Comments on: Bouhammer review of The Hurt Locker http://www.bouhammer.com/2010/01/bouhammer-review-of-the-hurt-locker/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bouhammer-review-of-the-hurt-locker A blog about Military Issues, Afghanistan, and everything in between Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:06:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bouhammer http://www.bouhammer.com/2010/01/bouhammer-review-of-the-hurt-locker/comment-page-1/#comment-6742 Bouhammer Tue, 04 Jan 2011 02:16:52 +0000 http://www.bouhammer.com/2010/01/bouhammer-review-of-the-hurt-locker/#comment-6742 Linda, thanks for your feeeback. And to answer your question yes our enemies have done and still do things worse. Linda, thanks for your feeeback. And to answer your question yes our enemies have done and still do things worse.

]]> By: Linda http://www.bouhammer.com/2010/01/bouhammer-review-of-the-hurt-locker/comment-page-1/#comment-6736 Linda Mon, 03 Jan 2011 04:29:08 +0000 http://www.bouhammer.com/2010/01/bouhammer-review-of-the-hurt-locker/#comment-6736 Okay, as a civilian this is what i got from the movie....I don't know the technically proper names or specific in and outs of your equipment and if you had certain stuff in 2004 when you actually didn't get it 'til say 2010. And i don't care... It's a hollywood movie and i know that. Neither am I so stupid that i didn't recognize the insanity of someone wandering around Irag by himself. Anyone who expects accuracy from Hollywood is naieve just ask a cop about their "accurate" representation in movies. And what i keep hearing from veterans the most is alot of condescending military "inspeak" that an outsider, a civilian couldn't possibly understand. What i keep hearing is how this movie was disrespectful to the military and i absolutely disagree with that. What the movie gave me was a greater appreciation for the conditions under which american soldiers do their jobs in Iraq and Afghanistan...in particular my nephew...the emotional and physical stress they endure on a daily basis, never knowing who is the enemy and who is the civilian and what that must do a soldiers pysche. And yet, and yet soldiers still keep it together and follow protocol and basically do the best they can do. So which would you rather want as a veteran, accuracy in equipment or the average american getting a small glimpse, a slanted one to be sure,of what it might be like for a soldier in those god forsaken places. i can never ever presume to know what it's like to be one but i'm not stupid to think that you're all psychotic mavericks putting your troops at risk through disrespectful and dangerous behavior. And one more thing...when criticizing this movie it's all from an american point of view . I got the feeling that the iraq people were ghosts or cardboard cutouts and i would like to know more about them. Are they that brutal that they would kill a child so they can place a bomb inside of them..are they that horrible that they would entice children and civilians with candy just so they can blow them up.Are they that f'ed up or is it just some controlling the many. I don't know and I'm just asking... All i can say is that no matter what you think of the movie it made me have greater than ever respect for what you as american soldiers are trying to do. Okay, as a civilian this is what i got from the movie….I don’t know the technically proper names or specific in and outs of your equipment and if you had certain stuff in 2004 when you actually didn’t get it ’til say 2010. And i don’t care… It’s a hollywood movie and i know that. Neither am I so stupid that i didn’t recognize the insanity of someone wandering around Irag by himself. Anyone who expects accuracy from Hollywood is naieve just ask a cop about their “accurate” representation in movies. And what i keep hearing from veterans the most is alot of condescending military “inspeak” that an outsider, a civilian couldn’t possibly understand. What i keep hearing is how this movie was disrespectful to the military and i absolutely disagree with that. What the movie gave me was a greater appreciation for the conditions under which american soldiers do their jobs in Iraq and Afghanistan…in particular my nephew…the emotional and physical stress they endure on a daily basis, never knowing who is the enemy and who is the civilian and what that must do a soldiers pysche. And yet, and yet soldiers still keep it together and follow protocol and basically do the best they can do. So which would you rather want as a veteran, accuracy in equipment or the average american getting a small glimpse, a slanted one to be sure,of what it might be like for a soldier in those god forsaken places. i can never ever presume to know what it’s like to be one but i’m not stupid to think that you’re all psychotic mavericks putting your troops at risk through disrespectful and dangerous behavior.
And one more thing…when criticizing this movie it’s all from an american point of view . I got the feeling that the iraq people were ghosts or cardboard cutouts and i would like to know more about them. Are they that brutal that they would kill a child so they can place a bomb inside of them..are they that horrible that they would entice children and civilians with candy just so they can blow them up.Are they that f’ed up or is it just some controlling the many. I don’t know and I’m just asking… All i can say is that no matter what you think of the movie it made me have greater than ever respect for what you as american soldiers are trying to do.

]]> By: The Hurt Locker Generation | Super Profundo On the Early Eve of Your Day http://www.bouhammer.com/2010/01/bouhammer-review-of-the-hurt-locker/comment-page-1/#comment-6466 The Hurt Locker Generation | Super Profundo On the Early Eve of Your Day Sun, 22 Aug 2010 20:52:09 +0000 http://www.bouhammer.com/2010/01/bouhammer-review-of-the-hurt-locker/#comment-6466 [...] in Iraq, many veterans were less than impressed by the presentation. (Similar sentiments here, here, and [...] [...] in Iraq, many veterans were less than impressed by the presentation. (Similar sentiments here, here, and [...]

]]> By: The Hurt Locker Generation « Super Profundo On the Early Eve of Your Day http://www.bouhammer.com/2010/01/bouhammer-review-of-the-hurt-locker/comment-page-1/#comment-6277 The Hurt Locker Generation « Super Profundo On the Early Eve of Your Day Sat, 29 May 2010 22:47:48 +0000 http://www.bouhammer.com/2010/01/bouhammer-review-of-the-hurt-locker/#comment-6277 [...] in Iraq, many veterans were less than impressed by the presentation. (Similar sentiments here, here, and [...] [...] in Iraq, many veterans were less than impressed by the presentation. (Similar sentiments here, here, and [...]

]]> By: Puzzled http://www.bouhammer.com/2010/01/bouhammer-review-of-the-hurt-locker/comment-page-1/#comment-6247 Puzzled Thu, 20 May 2010 00:37:22 +0000 http://www.bouhammer.com/2010/01/bouhammer-review-of-the-hurt-locker/#comment-6247 Its amazing to me these reactions to the Hurt Locker. I appreciate that the veteran necessarily sees a movie like this through different eyes than the civilian, but is it really so hard to suspend disbelief? Are things like artistic license, symbolism, and creativity meaningless next to a quest for 100% accuracy? Find me a movie that's 100% accurate, whatever the subject. Whether it deals with war, politics, romance, history, football, music, biography, a video game or whatever. Its impossible, and its especially hard to hold a film to this standard when it doesn't ever claim to be 100% true to life. @ Darrell Smith I think its funny that you lump this movie in with the rest of the garbage Hollywood pumps out in order to make a quick buck, given that the Hurt Locker was in very limited release and is the lowest grossing Best Picture winner of all time. If the goal here was to make money they they really, really dropped the ball. Its amazing to me these reactions to the Hurt Locker. I appreciate that the veteran necessarily sees a movie like this through different eyes than the civilian, but is it really so hard to suspend disbelief? Are things like artistic license, symbolism, and creativity meaningless next to a quest for 100% accuracy?

Find me a movie that’s 100% accurate, whatever the subject. Whether it deals with war, politics, romance, history, football, music, biography, a video game or whatever. Its impossible, and its especially hard to hold a film to this standard when it doesn’t ever claim to be 100% true to life.

@ Darrell Smith

I think its funny that you lump this movie in with the rest of the garbage Hollywood pumps out in order to make a quick buck, given that the Hurt Locker was in very limited release and is the lowest grossing Best Picture winner of all time. If the goal here was to make money they they really, really dropped the ball.

]]> By: Mr. Spider http://www.bouhammer.com/2010/01/bouhammer-review-of-the-hurt-locker/comment-page-1/#comment-6137 Mr. Spider Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:16:18 +0000 http://www.bouhammer.com/2010/01/bouhammer-review-of-the-hurt-locker/#comment-6137 I just saw the movie last night and I noticed some other weird things that bothered me. For one, where in the world was the company commander during all of this? In fact, where in the world was the rest of the company for that matter? Second, I'm pretty sure any recovered bomb components would not be allowed to be kept as souvenirs. They'd be collected, analyzed and forwarded to Battalion for further analysis. Suffice to say, I was not impressed with this overly-hyped movie. I just saw the movie last night and I noticed some other weird things that bothered me. For one, where in the world was the company commander during all of this? In fact, where in the world was the rest of the company for that matter? Second, I’m pretty sure any recovered bomb components would not be allowed to be kept as souvenirs. They’d be collected, analyzed and forwarded to Battalion for further analysis. Suffice to say, I was not impressed with this overly-hyped movie.

]]> By: Darrell Smith http://www.bouhammer.com/2010/01/bouhammer-review-of-the-hurt-locker/comment-page-1/#comment-6124 Darrell Smith Fri, 02 Apr 2010 19:21:09 +0000 http://www.bouhammer.com/2010/01/bouhammer-review-of-the-hurt-locker/#comment-6124 I think you're misunderstanding the Hollywood mentality. The purpose of a "War Movie" has always been to make money first. With the possible exception of "All Quiet on the Western Front" and maybe a few others, almost every one of them are pure entertaining bullshit. Even the documentaries (Hell, especially the documentaries). I can't think of one WW2, Korean or VeitNam (my war) or any other that came close to getting it right. Your war won't be any different, and it won't change for the next one. Face it, real warfare just wouldn't be entertainment for anyone but a few really sick fucks. But without them, where would all the Chickenhawks get the inspiration to send soldiers off to die in worthless places for dubious causes? I think you’re misunderstanding the Hollywood mentality. The purpose of a “War Movie” has always been to make money first. With the possible exception of “All Quiet on the Western Front” and maybe a few others, almost every one of them are pure entertaining bullshit. Even the documentaries (Hell, especially the documentaries). I can’t think of one WW2, Korean or VeitNam (my war) or any other that came close to getting it right. Your war won’t be any different, and it won’t change for the next one. Face it, real warfare just wouldn’t be entertainment for anyone but a few really sick fucks. But without them, where would all the Chickenhawks get the inspiration to send soldiers off to die in worthless places for dubious causes?

]]> By: Bouhammer http://www.bouhammer.com/2010/01/bouhammer-review-of-the-hurt-locker/comment-page-1/#comment-6087 Bouhammer Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:39:27 +0000 http://www.bouhammer.com/2010/01/bouhammer-review-of-the-hurt-locker/#comment-6087 J, I was stating fact, they could have made a movie just about those 5% times, and kept this movie interesting. And not have to play it up with B6 qualified EOD techs, infantryman hiding and scared until the EOD idiots showed up, or showed sr. NCOs stumbling through a huge camp drunk or better yet running through downtown in ACU pants and living to tell about it after bribing a whole bunch of secfor with a top on a supposed whore-house. Yeah they could have done more to make it realistic, keep it interesting and not make the American soldiers look like such an unprofessional ass. J, I was stating fact, they could have made a movie just about those 5% times, and kept this movie interesting. And not have to play it up with B6 qualified EOD techs, infantryman hiding and scared until the EOD idiots showed up, or showed sr. NCOs stumbling through a huge camp drunk or better yet running through downtown in ACU pants and living to tell about it after bribing a whole bunch of secfor with a top on a supposed whore-house.

Yeah they could have done more to make it realistic, keep it interesting and not make the American soldiers look like such an unprofessional ass.

]]> By: J http://www.bouhammer.com/2010/01/bouhammer-review-of-the-hurt-locker/comment-page-1/#comment-6082 J Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:28:50 +0000 http://www.bouhammer.com/2010/01/bouhammer-review-of-the-hurt-locker/#comment-6082 "The life of an EOD tech is not that glamorous and is really filled with 95% boredom." And in your mind, this would have made a good movie, because it is "realistic." It wasn't a documentary...and perhaps you didn't notice that when the main character did the things you're saying he shouldn't do, the other characters agreed with you and resented him for it. David Morse's character ripped into him, Sanborn punched him, Eldridge cursed him instead of saying goodbye. The guy's addicted to danger...how exactly would a movie about a guy addicted to danger have played if he had done things by the book the whole time? There's a reason they don't teach writing or directing via yelling, repetition, and deprivation. Keep your day job. :) “The life of an EOD tech is not that glamorous and is really filled with 95% boredom.”

And in your mind, this would have made a good movie, because it is “realistic.”

It wasn’t a documentary…and perhaps you didn’t notice that when the main character did the things you’re saying he shouldn’t do, the other characters agreed with you and resented him for it. David Morse’s character ripped into him, Sanborn punched him, Eldridge cursed him instead of saying goodbye. The guy’s addicted to danger…how exactly would a movie about a guy addicted to danger have played if he had done things by the book the whole time?

There’s a reason they don’t teach writing or directing via yelling, repetition, and deprivation. Keep your day job. :)

]]> By: Labrys http://www.bouhammer.com/2010/01/bouhammer-review-of-the-hurt-locker/comment-page-1/#comment-6060 Labrys Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:59:49 +0000 http://www.bouhammer.com/2010/01/bouhammer-review-of-the-hurt-locker/#comment-6060 Thank YOU! I HATED this movie. I am not even IN the military any more (being an old broad now!) and kept going "That isn't RIGHT?!" I disliked Ms. Cameron's main premise that SFC James acted as he did only for the adrenalin rush----I find that a very insulting way to criticize the war----by criticizing the folks fighting it. .-= Labrys´s last blog ..<a href="http://walkofthefallen.com/wordpress/2010/03/15/hurt-locker-is-a-pain/" rel="nofollow">Hurt Locker IS a Pain</a> =-. Thank YOU! I HATED this movie. I am not even IN the military any more (being an old broad now!) and kept going “That isn’t RIGHT?!” I disliked Ms. Cameron’s main premise that SFC James acted as he did only for the adrenalin rush—-I find that a very insulting way to criticize the war—-by criticizing the folks fighting it.
.-= Labrys´s last blog ..Hurt Locker IS a Pain =-.

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