After a big Oscar awards night for Kathryn Bigelow’s “The Hurt Locker“, it seems that the post-Oscar buzz is generating a lot of sales for the Iraq bomb squad movie, and a lot of it is in Blu-ray. MCVUK.com reports:

HMV Group (one of the biggest international entertainment retail chains in UK and Canada) has announced that 40 per cent of sales of The Hurt Locker have been on Blu-ray, suggesting that the appetite for the HD format is reaching a new high.

This is one of the highest proportions for any film release since Blu-ray was launched, and is good news for the buoyant Blu-ray lobby.

The PS3-compatible Blu-ray format was introduced in 2006 but has struggled to assert its position in the market. The sales surge follows The Hurt Locker’s headlining performance at the Oscars.

Read the rest of the report at MCVUK.com.

One of the most appealing characteristics of movies in Blu-ray media is actually the sound, and it plays a major part in this movie. The grit, the sand and the explosions — all very poignant in HD quality video, but the accompanying loss-less audio is nothing short of amazing. Get The Hurt Locker in Blu-ray disc, play it on your PS3 or on your HD -capable laptop, on an external Blu-ray drive, or just on your HDTV. You’ll be amazed at the quality of this 2010 Best Picture awardee.

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