THE HURT LOCKER (2008) TWIN BROTHERS FIRST TIME WATCHING MOVIE REACTION!

Our buddy Kyle gave us something totally different compared to what we've been watching lately and we loved it, Jeremy Renner is amazing!
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[@zbennalley]

My favorite thing about this film is that they cast big name actors in small parts and kill them off in minutes. It proves there's no plot armor, death happens randomly, and suddenly. It's gives the audience a sense of dread subconsciously. I think it's a perfect film.

[@lampad4549]

Most veterans hate this film I believe that says something, and guy pierce was hardly a big actor at this time, not to mention Jeremy runner was marketed the star of the movie and his name is up front on the poster. Even if what you say is true I would hardly call that the film demonstrating a lack of plot armor if the only thing the film does is kill of a "big name actor" in the first few minutes, that relies on some sort of meta view of the film being familiar with guy pierce previous work in order to appreciate the film by your logic the film doesn't stand on it's own. The movie is far from perfect way to many plot holes. Edit: if you were talking about Ralph Fiennes all the points made about guy pierce still stand.

[@cheasgsyu2465]

Hardly a sense of dread when you only kill of side characters that appeared for a few minutes and barely have any character development and all the main characters survive, harry potter did a better job of killing of character than this movies.

[@joeberger3441]

I'm an Iraq and Afghanistan combat vet (Marine Recon) and this is one of the most unrealistic war movies I've ever seen. They had the opportunity to do things right in this but they completely blew it. They were on location (filmed in Iraq) and had all the equipment, resources, and technical advisors a war film could ever hope for yet got almost everything wrong.

[@tytoalbasoren9457]

​​@@sneef9527irc there were a million EOD protocols they outright ignored in this movie, can't tell what protocols exaxtly tho cuz im not military.

[@artofninelimbs5930]

i love ho this movie just ignore the fact that USA started the war pretending to search for nuclear weapons that dont exist, at the same time discribes the enemies, the iraqis as terrifying minions who might shoot u in the back if you arent watching. and this movie got the oscar. meanwhile, other popular movie of the same year, Avatar, the protagonist said something ironic, Jake Sully: This is how it's done. When people are sittin' on shit that you want, you make 'em your enemy. Then you're justified in taking it.

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

That cereal aisle got me. Somehow defusing bombs seems a lot easier now than something that you would usually have no trouble with.

[@iceprincess2134]

Everything is so alienly pristine.

[@srenjrgensen1468]

Exactly my favourite scene of the entire movie too.

[@S1D3W1ND3R015]

Its showing how good we have it back home. He probably had like two choices of cereal while he was there and now goes back home to an aisle full of choices and stocked up on food.

[@shainewhite2781]

Winner of 6 Oscars including Best Picture. Kathryn Bigelow was the first female director to win an Oscar against her former husband James Cameron.

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

It was James Cameron who encouraged her to direct it, basically putting the script in her hands, and it ended up beating Cameron's Avatar. At the time, a small indie film beating the biggest blockbuster studio film of all time, the irony made me laugh.

[@wikusclass77]

Kathryn Bigelow in 1995 she directed the cult film "Strange Days" (Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore) an excellent film that I recommend seeing. Also before she directed in 1991 Point Break (Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze)

[@Harkon75]

You guys definitely should watch "Wind River" and "The Town", feat. Jeremy Renner!

[@solezeta1314]

What people tend to forget about explosives is that it's not just the fireball or shrapnel that you have to worry about, it's also the shockwave. Cuz if it hits you, it doesn't just blow you to the ground, it literally liquifies and turns your insides into jelly.

[@joeberger3441]

It's mostly the shrapnel

[@screwylooygaming]

All you have to do is look for that video of they guy deer "hunting" with a .50 Caliber rifle. Bullet misses the deer, but the shockwave of the bullet melts it's brain essentially. I can't find the exact clip or I'd link it. If I do later I'll circle back.

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

This movie should be an example on how to create tension simply by cutting back and forth to every other location. Kathryn Bigelow is incredible.

[@drew42044]

Jeremy R is in a movie called the town and he is great in it

[@johncampbell756]

I technically worked with Jeremy Renner over 20 years ago on Angel. No one knew who he was then. I was on set at one point, but I can't remember if I met him or his stunt double. It was during a fight scene, so he may or may not have been there. His character was trying to kill another character. 13 years later, they played husband and wife in American Hustle. Renner was nominated for an Oscar for this.

[@WitchKing813]

God yeah I can remember him in Angel

[@thebackyardbear]

Its the story of "you can never go back". Once you live it... once you see some things... you can't just turn it off and pretend it doesn't exist. We all live in the same world... but... we really don't.

[@meghanmonroe]

While I've never been to war, I have experienced multiple traumas. I think what you've said here is so true and applies to the experience of trauma in general, as well. I'll never be the same, it's impossible to see the world the same or go back to how it was before.

[@thebackyardbear]

@@meghanmonroe Yes, while I did serve, it was not combat that left scars. Personal tragedies of all types can change a person, forever. I've met many who never wore a uniform who are just as broken as any combat vet. Most times... there simply can be no healing. It will never happen. All that is possible is endurance.

[@meghanmonroe]

@@thebackyardbear I'm making an effort with therapy and stuff, but even after almost 26 years, I don't feel like I've made progress. I just feel discouraged and hopeless. Then again the depression has a lot to do with that. Sisyphus syndrome, I suppose.

[@thebackyardbear]

@@meghanmonroe December 13th, 1997. There is no healing. Only the time before... and the time since. Stop asking yourself to "get better" and concentrate on "getting thru it". What was taken from me can never be returned. The wrong can never be righted.

[@superxnatrl1941]

@@thebackyardbear what a horrible way of looking at things lol

[@DaniG-ex3vf]

I think you two will love Renner in The Town and Wind River. Two amazing movies as well.

[@samuelhecocta7246]

Dude!!! You guys rule, thank you so much for everything you do. You guys make the day fun , you make sad times bright You have no idea how much it means to me that y'all do what you do I might not know y'all Never met before but being able to watch great movies with two online friends makes breathing easier Keep up the good work It makes a difference And again You guys rule!! Whoop whoopp Shout out from Salem Oregon cottage street crew

[@erauprcwa]

Hey guys, the kid WAS killed. The other kid he saw was a new kid selling DVDs. He decided to ignore him, for the most obvious reasons.

[@EricAKATheBelgianGuy]

History was made with this film - Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman ever to win the Oscar for Best Director. It won six Oscars from nine nominated for 2009: 1. Best Picture 2. Best Director - Kathryn Bigelow 3. Best Original Screenplay - Mark Boal 4. Best Film Editing 5. Best Sound Mixing 6. Best Sound Editing Nominated for the following three: 7. Best Actor - Jeremy Renner 8. Best Cinematography 9. Best Original Score

[@jamesm654]

You should watch "The Town" for another Jeremy Renner film

[@coyotelong4349]

Such a great movie. That and Argo made Ben Affleck one of my favorite directors

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

_"We're holding court out on the street."_

[@sillyvance2202]

Another great reaction guys❤ my favorite Jeremy Renner movie is Wind River I definitely recommend it he's a fantastic actor..

[@jpayne316]

Another great Jeremy Riener movie is Wind River which also costars another avenger Elisabeth Olson (scarlet witch). It's directed from the guy who did Prisoners so it has that dark tone to it.

[@birch5757]

I worked with one of those guys (was not one myself, to be clear), and let me tell you, those guys are wired differently. For better or worse, the mentality that allows them to do that job is also the impulse that makes them self-destructive. It's actually tragic, which I think this movie captures.

[@merkitten953]

Truth. My bf was EOD amd he referred to it once as "gettimg to play with explosives". I was like GETTING TO?? Lol. He actually got excited on calls. I asked him didnt he ever get scared? And he said "i look at it like this-i either defuse it, or its not my problem anymore" 🤷‍♀️

[@joshcoady]

My fave Jeremy Renner film is Wind River. Also has scarlet witch in it

[@Cadinho93]

Interesting point about the director, Kathryn Bigelow. She has made three movies now that are BASICALLY about people who are addicted to an extreme adrenaline rush. Point Break (about bank robbers who are also into extreme sports), Strange Days (about a futuristic technology that people become addicted to that allows you to experience the violent and/or sexual experiences of other people) and this film, about a soldier addicted to the adrenaline rush of war and makes rash decisions just so he can feel that rush. She definitely likes dealing with these themes. Also, The Hurt Locker is one of the only films I've seen that depicts how the shockwave from a blast is what usually kills, not the fireball.

[@joeberger3441]

Except it isn't the shockwave either. It's the actual shrapnel that kills.

[@joeberger3441]

I'm an Iraq and Afghanistan combat vet (Marine Recon) and this is one of the most unrealistic war movies I've ever seen. They had the opportunity to do things right in this but they completely blew it. They were on location (filmed in Iraq) and had all the equipment, resources, and technical advisors a war film could ever hope for yet got almost everything wrong.

[@AdamHauger]

That's the most realistic bolt cutter scene ever.

[@danjohnson2986]

The kid wasn’t the same kid. It was just another kid. Another cog in the war machine playing its part. The kid didn’t know him. The kids learn what pitches work. The best kid has his own turf. This kid just filled in the vacuum of another statistic. Another nameless boy killed.

[@jasonlieb7254]

Jeremy Renner first movie is national lampoons senior trip! Check it out!

[@2wrig777]

Jeremy renner has a great performance in the town as townie. Action Movie about bank robbers in Boston with Ben affleck lots of action

[@eembers]

I watch horror movies all the time, but this was easily the most tense I’ve ever been watching a film. Felt like I wasn’t going to be able to poop for a week after my first watch!

[@TheDaringPastry1313]

Someone that did this kind of stuff for a living laughed at 8:40 because there is no way in h*ll that you would just pull up on a wire attached to bombs like that. They also said that yeah, he could see a situation where they would remove a suit to be more comfortable since those things are 80+ lbs

[@joeberger3441]

Yea they rarely wore suits because they were working with explosives that well exceeded the suits capacity. Those suits are more common stateside with smaller explosives.

[@TheDaringPastry1313]

@@joeberger3441 Yeah, the first moment of the film shows that the pressure from those blasts will kill you anyway, so the suit does nothing besides to protect you from smaller blasts and debris.

[@Curraghmore]

'Zero Dark Thirty' would be another good one to do after this.

[@RanRayu]

please check out wind river (2017), another amazing jeremy renner film.

[@kimroelants3744]

I think you two will love Renner in The Town and Wind River. Another amazing war movie is the Outpost (2020) directed by Rod Lurie, based on the 2012 non-fiction book. An Untold Story of American Valor by Jake Tapper. Great reaction have a good day

[@jeromym5124]

My favourite Jeremy Renner film is Wind River, same writer and director from Yellowstone. Highly reccomend it.

[@ladyanime100]

I've saw this movie maybe a year after it came out and man did I have a new appreciation for the men and women that went to the middle east. This was tough to watch

[@TheDaringPastry1313]

Trained snipers can sit for hours to days waiting. I don't know how they do it, but it's crazy.

[@spirittammyk]

Oh, watch Jeremy Renner in The Town. He is spectacular in that one.

[@Jacob-mcbride]

Love you guys, thank you for your reaction videos!💙😊

[@maximillianosaben]

I did a triple-feature at the movies back in 2008 from the morning into the early evening watching The Hurt Lock, Moon, and The Taking of Pelham 123. That was a fun day.

[@secondghost]

Moon is so underrated. Sam Rockwell was on point in that movie.

[@maximillianosaben]

@@secondghost - Sam Rockwell was also on point in that movie too. *wink wink*

[@williamwood9355]

When i was in Iraq and Afghanistan the IEDs is what scared me the most. Firefights and snipers and IDF were nothing compared to constantly wondering if you were standing next to a 155 in the ground.

[@frankdryer2935]

seeing your guy's reaction to Good Morning Vietnam would be a treat.

[@baddi25]

You should react to The Town with Jeremy Renner and Ben Affleck. Great movie.

[@secondghost]

I remember the first time I watched this. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time.

[@magicalmac7505]

Another absolutely fantastic Jeremy Renner movie is Wind River

[@koreancowboy42]

When those people are recording the three out there. They are recording and showing their location but also to expose them to if the recording is LIVE to the enemy

[@paulklenknyc]

Fans of Oktokrool: WHY aren’t you suggesting “Slap Shot” for our boys?! Not only is it PERFECT for them, but you’re robbing them of being THE FIRST reactors to watch it! Come on, people on the Patreon - nominate “Slap Shot” for the win, and watch Chris and Curtis fall off their sofas laughing!!!! “Machine stole my quarter!”

[@TaylorsAngel18]

As a fan of Jeremy's since I was 13, the first movie i ever saw of his was SWAT. 13-years-old, all the girls in my class were fawning over Colin Farrell, but my eyes were on Jeremy, even though yes he was the bad guy but I still thought he was better looking that Colin lol. The Hurt Locker, I remember when it won the Academy Award for Best Picture. I was really hoping Jeremy would've won Best Actor. Jeremy has done some amazing work with his long career. I agree with someone else saying to watch "Wind River", that was also amazing. My other favorite movies of his is "Kill the Messenger" and "Arrival."

[@AKDA101]

That feeling you are feeling. That's how you feel all the time. Over there.

[@ruzzodac]

It amazes me at how little pressure it takes to liquefy the human brain.

[@strettoasino9006]

"It's Not The Kill, It's The Thrill Of The Chase"...

[@SandraMorris51]

Great movie-Jeremy Renner and Anthony Mackie are two of my favorite actors. This movie is rough though..

[@spirittammyk]

They got great chemistry. I hope they do more movies together.

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

Two actors who are keeping it real off the film set.

[@mjjohansson1702]

The Town is a good Jeremy Renner movie.

[@josecarbajal5710]

Falcon and Hawkeye

[@mystic37]

As a combat vet I can say 100% this is as close to what it's like in a combat zone as an apple can get to becoming a suspension bridge.

[@TheXerosyn]

agreed, I've yet to ever call another guy in any of my units by their first names. Let alone be cool with punching an E7 as a E5. I got 4 years left til retirement, maybe one day Ill be able to use first names again ahhaha.

[@94JesseRay]

Right? The inaccuracies hurt so much lol

[@scottdarden3091]

@@TheXerosyn I called some of my closest brothers by there first name, but that was not while we were in the suck! Most of the time it was just last name or maybe a nickname.

[@steve8510]

It's a Hollywood movie, it's entertainment, literally escape from reality, nobody wants accuracy

[@scottdarden3091]

@@steve8510 it's not like this was even based on a true story

[@joeberger3441]

I'm an Iraq and Afghanistan combat vet (Marine Recon) and this is one of the most unrealistic war movies I've ever seen. They had the opportunity to do things right in this but they completely blew it. They were on location (filmed in Iraq) and had all the equipment, resources, and technical advisors a war film could ever hope for yet got almost everything wrong.

[@chasehaligus4425]

I was about to say the same thing. Every vet I've ever seen react to this absolutely shits on it.

[@TheBubbas22]

Thank you for your service. But sorry, it's just a movie. Entertainment trumps accuracy every time.

[@joeberger3441]

@@TheBubbas22 I would argue that realism in war films is MORE entertaining, because it shows people the experience of something they only read about or see on the news. Especially when it's based on true events. Why would you not want it to be as close to reality as possible when it's about something that actually happened? If you just want suspension of disbelief then stick to Sci Fi, fantasy, or superhero films.

[@TheBubbas22]

@@joeberger3441 what your looking for is a documentary. There is not one entirely accurate war movie that has ever or will ever be made.

[@spyro257]

@@TheBubbas22 if u want real shit, watch the documentary film Armadillo... it's KINDA in a movie format... it's camera people, following some Danish soldiers in war... it won a lot of awards back in 2010, and many say it's the best of it kind, ever made about a war... u start before they get deployed, where they are BLIND to what's coming, then following them out on patrols, and witness a very close queaters battle...

[@paulstewart6203]

Another great movie in the same genre is '13 hours' just a few US Special Forces soldiers fend off hundreds of terrorists.

[@darealmccoi9780]

One of favorites... even though lost a few soldiers in it (in reality)❤

[@katiepete]

Jeremy Renner is also awesome as a Boston bank robber in The Town (2010)

[@nicholasppoole]

An excellent movie, gives a great insight into what being at war will do to your brain... BUT, I always feel the need to tell people "This is not what EOD is really like, their not jumping on a sniper rifle to counter snipe, their not sprinting down alleyways engaging people with their rifles, their defusing bombs, thats enough"

[@babyjki444]

this was my favorite movie as a kid for some odd reason lmao.

[@bigsarge8795]

12:20 - the dude recording the whole thing would use it for a terrorist organization to put up on their website to claim responsibility. It also aids in recruiting new people for the enemy.

[@mrlol2238]

There is a prequel out there called Hurts Doughnut. Better if you get a friend to see it first though.

[@nunuonroad9969]

These guys have the funniest expressions

[@EricAKATheBelgianGuy]

Also, as far as war movies go, would you consider The Thin Red Line from 1998? It gets overshadowed by Saving Private Ryan, because they were released in the same year, and both were nominated for major Oscars. Still, I think it's a great "forgotten" war film, like The Hurt Locker.

[@katttmandoo]

OMG You guys have to react to Sling Blade!!!! It’s got some big names!!! A lot of people don’t realize Dwight Yokam is also a great actor not just a country singer, but he’s just one of the big names, it’s REALLY A CLASSIC!! “Mustard mmmhmmm”……If you have not seen the movie)

[@mansaalman858]

Jeremy Renner is also in one of the Bourne movies

[@scottdarden3091]

But guys, when they come home the wives complain you won't talk to me about it! But you're right they really don't want to hear it. So it just gets bottled up inside.

[@bigsarge8795]

I served for 22 years, and yeah, sometimes i didn't want to talk about it. I went through some tough times, but I'm better now

[@scottdarden3091]

@@bigsarge8795 thank you for your service. I'm a vet and work with veterans, through volunteer work with US Veterans Initiative. Sometimes it helps to just talk to another vet.

[@Unknownproof-u6y]

jeremy renner is such a great actor and this is a brilliant film for him to be in as well as avengers but tbh as even tho Matt damon wins the role for being Jason bourne I think jeremy renner also took a good part in the Bourne legacy

[@becksimilian2955]

Hawkeye, Falcon, and Aldrich Killian all in one movie😂

[@dnish6673]

And the Wasp. But it doesn’t beat The Martian.

[@pontiacGXPfan]

I thought this was gonna come up

[@Griffin09275]

You guys gotta check out Burn After Reading 2008 it’s an underrated masterpiece by the Cohen brothers

[@LIL-JUJU1]

U guys should watch the town 💯🔥

[@jesseriley5714]

Check out "wind river.". Great Renner movie IMO.

[@bigjay123]

Hawkeye and Falcon

[@Yezhanium]

I would highly recommend Oscar (1993) with Stallone. Awesome comedy.

[@blakerh]

They really should watch The Town. Great crime movie.

[@bellantwain21]

Good movie love the video octokrool stay motivated Dream big 1 mill on the way

[@menotyou8369]

Kathryn Bigelow knows how to make a movie. Check out Strange Days, it was a box office flop, and almost killed her career, but DAMN it's good.

[@pulkmees]

watch The Town if you want more Jeremy Renner

[@OVAngryE]

WHERE IS BOURNE ULTIMATUM?? This is my 6th time asking this question (no answer/reply yet)...gonna keep asking because I need to see y'all react to it.

[@nathanhollywoodbrookshire1417]

I used to do maintenance on my vehicles at camp victory

[@marshallprince2583]

Bet they didn't expect to meet Voldemort under cover in the desert.

[@shawnvanderstaay1929]

You guys watched Pineapple Express yet? You guys would love that movie

[@SLAPERZZ1]

Grew up playing gears of war, one of the best games back in the day

[@CrashWizard]

If you'd like another film regarding bomb disposal; I'd suggest 'Blown Away' from 1994, starring Jeff Bridges and Tommy Lee Jones.

[@kevinbabu8919]

Good reaction Chris and Curtis 👍👌!!!!! Can you do Predator, Predator 2, Predators, please?

[@susiebrown5836]

You should watch Renner in Hansel and Gretel…he made the movie..pop!

[@Hebrew_Israelite_Young_jedi]

This was a great reaction ✌🏽💯💯💯 I really love beckem the little kid, this movie is so awesome.

[@CaptainFirefred]

That's quiet the MCU cast we've got here.

[@katttmandoo]

Anyway much love from West Virginia!!!

[@michaelatteberry6462]

Great reaction. Have you seen Renner in Bourne Legacy?

[@impek667]

This is such a great movie

[@highstimulation2497]

one of the many great things about this film is that it doesn't make a moral judgement about disarming bombs being his thing.

[@iceprincess2134]

EOD was the first job they offered me when I enlisted. Obviously I turned that down. 😄

[@josecarbajal5710]

Should watch Tag with Jeremy Renner

[@midnightphoenix389]

Have y'all ever considered watching the movies 300 and 300 Rise Of An Empire

[@BrianSmithNow]

Saw this movie once. Once.

[@graverob1910]

R.I.P Wrench Man.

[@coyotelong4349]

Next you guys gotta watch either Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours or Ben Affleck’s The Town 👍👍

[@mdknowles6268]

You guys should watch "jack and the cuckoo clock heart" it's a romantic movie

[@twittertwice]

Watch Jeremy Renner in BOURNE LEGACY MOVIE and the brilliant WIND RIVER MOVIE

[@screwylooygaming]

The fact Jeremy Renner's character is driving the humvee back after a certain concussion at 26:32 is a horrible director decision.

[@drnerdrage2535]

Movie gets a lot of things wrong just in terms of technical aspects, procedures, etc. But its still a great film. My uncle fought in Vietnam and one of my favorite stories of his was about how they'd put up Chain Fences around their FOBs because it was an effective way to stop RPG's being fired into camp. The RPG's impact detonator is in the nose of the warhead and often times they'd just go through the hole in the fence and get stuck. Well someone had to go and knock them out of the fence line and he swore to his dying day their EoD tech would walk the fence line in shorts and a tanktop and just poke the damn things out of the fence, he even said he saw him take a hammer to one once.

[@28dirtj]

When things explode, they shoot shrapnel. Most movies will show a grenade blowing up and it has a huge explosion, but they really don't look like that in real life. The explosion itself is small, but they can shoot shrapnel up to 200 feet. I also like how you said that guy has a weak mental state. Clearly you don't have any idea what being in war does to a person.

[@foxmulder5467]

Guys love your videos, just a general recomendation "Welcome to Marwen" just watched it, absolutly blew me away such a good movie from the maker of bttf

[@christinehyde5448]

Please watch WIND RIVER. Jeremy was excellent in it.