The Hurt Locker
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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
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
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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
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™
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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
In my opinion it was 10x more deserving than Avatar. That film was all "ooo shiny", absolutely no substance, and so predictable. It was interesting to watch purely as a technical achievement, if only a smidgen of the effort put into creating Pandora was put in to creating a plot. The Hurt Locker however was thrilling, edge-of-seat at all times, and extremely tense! Best film I've seen in a while.
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 agree that Hurt Locker was an excellent film; far superior to Avatar in terms of story, characterization and production values (at least, that's what Nick[^] told me to say in his last email). :-) No, it really was a great film, well deserving of the Oscar: since Terminator Cameron's films have been all shadow and no substance.
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In my opinion it was 10x more deserving than Avatar. That film was all "ooo shiny", absolutely no substance, and so predictable. It was interesting to watch purely as a technical achievement, if only a smidgen of the effort put into creating Pandora was put in to creating a plot. The Hurt Locker however was thrilling, edge-of-seat at all times, and extremely tense! Best film I've seen in a while.
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.
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
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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
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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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
Thats what I want to know, what's wrong with shiny (and semi naked)
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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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
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
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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.