I'm in the military and I liked Hurt Locker. Once you let go of "accuracy" (it is a movie after all) and allow yourself to just watch it its a good flick. I had to laugh at the part where he pulled up the shells from the road
by the det cord though.
If your looking for accuracy in war movies your going to see lots of troops waiting around smoking, arguing, talking, eating and sleeping. Really thats how most of the time in theater is spent, waiting.
I'm in the military and I liked Hurt Locker. Once you let go of "accuracy" (it is a movie after all) and allow yourself to just watch it its a good flick. I had to laugh at the part where he pulled up the shells from the road by the det cord though.
If your looking for accuracy in war movies your going to see lots of troops waiting around smoking, arguing, talking, eating and sleeping. Really thats how most of the time in theater is spent, waiting. I am the "old guy" in my police academy class (like a dummy, I let my certification lapse after doing the academy 22 years ago). There are two Iraqi War vets in my class that just came back. They both loved The Hurt Locker. They said it is "Hollywood" (i.e. a lot of B.S.). But they also said that it is as good as you'll get from Hollywood in a film about the war.