Religulous details
| Format: | 15 DVD |
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| Starring: | Bill Maher, Jose Luis De Jesus Miranda, Steve Burg, Andrew Newberg |
| Director: | Larry Charles |
| Genres: | Documentary - Sport, Special Interest - Transport - Road/Sea/Air |
| Studio: | Momentum Pictures |
| Name | Discs | |
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Religulous |
15 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 41 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 13 Jul 2009 |
| Main languages: | English |
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By Tom Charity from LOVEFiLMDocumentary about US TV comedian Bill Maher, going around the world interviewing people about religion.
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Religulous
By Lemming (18 reviews) from Cambridge , 01 Apr 2009[Highly rated reviewer]
I don't find religion 'religulous,' but I did find myself chuckling and hooting throughout much of this documentary. The film was never dull. It irked me a bit that Maher spends over two-thirds of the film debunking Christianity when there are other world religions that could be the butt of his satire. In my view, he (like so many others) has Christianity in his sights throughout the bulk of the film for a number of reasons. First off, mocking zealous 'Bible Belt' American evangelical Christians isn't exactly much of a hurdle; they make themselves easy pickings. Second, Christians are supposed to turn the other cheek and if they don't do that, as Maher himself is quick to point out in his film, they are hypocritical and judgemental. Finally, in our current political climate, mocking Judaism and Islam is delicate and pretty much taboo, but it wouldn't stop a true satirist for whom nothing is sacred. So the anti-Christian bias of the film was predictable and a little tedious. Nonetheless, for all his irreverence, Maher has something to say, and it ain't pretty. The last four minutes, in which Maher launches into his diatribe against ALL religions left me a little queasy. He goes about it with such a firebrand zeal and fervour that he started to resemble the very fanatics he had been taking such pains to ridicule. And his blathering on about the supremacy of 'rationalism' left me a little confused. The age of reason, after all, manufactured all of those weapons of nuclear, biological, and chemical mass destruction that Maher has blaze across the screen in the closing minutes of his film.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(131)Everyone should watch this.
By BonzoDog (12 reviews) from Norwich, UK , 06 Mar 2013Sharp, satirical and witty lampooning of the ridiculous practice of organised religion. Excellently directed by (Curb Your Enthusiasm) Larry Charles. This is should be shown in schools as a lighthearted introduction to critical thinking.- Was this review helpful to you?
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We're all going to hell - well, some of us, apparently
By ManoftheWoods (17 reviews) , 24 Jan 2013It really depends on your point of view. This is an hilarious dump on all that is ludicrous about organised religions and, if you're an atheist, that only adds to the enjoyment. I cannot comment on how the groups that Bill Maher lampoons will react, but I hope that they can have a laugh, too (although I doubt that some of the more fundamentalist folk might, even if they chose to watch). Look out for the scary guy in the beard - No! not Jesus at the theme park...the other one.- Was this review helpful to you?
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A must for all - including those of faith
By Kiwicopper (27 reviews) , 13 Jun 2012Excellent film addressing the belief system - a MUST for those with or without faith.
Of course there is bias; as you get bias in faith based flims (try Courageous), but the film does analyse the blind faith some have, and also identify some of the very many inaccuracies and contradictions that is the foundation of all faiths.
If anything, Maher could have been more probing,- Was this review helpful to you?
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read Dawkins' The God Delusion instead..
By mohomonkeyman (7 reviews) from Birmingham , 14 May 2012I certainly found this entertaining, but as a documentary it is very biased and in my opinion it is just preaching to the (atheistic) choir. Bill Maher obviously feels very strongly about his belief, but he frequently fails to give his interviewees any chance to express themselves, so we end up with a very one sided argument. If you are really interested in this topic then I highly recommend that you take the time to read The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins, instead of watching this..- Was this review helpful to you?
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Excellent very thought provoking
By a customer , 10 Mar 2012Amazing. This is so good. It is done with humour but without malice. It makes some very interesting and thought provoking points and is very wide ranging in its scope.- Was this review helpful to you?
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