Who has seen "Men Who Stare at Goats?"

[Brigid]

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I picked up the DVD super cheap. Is it worth the time? It does have George Clooney in it, but then I'm a little at miffed him right now for getting married without me.

[PoliticAverse]

1. Good actors in a less than good movie in my opinion...

Rotten Tomatoes users aren't big fans...
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/men_who_stare_at_goats/

Can you return it? If not decide for yourself what you think.

[Kaleva]

2. There is one scene I thought funnier then heck but overall it's an okay movie.

[Skittles]

6. I know which one

I laughed out loud

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. I enjoyed it. Not a great movie, but I found it entertaining.

[csziggy]

4. I thought it was enjoyable

It had some funny points and some ironic messages.

I think they were trying to go for something with the same vibe as the original "MASH" movie or "Catch 22" and didn't achieve that level of writing quality.

[Skittles]

5. I thought was funny and very well done

I noticed not all the audience agreed with me though

[Brigid]

7. George Clooney looks a little like Charles Manson . . .

With that long hair and mustache

[rug]

8. I did and I was quite disappointed.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

9. If nothing else is on, make some popcorn, pour an adult beverage, and throw it in the DVD player

It's 2.5* out of 5 IMO

[uriel1972]

10. I read the book...

So I didn't watch the movie.

[LeftOfSelf-Centered]

13. So did I...

or more specifically: I listened to the audiobook during a long trip. Very interesting and entertaining, but also baffling.

Haven't seen the movie either, but I'd be curious to see what they made out of the material.

[Wounded Bear]

11. Not sure where they were going with it, TBH...

I remember it as kind of fun, but not something I'd go out of my way to re-watch.

[Ken Burch]

12. I liked it a lot...my theory is, a lot of the critics gave it only mixed reviews

because they couldn't handle giving heavy praise to a movie in which the climactic scene is an out-and-out tribute to the glories of LSD.

[LisaLynne]

15. I liked it, too.

I had no expectations going in and really ended up enjoying it.

[ohnoyoudidnt]

14. About on or with Tropic Thunder. IMO nt

[NV Whino]

16. Meh.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

17. Good movie! Nt..

[Brigid]

18. Well, the LSD scene was a hoot.

And so was Clooney. But I don't think the movie was quite what its makers were going for.

[Avalux]

19. I have several times. One of my favorites of recent memory.

I love George in it, but mostly Ewan McGregor. Well worth your time to watch.

[RobinA]

20. Enjoyable Movie

if you appreciate the absurd. Great scene of the American security-industrial complex being... the American security-industrial complex.

[BainsBane]

21. Yeah, George is that way

Bugs me too.

[muriel_volestrangler]

22. I'd recommend the book far more

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Men_Who_Stare_at_Goats

which is the real interviews with the nutters in the military who really believed all that. I see that Wikipedia page says the DVD does have a documentary with Jon Ronson.