Not that this is the first time the academy of motion picture arts and science has diminished its Best Picture of the Year award, but I haven't seen a dudd like this one since Chariots of Fire. There have been plenty of other Best Picture winners that I didn't care for, don't get me wrong I'm not singling this one out. Its just that Hurt Locker really diminishes the idea of Oscar Night and a Best Picture.

Are things really melting down in Hollywood to a point where a Cartoon-special effects-people movie and a lackluster war movie vie for Best picture? Don't even try telling me there wasn't some vengeful politicing going on in Bigelow's favor. I didn't see Avatar, because I will not watch that special effects nonsense. At least Bigelow used real people, scenes, explosives, etc. Maybe it was just a bad year. They happen.

A lot of posters have mentioned foibles about the accuracy of the movie with the Iraq War. I can't offer much about that, except that I know most soldiers don't want to be in Iraq and it also appeared to me that the Foot Locker actors didn't want to be in this movie. So there is something genuine about it.