Comments on: The Hurt Locker Hurts Me

By: David Power

David Power — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:39:31 +0000

Finally – someone who didn’t like Hurt Locker. I thought it was a heap of crap.

By: Jason Parmele

Jason Parmele — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:38:45 +0000

“Straw man argument”? Must be a typo. Assume you meant to say: Strong argument man. Then I stopped reading after “I accept your position, and you’re right”. Agreed.

By: Ailill

Ailill — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:37:35 +0000

(1) Straw man argument. But let’s say your point is valid: I accept your position, and you’re right; the academy really shouldn’t have awarded them with the Oscar for Best Screenplay Based on Unique Events and Characters Both Fictional and Real. Oh, wait…

(2) Duly noted. Context: we were eating delicious Banoffee pie.

(3) Apologies. I tend to get short-term, rage-induced amnesia when someone is wrong on the internet.

(4) Thanks

By: Jason Parmele

Jason Parmele — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:36:17 +0000

A reply in 4 parts (one more than you because I will always 1-up you):

(1) It’s still not original to the screenplay writers – who were awarded the Oscar. They stole it from other well documented sources.

(2) That quote, while actual, was taken out of context.

(3) The Hurt Locker. Dude, it was like 2 secs ago. You only wrote 50 words and forgot about it?

(4) Also, I invited you to the banoffee party and this is the thanks I get?

By: Ailill

Ailill — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:34:58 +0000

This is a three-pointer. Brace yourself:

Firstly, even if The Hurt Locker unashamedly ripped off /was Inspired By ™ a soldier’s true story (FYI: the writer invited said soldier to the premier, long after which said soldier realised – unforgivingly late by normal standards – that he could’ve made some money) it’s still the BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY.