Awards Tour: The Hurt Locker Wins Big At National Society of Film Critics Awards

Matt S. on 01-3-2010 03:27 PM

I need to see the Hurt Locker.

GreenBastard on 01-3-2010 03:49 PM

The Hurt Locker was pretty good. But I'm not quite understanding all the hype and accolades at the moment?

Ryan K. on 01-3-2010 04:01 PM

The Hurt Locker was terrific, but I can think of at least five or six that were better this year.

Vic R. on 01-3-2010 04:09 PM

I'm pretty happy with all of this. Hurt Locker was a great film and it was mostly due to the direction and the central performance. I even like the choice of Mo'Nique for supporting actress even though Precious is a terrible and overrated movie. I did not see Bright Star but I think that Schneider is criminally underrated. He's one of the best actors around. Anything that raises his profile is fine by me.

Vic R. on 01-3-2010 04:16 PM

I'm pretty happy with all of this. Hurt Locker was a great film and it was mostly due to the direction and the central performance. I even like the choice of Mo'Nique for supporting actress even though Precious is a terrible and overrated movie. I did not see Bright Star but I think that Schneider is criminally underrated. He's one of the best actors around. Anything that raises his profile is fine by me.

SciFiMan on 01-3-2010 04:36 PM

And again we have an awards event where no science fiction film has been awarded. These awards are WRONG!!!! WRONG!!!!! I doubt they even count votes for any sci-fi films. Bias/discrimination makes me so ANGRY!!!!!!! GRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!

Everyone that voted was greater than or equal to 60 probably... GRRRRRRRR They saw 4 World Class sci-fi films and immediately dismissed them... I am going to go outside and drop f-bombs because of these idiots - many of which obviously are close to their social security expiration date... And maybe "good" movie is something that is inconceivable to their paradigm of film-making.

SciFiMan on 01-3-2010 04:41 PM

Not to insult Hurt Locker but I am sorry to say that I saw 2 sci-fi films that I can definitely say were better this year...... (District 9, Avatar)

Awards Douche-Bags!

Tendo63 on 01-3-2010 05:04 PM

As fun as D-9 is and as much as I believe that its better than the backlash its taken of late...The Hurt Locker is a better movie, and that is a fact. You have a much better argument sticking to Avatar. Bigelow is the ****..."Surfing's the source man... swear to God"

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htoj on 01-3-2010 05:31 PM

D-9 was a better movie than Avatar, but the Hurt Locker was better than Avatar and D-9. All Avatar did was connect on an entertainment level, D-9 connected on an entertainment level and an emotional one. But, Hurt Locker did what D-9 did even better.

Toby H. on 01-3-2010 05:53 PM

the hurt locker was one of the best movies of the year, but definitely not the best

The Stunner on 01-3-2010 06:48 PM

WOAH! it looks like it's on purpose. glad it wasn't 'avatar', though.

good to see another winner in the best actress category.

StillBallin on 01-4-2010 01:11 AM

The Hurt Locker was an incredible film. It was, without a doubt, my favorite film of 2009.

Rusty Broomhandle on 01-4-2010 01:58 AM

Did The Hurt Locker have a guy on his back emptying a clip into the air while yelling "aaaaa"? :)

BatsInTheBelfry on 01-4-2010 02:08 AM

Hurt Locker was a great film, it wasn't my personal favorite of the year, but it'd be in my top 5.

gio on 01-4-2010 07:34 AM

oh, i think the best actor category at the Oscars will be totally TOUGH.
also for Best Director, but i do hope Bigelow wins.

Mo'nique's going tight for best supporting actress.

Escapefromalcatraz on 01-4-2010 08:27 AM

Hurt Locker > Avatar
/and I looooved Avatar. :)

Sinister Minister on 01-4-2010 09:51 AM

I loved Hurt Locker and Avatar, if either of these wins best picture oscar, I'll be happy. Jeremy Renner, hands down, best actor of the year with hurt locker. the guy from basterds, best supporting actor.

JAMES V. on 01-4-2010 12:14 PM

The Hurt Locker was an awesome film. I am glad to see that Kathryn Bigelow won the best director award. She has shown consistent growth with each film she directs from Near Dark, Point Break, Strange Days, K-19 The Widow-Maker, and The Hurt Locker. I also find it ironic that she was given her start due largely in part to James Cameron, whom she was married to; and now there is this "competition" between Avatar and The Hurt Locker.

sfsilver on 01-4-2010 04:35 PM

I went back to see the Hurt Locker again last week thinking I must have dosed off or something after seeing it during it's original release in the summer and had missed something. I initially thought it was a really good film, but it didn't blow my socks off or leave me feeling I had seen a Best Picture contender. After viewing 2, I left with pretty much the same impression. A really good film, above average, but not the astounding film I hear people talk about as a near transformative film experience. I agree with the previous commenter who says it's strengths lie primarily in Bigelow's direction and in the performances. I'll give it this much, it's the first truly successful film about the Iraq war, all the others have been too earnest, preachy and clumsily executed.

I preferred D9, but would put Inglorious Basterds and Up in the Air above D9 and while I think Cameron has achieved something historic and amazingly entertaining in Avatar I would say it barely scrapes into my top 10.