar Judges of any and all credibility they had left. I feel a bit sorry for Bigalow as it seems this was a 'Token' winner, an insulting pat on the bum to all women directors.

I watch hundreds of films a year and have done for over 25 years. I am very well versed in what constitutes good film. I haven't always agreed with previous best picture winners, but have remarked points of merit in the films awarded the accalade.

The Hurt locker has no place in the 'great film' cannon. Not even the 'great war movie cannon' - I would even go as far as to say not even in the 'great TV movie' cannon. It's pointless and dull and I get the feeling you'd need to be as shallow as a teaspoon to find any depth in it.


At least 'The Cove' won best documentary. That was a seriously deserving winner and a story that needed to be told. Given the choices in the best picture category, I would have chosen 'Up' or 'Up in the air'


Winner of 6 Oscars Incl. BEST PICTURE (2010-03-10) Rating: 5/5
Terrific and compelling film and deserving of its 6 oscars. Readers would be advised to read more of the older reviews, though. The page will inevitabley now be flooded with crazed Avatar fanbois trashing the film even though they've never seen it or pretend they have. They are in meltdown mode at the moment.
Thank GOD it won for Best Picture at the Oscars! (2010-03-10) Rating: 5/5
This movie was awesome and for it to win 6 Oscars and win over Avatar just confirms it! This was the lowest grossing Oscar winning movie to win for movie of the year. I never saw it at any of the theaters. I noticed this movie is on backorder everywhere I have seen because the sales taking off since it won 6 Oscars.
Lots Of Hype, Rants & Raves....But At The End Of The Day, It's Just Okay!! (2010-03-10) Rating: 3/5
I think it was some time after the 2010 SAG Awards when I first heard
about this movie, which, until then, was basically unheard of by anyone
but the most devoted film buffs and Hollywood insiders.
In fact, it had already been released to DVD by then without too much fanfare.
Curious as to why this film had gotten past my radar and was
obviously getting all these raves, rants, and hype from the Hollywood machine,
yet nobody had really seen it, I went out and rented it from a local redbox vender.
I watched it and was immediately taken with Jeremy Renner's intense and renegade performance,
but outside of that, I also noticed that the film really had nothing to propel it beyond that!
The supporting cast, though some of them had their moments,
were basically forgettable in most of what they did.
The plot was kind of loose and non-exsistent in some places.
It also seemed kind of choppy to me...like a lot of ideas and scenarios
which were explored, some more to fruition than others, and kind of
spliced together around the only REAL SOLID performance, which was Renner's.
I'm not saying this was a BAD movie.....it's JUST OKAY and that's all!
This past weekend when it won for picture of the year, best director, etc.
I was sitting in my chair saying to myself.....Hmmm, oookay!! (-:

Now I think that Jeremy Renner deserved his nomination and I hope to see him
in some other, better written and put together films with actors who
are more of his caliber to play against. That should be good.
Intense. (2010-03-10) Rating: 5/5
I thought this movie was excellent and I would see it again. My father was an EOD man in the AF and I never realized the intensity of his job. This movie kept me in suspense as I felt many emotions - anxiety, sadness, anger. It was too real in some instances as I kept thinking of our military in Iraq and Afghanistan. I don't remember this movie coming to the theaters where I live and I go to many. I think sometimes if a movie is too close to home, they don't bring it, or if they do, it is for a very limited time. Even though some have expressed that they don't think it was a very good movie, I disagree totally and like I said, would see it again.