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The Hurt Locker
WHY'D I WATCH IT?
The Hurt Locker
Action Thriller / English / 2008
WHY'D I WATCH IT?
Rrreeeaaasssssseeessssssmmmeeennntt*BOOM!*
WHAT'D I THINK? *SPOILERS*
WHAT'D I THINK? *SPOILERS*
Cats, Goats, Donkeys, Cows, Burgers, Butchers GET THE **** OUT OF MY MOVIE YOU PIECE OF ****!!!
And thus concludes by biggest complaints about the movie.
Other complaints would include the off-duty brouhaha and ultimately the last fourth of the movie which ends greats, but includes a ludicrous scene in which our main three characters LEAVE SAFETY... to SPLIT UP... to go HUNT FOR UNKNOWN BAD GUYS... in the DARK.
And one of them gets kidnapped and shot.
Way to go... you dumbasses.
At least they acknowledge it later so it's at least somewhat mitigated, but STILL this wasn't just the actions of one person, this was THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE. You'd think ONE of them would dig their heels in.
Anyway, EVERYBODY thinks that part of the movie is stupid, but how's the rest?
Well... ****in' great. I mean I don't like movies that glorify the military, but I can actually dig this one because it's not really about the military at all, it's about an adrenaline junkie bomb disposal guy and it's basically a two-hour collection of his exploits.
"Fast-paced slow-burn" comes to mind. It's combination of gradual clenching and releasing of the background ambiance combined with increasingly quick camera cuts intermixed with each character's growing agitation because as time passes things become more dangerous. They could be attacked by a sniper, the bomb could be rigged to a timer, or the owner of the bomb could show up to detonate it. It's almost all totally engaging save maybe the overuse of shaky cam. That was kinda distracting.
It's all set into motion with a fantastic and memorable opening that shows you exactly what you're in for when we see the last bomb disposal go wrong, before our guy takes over.
Admittedly I have difficulty remembering the characters names beyond their callsigns "Blaster 1" and "Specialist", but while we see development arcs in all three of our main characters, it's our adrenaline junkie who takes center stage for his reckless (and therefor more exciting to watch) approach to his job. Sure, it may not be TOTALLY realistic, but I can totally buy this character as person.
I understand why he does the job he does and by the end of the movie we're presented the last of many contrasts to show us that living in that life or death situation is a kick and it's a kick with a job market.
I really enjoyed this movie. It IRRITATES THE EVERLASTING **** OUT OF ME that the creators cannot ****ing help themselves, but include animals both dead and alive in it,
BUT...
I gotta admit the good aspects mostly distracted me from the bad aspects. MOSTLY.
This'll be another movie that falls into that category of, "Would have LOVED to give you a 5/5, but you ****ED UP!", but will still find a place among my favorites because I JUST KEEP WATCHING IT.
Final Verdict: [Pretty Good]
And thus concludes by biggest complaints about the movie.
Other complaints would include the off-duty brouhaha and ultimately the last fourth of the movie which ends greats, but includes a ludicrous scene in which our main three characters LEAVE SAFETY... to SPLIT UP... to go HUNT FOR UNKNOWN BAD GUYS... in the DARK.
And one of them gets kidnapped and shot.
Way to go... you dumbasses.
At least they acknowledge it later so it's at least somewhat mitigated, but STILL this wasn't just the actions of one person, this was THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE. You'd think ONE of them would dig their heels in.
Anyway, EVERYBODY thinks that part of the movie is stupid, but how's the rest?
"Fast-paced slow-burn" comes to mind. It's combination of gradual clenching and releasing of the background ambiance combined with increasingly quick camera cuts intermixed with each character's growing agitation because as time passes things become more dangerous. They could be attacked by a sniper, the bomb could be rigged to a timer, or the owner of the bomb could show up to detonate it. It's almost all totally engaging save maybe the overuse of shaky cam. That was kinda distracting.
It's all set into motion with a fantastic and memorable opening that shows you exactly what you're in for when we see the last bomb disposal go wrong, before our guy takes over.
Admittedly I have difficulty remembering the characters names beyond their callsigns "Blaster 1" and "Specialist", but while we see development arcs in all three of our main characters, it's our adrenaline junkie who takes center stage for his reckless (and therefor more exciting to watch) approach to his job. Sure, it may not be TOTALLY realistic, but I can totally buy this character as person.
I understand why he does the job he does and by the end of the movie we're presented the last of many contrasts to show us that living in that life or death situation is a kick and it's a kick with a job market.
I really enjoyed this movie. It IRRITATES THE EVERLASTING **** OUT OF ME that the creators cannot ****ing help themselves, but include animals both dead and alive in it,
BUT...
I gotta admit the good aspects mostly distracted me from the bad aspects. MOSTLY.
This'll be another movie that falls into that category of, "Would have LOVED to give you a 5/5, but you ****ED UP!", but will still find a place among my favorites because I JUST KEEP WATCHING IT.
Final Verdict: [Pretty Good]