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Disarming explosive devices can be addictive. Cinematography, director... well, it's acceptable. But best film?! And best screenplay?!

Posted by: Diapason (a.k.a del_HNH_Diapason) on Feb 21, 14:46 in response to joeoftexas' post AP - 'Hurt Locker" wins best picture at UK awards

The first 20 minutes left me out of breath. But then, over, and over, and over. All the same. Three guys (I can't believe the Americans ever leave the protected zone in just one car, anyway...) against all these Iraqi  terrorists, the rest of the Iraqi people just watching, as if they were at the Olympics. Except for one cute little boy, Beckham. And one startled prof (but was his wife an hysteric or a terrorist? do I have to watch the movie again?). And one maybe-not-so-innocent guy, well-dressed, in a real "occidental" costume that is stuffed with padlocks and chains for a total weight of 500 pounds.   

How do we say cliche in French? Cliche with an accent aigu.

Please give the Oscar to Avatar (that's Hollywood!) or to Inglorious Basterds  - my preference, along with Un prophete (with an accent grave).  :P

The official winners of the Orange British Academy Film Awards in 2010 (BAFTAS)... joeoftexas Feb 21, 12:43

Avatar, Bigelow, Streep, possibly Clooney ? Yes ...? {nm} JMT Feb 21, 12:56

AP - 'Hurt Locker" wins best picture at UK awards joeoftexas Feb 21, 13:35

Wow. That makes the oscars very interesting indeed ! {nm} JMT Feb 21, 14:39

Disarming explosive devices can be addictive. Cinematography, director... well, it's acceptable. But best film?! And best screenplay?! Diapason Feb 21, 14:46

you missed the point. {nm} adrenalin112 Feb 21, 14:58

vat is ze point? Apart from me being so dumb or so insensitive :) {nm} Diapason Feb 21, 15:11

not at all calling you dumb or insensitve. rather its quite likely at no fault of your own that your incapable of understanding or relating adrenalin112 Feb 21, 18:12

I certainly cannot myself relate to SSG James (though Renner does a superb job at portraying him). I am not a "service person" but in Diapason Feb 21, 20:29

I think Hurt Locker is way overrated. I can't even believe it is getting all this praise, especially in terms of screenplay which was bland. {nm} Laprawler509 Feb 21, 13:00

I love opinions from people who have no soul. {nm} BuenaOnda Feb 21, 13:57

And I love people who can't accept opinions diiferent from theirs mafia_big Feb 21, 14:25

I love people who agree with everything I say. secretstalker Feb 21, 14:58

I love poeple who give me money {nm} sneak Feb 21, 14:59

You'd love them looong time... ;-) {nm} Facto Feb 21, 15:10

Got that right!!! :) {nm} secretstalker Feb 21, 15:46

its what makes us americans. we punch people in the face for having differing opinions. ;) {nm} adrenalin112 Feb 21, 14:59

I agree. I thought it fell of in the last third and didn't really amount to anything. Renner was great though! {nm} Apokalips Feb 21, 19:02





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