I was pretty disappointed with this movie. With such an outstanding cast they could have done much more, but it continually falls short.
I could see the humor in this movie; I know what they were trying for, but it never hit home with me. It has it's moments; chuckles here a...( read more)
The Men Who Stare at Goats
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The Men Who Stare at Goats
George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey, Stephen Lang
The story of a secret unit within the US Army called the First Earth Battalion, whose paranormal military ideas mutated over the decades to influence interrogation techniques at Guantanamo Bay.
Id: 11053838
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December 17, 2009
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December 12, 2009
What a fantastic movie. It's smart, funny, original and very entertaining. A sharp and exhilerating piece of comic greatness. It's a flat-out hilarious great time at the movies that you will love. A clever, well-written, sharply directed and very well performend film with an A-Gr...( read more)
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December 4, 2009
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The idea of psychic soldier sounds incredibly fascinating despite its ridiculousness. But in The Men Who Stare at Goats that ludicrous premise (or promise) is a thing of urban legend-cum-real-life-events. The clandestine program to program certain clairvoyance-gifted youn...( read more) -
December 2, 2009
A journalist accompanies an agent working for a secret, experimental psychic warfare Army unit (the Jedi Knights of the New Earth Army) on a mission deep into the Iraqi desert. Gets points for originality, but needed a lot more belly-laughs and a more satisfying conclusion. The ...( read more)
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November 22, 2009
This is one of the movies that audiences and critics disagree majorly upon. For me, it was just a waste of talent. If there was something I was "supposed" to get, I didn't. When you have McGregor, Clooney, Spacey and Bridges in one movie, you expect it to blow you away. Instead I...( read more)
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January 6, 2010
George Clooney has never allowed his A-list status to get in the way of taking on unusual projects. He is not greatly concerned with the supposed safety of popcorn franchises, preferring to make the films he believes in. And it is hard to imagine that Jon Ronson's book The Men Wh...( read more)
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January 4, 2010
I admire this movie for several reasons despite its faults. The main reason I admire it is the fact that it's surprising. It's legitimately offbeat in a charming way, and that's what lured me in. However, its weirdness and exceedingly over-the-top humor are only its superficial m...( read more)
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December 28, 2009
it was weird beyond reason but it was interesting and the chemistry btn the cast was great..
