Anyone else thinking about seeing this soon? Originally didn't care too much but after seeing Maher talk about the movie on the Daily Show, it seems like a must-watch.

Opens tomorrow, 10/3.
http://www.religulousmovie.net/

Part of the Jon Stewart/Bill Maher interview:
http://www.hulu.com/watch/37240/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-bill-maher-pt-1

10/2/2008 11:29:07 PM

he's had several other good interviews

on Fresh Air
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95210724

and he went on The View and suggested that Sherri Shepard was insane, which is always a plus
http://richarddawkins.net/article,3191,-Sherri-Shepherd-Bill-Maher-Spar-Over-God-Bill-Tells-Sherri-She-Should-Go-To-Psych-Ward,Huffington-Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/30/sherri-shepherd-bill-mahe_n_130581.html


the reviews are good too, and people who have seen it say that generally, he does not do a lot of commentary. He just asks people (religious people) questions, and lets their answers stand on their own.

[Edited on October 2, 2008 at 11:34 PM. Reason : .]

10/2/2008 11:34:03 PM

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"the reviews are good too, and people who have seen it say that generally, he does not do a lot of commentary. He just asks people (religious people) questions, and lets their answers stand on their own."

Yeah, that's really what got me to want to see this.
I was thinking at first that the movie would just be a biased Michael Moore-ish rant, but that clearly isn't what it is.

10/2/2008 11:53:57 PM

Galaxy has it, and I totally plan on seeing it.

Galaxy times for 10/03/08 to 10/09/08: 1:25, 4:10, 7:05, 9:20

10/3/2008 12:15:56 AM

I hope its not annoying

10/3/2008 9:52:08 AM

I want to see this, but Bill Maher can just be so fucking annoying sometimes. Probably just wait and watch it on DVD in a month or two.

10/3/2008 10:46:22 AM

He'd be the best political humorist and pundit in America if he wasn't so damn arrogant and smug and hateful.

10/3/2008 11:18:04 AM

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"He'd be the best political humorist and pundit in America if he wasn't so damn arrogant and smug and hateful didn't speak his mind."

10/3/2008 11:33:50 AM

^^ yeah, and he has George Carlin syndrome when it comes to religion. I mean, yeah, we get it--you don't like religion. Make a joke about it, but damn dude, after that, give it a rest.

10/3/2008 2:07:06 PM

this looks terrible

worse than michael moore, and that's saying a lot

10/4/2008 2:00:04 AM

Went to the 9:20 show earlier. It was hilarious. Everyone should see it, especially the religious, but I know I'm biased.

10/4/2008 2:56:12 AM

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"He'd be the best political humorist and pundit in America if he wasn't so damn arrogant and smug and hateful."

thats blasphemy, how dare you put him before the liberal lord and savior john stewart

10/4/2008 3:06:15 PM

jon

no "h"

10/4/2008 3:26:42 PM

sometimes i spell Jerry with a G!

and an I!

10/4/2008 4:55:43 PM

Bill Maher? What a little bitch--watch him get knocked the fuck out by Erik Estrada at about 3:00 on this video excerpt from the show Pictionary, for God's sake (pun intended):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufGml7lRoMc

What a fucking douche.

10/4/2008 6:09:18 PM

i use to like maher a lot...idk why but i dont as much anymore...i think i saw a preview for this the other day and thought it looked kinda dumb...if theres one thing i'm more apathetic on than religion, its listening to other people talk about why they dont like religion

10/4/2008 6:18:20 PM

Bill Maher can be pretty fucking funny most of the time. The movie looks good.

10/4/2008 8:34:54 PM

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"sometimes i spell Jerry with a G! and an I!"

nicely played

10/4/2008 11:25:19 PM

the fact that he makes that old ass faggot hooksaw so angry means he is awesome.

10/5/2008 2:16:34 AM

i want to see this, but ill wait till its on dvd

10/5/2008 2:22:00 PM

saw his interview on the daily show

maher made it sound like the movie was less about "I hate religions, Im too smart for them . . . etc etc"

and more about "How are you so sure about your religion?" questioning people's faith etc etc


which seems like a slightly less annoying pov, can anyone thats actually seen the movie confirm?

10/5/2008 7:14:22 PM

That's exactly what it was. He would just ask questions and let their answers stand for themselves. He did have a few little speeches that were more about how religion is bad but he didn't do that to anyone's face.

10/5/2008 8:48:15 PM

^^ the beginning of his interview had that impression, but he still ended up sounding like a complete douche.

10/5/2008 9:21:54 PM

^ well, he still is bill maher

tautology.

10/5/2008 9:58:35 PM

saw this yesterday. i enjoyed it, its pretty funny. there's a few somewhat awkward moments, but he brings up a lot of good points to people in ways that they can't really get mad about.

and it gets kind of serious towards the end.

10/6/2008 9:23:16 AM

Not trying to knock the bill maher thing (other than him being a jerk, but that's well known)

Dawkins did a good documentary which, I imagine, is very similar

The Root of All Evil? Part 1: The God Delusion. (Richard Dawkins, 2006)

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9002284641446868316&ei=A1HqSPz-K5OwrAK17uT8BA&hl=en

The Root of All Evil? Part 2: The Virus of Faith. (Richard Dawkins, 2006)

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7619161192220036050&hl=en

10/6/2008 1:59:16 PM

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"the fact that he makes that old ass faggot hooksaw so angry means he is awesome."

strokiaman

First, fuck you, motherfucker. Second, Maher doesn't make me angry--he's just a douche bag. And third, many here on both sides of the aisle have admitted as much--the movie in question is just more evidence to add to the stack.

It doesn't surprise me at all, strokiaman, that a douche bag like you would gravitate toward Maher. I guess massive douche bags like you and Maher cum felch alike.

PS (for the somewhat rational to rational people here): Don't waste your time going to see this turd of a movie.

10/6/2008 5:52:46 PM

did you watch it?

i'm assuming since you harbor so much hate for bill maher that you have not, in which case, kindly fuck off.

if i'm wrong, why is it such a turd of a movie?

[Edited on October 6, 2008 at 6:07 PM. Reason : .]

10/6/2008 6:01:24 PM

^ 1. Because, as I've made abundantly clear, Bill Maher is a massive douche bag.

2. Regular folks--meaning those that aren't foaming far-left moonbats--just don't like this turd of a movie:

Religulous

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"Release Date: October 1, 2008 Domestic Total as of Oct. 5, 2008: $3,428,633 Production Budget: $2.5 million"

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=religulous.htm

An actual religious move, Fireproof, which has been mocked here, vastly outperformed the secular trinket in question--read it and weep:

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"Release Date: September 26, 2008 Domestic Total as of Oct. 5, 2008: $12,491,000 (Estimate) Production Budget: $500,000"

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=fireproof.htm

LOL!

[Edited on October 6, 2008 at 6:24 PM. Reason : Likely response: OH YEAH? WELL, ONLY STUPID IDIOTS BELIEVE IN AN INVISIBLE SKY DADDY! SO THERE!]

10/6/2008 6:21:00 PM

so you haven't seen it and you don't intend to see it?

fuck off

who has seen it, and what did you think?

[Edited on October 6, 2008 at 6:22 PM. Reason : .]

10/6/2008 6:22:40 PM

^^ bad argument considering "fireproof" opened in 300+ more theaters and has been in theaters twice as long

[Edited on October 6, 2008 at 6:25 PM. Reason : TROOF]

10/6/2008 6:24:48 PM

^ No it's not--the demand obviously wasn't there. . .

[Edited on October 6, 2008 at 6:32 PM. Reason : . . .for a turd. LOL! Didn't even clear $1 million since its release on October 1, 2008. ]

10/6/2008 6:26:16 PM

also, churches bought blocks of tickets for fireproof, which may artificially raise the ticket sales.

10/6/2008 6:27:07 PM

^ So, what accounts for Religulous not even clearing $1 million since its release on October 1, 2008?

10/6/2008 6:41:18 PM

^is trolling in entertainment as fun as it looks

10/6/2008 6:52:27 PM

Bill Maher is a smug dude who I used to like but puts me off more often than not these days.

With that said, this flick is quality.

Now, hooksaw can tell us about how awesome Nsync was because they sold a million records in a day.

10/6/2008 6:52:32 PM

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"^ So, what accounts for Religulous not even clearing $1 million since its release on October 1, 2008?"

i don't know. maybe it's bill maher's acerbic personality; or maybe its appeal is narrow, unlike fireproof, which has a built-in audience.

10/6/2008 6:57:06 PM

I'm planning on seeing this sometime this week with some buddies of mine. hooksaw don't be so close minded. I understand that you may not want to watch this film because you hate Bill Maher, but you're coming off as someone that won't even listen to those with alternate views to your own. One of my friends who wants to see this is very religious and says that even though he disagrees with people like Maher and Dawkins, it's still a good idea to keep up with what they are saying since they have a "following" (for lack of a better word). Besides, I hear this movie isn't a "you people who believe in God are stupid" (which Maher does seem to think) but rather a look at exactly why religion is still so popular in today's modern world. Could be interesting

10/6/2008 7:21:23 PM

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"One of my friends who wants to see this is very religious and says that even though he disagrees with people like Maher and Dawkins, it's still a good idea to keep up with what they are saying since they have a "following" (for lack of a better word). "

The main reason is that most people aren't like your friend and won't see something unless it already jives with their belief systems. Yea, there's just a lot more people that believe in the INVISIBLE MAN IN THE SKY (well put hooksaw) than don't. Is that hard to understand?

10/6/2008 7:52:19 PM

What's hard for me to understand is how people can become so set in their ways that they turn on blinders to any other ideas or beliefs, whether they be about religion, politics, etc. I've always tried to maintain an open mind when considering serious issues. Maybe a large part of it has to do with the way we are brought up. But it seems illogical to me to believe the world only works one way and anyone who disagrees with you is just wrong. I find the people I have the most intellectually stimulating conversations with will at least listen to you first before criticizing what you are saying.

10/6/2008 9:00:25 PM

I may see this on DVD. I think Bill can be arrogant about a lot of things, I don't agree with him nor do I like him, but I will listen to his views. I mainly don't like him for his constant bashing of the south and midwest states and questioning my intelligience because I believe in God.

Saying that I think Christians are sometimes blinded by their faith. Atheism is on the rise especially in this country. Church attendance has fallen especially with the 21-34 age group. I think media has a lot to do with it, we are an increasingly godless soceity with bloodlust. I mean the shows that are on network TV would never have been on TV even 20 years ago. Shows like Will & Grace, Desparate Housewives, Heroes would never air. We have become more progressive and its showing all over the place including Churches.

10/6/2008 10:27:22 PM

^^^^ and ^^ You mean open-minded like Bill Maher? Are you fucking serious?

Do you even realize that the very title of the movie, Religulous, is a portmanteau of the words "religious" and "ridiculous"? Yes, that's a very open-minded premise.[/sarcasm] The film mocks religion--particularly Christianity--and any who subscribe to its belief system.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2008/08/20/lkl.bill.maher.cnn

Sweet Jesus (pun intended)--look at this douche ^. I mean, Maher has frequently accused the religious of having a neurological disorder--excluding Barack Obama, of course.

In a related note, God smote Maher by ensuring that Beverly Hills Chihuahua--LOL!--crushed his turd of a movie at the box office.

[Edited on October 6, 2008 at 10:38 PM. Reason : .]

10/6/2008 10:38:06 PM

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"The film mocks religion--particularly Christianity--and any who subscribe to its belief system. "

you haven't even seen the flick

fuck off, old man

10/6/2008 10:43:00 PM

Society is moving away from spirituality/philosophy. We, the human race, have become a lot more carnal and agnostic. Blasphemy is hailed as a good joke... interesting...

10/6/2008 10:54:57 PM

^^ Eat shit and die in a house fire.

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"Do you even realize that the very title of the movie, Religulous, is a portmanteau of the words 'religious' and 'ridiculous'? Yes, that's a very open-minded premise.[/sarcasm]"

hooksaw

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"I think religion is a neurological disorder."

--Bill Maher

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6980984

And here, too:

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2008/08/20/lkl.bill.maher.cnn

[Edited on October 6, 2008 at 10:58 PM. Reason : ]

10/6/2008 10:56:40 PM

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"In a related note, God smote Maher by ensuring that Beverly Hills Chihuahua--LOL!--crushed his turd of a movie at the box office."

I'm pretty sure God had less to do with this than the Chihuahua movie being a mainstream film and Bill Maher's movie being an independent film.

But I'm no expert, I just work at an independent cinema. And am not an idiot.

10/6/2008 11:03:27 PM

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"Maher doesn't make me angry--he's just a douche bag."

10/6/2008 11:17:47 PM

what federal said, really

[Edited on October 6, 2008 at 11:43 PM. Reason : Why the sudden need to troll Entertainment, hooksaw? Soap Box getting to be too much for you?]

10/6/2008 11:25:05 PM

see what i said 2 posts earlier

10/6/2008 11:28:00 PM

YOU BASTARD

10/6/2008 11:28:25 PM