Comments on: The Hurt Locker http://chickflix.net/2010/02/the-hurt-locker/ Sun, 29 Apr 2012 02:06:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mainstream Chick http://chickflix.net/2010/02/the-hurt-locker/#comment-1287 Mainstream Chick Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:17:41 +0000 http://chickflix.net/?p=1993#comment-1287 I think it's unanimous among the Chicks that "The Hurt Locker" is a unique and well-done film. Stylistically, it plays like a compelling documentary. I wasn't completely blown away by the picture as a whole, so I don't think it deserves "best picture" at the Oscars. But I do think Kathryn Bigelow succeeded in making a war movie that women can get into. And I appreciated her emphasis on the intensity, the quiet, and the psychological drama rather than the blood, guts and gore of war. Kudos also to Jeremy Renner, whose performance truly drives the film. A note of caution: If you're watching it on the small screen, make sure you've got time, and no distractions. This is NOT the kind of movie you can hit 'pause' through and still fully appreciate. I think it’s unanimous among the Chicks that “The Hurt Locker” is a unique and well-done film. Stylistically, it plays like a compelling documentary. I wasn’t completely blown away by the picture as a whole, so I don’t think it deserves “best picture” at the Oscars. But I do think Kathryn Bigelow succeeded in making a war movie that women can get into. And I appreciated her emphasis on the intensity, the quiet, and the psychological drama rather than the blood, guts and gore of war. Kudos also to Jeremy Renner, whose performance truly drives the film. A note of caution: If you’re watching it on the small screen, make sure you’ve got time, and no distractions. This is NOT the kind of movie you can hit ‘pause’ through and still fully appreciate.

]]> By: Adventurous Chick http://chickflix.net/2010/02/the-hurt-locker/#comment-1286 Adventurous Chick Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:42:17 +0000 http://chickflix.net/?p=1993#comment-1286 This was one of those movies that I meant to see while it was in the theater but missed. Then I was reminded of it first when Kathryn Bigelow took top honors at the DGA Awards (Yeah!) and then when the movie got so many Oscar nods. I agree with Arty Chick, this IS Jeremy Renner's movie. He gives an outstanding performance playing a character who does a job so few people do or would ever want to. He lets us in on what makes Sgt. James tick (no pun intended although I'm sure Mainstream Chick will appreciate it anyway). Bigelow gives us a war movie that is not only devoid of the loud testosterone-driven battle scenes, as Arty Chick pointed out, but it is also devoid of politics -- something unusual for Iraq War movies so far. I think that makes it all the more powerful. Definitely rent it, but be prepared, "The Hurt Locker" is intense. (Oh and I for one am a little tired of practically every story about Kathryn Bigelow playing up the fact that she used to be married to James Cameron. Enough already with the "battle of the exes" stuff.) This was one of those movies that I meant to see while it was in the theater but missed. Then I was reminded of it first when Kathryn Bigelow took top honors at the DGA Awards (Yeah!) and then when the movie got so many Oscar nods. I agree with Arty Chick, this IS Jeremy Renner’s movie. He gives an outstanding performance playing a character who does a job so few people do or would ever want to. He lets us in on what makes Sgt. James tick (no pun intended although I’m sure Mainstream Chick will appreciate it anyway). Bigelow gives us a war movie that is not only devoid of the loud testosterone-driven battle scenes, as Arty Chick pointed out, but it is also devoid of politics — something unusual for Iraq War movies so far. I think that makes it all the more powerful. Definitely rent it, but be prepared, “The Hurt Locker” is intense.

(Oh and I for one am a little tired of practically every story about Kathryn Bigelow playing up the fact that she used to be married to James Cameron. Enough already with the “battle of the exes” stuff.)

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