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 Topic: Religulous!

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  • Religulous!
     OP - September 02, 2009, 01:14 PM
    Just watching it as I write this thread. There is a guy that Bill Maher interviews who looks like Louis Farakhan!
  • Re: Religulous!
     Reply #1 - September 02, 2009, 02:31 PM
    I didnt like it,  the was film too 'Americanised' and one dimensional, although there are some good clips (like the modern vicar he meets) - but let us know what you think when you are finished
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  • Re: Religulous!
     Reply #2 - September 02, 2009, 02:42 PM
    I'm not sure about it. I mean, I think Bill Maher is a bit funny but I'd put him in the same box as Michael Moore (author and film maker).

    I had mixed feelings about Religulous, some of the scenes I loved purely because of some of the interviews....like the Senator (correct me if I'm wrong, can't remember what his position was but it was something like that)...and the Serpent/Adam/Eve thing.
  • Re: Religulous!
     Reply #3 - September 02, 2009, 02:51 PM
    I didn't like the movie.
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  • Re: Religulous!
     Reply #4 - September 02, 2009, 03:07 PM
    Yes I think I was expecting more hard hitting stuff with sources of why people did what they did, so was a bit disappointing overall. But had its good moments.
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  • Re: Religulous!
     Reply #5 - September 02, 2009, 03:09 PM
    Bill Maher is so conceited
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  • Re: Religulous!
     Reply #6 - September 02, 2009, 03:20 PM
    Oh he is indeed.

    But as much as I don't want to like him, I have to admit he does put a smile on my face. I can't help it  wacko
  • Re: Religulous!
     Reply #7 - September 02, 2009, 03:32 PM
    I like the movie and i like Maher... dont know why... I just enjoy his stuff.
    "We are never deceived, we deceive ourselves." - from Goethes Faust
    "Only the wisest and the stupidest men never change." - Confuzios
    "there is no religion of peace, only people who are peaceful while being religious."
  • Re: Religulous!
     Reply #8 - September 02, 2009, 03:35 PM
    Quote from: heartbomb on September 02, 2009, 03:20 PM
    Oh he is indeed.

    But as much as I don't want to like him, I have to admit he does put a smile on my face. I can't help it  wacko


    Well... Just finished watching it and it was just as I had expected from Bill Maher. All he has done is get the fanatics and literalists from the different religions and made fun of them. Lets put it this way. If I was a muslim and was watching it, I would have been offended at his portrayal of the muslims and would have laughed at the jews and christians. As a response I might have said that he has spoken to the wrong people blah blah blah! As an infidel though he hasn't shown me anything I didn't know in the first place. Also the muslim guy he was interviewing isn't a great example. His name is Akki Nawaz and is from Bradford!
  • Re: Religulous!
     Reply #9 - September 02, 2009, 03:37 PM
    Yeh it wasn't a particularly informative film, but it was a good timepass.  parrot
  • Re: Religulous!
     Reply #10 - September 02, 2009, 04:58 PM
    My favourite bit in that film is when he is interviewing Reginald Foster. Bill Maher was gobsmacked!
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  • Re: Religulous!
     Reply #11 - September 02, 2009, 05:15 PM
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7JBQvIC7YQ
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  • Re: Religulous!
     Reply #12 - September 02, 2009, 06:29 PM
    This is the most AWESOME Priester EVER!

    If just all religious people were like him... what a wonderful world this could be.

    "We are never deceived, we deceive ourselves." - from Goethes Faust
    "Only the wisest and the stupidest men never change." - Confuzios
    "there is no religion of peace, only people who are peaceful while being religious."
  • Re: Religulous!
     Reply #13 - September 02, 2009, 06:32 PM
    I think Bill Maher is definitely preaching to the choir, but I like his sardonic sense of humour, myself. I like sarcasm and satire and both high brow and low brow comedy. I didn't think Religulous added much to the debate of atheism/agnosticism, but it was pretty entertaining to watch.
    "Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused."
  • Re: Religulous!
     Reply #14 - September 02, 2009, 08:55 PM
    I enjoy Bill Maher's stuff. He's a bit brash, rude and brutal at times but he is funny and sincere.
    "I am ready to make my confession. I ask for no forgiveness father, for I have not sinned. I have only done what I needed to do to survive. I did not ask for the life that I was given, but it was given nonetheless-and with it, I did my best"
  • Re: Religulous!
     Reply #15 - September 03, 2009, 12:47 PM
    I think it was entertaining. I can still remember various good parts of the film. Bill Maher's phrases like "having ass backwards", "outsmarting God" to name a few, considering that he didn't use any canned laughter throughout the film. So was the Jesus Actor's states of water analogy to explain the Trinity.

    Most interviews had something to remember. But I think his judgement of the female Dutch Muslim politician was a bit unfair. The informative value of the movie is less though, compared to the comedy. I like Bill Maher anyway. He's one of the few real liberals.


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  • Re: Religulous!
     Reply #16 - September 03, 2009, 03:46 PM
    The movie was good but nothing amazing. He also did take some verses out of context and seemed to just pick on extremists. But I do like his sense of humour!
    "The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshiped anything but himself."
    ~Sir Richard Francis Burton

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  • Re: Religulous!
     Reply #17 - September 10, 2009, 06:16 PM
    I just finished watching it...  and I think it is great.

    Yes.... it added nothing new that we lot here at COEM didn't know, but don't forget Ex-Muslims were not the target audience of the film. I hope many religious people watch it and try to sincerely answer the questions in the film. The best part for me was the Jose "Jesus" Miranda guy! Hilarious. He actually told him that he has fruits in the head... LOL

    I give it a thumb up!  Afro
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  • Bill Maher`s movie
     Reply #18 - September 25, 2009, 11:52 PM
    This is a great watch, whole 10 parts on you tube ..enjoy .http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ytsz7XWgCM&feature=related
    أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وأن محمدآ عبده ورسوله
  • Re: Bill Maher`s movie
     Reply #19 - September 25, 2009, 11:59 PM
    All the Religulous threads should be merged. Tongue

    Thx for the link tho. Afro
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  • Re: Religulous!
     Reply #20 - September 26, 2009, 10:08 AM
    Prosaic vanishes in a puff of embarrassment
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    أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وأن محمدآ عبده ورسوله
  • Re: Religulous!
     Reply #21 - September 26, 2009, 10:25 AM
     Cheesy Happens to everyone.  Afro
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  • Re: Religulous!
     Reply #22 - September 26, 2009, 03:11 PM
    Ye it was alrite i guess. A bit too one-sided for my liking everyone he seemed to be interviewing were just irrational fruit cakes. Kind of a pointless task really lol - did not tell us anything most people did not already know
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  • Re: Religulous!
     Reply #23 - September 26, 2009, 04:30 PM
    Agree - he's just pointing fun as religiosity.  In fairness to him, I dont think he was attempting to engage religious people.
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  • Re: Religulous!
     Reply #24 - September 26, 2009, 09:56 PM
    Quote from: Omaar Khayaam on September 02, 2009, 03:35 PM
    Well... Just finished watching it and it was just as I had expected from Bill Maher. All he has done is get the fanatics and literalists from the different religions and made fun of them. Lets put it this way. If I was a muslim and was watching it, I would have been offended at his portrayal of the muslims and would have laughed at the jews and christians. As a response I might have said that he has spoken to the wrong people blah blah blah! As an infidel though he hasn't shown me anything I didn't know in the first place. Also the muslim guy he was interviewing isn't a great example. His name is Akki Nawaz and is from Bradford!

    I do not know Omaar, the muslim sheikh he spoke was very typical of the sheikhs we have.
    "Ask the slave girl; she will tell you the truth.' So the Apostle called Burayra to ask her. Ali got up and gave her a violent beating first, saying, 'Tell the Apostle the truth.'"
  • Re: Religulous!
     Reply #25 - September 26, 2009, 10:54 PM
    Quote from: Prosaic on September 26, 2009, 10:08 AM
    Prosaic vanishes in a puff of embarrassment
    grin12


    Hey... is font color back in buisness? Prosaic's post is red!
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  • Re: Religulous!
     Reply #26 - September 26, 2009, 11:26 PM
    Must be because the me tags are read as being different to the color tags, even though they both use a text colour as such. Wink

    By the way, I can set the me tags to any colour we like on a theme-dependent basis, so they don't have to be red for all themes. That might be handy for legibility. I'll look into that as I don't mind the me tags. It's just people going loony with mulit-coloured posts that burns the eyeballs out.
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  • Re: Religulous!
     Reply #27 - September 27, 2009, 06:18 AM
    And what are the ME tags? Sorry, I guess I am a computer illiterate when it comes to tags and codes. Prosaic, you little computer sneeky geeky devil, so you beat the rules? Good for you.

    No need Osmanthus. I think red goes with all the themes well. Maybe other colors can disturb the  look.... Sometimes one might want a different color t scream something.
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  • Re: Religulous!
     Reply #28 - September 27, 2009, 08:48 AM
    Tlaloc doesn't know what the me tags are
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  • Re: Religulous!
     Reply #29 - September 27, 2009, 08:49 AM
    type this like in irc:
    /me is asleep
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