Also, a bit upset that 500 Days of Summer wasn't nominated for anything.
YEAH! I was wondering why this didn't come to anyone elses' mind. It was such a great movie.
Also, a bit upset that 500 Days of Summer wasn't nominated for anything.
From someone who's been to Iraq twice, The Hurt Locker SUCKED.
I understand it's just a movie but it sucked.
Hurt Locker was damn good but the cast in both Avatar and District 9 were far superior to the cast in the Hurt Locker imo. If they didn't want the highest grossing movie to win then District 9 should have won. Not to mention these movies had awesome effects to go along with the superior cast over Hurt locker.
Three parts stand out in my mind:I've heard that a lot of people in the military hate The Hurt Locker. Just wondering, why don't you like it?
Three parts stand out in my mind:
#1) EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) teams would NEVER. EVER. EEEEEEEVVVVVER get into a Sniper engagement in the middle of the desert and not have ANYBODY else in the area to back them up. Trust me, it would never happen because soldiers don't just "Cowboy" around over there by themselves in a Humvee. You are required to take certain numbers of soldiers with you, so that part of the movie is complete horseshit. Why didn't they just call for help? Come on!!
#2) 3 guys (especially EOD) don't just show up somewhere and clear a building by themselves. They must have had some Call of Duty expert as their military on-set advisor, what do ya think? EOD don't clear buildings. They're busy and are protected by Combat Engineers who have a related job, but act as security escorts.
#3) Yeah we drink EVERY day in Iraq! We get all the booze we want, right guys? No booze in Iraq, it's illegal to drink in uniform and while deployed. Commanders use urinalysis testing (done randomly) all the time to test for drugs and alcohol. It's theater policy, and it's strict, believe me.
Tried watching Avatar and fell asleep.
Tried watching District 9 too slow to start.
Watched Hurt Locker like 5234085203453 times, awesome movie. Didn't need dumb effects to be bad ass.
Not all you said is always true. My best friend went to Iraq and I've seen videos of what they would get away with in there off time. People drinking and shit like that, hell even dudes trippin balls on pills and shit. Maybe your in a stricter part but shit like that can happen.