Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed

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RobE.Apr 20, 2008

A complete waste of time.

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AlexN.Apr 20, 2008

Finally a film that speaks out against censorship of ideas. It's obvious that those who rated this a 0 never bothered to view this otherwise they would have commented on Ben Stein's premise that we are punishing those who venture Finally a film that speaks out against censorship of ideas. It's obvious that those who rated this a 0 never bothered to view this otherwise they would have commented on Ben Stein's premise that we are punishing those who venture to seek alternative solutions.… Expand

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FrankH.Apr 20, 2008

Fails as both a film and as an argument. As a film: Is there an editor in the house? Some shots are held much too long, and the film drags as a whole. Where is the development, climax, denouement? They just beat on the same point over and Fails as both a film and as an argument. As a film: Is there an editor in the house? Some shots are held much too long, and the film drags as a whole. Where is the development, climax, denouement? They just beat on the same point over and over. Lighting, contrast, tone? Too eclectic here. Finally, the heavy-handed music is just over the top. We grew out of that after our first couple of assignments in film school. And the Holocaust parallels, while offensive, are simply too commonly used now in such political propaganda to have any shock value. As an argument: Let's see, if I'm an astronomer (even pre-1969, before we visited), and I claimed the moon might be made of cheese, should I have been let go from my academic position? Hmmm... maybe that would actually be a good idea... The filmmakers ought to realize that science requires data. Their argument provides no supporting data. Criticizing Darwinism doesn't translate to support for ID - the onus is on them to come up with a better argument to replace it - i.e. one that more of the data support, something they clearly fail to do. And where are the holes in Darwinism? Note to Ben Stein: simply repeating an argument without specifics doesn't make it so. Seems the biggest potential argument against Darwinism is "irreducible complexity," which has now been fundamentally discredited (see recent Nova special on the Dover trial). Another note to Ben Stein: Social Darwinism and scientific Darwinism are not the same thing, and actually have little to do with one another (one is a flawed philosophy, the other a well-supported biological framework). In the end, despite the protestations of the filmmakers, free speech is obviously not being squelched, or this movie wouldn't have been released. They simply don't understand what science is, and why ID is not science. If a "scientist" promotes an idea and fails to find/provide supporting data that's fine (happens all the time). But if that person then fails to change their argument in the absence of solid experimental evidence, they aren't really a scientist after all, and they ought to be fired or let go from their academic position.… Expand

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RebeccaM.Apr 20, 2008

Very simple to understand, with no convoluted arguments. Uses pure logic without resorting to the dogma of religious texts.

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EmilyO.Apr 20, 2008

Utter drivel.

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TomB.Apr 20, 2008

Vile propaganda.

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GennadyK.Apr 20, 2008

A good movie for our times. Without the "over-the-top" , "in-your-face" attitude driven modern cinema. It asks compelling questions about freedom, society, academia, journalism, scientific grants etc. Strangely, reading the reviews from A good movie for our times. Without the "over-the-top" , "in-your-face" attitude driven modern cinema. It asks compelling questions about freedom, society, academia, journalism, scientific grants etc. Strangely, reading the reviews from journalists (newspapers) seems to bear out one of the movie's premise. Attack after attack on the movie seems to be made based on non-objective criteria and hysteria. (ex. "propaganda", "creationist", "loony" etc.) One popular movie review page actually described it as "christian"!!! HHmmm??? The questions that Mr. Stien actually asks, remain ignored and unraised by the press, academia, students, etc. Having lived on the other side of "The Wall" (USSR) I can vouch for the accuracy of symbolism used in the movie. Go see it and them form your own opinion.… Expand

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MarkkuY.Apr 20, 2008

Utterly amateurish and dishonest. Undoubtedly those who desperately wish to believe Charles Darwin had horns on his head will give it high marks. Creationist propaganda of the very worst kind, it fails purely on cinematic terms as well. Utterly amateurish and dishonest. Undoubtedly those who desperately wish to believe Charles Darwin had horns on his head will give it high marks. Creationist propaganda of the very worst kind, it fails purely on cinematic terms as well. Louts like Morgan Spurlock and Michael Moore at least have the decency to entertain while cramming their messages down our unwilling throats. If you must, give money to churches and charities instead of wasting them on this film.… Expand

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KathyT.Apr 20, 2008

Of course the major newspapers give this film a low grade, their afraid the minority intelligensia would 'expel' their subscriptions, at the very least !

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NickJ.Apr 19, 2008

The only thing this movie accomplishes is reinforcing the concept that those who advocate intelligent design or creationism do it out of a perverted sense of religious indignity rather than genuine scientific pursuit. Ben Stein was the The only thing this movie accomplishes is reinforcing the concept that those who advocate intelligent design or creationism do it out of a perverted sense of religious indignity rather than genuine scientific pursuit. Ben Stein was the absolute wrong choice for narrator, not because of his nasally voice and annoying patterns of speech, but due to his well known bias for intelligent design. It offers no scientific argument that can hold it's own and instead seeks to demonize Darwinists to gain some cheap ground. Not to mention blatantly stealing the cell animation without proper attribution, banning PZ Meyers from the prescreening, and insinuating that Richard Dawkins believes in aliens. This movie fails as cinematography and should be seen by everyone who is still on the fence about evolution, if only to give them an idea of what ID theorists advocate.… Expand

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MaxApr 19, 2008

This movie is mainly about freedom, not biology (funny how the movie reviewers are all experts on biology). It shows that the scientists in the movie are really being silenced not because of bad science, but because they don't have an This movie is mainly about freedom, not biology (funny how the movie reviewers are all experts on biology). It shows that the scientists in the movie are really being silenced not because of bad science, but because they don't have an atheistic world view.… Expand

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[Anonymous]Apr 19, 2008

....soooooo biased

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RobertR.Apr 19, 2008

Jesus, Marc you're a twit.

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JeffS.Apr 19, 2008

Perhaps the most important movie this year, because it's about who we are both as human beings, as thinking beings, and as freedom loving beings.

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JexT.Apr 19, 2008

Ben Stein is the funniest former Nixon lawyer and speech writer EVAH! (That's right, Tricky Dick 'I Am Not A Crook' Nixon) With a background in economics, law, and crooked politics, I can see why he feels qualified to present Ben Stein is the funniest former Nixon lawyer and speech writer EVAH! (That's right, Tricky Dick 'I Am Not A Crook' Nixon) With a background in economics, law, and crooked politics, I can see why he feels qualified to present "Intelligent Design" (=Christian Creation myth) as Real Science. But hey! This religious propaganda packaged as comedy? Oh, what a hoot! What a knee-slapper!! High-jinks galore!!!1! (What a tool...)… Expand

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SkepC.Apr 19, 2008

Marc N. says "watch it you will understand why NeoDarwinists are pulling out all the stops to keep you from seeing it." I say watch it and you will understand how intellectually bankrupt this film in particular and the creationist arguments Marc N. says "watch it you will understand why NeoDarwinists are pulling out all the stops to keep you from seeing it." I say watch it and you will understand how intellectually bankrupt this film in particular and the creationist arguments in general are.… Expand

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StaceyBApr 19, 2008

I was invited to this movie, and I'm happy the ticket price didn't come out of my pocket. I gave it a 2 because I think Ben Stein deserves at least a couple points for the guts it took to make and release the film, but that's I was invited to this movie, and I'm happy the ticket price didn't come out of my pocket. I gave it a 2 because I think Ben Stein deserves at least a couple points for the guts it took to make and release the film, but that's all. They obviously went into making this film with a heavy bias and made no effort to appear fair or even-handed with the opposing side of the debate. I was reminded often of Michael Moore's "documentaries" and his style of interviewing. This film was insulting to the audience's intelligence, evolutionists and creationists alike.… Expand

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KenApr 19, 2008

A total embarrassment. Debunkings are going on all over the web. It turns out that almost no elements of this film are accurate. A propaganda piece of the worst sort. I mean, come on, evolutionary theory led to Hitler? Please. Check out A total embarrassment. Debunkings are going on all over the web. It turns out that almost no elements of this film are accurate. A propaganda piece of the worst sort. I mean, come on, evolutionary theory led to Hitler? Please. Check out expelled exposed dot com to learn the real facts that this film misrepresents.… Expand

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KevinH.Apr 19, 2008

Stein's not a good enough actor to be playing this dumb. Sadly, that leaves the obvious conclusion: he has abdicated reason and made the classic ought-is mistake. Don't let him take you with him.

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DonL.Apr 19, 2008

Went to see the movie with a couple of friends. We brought flyers advertising the web page expelled exposed dot com so that viewers of the film could see the other side of the argument, if they were interested. The movie theater management Went to see the movie with a couple of friends. We brought flyers advertising the web page expelled exposed dot com so that viewers of the film could see the other side of the argument, if they were interested. The movie theater management tried to "expell" us. The film was as expected, an illogical attempt to equate Darwinism to atheism to Naziism to Holocost. The sympathetic scientists that were "expelled" were interviewed and given their say. Darwin was quoted from his book "Descent of Man" but not fairly. A paragraph was taken out of context which would seem to indicate the man was bent on culling genetically inferior humans out of the gene pool, like Hitler. The next paragraph in the book where he decries any semblence of that was not mentioned leaving the viewer with the wrong impression of Darwin. The partisan crowd seemed to laugh at all the right spots but I found little humor in the movie. The most glaring logical flaw in the presentation was the lack of compelling evidence that supported completely discarding Darwin's theory. There were no examples of where the theory falls short just a lot of puffing and crowing from a few well spoken philosophers. Science is about our best effort to explan our observations in nature. The computer graphics of the working of the cell was impressive and did a fairly good job showing a complicated mechanism. It as the cell is the designer would have to be infinitley more complicated...who or what designed it? From what I saw of Ben Stein in Expelled I've come to the conclusion that he's not an intelligent man...but he plays one on TV… Expand

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MartinK.hApr 19, 2008

What a worthless piece of dreck. Putting aside the message, it is a bad movie, sloppily made and unappealing to watch. Beyond that, it is terrible propaganda - attempting to conflate science and the Holocaust. Somehow not teaching What a worthless piece of dreck. Putting aside the message, it is a bad movie, sloppily made and unappealing to watch. Beyond that, it is terrible propaganda - attempting to conflate science and the Holocaust. Somehow not teaching alternatives to science is wrong. So let's have both astronomy AND astrology taught in schools. Teach chemistry AND alchemy. In history, should we give Holocaust deniers equal time? It would have been nice if the movie attempted to give a short, accurate explanation of ecolution. And intelligent design for that matter. ID is neither intelligent nor science. Why should it be taught in science class? A short snippet of Ben Stein may be amusing. 90 minutes of him is grating.… Expand

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BubbleGumJoeApr 18, 2008

This is ridiculous that people are just voting to trash the movie because of the subject matter. I think you should actually SEE the movie before you vote. Has our society really become this shallow? This movie awesome!

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RobS.Apr 18, 2008

Contemptible and transparently mendacious trash. Ben Stein is a shameless fool.

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BernieL.Apr 18, 2008

A cheesy, confused, and stumbling movie that fails completely on many levels - as a documentary (blatantly one-sided and propagandist), as a comedy (much too drab and self-absorbed), and most importantly in its understanding of the reasoning A cheesy, confused, and stumbling movie that fails completely on many levels - as a documentary (blatantly one-sided and propagandist), as a comedy (much too drab and self-absorbed), and most importantly in its understanding of the reasoning and science behind evolutionary ideas. This movie seems blindly intent on misinterpreting and obfuscating. For instance, few biologists would claim that evolution is a random process - adaptations to a particular habitat certainly aren't random. Ben Stein and his flimmakers seem utterly clueless about the scientific method and how it works. The movie does excel at one thing, however: taking the comments of interviewees out of context.… Expand

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GilbertF.Apr 18, 2008

Most intellectually dishonest movie I've ever seen. Implying that the Holocost was the result of Darwinism is particularly revolting and absurd to anyone who has studied history

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JakeD.Apr 18, 2008

Check out the Scientific American articles on this movie (and yes I mean "movie" in the pejorative sense). Oh, and listen to the hour and a half long interview with the associate producer. Does intellectual honesty have no place in the Check out the Scientific American articles on this movie (and yes I mean "movie" in the pejorative sense). Oh, and listen to the hour and a half long interview with the associate producer. Does intellectual honesty have no place in the religio-political etherworld that 30% of the nation seems to be trying to blanket the entire country with? Really, what is going through these people's minds? To paraphrase a headline from a British newspaper, "how can 300 million people be so dumb?"… Expand

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BelariusApr 18, 2008

In a word: tawdry. Ignoring for a moment the factual errors that riddle the movie (which are literally everywhere), the basic problem with the film is the basic problem with Intelligent Design as a theory in general: simply saying something In a word: tawdry. Ignoring for a moment the factual errors that riddle the movie (which are literally everywhere), the basic problem with the film is the basic problem with Intelligent Design as a theory in general: simply saying something is true does not constitute a valid argument. In its presentation of its 'evidence,' Expelled misstates the essential facts of the debate at every turn. Both in its willful refusal to work through the reasoning behind the science it attacks and its willful refusal to investigate the 'victims' it profiles, the movie is pure propaganda. Lacking the strength to change any minds, it will probably be used as a rallying point for the choir to whom it preaches. Additionally, the flagrant, unapologetic, and historically bizarre attempt to attribute the Holocaust to evolutionary theory goes beyond being insulting, vaporizing the movie's last shred of integrity.… Expand

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MarcN.Apr 17, 2008

The Intelligent Design - NeoDarwinist debate has long been viewed as an argument between science and religion. Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed takes the debate out of the marginalized places it normally appears and brings it to life on the The Intelligent Design - NeoDarwinist debate has long been viewed as an argument between science and religion. Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed takes the debate out of the marginalized places it normally appears and brings it to life on the big screen. The film exposes the NeoDarwinist lock on American academia, and how it maintains its position by systematically silencing its opponents (regardless of how well-regarded they are as scientists before their unforgivable sin of recognizing that the world might, just might, look like it was designed). Exposed also demonstrates the philosophical agenda of academic Big Science -- and how utterly unprepared these scientists are to meet, head to head, in a real philosophical debate with anyone other than the 18-22-year olds they regularly see, and whose academic future they hold in their hands, in their classes. This film is an eye-opener. I have seen it twice in screenings, and once you watch it you will understand why NeoDarwinists are pulling out all the stops to keep you from seeing it. Take a stand for free speech and freedom of inquiry and catch this film this weekend.… Expand

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