The Hurt Locker
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phannon86 wrote:
[...] Avatar. That film was all "ooo shiny", [...]
Are you :gasp: suggesting that shiny is not good? :gasp:
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H
Nagy Vilmos wrote:
Are you :gasp: suggesting that shiny is not good? :gasp:
I would never ;P However I have shiny objects in my kitchen, they don't cost £8 or whatever it is to go and watch :)
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.
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Maybe you would have preferred the thought invoking Precious[^]? That is a film that deserves a lot more recognition than it has been given. Despite the many nominations and awards it still deserves more. Unfortunatly the subject is not shiny enough fo rsome people...
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H
Nagy Vilmos wrote:
Precious
Fantastic film. Definitely second the recommendation for this one. Decent storytelling, and great really believable characters. (And it turns out Maria Carey can actually act. I never new that)
Simon
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Nagy Vilmos wrote:
Precious
Fantastic film. Definitely second the recommendation for this one. Decent storytelling, and great really believable characters. (And it turns out Maria Carey can actually act. I never new that)
Simon
Simon P Stevens wrote:
And it turns out Maria Carey can actually act as Maria Carey.
ftfy
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H
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Yeah but the 3 metre semi naked blue women make all the difference :cool:
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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Nagy Vilmos wrote:
Are you :gasp: suggesting that shiny is not good? :gasp:
I would never ;P However I have shiny objects in my kitchen, they don't cost £8 or whatever it is to go and watch :)
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.
phannon86 wrote:
they don't cost £8 or whatever it is to go and watch
What with children and the ban on being blind drunk at the cinema [1], I'm more likely to wait for a movie to come out on DVD. By my calculations watching anything at home and makeing the pop-corn is cheaper and better. Especially as when you go to the fridge for more beer, they won't pause the film in the theatre. [1] That ban may just be for me... :-O
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H
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Unlike Avatar which was...er...just another war movie.
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
well, i didnt compare them cause i havent seen avatar. i have seen The Hurt Locker , surely there must more deserving movies than these two .
"Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction" -Pascal Dont stay long in BED ,only prostitutes make money there! -Unknown
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Thats what I want to know, what's wrong with shiny (and semi naked)
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
Shiny I lkie, semi naked I like. But, maybe I'm just showing my age, story-line is rather important.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H
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:doh: didnt deserve the oscar . Its just another war movie, thats all.
"Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction" -Pascal Dont stay long in BED ,only prostitutes make money there! -Unknown
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well, i didnt compare them cause i havent seen avatar. i have seen The Hurt Locker , surely there must more deserving movies than these two .
"Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction" -Pascal Dont stay long in BED ,only prostitutes make money there! -Unknown
Annie Hall won the Oscar, was it really better than Star Wars?
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
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phannon86 wrote:
they don't cost £8 or whatever it is to go and watch
What with children and the ban on being blind drunk at the cinema [1], I'm more likely to wait for a movie to come out on DVD. By my calculations watching anything at home and makeing the pop-corn is cheaper and better. Especially as when you go to the fridge for more beer, they won't pause the film in the theatre. [1] That ban may just be for me... :-O
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H
I don't tend to buy too many films/tv, more of a renter/orange wednesdays :) However, The Hurt Locker is one of those I'll certainly be going out and grabbing the blu-ray of!
Nagy Vilmos wrote:
[1] That ban may just be for me... Blush
Guess that's another plus of physical media, feel free to watch in whatever state of mind you see fit :D
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.
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:doh: didnt deserve the oscar . Its just another war movie, thats all.
"Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction" -Pascal Dont stay long in BED ,only prostitutes make money there! -Unknown
Well it was a good movie, but I'd agree I don't think it was *that* good to win as much as it did. Renner was great, and the screenplay was too...but I think District 9 and Inglourious were much better overall. Avatar wasn't best picture material though, but maybe should have gotten directors, as Cameron handled the 3d without making it gimmicky.
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I don't tend to buy too many films/tv, more of a renter/orange wednesdays :) However, The Hurt Locker is one of those I'll certainly be going out and grabbing the blu-ray of!
Nagy Vilmos wrote:
[1] That ban may just be for me... Blush
Guess that's another plus of physical media, feel free to watch in whatever state of mind you see fit :D
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.
phannon86 wrote:
I don't tend to buy to many films/tv
Wait until you have kids. Not stricly true as I had a few hundred DVD's before I got married, but I was travelling a lot back then.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H
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Unlike Avatar which was...er...just another war movie.
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
Unlike Inglorious Basterds, which was just another war movie :-)* *OK this isn't strictly true & it should have won.
Dalek Dave: There are many words that some find offensive, Homosexuality, Alcoholism, Religion, Visual Basic, Manchester United, Butter.
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phannon86 wrote:
I don't tend to buy to many films/tv
Wait until you have kids. Not stricly true as I had a few hundred DVD's before I got married, but I was travelling a lot back then.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H
Thanks for quoting that section, highlighted a terrible error by me! I'm not brilliant at constructing a sentence/spelling, but I always maintain that I get to/too, its/it's, your/you're and there/their/they're right as they're easily to remember! It made me cringe to see I got it wrong.
Nagy Vilmos wrote:
I don't tend to buy to many films/tv
Me and Miss Girlfriend have bothed voiced our dissinterest here, not for another 10 years or so we've both said (we're both 23). However my brother is awaiting his second, so I'm sure we'll be "called upon" from time to time :)
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.
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:doh: didnt deserve the oscar . Its just another war movie, thats all.
"Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction" -Pascal Dont stay long in BED ,only prostitutes make money there! -Unknown
I have not seen the Hurt Locker film... I've seen Avatar and I think that it deserves only technical prizes as the story is predictable and so on... I found it somehow original, and it is a plus that it is not based on any kind of story, neither a comic... Could any of those reasons have influenced to give to THL the oscars: 1. First possibility for a director woman to get the oscar. 2. First aniversary of something regarding Irak. (I've not followed that war, yesterday I heard that in the radio). 3. The universal woman day was yesterday. (This is something I heard yesterday on the radio too). 4. James Cameron ex-wife and James cameron had it very clear that he would win... 5. Avatar has got a lot of money in the cinemas, if they put more glitter in another film it can get more money for the industry... BUUUUUUT... Probably it deserves it... Those are things I've heard yesterday in a cinema special program yesterday... of course there were people that were agree on that and people that weren't... I've not seen the movie then I can't say if it is true or not...
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well, i didnt compare them cause i havent seen avatar. i have seen The Hurt Locker , surely there must more deserving movies than these two .
"Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction" -Pascal Dont stay long in BED ,only prostitutes make money there! -Unknown
Not seen The Hurt Locker. I think the best movie is always hit and miss as far as I'm concerned. I can think of at least two that I watched after they were awarded the gong that I personally felt were garbage - actually in one case it was a film with best actress rather than best film.
Kevin
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So according to you which movie deserves the Oscar?
chethu665 wrote:
Its just another war movie, thats all
It's worth to watch.
Believe Yourself™
I would have gone with Up. Then again no other movie has made me want to stand up 10 minutes into it, go out and find the director, and punch him in the face for making me cry like a little girl, OVER A EFFING MONTAGE.
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I would have gone with Up. Then again no other movie has made me want to stand up 10 minutes into it, go out and find the director, and punch him in the face for making me cry like a little girl, OVER A EFFING MONTAGE.
Really Do not have any idea abt this movie. :~
Believe Yourself™
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Yeah but the 3 metre semi naked blue women make all the difference :cool:
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
You're a man who can read my mind. :)
“Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell
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Really Do not have any idea abt this movie. :~
Believe Yourself™
Pixar, animated, probably one of the best movies of the year for the ability to have you get completely behind a character. Go watch it.