The Hurt Locker [Blu-ray]

unconvincing (2010-08-28) Rating: 2/5
seen many war movies and this is not one of the better ones. it is still watchable with a fairly original theme about bomb squads. the movie is slow at times and what kept my attention are the various bomb situations. character development was ok but i don't really feel like rooting for any of the main characters. the most convincing scene is the first few minutes with guy pearce.

for me, this won't hold up to classics like 'das boot', 'braveheart', 'thin red line', 'platoon', 'last samurai', 'flags of our fathers', 'we were soldiers' etc
Horrible, Avoid it!! (2010-08-28) Rating: 1/5
Movie sucked, completely unbelievable. I apologize to our troops for the obvious ignorance of some American citizens. Characters were poorly put together as was the script. Special effects weren't even believable. In one scene, a car is supposed to explode from a bunch of explosives that are packed in throughout. Instead, the explosion looks like someone doused the car was doused with gasoline and had a match thrown at it. Don't waste your time...
This is just a plain and simple Hollywood action flick that "takes place" in Iraq (2010-08-17) Rating: 1/5
The movie was great if you're looking for an action flick. Kathryn Bigelow did a great job with her budget and the location was pretty spot on as to the look and feel of really being overseas in Iraq.

However my biggest problem was it being lauded as true experience of Iraq. I feel like the Academy members were nearly strong armed to vote for this film as in "If we don't vote for this, it'll look like we don't support the troops." This film is a far, far cry from a true experience in Iraq. 15 minutes into the first scene, I was ready to turn the film off because it simply wouldn't have happened. The insurgent with the cell phone detonator would have never had a chance to set off the bomb. Throughout the film, what really would have happened overseas is eschewed in favor of hollywodizing the experience. Again, this wouldn't have been a bad thing at all as many military focused films will do this. However this is touted as a very accurate depiction of troops overseas and it falls very, very short. Ultimately, it is just another action film dressed up in military fatigues so it would win awards
Boring waste of time (2010-08-15) Rating: 1/5
This movie sucked and the producers are now suing file sharers who cared to watch this filth. Vote with your wallet and don't buy the movie.
Why the big fuss? (2010-08-14) Rating: 3/5
Look, this is a decent, well directed movie about soldiers disarming bombs. But that's it, quite frankly. I don't understand how this film won the Oscar for Best Picture, it's NOT that great.

There's little to no story here. To me, a good film has to have a great story. It's a GOOD film, worth a look most certainly. But Oscar winner? Come on.