Religulous

[jverne]

damn i always have a hard time pronouncing that word...

anyway from the review

http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Religulous-3380.html

it seems to be a worthy movie...

It?s not propaganda, because Maher isn?t running out and finding weirdos to use in smear tactics against the devout. Typically anyone trying to make a case against God goes right to the pedophile priests and the suicide bombers, but Maher makes it a point to focus on normal, reasonably sane religious people. He?s not stacking the deck in his favor, because he doesn?t need to. He talks to truckers in a roadside chapel, he chats with random, middle-class tourists at a Christian-themed amusement park. He talks to religious shop owners, small town preachers, televanglists, Jews for Jesus, fundamentalist U.S. Senators, Vatican priests, religious scientists, secular Muslims, gay Muslims, people in America, Utah (come on, we all know it?s not really America), Europe, and even in Jerusalem. Though those fumbling for an excuse to discredit him may claim otherwise, these aren?t extremists or lunatics. These are for the most part sane, rational, even intelligent people who believe something which Maher believes is insane.

definitely worth a look

 

[jeepcartruck]

hmm. That's interesting.

 

[Darkside55]

This movie is going to tank so hard, and that's a shame.

 

[Eejit]

My sister tells me it's pretty good.


Unless I'm confusing it with another film.

 

[DEATH eVADER]

This movie is going to tank so hard, and that's a shame.

I'll buy it anyway, it just looks too funny to miss out on

 

[Darkside55]

Well I don't doubt that everyone here is going to watch it and have a good time, but the religious climate in this country is batshit insane and this movie is going to get blasted to hell and back, no theistic pun intended.

In this country, stating you don't believe in god is akin to dressing up in green makeup and a pointy hat in 1800s Oregon.

 

[CptStern]

Well I don't doubt that everyone here is going to watch it and have a good time, but the religious climate in this country is batshit insane and this movie is going to get blasted to hell and back, no theistic pun intended.

In this country, stating you don't believe in god is akin to dressing up in green makeup and a pointy hat in 1800s Oregon.

yup ...

The 2006 University of Minnesota study made a lot news about its revelation of how atheists are the most despised minority in America, but this wasn't news to atheists ? it was just the most recent in a long series of surveys showing that Americas are very bigoted and prejudiced against atheists.

Here are the percentages of people saying they would refuse to vote for "a generally well-qualified person for president" on the basis of some characteristic; in parenthesis are the figures for earlier years:

Catholic: 4% (1937: 30%)
Black: 5% (1958: 63%, 1987: 21%)
Jewish: 6% (1937: 47%)
Baptist: 6%
Woman: 8%
Mormon: 17%
Muslim: 38%
Gay: 37% (1978: 74%)
Atheist: 48%

 

[Tyguy]

but the fact that it's coming out in theaters tells you this might be much better than your typical documentary. But ya, Im sure alot of people are going to pick through this with a fine toothed comb.

 

[Lucid]

It looks f*cking stupid. :|

 

[Tyguy]

how so?

 

[_Z_Ryuken]

It looks f*cking great.

 

[Lucid]

how so?

It's Bill Maher, I hate the guy.

 

[Tyguy]

How come you hate him?

Only thing I know about him is he dislikes religion enough to be entertaining

 

[Lucid]

He doesn't make me laugh?
I think his jokes are stupid?
I think he's an arrogant prick?

Do I really have to explain my opinion? Oh wait, this is HL2.net... Opinions are a myth.

 

[Stigmata]

He doesn't make me laugh?
I think his jokes are stupid?
I think he's an arrogant prick?

Do I really have to explain my opinion? Oh wait, this is HL2.net... Opinions are a myth.

Oh wait, you seem to have overreacted to another person's natural curiosity.

This movie looks very entertaining, I'll be seeing it this Friday.

 

[Lucid]

I'm not having the greatest of days, so I'm a little temper-mental.
I apologize if my response offends at all.

Also, one other thing, I'm not really the biggest fan of comedic documentaries.
So, yeah.

 

[Tyguy]

He doesn't make me laugh?

fair enough

I think his jokes are stupid?

fair enough

I think he's an arrogant prick?

I can see that

Do I really have to explain my opinion?

I was just wondering, easy tiger.

 

[French Ninja]

I refuse to go see movies until The Watchmen comes out.

 

[Krynn72]

I may see this, depending on whether or not there is an angry Louisianian religion mob outside the theater with torches and pitchforks.

Thats assuming that it even gets shown in bibleville USA (aka. the town I live in).

 

[DEATHMASTER]

Interesting but I wouldn't go to a theater for it.