Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (2008)
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Reviews Counted:41
Fresh:4
Rotten:37
Average Rating:2.9/10
Consensus: Full of patronizing, poorly structured arguments, Expelled is a cynical political stunt in the guise of a documentary.
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
Synopsis: Though Ben Stein is perhaps most famous for his sleep-inducing drone in FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF or for his eponymous game show, he is also a highly regarded New York Times columnist and was a... [More]
Reviews for Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
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To grant Expelled any credibility beyond the opening minutes requires nothing short of a leap of faith. Full Review |
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This film is cheerfully ignorant, manipulative, slanted, cherry-picks quotations, draws unwarranted conclusions, makes outrageous juxtapositions, segues between quotes that are not about the same thing, tells bald-faced lies, etc. Full Review |
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 2.5/4 |
Despite some occasionally sloppy filmmaking, I think the picture is worth a look. It raises important ideas and issues, asks important questions. No one could argue against that, right? Bueller...Bueller...Bueller... Full Review |
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2/5 |
Like Moore, whose documentary-cum-polemical style they are clearly imitating, the makers of Expelled give their critics too much ammunition, so even if you're sympathetic to some of the ideas and the underlying argument, it is still difficult to defend. Full Review |
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0/5 |
Ignorance may be bliss, but encouraging it, as Expelled does, ought to be a crime. Full Review |
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1.5/4 |
Don't expect any serious debate here about God and evolution. This documentary is like watching a paranoiac making fun of a hysteric. Full Review |
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1/5 |
If someone believes in the Tooth Fairy, can they complain about not being taken seriously at dental school? Full Review |
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0/4 |
This film is an appallingly unscrupulous example of hack propaganda and it sucketh mightily. What's more, I didn't laugh once. Full Review |
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2/5 |
The movie is unpersuasive, but it's amusing... Full Review |
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Embracing evolutionary theory will turn you into a close-minded, God-denying Nazi -- that's the upshot of this ludicrous propaganda piece. Full Review |
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2/4 |
Might there be a way to get to God through science? It's a fascinating notion and I wish the slickly produced Expelled investigated it more thoroughly. Full Review |
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F |
Expelled is a classic bait-and-switch, presenting itself as a plea for freedom in the scientific marketplace of ideas, while actually delivering a grossly unfair, contradictory, and ultimately repugnant attack on Darwinists. Full Review |
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D |
Regardless of your personal views, Expelled's heavy-handed bias (a visit to Darwin's home gets the same eerie music as a tour of Dachau) is exasperating. Full Review |
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Junk science meets even junkier filmmaking in Expelled -- a no more shameless, stupid and loathsome piece of propaganda has ever skulked its way into the theater. Full Review |
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2/5 |
works in much the same way as a Michael Moore documentary -- a raft of provocation and very little persuasion Full Review |
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D+ |
I don't say the film is crap because I disagree with it. I say it's crap because it disagrees with itself. It teems with contradictions, false dichotomies, and specious reasoning. Full Review |
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Manages to be flippant and darkly provocative at once. Full Review |
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This documentary purporting to examine the issue of freedom of expression in the debate between the competing arguments of 'intelligent design' and Darwinism squanders the potential fascination of its topic with its simplistic, heavy-handed approach. Full Review |
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The prospect of a pro-Intelligent Design documentary sounded so batsh** crazy,it had to be awesome, watching intellectuals spin a story about how they're persecuted for their beliefs.Not to say I didn't give it a fair chance,but they made it really easy. Full Review |
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3/4 |
The film shows that Intelligent Design should be on the table for discussion. But if you're looking for ammo to argue your Darwinist friends under the table, look elsewhere. Full Review |
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