Hurt Locker

[specter177]

Anybody seen it? I heard it was good, and want to go rent it.

[A-10]

oh it's a really good movie, by my guess it's the only move of this entire decade that's more than likely to have 4 or 5 stars. it probably does 5 stars.

[WebbPA]

oh it's a really good movie, by my guess it's the only move of this entire decade that's more than likely to have 4 or 5 stars. it probably does 5 stars.

Credit where credit is due.

[ozzy72]

An entertaining movie but typical Hollywood divorce from reality....

[olderndirt]

Somewhere I read the real soldier, whose life they tried to emulate, is suing the movie makers - good for him, hope he wins.

[BFMF]

I know a few Army buddies who have seen it, and I've heard so many negative things about the movie that i'm not in a hurry to see it.

A theatrical release poster shows an EOD tech wearing a bomb suit standing in the middle of what appears to be an IED composed of seven 155 rounds. Really? You may as well difuse it wearing nothing but sandles, shorts, and a t-shirt...

I only spent one year searching for IEDs with EOD in Iraq.


Never even saw a bomb suit while I was there....

[BigTruck]

We were in a route clearance unit while I was in Iraq (meaning we drove the routes and looked for IED's)  We didn't diffuse the bombs ourselves (unless of course, the bomb "diffused" itself all over us) but I watched hurt locker and found it very entertaining.  You can only really appreciate it once because after that you already know which bombs actually go off, but as for the plot and all that I found it to be a fun movie to watch.  It's more than just chasing IED's, they show how it effects the personal lives, the family, the unit.  And I laughed at the ending, I thought it was cool. 

[Mazza]

I know a few Army buddies who have seen it, and I've heard so many negative things about the movie that i'm not in a hurry to see it.

A theatrical release poster shows an EOD tech wearing a bomb suit standing in the middle of what appears to be an IED composed of seven 155 rounds. Really? You may as well difuse it wearing nothing but sandles, shorts, and a t-shirt...

I only spent one year searching for IEDs with EOD in Iraq.


Never even saw a bomb suit while I was there....

That because the explosion would of made you much prettier 

[expat]

I know a few Army buddies who have seen it, and I've heard so many negative things about the movie that i'm not in a hurry to see it.

A theatrical release poster shows an EOD tech wearing a bomb suit standing in the middle of what appears to be an IED composed of seven 155 rounds. Really? You may as well difuse it wearing nothing but sandles, shorts, and a t-shirt...

I only spent one year searching for IEDs with EOD in Iraq.


Never even saw a bomb suit while I was there....

Why die all hot and sweaty

Matt

[BoerVanBreda]

I saw it and enjoyed it. Not being soldier myself (more a literature student) I was more disappointed with the stereotyped characters and slightly clich

[C]

You may as well difuse it wearing nothing but sandles, shorts, and a t-shirt...

A British soldier has just received the George Cross for virtually doing just that (well, maybe not in sandals, but doing - IIRC -seven IEDs in close succession with no protective gear)...


...sadly of course the next citation was for a GC to an EOD operator who was kiiled doing his umpteenth IED at the end of his tour in the 'Stan.

Nasty business, and much respect to those that do it.

[Al_Fallujah]

I know a few Army buddies who have seen it, and I've heard so many negative things about the movie that i'm not in a hurry to see it.

A theatrical release poster shows an EOD tech wearing a bomb suit standing in the middle of what appears to be an IED composed of seven 155 rounds. Really? You may as well difuse it wearing nothing but sandles, shorts, and a t-shirt...

I only spent one year searching for IEDs with EOD in Iraq.


Never even saw a bomb suit while I was there....

I have two tours involving these things. My second tour I was doing the same stuff in the same sand as Andrew here (though it was a much harder tour for him and his unit, we came in after the Awaikening Councils got started), and my first tour other was working directly with EOD on quick response teams. I decided not to see this movie. Others have said the reality and movie are no where close to each other.

It is my observation of EOD that they are the only units in the military that operate on common sense 100% of the time, and do so out of pure necessity. Its my understanding that the charachter in the film shows an incredible lack of that quality.

If I did not have two kids, I would have joined EOD. They are great guys. I have absolute respect for them. I have fond memories of two that were KIA.

[expat]

I know a few Army buddies who have seen it, and I've heard so many negative things about the movie that i'm not in a hurry to see it.

A theatrical release poster shows an EOD tech wearing a bomb suit standing in the middle of what appears to be an IED composed of seven 155 rounds. Really? You may as well difuse it wearing nothing but sandles, shorts, and a t-shirt...

I only spent one year searching for IEDs with EOD in Iraq.


Never even saw a bomb suit while I was there....

I have two tours involving these things. My second tour I was doing the same stuff in the same sand as Andrew here (though it was a much harder tour for him and his unit, we came in after the Awaikening Councils got started), and my first tour other was working directly with EOD on quick response teams. I decided not to see this movie. Others have said the reality and movie are no where close to each other.

It is my observation of EOD that they are the only units in the military that operate on common sense 100% of the time, and do so out of pure necessity. Its my understanding that the charachter in the film shows an incredible lack of that quality.

If I did not have two kids, I would have joined EOD. They are great guys. I have absolute respect for them. I have fond memories of two that were KIA.

Did you expect anything different from Hollywood. At the end of the day, look at any military film made by any country and I think that we will all agree, they are made to do certain things at certain periods in history. After the second world war it was all about national pride and beating Germany and Japan. Then came Korea and beating the commy, scurge of all things democratic. Next we had Vietnam, that produced action and anti war movies and was the start of the modern military hero films. I am sure that Rom has vented at great length about films depicting this time. Next we come to the 80's, well the less said the better. The 90's produced a few accurate films and then we have today's offerings. The Gulf war and what follows are a reflection of what happened after WWII except movie makers have to pander to the expectations of the lowest denominator. He/she wants big explosions, a cocky hero who gets to cut the red wire and then bed the leading lady. Outside of a few war movies such as Das Boot or the Cruel Sea, how it really was/is does not fill the cinemas and sell popcorn. A film about an

[Al_Fallujah]

From Hollywood, I expect little.

Enemy at the Gates was actually pretty good, if you did not catch it.