The Hurt Locker (2009) (2008)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 00’s (209 movies items)

" The Hurt Locker is a 2008 American war thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal. It stars Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Christian Camargo, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, and Guy Pearce. The film follows an Iraq War Explosive Ordnance Disposal team who are targeted by insurgents and shows their psychological reactions to the stress of combat. Boal drew on his experience during embedded access to write the screenplay. Following the death of their well-r"

Academy Award for Best Picture☆Films (97 movies items)

"    82nd Academy Awards (2010)"

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow (7 movies items)

" "There's enough bang in there to send us all to Jesus. I'm gonna die, I wanna die comfortable." Written by Mark Boal Music by Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders Cinematography by Barry Ackroyd Editing by Chris Innis and Bob Murawski"

2009 Awardie Awards (35 movies items)

"Other nomination: Best Picture Best Original Score Best Director "

My Favourite Female Directed Films (20 movies items)

"Kathryn Bigelow Other Notable Works Near Dark (1987), Point Break (1991), Strange Days (1995), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), and Detroit (2017) "

Movies I watched with my family (34 movies items)

"25/02/2023"

My Favorite Films of 2008 (25 movies items)

" "There's enough bang in there to send us all to Jesus. I'm gonna die, I wanna die comfortable." Directed by Kathryn Bigelow Written by Mark Boal Music by Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders Cinematography by Barry Ackroyd Editing by Chris Innis and Bob Murawski"

Leffalista 2022 (26 movies items)

"1.10. Prime rewatched"

“When I heard that The Hurt Locker had won Best Picture, I was keen on seeing if it lived up to my expectations. So I watched the film with my dad, brother and sister, and while there were some good things, such as the direction and how it was made, I was left disappointed as well. I really wanted to like this film, but the thing was it didn't completely grip or excite me.

VISUALS: Definitely what made the movie. The locations and scenery gave a real sense of authenticity, and in general the camera work was good. Though in some scenes, there was a little much of the hand held camera stuff, unless it was intentional, some of the camera movements were rather shaky. The special effects were very good though, and there are some terrific looking set pieces.

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Iraq, Afghanistan and The War on Terror (49 movies items)

"Follows a US bomb disposal units tour of Iraq. Doesn't seem to be everyones cup of tea, however I personally thought it was a very well made and insightful film. Would recommend to any war movie fan. "

Favorite Action Films: 2008-2009 (31 movies items)

" Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow Produced by: Kathryn Bigelow, Tony Mark, Greg Shapiro, Mark Boal, and Nicolas Chartier Written by: Mark Boal Cinematography: Newton Thomas Siegel and Barry Ackroyd Edited by: Bob Murawski and Chris Innes Music by: Marco Beltrami and Buck Saunders Distributed by: Summit Entertainment"

1001 Movies ... my own version (2000's) (100 movies items)

" Notes: Even though the more recent 'American Sniper' was a huge box-office success and, therefore, so far, the most popular movie about the war in Irak, in my opinion, this movie is actually the best one about this subject. In fact, back then, even though this movie was heralded by the critics, it was actually completely ignored by the audience but, somehow, almost a full year after its release, it still managed to end up winning the Best Picture Academy award. Anyway, even though I didn't car"

1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe (1001 movies items)

" Notes: Even though the more recent 'American Sniper' was a huge box-office success and, therefore, so far, the most popular movie about the war in Irak, in my opinion, this movie is actually the best one about this subject. In fact, back then, even though this movie was heralded by the critics, it was actually completely ignored by the audience but, somehow, almost a full year after its release, it still managed to end up winning the Best Picture Academy award. Anyway, even though I didn't car"