cabal23 Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 I just read some really impressive reviews of a new war movie about bomb disposal during the Iraq War called the Hurt Locker. It looks amazing. Check out the trailer. A definite must see for modern warfare enthusiasts and all around lovers of well done war movies. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afreu Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 It looks amazing. It's not... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisND Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 I have to admit, I hit Back on my browser when he took his suit off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatEtr Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Odds are, you'll probably like it. It's averaging a 97% over at RT. Simply put, bad movies never score this high. Will it be perfect, of course not. Will people nitpick the details, of course. But I'm sure gonna go see it when it's released nationally. Whoopty-do, he took his gear off, so what. Haven't seen the movie yet, but I'm guessing if the bomb went off it wouldn't mattered if he was wearing it or not. He'd be dead anyway. At least that's the way it appeared to me, not really a Rambo moment at all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabal23 Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share Posted July 13, 2009 I am reading Eight Live Down, the story of British Engineers and EOD right now so I was excited to see someone tackle the war from this perspective. There is always someone who challenges the authenticity of a military product every time one is released. From what I read this film has won more awards than any movie this year. Hate to break it to you but it might just be good. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayA55 Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 It's a good action flick, but I wouldn't really say that it's a good military movie. But, I do respect them for at least shedding some light on the war that's going on right now, more producers should start telling the stories of our amazing soldiers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Other Means Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I have to admit, I hit Back on my browser when he took his suit off. What good would the suit do him? You're dealing with something with 1000% overkill, you either wear a suit that will make you only 500% dead or you take it off and try make sure you don't miss anything. Off course I'd leave it on so they wouldn't see the poo coming out of my trousers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnergoz Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Thanks for letting me know about this one, I really want to see it after watching the trailer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slug88 Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 It's a good action flick, but I wouldn't really say that it's a good military movie. But, I do respect them for at least shedding some light on the war that's going on right now, more producers should start telling the stories of our amazing soldiers. Just wondering, have you actually seen it, or are you basing this opinion on the trailer? I'm very curios about this movie. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 I think its funny how enthusiasts tend to approach war movies as though they were meant to be "civil war reenactments". I especially remember that Pacific war film "The Thin Red Line" from 1998. It was pretty good as a film but OMG, it was like someone had poked the WWII enthusiasts with a sharp stick! Howls of pain! All the blood was off-camera! Nobody was heroic! Problems with this! Problems with that! I'm almost reminded of trekkies who are gravely offended when some obscure detail about the Enterprise deck plan is off from one film to the next. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatEtr Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 I think its funny how enthusiasts tend to approach war movies as though they were meant to be "civil war reenactments". I especially remember that Pacific war film "The Thin Red Line" from 1998. It was pretty good as a film but OMG, it was like someone had poked the WWII enthusiasts with a sharp stick! Howls of pain! All the blood was off-camera! Nobody was heroic! Problems with this! Problems with that! I'm almost reminded of trekkies who are gravely offended when some obscure detail about the Enterprise deck plan is off from one film to the next. I know what you mean MikeyD, they get too caught up in the details. The Thin Red Line is very underrated IMO. IIRC red line came out not too long after SPR. So the problem was is that people wanted it to be SPR in the the Pacific. Too bad really, it's a good movie IMO. It's just a artsy and poetic war movie really. Whats wrong with something different for a change? But the masses prefer more blood and flash, while enthusiasts couldn't care less. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bboyle Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Oh, the Thin Red Line was all right...if it had been named Cowboy Poets Go To War! though, that would have been more apt. And I still don't know the answer to 'why does nature vie against itself'.......yeesh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnergoz Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 I did not like TRL at all because it was nothing like what I've read about the Pacific war, based upon reading a great many memoirs. "Too Artsy" would cover it pretty well, yes. And at the complete end of my "don't like" scale, we have the abysmal "Windwalkers" which has to be a low point in PW films IMHO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatEtr Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 And at the complete end of my "don't like" scale, we have the abysmal "Windwalkers" which has to be a low point in PW films IMHO. All I can do is merely laugh at the mention of this so-called "film". LOL 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabal23 Posted July 16, 2009 Author Share Posted July 16, 2009 Saw the film today and was floored, Amazing. And yes when he takes his suit off in the trailer it is reference to a bomb that is going to level the block. A car trunk full of 155 mm shells. So he decides to disarm it comfortably. At no point is this idiot adventure movie. Very serious and very real. The emotions come across real, the camaraderie is real. Anyone who has served in Iraq will instantly feel the oppressive heat and the stares of the Iraqi's all over again. The ironic thing (not to be disrespectful to women)is this was made by a woman with zero political intentions. A few great cameos by actors who usually take the limelight as well. Gear, attitude, procedure...all there. One of the best war movies I have seen. It really paints a authentic face on Iraq. Our generations Saving Private Ryan minus Tom Hanks and his over acting. Four stars. Go see it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnergoz Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 That's what I'm hearing some critics are saying - one called it about the best film circulating right now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dietrich Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 At least they got the explosions right-er (i.e., more right) than in the vast majority of movies (including many war flicks). If you're gonna make a movie about US Army troops in Iraq, makes sense to make it about EOD personnel, since IEDs account for most of the casualties the troops suffer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWinterbottom Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 I watched this movie and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Highly recommended. That being said, I also enjoyed TRL as I liked the "spiritual" slant they gave on war movies. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 I watched this movie and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Highly recommended. I've been catching the trailers on YouTube and it looks like something I will want to see. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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