The Hurt Locker

[Matt]

Inaccurate or not, I loved the film. I was absolutely riveted from the beginning to the end.

[I_Cassini]

My best man-friend is in the military- his job is pretty interesting from what he is able to tell me. He is with Rapid Equipping Force. Last year, he was in Afghanistan working with training folks on new equipment to detect IEDs. He sent the boys and me a box of stuff and it was exactly the same stuff they showed in the movie- where the guy has his stand set up- same fabric, movies(most were still in the theater), trinkets.

[gravedigger]

Entertaining, certainly not realistic. You hit cover immediately. If you try to engage the sniper, you never fire twice from the same position... especially if you're firing an M82.

A .50 BMG round kicks up a lot of dust and debris around the muzzle when fired, and even a noob spotter can dial you in quicker than shit.

Also, when you take cover... you don't take the spot that your sniper just fired from.

Sorry to be so nitpicky... but I guess if they made movies realistically, people would be too scared to watch them.

So basically you're saying the millions of racist 12-year-olds on Xbox live are doing it wrong?

[V]

So basically you're saying the millions of racist 12-year-olds on Xbox live are doing it wrong?

Indeed...

[Ed Hocken]

I still love that scene with Renner standing in the cereal isle.

[V]

I still love that scene with Renner standing in the cereal isle.

He's like Monty Burns...

'Ketchup... Catsup..."

[Ed Hocken]

Well after all the shit he went through, trying to decide between Rice Chex and Corn Chex can be a bit difficult for the guy.

[Martin]

The Hurt Locker would be an appropriate title for a movie about high school bullying.

[V]

The thing is... they say 'hurt locker' is a military phrase. No one I knew ever used it. We all just said 'hurt box'.

SIMPLIFY, MAN!

[Ed Hocken]

Heh heh

Hurt Box

Heh Heh

[Timothy225]

Groovy, V! So, who's your new squeeze? (ducks)

[Nathan]

Groovy, V! So, who's your new squeeze? (ducks)

[V]

Tim gets a freebie.

But only one. Consider this a yellow card, son.

[Timothy225]

Aw, Vin knows I'm kidding! He can take a... 'scuse me that's the door. Be right ba... HOLY SHIT!!!!!



ETA: Duly noted - you're a good sport, V!

[Martin]

Why is Vin offended he could tap 80 years old hippie pussy?