Posted on 03/07/2010 10:25:47 PM PST by Schnucki
I have no idea why some claim it’s a “conservative” movie — Iraqi and Afghanistan troops were very much against it, because it’s highly inaccurate, according to those who fought in those wars.
Some Iraq, Afghanistan war veterans criticize movie ‘Hurt Locker’ as inaccurate
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/25/AR2010022506161.html?hpid=topnews
Time magazine called “The Hurt Locker” “a near-perfect war film,” but Ryan Gallucci, an Iraq war veteran, had to turn the movie off three times, he says, “or else I would have thrown my remote through the television.”
Many in the military say “Hurt Locker” is plagued by unforgivable inaccuracies that make the most critically acclaimed Iraq war film to date more a Hollywood fantasy than the searingly realistic rendition that civilians take it for.
Saw Hurt Locker from Netflix. Boring and I quit watching about halfway. Just boring. Typical progressive crap. Don’t waste your time and money.
Actually I liked Avatar much more. Hurt locker put me to sleep, even with the explosions.
Try bittorrent.
Actually come to think of it. WTF is anti-american about Avatar?!
because the sheeple celbritards have THEIR president, so no bitching about the gubmint.
>>Try bittorrent.<<
That works well too.
Netflix, bittorrent, hulu — anything that lets me enjoy movies without having to be in a theater works for me.
OTOH, when I am in Mexico I can get great seats with waitresses (in mini skirts) to take my food and bar orders for around $6.50 a seat — and away from kids.
Avatar on DVD on Earth Day, April 22.
I agree. Good thing about FR we all have different views on a subject and agree to diaagree.
I have seen HURT LOCKER and it’s as fair as it can be. Bigelow could have made it more lefty (and there were possibilities, believe me) and liked it. I’m one of the Freepers who asks other Freepers for movie reviews before I plunk down $$ for Hollyweird. thank you for your service, my friend.
The theater experience has been ruined by high prices on tickets, ridiculous prices on concessions and rude people with cell phones who think their silly conversations are more important than my enjoyment of the film.
If you haven't been to a theater in 15 years, how do you know?
The people who I see attend the movies are quite polite and there are no cell phones being used. And I do not buy from the concessions.
But you are missing a lot, especially the 3D if you wait to see it at home.
Avatar is worthless and mindless without the 3D. I saw it at an IMAX theater and it was pretty cool.
>>If you haven’t been to a theater in 15 years, how do you know?<<
I knew that was coming LOL
OK, I’ll give it a shot someday soon...
I have no idea why some claim it’s a “conservative” movie — Iraqi and Afghanistan troops were very much against it, because it’s highly inaccurate, according to those who fought in those wars.
Some Iraq, Afghanistan war veterans criticize movie ‘Hurt Locker’ as inaccurate
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/25/AR2010022506161.html?hpid=topnews
Time magazine called “The Hurt Locker” “a near-perfect war film,” but Ryan Gallucci, an Iraq war veteran, had to turn the movie off three times, he says, “or else I would have thrown my remote through the television.”
Many in the military say “Hurt Locker” is plagued by unforgivable inaccuracies that make the most critically acclaimed Iraq war film to date more a Hollywood fantasy than the searingly realistic rendition that civilians take it for.
District 9 was arguably the most strange and mind0bending film in quite some time.
In the early going I wanted to toss it off as “Alienation” with better FX. Then I wanted to toss it off as “Schindeler’s List” light. But as it unfolded further, I realized it had heft and a POV that was compelling.
I can’t wait for both the prequel and the sequel.
You are correct. Hurt Locker was a mockery of all the EOD units I knew and worked with. They are professional troops, not cowboys.
You are lucky. Most of the time, when I go to the movies, there are 2-6 people texting at any given time all through the movie. I can see their little blue screens and it pisses me off.
It is why I only go to the movies 2-3 times a year now. I love movies but the cost is so much higher now, that I will not pay money to see others texting or even worse, sometimes actually talking on the friggin phone.
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