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• [1] George from Bay Ridge July 01, 2009 - 11:35AM

  The movie is set in 2004 and the trailer shows the men wearing Army Combat Uniforms (ACU) which were introduced in 2005. Is this an accident?

  
  
• [2] Steve S from Staten Island July 01, 2009 - 12:14PM

  From filming the movie and researching the topic, do these men have "death wishes" or are they simply inured to the concept of bomb diffusing?

  
  
• [3] Joe from Brooklyn July 01, 2009 - 12:22PM

  Iraq War Films since '03. (via wikipedia)

  * The Tiger and the Snow (2005)

  * American Soldiers (2005)

  * Valley of the Wolves Iraq (2006)

  * Home of the Brave (2006)

  * In the Valley of Elah (2007)

  * Redacted (2007)

  * Grace Is Gone (2007)

  * Battle For Haditha (2007)

  * The Four Horsemen (2007)

  * Stop Loss (2008)

  * Time Bomb (2008)

  * The Hurt Locker (2008)

  * Body of Lies (2008)

  * Green Zone (2009)

  * No True Glory: Battle for Fallujah (2010)

  The below link will get you to a wiki list with all films from a plethora of wars.

  (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_war_films#Iraq_War_.282003.29)

  
  
• [4] Eileen from lower east side July 01, 2009 - 12:25PM

  I loved the film.

  What does the title mean?

  
  
• [5] james from brooklyn July 01, 2009 - 12:31PM

  i wonder if your guests could speak about the theory of war movies being innate glorify-ers of violence. of course there are several exceptions, but based on the previews (which can certainly be misleading) it seems as though the hurtlocker is a sleek, stylishly action film, posing as a gritty, naturalistic, 'politically neutral' piece of dramatic reporting.

  the use of flashy cinematography and suspenseful editing does seem to lend itself to the glamorizing of combat. maybe not as blatant as a war themed video game, but still manipulative.

  
  
• [6] Sandra from Astoria, Queens July 01, 2009 - 12:37PM

  James from Brooklyn, I totally agree. Funny how all the other Iraq War dramas have been commercial flops but this one seems poised to do well. Seems an apathetic, entertainment-saturated American society wants to see a war that has killed thousands of people stripped of inconvenient moral issues and turned into an action movie or video game.