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The Hurt Locker |  | Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Actors: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce
Studio: Summit Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  466 reviews
Sales Rank: 476
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English (Unknown)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Running Time: 131 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: SUMD66112279D
UPC: 025192048555
EAN: 0025192048555
ASIN: B00275EGWY
Theatrical Release Date: June 26, 2009
Release Date: January 12, 2010
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Product Description
IRAQ. FORCED TO PLAY A DANGEROUS GAME OF CAT-AND-MOUSE IN THE CHAOS OF WAR, AN ELITE ARMY BOMB SQUAD UNIT MUST COME TOGETHER IN A CITY WHERE EVERYONE IS A POTENTIAL ENEMY AND EVERY OBJECT COULD BE A DEADLY BOMB.
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The making of honest action movies has become so rare that Kathryn Bigelow's magnificent The Hurt Locker was shown mostly in art cinemas rather than multiplexes. That's fine; the picture is a work of art. But it also delivers more kinetic excitement, more breath-bating suspense, more putting-you-right-there in the danger zone than all the brain-dead, visually incoherent wrecking derbies hogging mall screens. Partly it's a matter of subject. The movie focuses on an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team, the guys whose more or less daily job is to disarm the homemade bombs that have accounted for most U.S. casualties in Iraq. But even more, the film's extraordinary tension derives from the precision and intelligence of Bigelow's direction. She gets every sweaty detail and tactical nuance in the close-up confrontation of man and bomb, while keeping us alert to the volatile wraparound reality of an ineluctably foreign environment--hot streets and blank-walled buildings full of onlookers, some merely curious and some hostile, perhaps thumbing a cellphone that could become a trigger. This is exemplary moviemaking. You don't need CGI, just a human eye, and the imagination to realize that, say, the sight of dust and scale popped off a derelict car by an explosion half a block away delivers more shock value than a pixelated fireball. The setting may be Iraq in 2004, but it could just as well be Thermopylae; The Hurt Locker is no "Iraq War movie." Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal--who did time as a journalist embed with an EOD unit--align themselves with neither supporters nor opponents of the U.S. involvement. There's no politics here. War is just the job the characters in the movie do. One in particular, the supremely resourceful staff sergeant played by Jeremy Renner, is addicted to the almost nonstop adrenaline rush and the opportunity to express his esoteric, life-on-the-edge genius. The hurt locker of the title is a box he keeps under his bunk, filled with bomb parts and other signatory memorabilia of "things that could have killed me." That none of it has killed him so far is no real consolation. In this movie, you never know who's going to go and when; even high-profile talent (we won't name names here) is no guarantee. But one thing can be guaranteed, and that is that almost every sequence in the movie becomes a riveting, often fiercely enigmatic set piece. This is Kathryn Bigelow's best film since 1987's Near Dark. It could also be the best film of 2009. --Richard T. Jameson
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Closer to a Dud than a Blast September 7, 2010
!Edwin C. Pauzer (New York City)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
When I pushed PLAY, I expected to be as spellbound as others who had seen this movie and reported the drama here on Amazon. With such high expectations, the only way to go is usually south, and that's what it did.
The acting of Jeremy Renner and Anthony Mackie make them first-class Thespians. They play the part of non-commissioned officers who are in the Army's Explosive Ordnance Disposal, or EOD. It is evident that SSG James finds the adrenaline rush of outsmarting bomb makers and defusing their work. He tempts fate like the matador who moves ever closer to the horns of the bull. He removes his helmet and other life-saving equipment meant to protect him in case of a bomb blast. It looks like he is about to lose his sanity when we are exposed to a scene revealing his humanity, which I will not expound upon. It would be giving away too much of the story.
The most effective part of the movie is his return to family life and the mundane chores expected of a husband and family man. There is no excitement in removing the leaves that are blocking the drainage trough at the roof. As an EOD expert, he had to make split-second decisions that could have cost him his life or that of his comrades, yet he looks utterly confounded by the cereals in the aisle when his wife asks him to get one.
This is one thing that is not talked about when it comes to veterans returning home. Many will have experienced awesome levels of responsibility for men and materiel that cannot be duplicated in civilian life, and it can be a sudden and tremendous letdown for the ego. How SSG James deals with this dilemma becomes obvious by the end of the film.
If a film spends so much time trying to get into the heads of soldiers under the constant strain of combat, the rest of the surroundings should be equally realistic. This was sloppily addressed with the wrong uniforms, insignia, improper military courtesy, and lack of vehicle markings. Leaving their posts to chase insurgents with flashlights was appallingly stupid. But what I wondered most about was this "autonomous team." They seemed to be more rogue than Sarah Palin, and I began to wonder if they reported to anyone or selected their missions by themselves. If I had been stationed there as an EOD and had my choices, I would have spent my whole tour at the compound's Subway, Baskin-Robbins, or the movie theater.
I would like to say this film was a real blast, but it was much closer to a dud. The movie just didn't go off for me.
I have now seen it, and that is enough.
 academy award....how? September 7, 2010
S. Velasquez (Kiss, Fl USA)
sorry folks, who believe this movie was worth winning the academy award! I have friends that have served and they didn't feel this movie served justice to those in the military. OK not real...how about pure entertainment...kaka, watch saving private Ryan. The hurt locker turned me into the hurt looker. I was bored and the acting was sub-par. They should have given the Academy award to her husband for Avatar it was definitely more entertaining then this crap.
One Star for bad movie. September 4, 2010
Fujimiya Razeal
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
Don't watch this movie. Don't rent it. Don't buy it. Give this movie one star.
This movie is terrible. It's not worth purchasing, either on DVD, Bluray, video on demand, iTunes, or even on bit torrent. It's not worth it. It simply isn't. I know this isn't much of a review, but it's all I'm offering. Nothing to see here folks. Move along. YOU! Keep your eyes forward. Don't look at the train wreck. It's too Gruesome. YOU! Cover those ears. Don't listen to it. It's awful. You should rather go deep in the wilderness and listen to the screeching of hoot owls and bagpipes. YOU THERE! Don't hit that button. You'll never get back the money or time you wasted on this movie. If you download it you'll just wear a bump in your hardrive. If you play the DVD it will burn out the laser. It's awful...
I'm not kidding folks. It will burn both your screen and your retina. You'll be seeing terrible blurry images when you close your eyes. You'll see white ghost like images that will either annoy you or make you cry. You'll be blind. Your blood will run blue on the floor and vampires will barf at the prospect of drinking your blood. You'll experience Rigor Mortis while still alive! It will be like having lockjaw but you'll be totally aware of your predicament. Yikes. You looked. You'll soon experience searing, burning pain due to your rank disobedience.
You were warned.
 unconvincing August 28, 2010
freiwill01 (Greenville, SC)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
seen many war movies and this is not one of the better ones. it is still watchable with a fairly original theme about bomb squads. the movie is slow at times and what kept my attention are the various bomb situations. character development was ok but i don't really feel like rooting for any of the main characters. the most convincing scene is the first few minutes with guy pearce.
for me, this won't hold up to classics like 'das boot', 'braveheart', 'thin red line', 'platoon', 'last samurai', 'flags of our fathers', 'we were soldiers' etc
Horrible, Avoid it!! August 28, 2010
Kent
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
Movie sucked, completely unbelievable. I apologize to our troops for the obvious ignorance of some American citizens. Characters were poorly put together as was the script. Special effects weren't even believable. In one scene, a car is supposed to explode from a bunch of explosives that are packed in throughout. Instead, the explosion looks like someone doused the car was doused with gasoline and had a match thrown at it. Don't waste your time...
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