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vinylbandit
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George Clooney is a Jedi.

Jeff Bridges is the Dude but is also a general.

Kevin Spacey does Kevin Spacey things.

http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/themenwhostareatgoats/

8/28/2009 3:22:12 PM

nothing22
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this sums is up:

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"It looks like it could either be funny or way too cute for its own good, like my tiny, tiny penis. I’m on the fence. The cast are all the kind of lovable schlubs you might entrust to raise your abandoned baby while you tried to juggle your career as a prominent litigator (can you imagine the hijinks? Someone should write a movie about that!), but handsome charming middle-aged father figures aside, I counted four jokes in the trailer that involved someone getting hit in the face, which is never a good sign. But on the plus side… Boston. Man, if I had a nickle for every time I got date raped to that song."

8/28/2009 3:34:59 PM

wilso
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oh man, that looks awesome.

8/28/2009 3:38:42 PM

nastoute
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Looks very promising but I have concerns

the first concern with no research is the massive amount of star power... sometimes it just fucks it all up for some cosmic reason (or real, I don't know OCEANS ELEVEN IS A FUCKING FLUKE PEOPLE)

the other two are real and come with a little research

IMDB shows that the director and screenplay writer are nobodies in those prospective roles so that sucks

Grant Heslov (the director) has done some other stuff... acting and producing but not really successfully directing

Peter Straughan (the screenplay writer) doesn't really show up on the radar in any real way

ahahaha I should go to hollyweird... I seem to actually care about this shit

article mentioning Peter Straughan as a possibly overtalked screenwriter

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117967380.html?categoryid=2607&cs=1

it seems like he needs to hit out of the park because the last one he did "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People" (an awesome book by the way) didn't really make any noise as a movie

[Edited on August 28, 2009 at 4:19 PM. Reason : .]

8/28/2009 4:11:00 PM

Jeepxj420
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Just saw the commercial looks pretty funny. I will go see this

9/30/2009 10:43:09 PM

LunaK
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looks funny

10/14/2009 10:24:41 PM

marko
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i want to see it, but i got pretty burned by everything that wasn't the first 30 and last 30 minutes of Leatherheads

10/14/2009 10:39:18 PM

tromboner950
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BTTT

...mostly as a reminder to myself to go see this.

10/17/2009 2:30:09 AM

tromboner950
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bttt/double-post-suspend!

Anyway, "new" trailer released recently:
http://www.cracked.com/video_18093_men-who-stare-at-goats-new-trailer.html

It's different from the one already posted, anyway. Anyone care to embed?

10/27/2009 3:29:29 PM

quagmire02
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between those two trailers, i think i've probably watched most of the movie

10/27/2009 3:39:13 PM

icanread2
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I bought this book a couple of years ago. It was a very interesting read.

Never, did I think anyone would make it into a movie.

hmm

10/27/2009 3:48:06 PM

Zel
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I'm on the fence about this movie, part of me really really wants to see it, and part of me thinks its going to a huge let down .

10/27/2009 5:47:21 PM

sylvershadow
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so??

11/5/2009 9:30:48 PM

elduderino
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Is this movie good? I am going to see it mañana.

11/5/2009 10:28:34 PM

Republican18
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It looks like the typical ensemble cast movie that tries way too hard and ends up being pretentious and boring

11/6/2009 7:10:35 AM

tromboner950
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Hopefully I get around to seeing it this weekend.

11/6/2009 7:29:42 AM

quagmire02
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"It looks like the typical ensemble cast movie that tries way too hard and ends up being pretentious and boring"

awesome! i'm stoked

11/6/2009 8:25:12 AM

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"It looks like the typical ensemble cast movie that tries way too hard and ends up being pretentious and boring"

What are you talking about? Have you seen the trailer? Do you know anything about the movie? I haven't seen it yet, so I can't say whether it's good or not, but you're completely off base here. Either you made this judgment based on nothing but the cast listing, or you don't know what "pretentious" means. I mean, fuck, you're talking about it like it's Magnolia or something.

11/6/2009 9:24:26 AM

MovieGuru23
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Saw it last night. Was not funny at all, which sucked because my expectations were so high. McGregor's character was one of the worst characters in any film I have seen. Nobody in my group could figure out what the hell was going on and it was pretty much a series of failed jokes.

I dont understand how a movie with such potential and great actors could fail so much, but it really did. I wouldnt recommend seeing this.

11/7/2009 6:02:48 PM

Republican18
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so basically i was right on point, thank you

11/7/2009 6:08:12 PM

MovieGuru23
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Spot on

11/7/2009 6:10:02 PM

quagmire02
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^^ it's a shame they don't fire critics everywhere and give you the job

11/7/2009 7:14:00 PM

nastoute
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ahem

11/7/2009 7:52:04 PM

A Tanzarian
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I thought it was alright.

It definitely was not pretentious.

11/7/2009 9:37:50 PM

ThePeter
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Saw it last night.

It blows.

Literally all the funny parts are in the trailers. Plot is weak. Characters are bland.

It wasnt "bad" more than it wasnt good at all.

11/8/2009 8:40:07 AM

Republican18
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i love when Im right

11/8/2009 9:53:49 AM

A Tanzarian
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Did you watch it?

11/8/2009 10:15:10 AM

Republican18
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didnt need to, i knew i was right

11/8/2009 10:34:23 AM

A Tanzarian
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So...you judged a movie and declared yourself correct without actually seeing the movie.


Do you make similar 'judgments' at work?

11/8/2009 10:47:16 AM

poopface
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i thought the movie was hilarious...i went in with low expectations and came out loving it

11/8/2009 10:53:26 AM

pilgrimshoes
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thought it was flat and rather uninvolving.

11/8/2009 3:53:53 PM

sublimechica
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i thought it was really good. i was entertained the whole time.

11/8/2009 4:33:10 PM

wolfpack2105
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i laughed at the "high tech" grill and when the car flipped after he chose to go to the right.

that was it........the rest was retarded

11/8/2009 5:13:25 PM

saps852
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i laughed numerous times throughout the movie

wasnt nonstop hilarious, but definitely not a boring movie

11/8/2009 11:10:33 PM

Hoffmaster
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"Literally all the funny parts are in the trailers."


There were funny parts in the trailer?

11/9/2009 12:03:03 AM

Demathis1
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Quote :
"thought it was flat and rather uninvolving."

11/9/2009 9:44:27 AM

WillemJoel
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I'll probably like it.

I generally can't stand movies that are 100% front to back "hey this is meant to be funny so laugh at it".

I tend to enjoy really, really dry humor. almost anti-humor.

11/9/2009 9:52:46 AM

Golovko
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"i laughed at the "high tech" grill and when the car flipped after he chose to go to the right."


hahaha both of those were hilarious. Especially when he pokes at the raw meat hours later and just kicks it over. haha

also the irony that Ewan McGregor having a hard time with the whole Jedi thing.

[Edited on November 9, 2009 at 10:00 AM. Reason : .]

11/9/2009 9:59:12 AM

d357r0y3r
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There were funny parts, but for the most part, the movie wasn't that good. The plot was very "uninvolving" as someone mentioned. The ending was just awful. You're left with the sense of "wtf did I just watch? What was the point supposed to be?" In a normal comedy movie, that's fine, but the movie isn't very funny.

11/10/2009 3:14:36 PM

Hurley
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loved the movie, especially the scene with Boston in the background

11/10/2009 6:16:19 PM

ShinAntonio
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"thought it was flat and rather uninvolving."

11/14/2009 5:04:37 PM

TroopofEchos
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*throws can* STOP BEING A FUCKING QUEER

11/16/2009 4:51:28 PM

Bullet
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I recently saw it. I thought it good and pretty funny. Not great, but pretty good.

12/11/2019 4:01:29 PM

justinh524
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I thought this movie was pretty funny. A lot of people that used to post on this site have terrible senses of humor. Hopefully they are all dead now.

12/11/2019 6:53:39 PM

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