U.S. Veterans Still Hate 'The Hurt Locker'

Yes, The Hurt Locker Still Sucks -- War Is Boring

Matthew Gault watches the 2009 Iraq War flick with a former Marine who lived it — and the results are explosive

“It may as well be a superhero movie,” Jason says as the smoke clears around Sgt. 1st Class William James. We’re watching The Hurt Locker, and the hero is about to prove his invincibility by disarming a daisy chain of Improvised Explosive Devices.

“Fuck this movie,” Jason adds.

“Are you going to be able to finish it?” I ask.

“I don’t know,” he grumbles.

Jason Dawson, a man I’ve known since middle school, left the Marine Corps in the summer of 2007. While on active duty, he spent his time patrolling for IEDs in Iraq’s Al Anbar province. When his platoon found something suspicious, Explosive Ordnance Disposal techs — the real-life basis for the fiction Sgt. James — would disarm the bomb.

Jason would help guard EOD’s backs.

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My Comment: I personally enjoyed the film (minus a few scenes that I felt were over the top) .... but an Academy Award for Best Picture .... not in my book.