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War! What Is It Good For?

Well, Some Impressive ‘Splosions, At Least / TK

Trade News | January 23, 2009 | Comments (22)

I’m trying to decide where I stand on this one. On the one hand — Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce and David Morse in the same place at the same time is almost too much awesome to comprehend. And sure, director Kathryn Bigelow’s track record is… erratic, at best. But I enjoy all of her movies, and downright love one or two of them… though she strikes me as a really, really good B-movie director.

And yet I can’t help but watch the trailer for The Hurt Locker and think… is it weird to make an action movie about a war that we’re currently engaged in? I mean, sure, movies have been made about it, but The Kingdom at least tried to have some semblance of a message (I’m not saying it succeeded, mind you). This just looks like straight-up action, which seems a bit of poor taste. Then again, it’s a terrible trailer — berserker editing, the cheesy metal music… it’s like she let Michael Bay direct the trailer.

Fuck it. I’m excited anyway. Anything that reunites Fiennes with the director of Strange Days has to have some merit. Discuss.









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Comments

And David Morse will betray the other two, right?

Posted by: Jay at January 23, 2009 10:12 AM

Guy Pearce needs to work more...he is awesome incarnate. I'm torn on an action flick about the current war, but, hell, they did it during WW eye-eye, didn't they? So, what the hell? Any chance David Morse will have something rammed up his rumpus during an hour or so of the movie???

Just DON'T TALK ON YOUR CELL PHONE DURING THE MOVIE if there is a vet in hizzouse!!!

Posted by: dammitjanet at January 23, 2009 10:21 AM

I love the fact that David Morse and I share the same last name. We're not related (as far as I know), but it's an uncommon enough name that it makes me happy anyway.

Posted by: Snath at January 23, 2009 10:28 AM

After much deliberation, I have decided on FUCK YEAH! I'll see it.

Posted by: chenry at January 23, 2009 10:29 AM

I love Strange Days and I loved Ralph's hair circa Strange Days. I love Guy Pearce. Will there be any nudity? 'Cause otherwise, I'm going to have to pass.

Posted by: Cindy at January 23, 2009 10:41 AM

Mmmmm, Anthony Mackie.

Posted by: jM at January 23, 2009 10:49 AM

Jeremy Renner. And i've seen other ads for this film that suggest its much deeper, emotionally, than this clip suggests.

So let me reclarify- Jeremy Renner + Taught emotional scenes


Plus i saw a flash of bare chest, what looked like some decent action sequences, at which Renner is a champ so, let me re-reclarify

Jeremy Renner+ Taught Emotional Scenes + Toplessness + Action sequences = Me,seeing this movie. Seeing it HAAAAAAARD


I'm actually surprised Renner doesn't get more fan love on this site, is it just me who frikkin adores him and wants to lick his god damn face?

Posted by: Nadine at January 23, 2009 11:15 AM

Cindy,
Muslims aren't real big on nudity - male or female, so I will probably have to pass on this one

Posted by: Soup Sandwich at January 23, 2009 11:19 AM

Cindy,
Muslims aren't real big on nudity - male or female, so u will probably have to pass on this one

Posted by: Soup Sandwich at January 23, 2009 11:20 AM

Yay for three strangely hot men. You could argue that Rendition is also about this war, but only tangentially.

Posted by: Nicole at January 23, 2009 11:32 AM

David Morse = Awesome.

Posted by: emotionalpedant at January 23, 2009 11:39 AM

I miss "Hack," only because I would squee whenever Morse was filming around the corner. I wasn't a total goober though; I never asked him for his automographage.

Posted by: Nicole at January 23, 2009 11:46 AM

Well Soup, the American soldiers could still be nudies - and I for one would recommend it highly. The movie would be sure to attract a wider audience.

Posted by: Cindy at January 23, 2009 12:05 PM

Muslims aren't real big on nudity

Me thinks the Soup Sandwich doth protest too much. Everyone is big on nudity. Some cultures just make you hide it.

Posted by: stipe42 at January 23, 2009 1:03 PM

Why "strangely" hot, Nicole? These are three very attractive men. Guy Pearce makes Brad Pitt look like a simple-minded cousin.

For the new year, I am swearing off appologizing for liking performers without the US Magazine Seal of Approval.

Posted by: Janis at January 23, 2009 4:12 PM

Well, Nadine, all face-licking aside, i too believe Renner is another slice of badass added to the heap of this movie. Not many people could make Jeffrey Dahmer sympathetic and tragic, least of all his defense attorney.

Posted by: smatt584 at January 23, 2009 9:09 PM

mmmm....Guy Pearce...Guy Pearce and 'splosions...squee.

Posted by: rach at January 23, 2009 9:42 PM

You could not pay me (the daughter of an Iraqi veteran) enough money to see a movie about that fucking war. THANK GOD we no longer have that asshole in the White House.

Posted by: Quincy at January 24, 2009 7:32 PM

Guy Pearce has a simian quality that would make fucking him seem like I was doing it with a tall hairless chimpanzee.

Wait...

Posted by: NotBlonde at January 24, 2009 11:46 PM

for what its worth both Guy Pierce and Ralph Fiennes are in this for about 20 seconds combined. The main star in Jeremy Renner who is excellent. Its a good film too.

Posted by: Alex the not so Odd. at January 25, 2009 9:55 AM

Movie was awsome!!!! must see

Posted by: Xavier at January 28, 2009 12:24 AM

Movie was awsome!!!! must see

Posted by: Xavier at January 28, 2009 12:25 AM