Good idea lost in the noise

What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.

It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

Fits the leftist agenda.Hollywood is leftist, that's why movies and TV shows are often leftist.

Academy Award winner for Best Documentary Feature, this Alex Gibney film probes into the use of torture by the US as part of their War on Terror. The title comes from the humble occupation of one Afghani who died at the hands of his US torturers, with the overhanging question being how many other innocents have also suffered. While the documentary comes off as incredibly one-sided, never mentioning useful information gained during torture and making it seem like every single person ever tortured by the US was innocent, it is still compelling stuff, exposing some scary systematic issues with the approach to torture taken by the US. At the film's most shocking, we see how some soldiers chose to take things "one step too far... have some fun and take some photos", with the fine line between torture and sadism highlighted. The individual soldiers are not demonised alone though, with the film often mentioning how much pressure was placed onto them to gain useful intelligence; it is almost no wonder that some took things so far. The film additionally looks at an intriguing range of torture processes, with a fascinating "sensory deprivation" method that many soldiers found more effective than physical pain. This is not the easiest film to watch with its candid insight to inhumanity in the face of incredible pressure, but it is thought-provoking stuff, biased as it may be.

This was a great and troubling movie about the U.S. military's use of torture. You will not easily forget scenes and details from this movie, especially because at the heart, it is the story of an innocent man murdered by Americans who think they are protecting our nation. It left me uneasy and with questions that I am still thinking about, years after seeing the movie. Where was the oversight from elected officials? How will we ever end the war on terror?Alex Gibney is a talented filmmaker and this is among his better films. I would strongly recommend that you see it. I also hope that if Alex is reading IMDb, he decides to make another movie about how the War on Terror has continued under a different president.

look i know it sounds callous, but look on the bright side of this. at least someone made a major important expose of these war crimes and whats more the film received a lot of attention including an Academy Award (so next time you turn your noses up at the Oscars in favor of the Discovery channel...).this whole thing is an amazing testament to the good and evil in the human race. people do some really evil, low down rotten sh-t. but isn't it funny how often they get caught or exposed? i'm not saying an expose makes up for a multitude of sins (best not to have committed them at all), but at least there are still decent people left in the world to bust wrong doing and bring it to justice.i know there is so much darkness in the world, and i don't know if it will ever end, but as long as there are people that want true humanity and justice for all persons there is hope. so,cheer up. try to be happy. and try to look toward the bright side. it's there.