Thread: THE HURT LOCKER: News & Reviews

IF Hurt Locker sweeps the critics awards, its still longshot chances of winning best picture might be helped, not hurt, by there being 10 choices. The biggest obstacle? There has never in the history of the Oscars a winner seen by so few people during its theatrical run. The next closest would be I'm not sure what (not going by box office numbers, which aren't a good comparison). But it would be amazing if the result of going to 10...

quote: Originally posted by Rich@UCLA: My review: The Hurt Locker: 5/5 Stars = A Kathryn Bigelow’s fascinating and meticulously detailed portrait of members of a bomb squad in post-invasion Iraq is not only the best film of 2009 (so far) and the best film based on the war on Iraq, but is one of the greatest films about modern warfare. The film opens on a stark, trashed street in Baghdad where a roadside bomb has been discovered. Competent...

quote: Originally posted by seanflynn: Thanks for proving my point. Most shows did not sell out. A film with the reviews and attention HL got would have been expected to sell out most shows, and have larger auditoriums than it did. Proving your point? You'll play the semantics game all night if you think it will benefit you. The film sold out 75% of its primetime weekend engagements in LA - a very high percentage. Except for an...

Well, nobody loves a BIG one (screen that is) more than me, but with the advent of high-def home theater and plasma TV, I'd rather stay home than be bothered by little twerps at the movies texting or talking back to the screen etc. The writing's on the wall.

I posted an article from InContention.com and it cited a quote from Roger Ebert that he feels really frustrated in that more people have watched GI Joe rather than choosing to to watch The Hurt Locker. I think it's the fact that GI Joe is more of a big studio blockbuster fare whereas The Hurt Locker is an Independent film where it's been really difficult in finding a theatre to watch The Hurt Locker when GI Joe is shown at nearly...

Agreed. Stunning, visceral, visually acomplished. But it was also quite heartbreaking; to see a man no longer able to live, a peaceful life, playing with his child.

Anyway, I am going to see this over the weekend. I cannot convince anyone I know to go with me. Absolutely no one wants to see this. Even my indie/art/foreign film loving friends. So, I guess I will be seeing it alone.

I'm sorry that you're jealous of my youthful exuberance.

quote: Originally posted by 742: I can't speak for the rest of the country, but in my market -- New York City, a major market -- I've been seeing so many television ads for it you'd think it we titled, "Transformers 3: The Hurt Locker." Okay, that's an exaggeration, but I've been seeing ads quite frequently. Whoever is in charge of promoting the film -- the minutiae of promotion, distribution, etc. is...

I can't speak for the rest of the country, but in my market -- New York City, a major market -- I've been seeing so many television ads for it you'd think it we titled, "Transformers 3: The Hurt Locker." Okay, that's an exaggeration, but I've been seeing ads quite frequently. Whoever is in charge of promoting the film -- the minutiae of promotion, distribution, etc. is usually beyond my understanding -- is...