There's been a bit of a buzz about a certain movie lately - The Hurt Locker.

With the gaining trend of low budget movies with unknown cast gaining the box office hits in the industry (remember District 9, anyone?), I'm pretty sure The Hurt Locker is going to be yet another hit. It's been quite a while since I've seen the next big deal coming along.

Frankly speaking, I'm getting blockbuster fatigue. Blockbuster as in movies that were expected to do well, with big shot director, big ass actors and big budgets. Somehow, these movies seem a little lackluster next to the more interesting low key films. I remember Terminator Salvation, Wolverine Origins and G.I. Joe being really hyped up, an overkill really and then it just... did not meet my expectations. Nor, the fans really. The only ones who actually appreciated these sub-standard movies have been mainly the people who are, not fans of the franchise.

Like District 9, The Hurt Locker did not depend on mainstream marketing, rather, the critics are the ones who really brought it out for the masses. There were interviews, reviews in multiple magazines and the movie blogs are just blazing about this new film about an elite bomb squad in Iraq. For someone who does not watch movies of the war genre, The Hurt Locker is looking to be real promising.


Title: The Hurt Locker
Genre: War/ Action
Starring: Unknowns! Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie and Brian Geraghty.
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Anticipation: I'm watching it this week, what do you say?
Release date: Tomorrow!

I really glad that relatively unknown actors are cast in this movie. It's about time we see more new blood. And if you think Kathryn Bigelow sounds familiar, well, she's the director of Point Break, one of the all time favourites.