The Hurt Locker

The Hurt Locker DVD finally arrived at my house from my 1-DVD at a time Netflix queue.

Let me say that my initial expectations of the movie were not met - they were exceeded!   I've watched war movies before but none of them kept me glued to my seat like this one.  I literally couldn't keep my eyes off the TV screen.  In fact I felt like I must've been holding my breath throughout the movie, just waiting for the moment that either the explosives expert successfully detonated the "unexploded ordnances" or when the ground he was standing on gets blown up to smithereens.

Jeremy Renner was outstanding in his role as an military explosives detonator.  He was so naturally fitting for the role, so believable that you would want to know if he was really that brave and heroic or was he just a crazy thrill-seeker?  

Before the movie was released, I anticipated The Hurt Locker to be full of cinematic effects and include more background soundtrack.  Although the movie played more or less like a documentary in the sense that there was more dialogue than special effects, director Kathryn Bigelow did an excellent job at making the viewer feel like part of the action and every breath-taking moment of it.

Yes, I agree...The Hurt Locker definitely deserved the Academy Awards that it received.  It is a must-have for any DVD or Blu-Ray movie collector.   I give both thumbs up to this one.