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Rating: 5/10 (19 March 2010)

Set aside from my personal first hand knowledge of the content shown in the movie, this is a great movie , especially compared to everything done these days as movies. That being said, ironic as it is, i was on a plane to comeback home from Afghanistan when i was writing a lesson on IED's and UXO's when i found in the planes LCD panel the movie Hurt Locker. That was way before it won best movie and i don't even account that in my opinion. I was entertained , really, for good and 'bad' reasons.
The goods, good acting, realistic camera view, SOME basics in IED's TTP's (Tactics,Techniques and Procedures)and also some accurate military details. Which for the everyday people can be quite thrilling and appealing as an action movie. I must first say, it is easy to critic a movie , but i strictly point out things i know for a fact, unlike some people.
I'll to that that most of the bad things can't be seen or detected by an uninformed public, so that is why Hurt Locker has been so well received. To inform you,the bad things are; EOD are almost VIP's,they go in when it is as secure as it can be possibly made and kept that way as long as it needs to, that car would never had made it that far without being shot at, TriggerMan's hunting is the the QRF's ( Quick Response/Reaction Force)job, not the EOD's ,they are way too valuable to risk getting shot in an ambush, worst for my part is to so badly represent SAS in the sniper firefight, SAS are the best and oldest SF, no way in hell an EOD pair hit a running guy at min 800m upward with mirage effect and wind swirling with no marksmanship badge in sight ... As grasping as lifting 6 arty shell can be, no tech would ever attempt that, for the simple fact that there maybe a pressure plate underneath the whole thing... There is more ,but you get the idea...
Like i said it little details you don't see when you are stunned by the images themselves, but leave a bitter taste when you know first hand what the movie is about.Don't get me wrong , i own the movie on Blu-ray now and will watch it from time to time. I actually use this movie in my lesson as a tool of what NOT to and what to look for in combat theater.