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Let's review the burgeoning Hurt Locker situation so far. The Toronto Star's Peter Howell started the buzz with his 8.31 rave. Then today Variety's Nick Vivarelli reported that Kathryn Bigelow's bomb squad actioner "gave the Lido a jolt and proposed itself as the Iraq pic that might break through to American auds."
I also got an e-mail today from cinema2000's Nuno Artunes saying that "our correspondent at the Venice Film Festival has just written to say Bigelow's movie is the best so far at the competition -- 5 stars out of five, and he's not easy to please."
I'm mentioning all this only to put the Hurt Locker pan from Variety's sourpuss critic Derek Elley in perspective. Nobody's "right," everybody has their persepctive, etc., but how could all these other guys be going "wow" and "whoo-hoo" and then aong comes Elley, less bowled over by the rush of it, and says "war may be hell, but watching war movies can also be hell, especially when they don't get to the point."
The best competition movie of the Venice Film Festival so far vs. a hellish unoriginal viewing experience. That's one hell of a gap. The Hurt Locker will screen for the TIFF press on Tuesday.
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on September 4, 2008 at 3:12 PM
comment #1
MilkMan
says ...
Looking forward to the Hurt Locker. Jeremy Renner is a stud. He was great in 28 Weeks Later and 12 and Holding. Never thought he would've matured into such a credible leading man, but he has.
Posted by MilkMan
at September 4, 2008 4:46 PM
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p.Vice
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I wonder if the spoiler-nazis are going to cry foul since it's pretty easy to deduce from Elley's review that Guy Pearce gets torched in the first reel.
I admired Renner's work in Dahmer but I'd be more interested in this movie if Michael Shannon were starring in it instead. He needs a movie like this pronto.
Posted by p.Vice
at September 4, 2008 6:02 PM
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storymark
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Nice Trolling there, not even giving people a chance to not read the review, so as to avoid any spoilers.
Not that this is a surprise from you....
Posted by storymark
at September 4, 2008 6:27 PM
comment #4
BurmaShave
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p.Vice, I swear to all that is holy I will shove that lower cased p up your upper-cased ass.
Posted by BurmaShave
at September 4, 2008 11:13 PM
comment #5
free games
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I'd be more interested in this movie if Michael Shannon were starring in it instead.
Posted by free games
at October 27, 2009 2:11 PM
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