tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post4758508890000646466..comments2023-09-22T09:03:09.417-04:00Comments on Townie Bastard: Oscar predictions '10towniebastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03129158923604362272noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-88520855032305315212010-02-06T22:36:48.349-05:002010-02-06T22:36:48.349-05:00The film was a pretty tense and realistic look at ...The film was a pretty tense and realistic look at the situation in Iraq in general and the life of one bomb disposal expert in particular. It was a well made film, but not for everyone. Definitely Oscar material.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00156409626383039924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-43777489723286490972010-02-03T08:19:34.883-05:002010-02-03T08:19:34.883-05:00Actually Ed, Black Hawk Down is one of my favourit...Actually Ed, Black Hawk Down is one of my favourite movies, and I wouldn't even consider watching Jarhead due to its cliches. I wasn't expecting a happy ending, or something like Jarhead. I was hoping the movie would be more like Chris Hunter's Autobiography, "Eight Lives Down", but perhaps my expectations were too high. I actually attended the movie with two soldiers, one who had recently returned from a pretty intense tour of Afghanistan and he was really disgusted by the cliches and lack of realism, and didn't find the movie tense at all, and he was in a vehicle blown up by an IED. Perhaps if I had of put my brain in neutral instead of expecting emotions to be evoked I would have enjoyed it. Most people I talk to, who aren't looking for a typical happy ending, or Army recruiting movie were disappointed by the Hurt Locker. Just my two cents anyways.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-53429194777244806642010-02-02T19:43:26.414-05:002010-02-02T19:43:26.414-05:00Sometimes you read anonymous comments and just hav...Sometimes you read anonymous comments and just have to have a good laugh. There is not a simple storyline to follow with a big resolution and a happy ending. If you want that, then keep your brain in neutral and try something else. <br /><br /><i>Hurt Locker</i> is a fairly tense movie and requires that you are prepared to actually sit and pay attention to what is going on. <br /><br />There's a reason why it gets good critical acclaim but was not well received at the box office. <br /><br />That would be because it neither glorifies the situation nor the people in it. It also avoids cliche like the plague. <br /><br />This is a movie about people as real people, not caricatures. <br /><br />As for cliche, this ain't <i>Jarhead</i> with its rehashed version of Marine Corps recruit training seen in every movie since FMJ. It also isn't a Hanoi-Jane style story of mindless baby killers<br /><br />Some Americans likely felt uncomfortable with its authentic but sometimes unflattering portrayal of soldiers.<br /><br />Rent it, Craig, if you liked movies like <i>BlackHawk Down</i>. But if you think that <i>We were Soldiers</i> is the best thing since , you might give it a miss.Edward Holletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152397042408814142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-49550799577775235492010-02-02T16:53:33.411-05:002010-02-02T16:53:33.411-05:00Please do yourself a favour and save your money, d...Please do yourself a favour and save your money, do not rent The Hurt Locker. I have no idea where these good reviews are coming from, unless they are all from neo con pro war americans. It was the worst movie I have seen in a long time, I have been itching to see a really good war movie about one of the more recent wars but it just seems as if they are all full of cliches and bad acting. I almost walked out on this one, and no one I know has enjoyed it, bad story, bad acting, bad directing, unrealistic and full of really bad cliches, in fact I really wish I had that two hours of my life back, that is how bad it was!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-12585385239735296872010-02-02T10:23:30.289-05:002010-02-02T10:23:30.289-05:00Super -- I know nothing about any of them, but the...Super -- I know nothing about any of them, but they're all in my netflix queue now, thanks to you!gpchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18054854655973836794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-81644770516872152312010-02-01T20:56:09.981-05:002010-02-01T20:56:09.981-05:00Excellent picks, though I am still trying to track...Excellent picks, though I am still trying to track down "The Road" just to see it at least. 2012 should get a nod for special effects ( not much else though!) and I personally hope District 9 gets a few nods, for the clever 'statements' they have made about our society and the scenarios we see played out decade after decade, from one country to the next. It is amazing how many people thought this was just an 'alien' flick... <br /><br />Sandra Bullock and Meryl Streep... of course!<br /><br />Precious, what a great movie, heartbreaking .<br /><br /><br />Now what is your pic for Rotten Tomato? <br />Sorry Sandra, but 'All About Steve' was a disaster , as was the Transformers. And Knowing... Damn Nicholas, what were you thinking???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com