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This is a must see movie for anyone interested in making movies/directing and or acting. Kathryn Bigelow achieves premiere status as one of the best directors in the industry. Only two females have been nominated for best director by the academy awards! Ever wanted to know what goes on during the iraqi war from the view of a humvee crew? Go inside with a crew that diffuses bombs, they have to conquer the elements (extreme heat) and hatred in the area by insurgents. This movie has political, war and life themes, the main characters have to deal with many problems that bring the viewer to the edge wanting more. You can relate to one or possibly two and maybe all three of the main characters. One doesn't care about his life or the others and takes nothing seriously, the others just want to go home and finish there tours. The action scenes are very breath taking. For the rest of the movie you should watch it. I do not want to ruin it for you, below is an analysis from what it has won. The Hurt Locker is a 2008 American war thriller directed by Kathryn Bigelow. It was one of the most acclaimed films of 2009, earning awards and honors from numerous organizations, festivals and groups, including 9 Academy Award nominations. The film swept the 2010 BAFTA awards, winning best film, director, original screenplay, editing, cinematography and sound. The film follows a United States Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team during the Iraq War. The Hurt Locker opens with a quotation from War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, a best-selling 2002 book by New York Times war correspondent and journalist Chris Hedges: "The rush of battle is a potent and often lethal addiction, for war is a drug." Starting with its initial screening at the 2008 Venice International Film Festival, The Hurt Locker has earned an impressive list of awards and honors. It has also earned its place on more Top 10 lists than any other film of 2009. It is nominated in nine categories at the 82nd Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor, and for three Golden Globe awards. Kathryn Bigelow was awarded the 2009 Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film for the film, the first time a female director has ever won.The film also won the award for the Best Film at the BAFTA's held on 21st February 2010; Bigelow also garnered the award for Best Director at the ceremony. The film swept most critics groups awards for best director and best picture including Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Boston and Las Vegas film critics associations. The Hurt Locker also became only the fourth film to win all three major U.S. critics group prizes (NY, LA and NSFC) joining Goodfellas, Schindler's List and L.A. Confidential.Read full review
The movie follows the lives of members of a Bagdad U.S. military bomb detonating unit. We watch the day to day operations of the unit as they risk their lives in an effort to keep their fellow soldiers as well as civilians alive. This movie is full of drama and real life events. The cast includes: Anthony Mackie, Bryan Geraghty, David Morse, Evangeline Lilly, Guy Pearce, and Ralph Fiennes The movie has already won including awards for best director and best picture. This is a great movie and is sure to be nominated for an academy award. This is a must see movie and will make a great addition to any movie collection
Great movie. Explosions and gun fights what else do you need.
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It is a very good movie. I bought it for my fiance, and he loves it! It is so good on blu ray! I would recomend it to anyone. It is one of the best movies I have seen in a long time.
Excellent movie. I am a veteran and I recommend it. This is one of the best movie of our current war.
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