Religulous - Bill Maher

[Feanor]

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As a documentary, it fails. This film doesn't make anyone any smarter, in that most religious people familiar with Maher are going to avoid this film like the plague. For those of us who find this topic fascinating, it spins its wheels. Much of what's in this film can be discovered on the web, so as a form of entertainment, its somewhat redundant to those of us who've yahooed or googled this stuff years ago. He touches upon the tenants of a few religions, but only long enough for a sound bite. Everything sounds like a setup for a punchline. But even as a comedy it fails, because some of his vitriol is misplaced, and you wind feeling sorry for some of his interviewees. He does bring up some interesting points, but not enough of them. There's a few chuckle worthy moments, but Maher seems to want to make his subjects look awkward, and this comedic device fizzles after the first few times we see it. As a monument to Bill Maher's disdain for all things not Bill Maher, I suppose it works, provided you don't get his cable show, because that too, will make this film redundant.
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FWIW: if he seems to reserve most of his venom for Christianity, take it with a grain of salt - he obviously got the Rushdie memo.

3LB, great review. Thanks to it, I'll drop Religulous down a few positions on my Zip.ca list. Nevertheless anything that makes fun of religion can't be all bad. Sarcasms works for me too in this context.

Reglion might be acceptable as a personal delusion, but when it comes to politics it is a great deal of what's wrong with the world.

[RoadRunner6]

Reglion might be acceptable as a personal delusion, but when it comes to politics it is a great deal of what's wrong with the world.

Amen, hallelujah! Feanor sums up my exact fealings in one succinct but profound statement.

RR6 (mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa)