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I just saw this for the first time (on Blu-Ray) and agree

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In Reply to: RE: I want my $4.99 back. Hurt Locker an award material? Cut me a break posted by Victor Khomenko on March 05, 2010 at 19:15:34

It looks good, but there is no plot. It's just a series of action sequences, like a porno movie.

The dialog is lame. No character development either.

I hate the jerky-cam effects every time there was action (maybe the camera-man was epileptic?), along with the dubbing of over-the-top jet/helicopter noises. I appreciate it was made on a budget.

The military tactics are ridiculous. In the scene where they are sent to do a forensic examination of a bombing, they decide to go off chasing insurgents. I'm sure bomb techs do that all the time. I saw some ex-military guy on the Jim Lehrer News Hour a couple of days ago really criticising this aspect of the movie.

I really wanted to enjoy this movie. It could have been so much better by offering a deep insight into the lives of bomb techs, rather than serving up tired old cliches...

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There absolutely is character dev - Jazz Inmate 14:57:25 03/10/10 (0)
Sergeant Sanborn goes from not wanting a kid to wanting a kid through his experience. Also his relationship with Sgt James goes from disrespect to respect. At first he's pissed off about James' methods but when he realizes James does have the capacity to be caring not just of his unit but of Iraqis, his opinion slowly evolves. The other guy in the unit goes the opposite way, initially respecting James' bravery but ending up hating James and blaming James for wounds suffered. As for James himself, he does not develop but that's a strength of the movie, not a weakness. He is the stationary character around which the others revolve. He is shown in many different situations and always stays in character. It works.
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Edits: 03/10/10

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