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FirstLegion

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Not sure if this movie has been discussed, but I just saw it tonight and really enjoyed it. Great stuff. Highly recommend it to everyone.
 
Thanks for the feedback! It's on my Save list on NetFlix (not available yet) :)
 
OK, I'll ask. What is the "Hurt Locker" about. Never heard of it. -- Lancer
 
It actually has a 98% score on Rotten Tomatoes.com which is just unheard of as to how high that is on that website. It's an independent film (though looks big budget when you watch it) and just really really good. There is already quite a bit of Oscar buzz about it already for the film, director, and lead actor. The movie essentially looks at the paradigm between living in a situation where you could die at any moment and how it can become an addiction to the point where living without it is equally unbearable. The element that I like best about the movie is that it has a great pace to it and there isn't much down time. Rather they explore these types of themes in the action itself rather than through lots of reflection or other methods. As I said before, I can't recommend it highly enough.
 
FirstLegion said:
It actually has a 98% score on Rotten Tomatoes.com which is just unheard of as to how high that is on that website. It's an independent film (though looks big budget when you watch it) and just really really good. There is already quite a bit of Oscar buzz about it already for the film, director, and lead actor. The movie essentially looks at the paradigm between living in a situation where you could die at any moment and how it can become an addiction to the point where living without it is equally unbearable. The element that I like best about the movie is that it has a great pace to it and there isn't much down time. Rather they explore these types of themes in the action itself rather than through lots of reflection or other methods. As I said before, I can't recommend it highly enough.
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Have to agree brilliant not much down time.
 
Never heard of this one before but sounds good.
Title is strange.
Is it on DVD ?
Regards
Brett
PS My business does medal mounting and most of the US Bronze Stars I see awarded to Aussies are to Engineers for bomb disposal work.
 
Been Googling.
It is The Hurt Locker.
Google info I found. Aussie actor Guy Pierce in it.

Gut-wrenching, pulse-pounding, out of this world tension, just mere exterior descriptions of what Kathryn Bigelow's new film, The Hurt Locker is. Written by Mark Boal, The Hurt Locker overflows with intensity, passion, and reverence. In the wake of 9/11, filmmakers have struggled to create a piece that is socially accepted and respected. Only two films have succeeded in this task over the past eight years; Paul Greengrass' beautiful United 93, depicting an open interpretation of the final moments of the doomed plane and now, Bigelow's film will join the short, elite list.

This character-driven tale tells the stories of three army soldiers who are a part of the most dangerous of jobs to offer in the military, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), in plainer terms, they disarm bombs. Staff Sergeant William James played ferociously by Jeremy Renner heads up this story as a soldier facing death every moment of the day. With his wife and child at home and often displaying unorthodox behavior, James seems fit for a war soldier. Sergeant JT Sanborn, played by Anthony Mackie is a by-the-book man, living his days at war while incurring losses along the way. Specialist Owen Eldridge played by Brian Geraghty is young, bewildered, and thrust into a situation unknowing of the impact it would have. What these three men bring to their respective roles educates the viewer of the horrors of war. Forget what you think you know on CNN and your local news, Bigelow is running the show with Boal out on assignment and Renner, Mackie, and Geraghty as our anchors.

The crews of the picture are the tools in building this powerful vessel. Cinematographer Barry Ackroyd uses his four camera use to keep us feeling like a first-person account of the events of the film. The mesh of Marco Beltrami & Buck Sanders score and the sound effects team makes for a more suspenseful experience. Filming in Jordan was the choice of Bigelow to give it a more authentic feel. "If you're going to make a film about the Middle East, make it in the Middle East." Bigelow said to me after the film. It paid off big time because I always felt like I was there in the battle zone, enduring pain, torment, and dehydration.

With a NY & LA release set for Friday, June 26th, The Hurt Locker's deserves all the praise its been receiving and should be experienced by any movie lover. The Oscar Prospects might look a little grim based on the summer release but with no real first-half of 2009 contenders, Bigelow and her film have strong chances of taking a spot amongst the final five come end of the year. Renner and Mackie will also be strong contenders in their respective categories. The strongest possibility for an Oscar has to be for writer Mark Boal. The research he did for the film alone will keep Boal in the minds of voters. The Hurt Locker's striking cinematography, crisp editing that keeps it at a heart palpating pace, strong performances, directing, and writing is enough to take this film in consideration for your viewing. Brilliant, simply brilliant.


The Hurt Locker's Australian distributors, Roadshow Entertainment, have just nixed the film's planned October 22nd theatrical release. The Hurt Locker will now go direct to DVD in Australia, date undisclosed.

Thanks for the heads up Matt and Wayne.
Regards
Brett
 
Saw this last night and found it riveting. No preaching, but still conveys some valuable insights. Also, of course, some intense action throughout. Just some minor annoying wearing the uniform incorrectly type gripes but not enough to significantly detract from the overall enjoyment.

MD
 
Thanks to Wayne I watched this last night.
Good movie but not one that would do well in the cinemas. For most of the movie I was trying to remember where I had seen the main actor, Jenner, from and then remembered it was the bad cop in the SWAT movie.
If the guys they met in the desert were supposed to be British SAS then all I can say is that they were fairly inactive compared to the US EOD guys in that engagement with the bad guys.
Regards
Brett
 
The Military Workshop said:
Thanks to Wayne I watched this last night.
Good movie but not one that would do well in the cinemas. For most of the movie I was trying to remember where I had seen the main actor, Jenner, from and then remembered it was the bad cop in the SWAT movie.
If the guys they met in the desert were supposed to be British SAS then all I can say is that they were fairly inactive compared to the US EOD guys in that engagement with the bad guys.
Regards
Brett
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I was wondering about the guys they met in the desert myself. I don't think they were British SAS or even currently in any military, on the contrary, they were mercenaries/private bounty hunters. The reason I think so is a) because they weren't very good and b) because when Ralph Fiennes runs after the guys who are escaping and shoots them he comments on them being worth 500,000 pounds to them "dead or alive."

Best,

Matt
 
FirstLegion said:
I was wondering about the guys they met in the desert myself. I don't think they were British SAS or even currently in any military, on the contrary, they were mercenaries/private bounty hunters. The reason I think so is a) because they weren't very good and b) because when Ralph Fiennes runs after the guys who are escaping and shoots them he comments on them being worth 500,000 pounds to them "dead or alive."

Best,

Matt
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Im with you Matt no way they where SAS
 
FirstLegion said:
I was wondering about the guys they met in the desert myself. I don't think they were British SAS or even currently in any military, on the contrary, they were mercenaries/private bounty hunters. The reason I think so is a) because they weren't very good and b) because when Ralph Fiennes runs after the guys who are escaping and shoots them he comments on them being worth 500,000 pounds to them "dead or alive."

Best,













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Matt
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500 000 quid a scalp.
No wonder the war went over budget.
 
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