Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (2008)

Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed: Directed by Nathan Frankowski. With Ben Stein, Lili Asvar, Peter Atkins, Hector Avalos. Ben Stein examines the issue of academic freedom and decides that there is none when it comes to the debate over intelligent design.

“POSSIBLE SPOILERS: This film for me sums up the mentality of people like Ben Stein and the Christian Right: The Ends Justify The Means. Which is ironic, considering they have the nerve to show evolutionists intercut with Nazi death camps! Dishonesty, half-hidden false accusations, unfair comparisons, itu0026#39;s all fair game to the Christian filmmakers.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf there is someone who is more grating or unctuous in his insincere sincerity than Ben Stein, I donu0026#39;t know who it is. The only way I could watch this movie is to watch it as a comedy. Otherwise, if you are given to occasional rational thought, it will make your head explode. It expects you to take faith-based attacks against rationality as rational thinking. Its cartoon of how a cell works reveals more about the mentality of the filmmakers than I think they are aware.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe funniest thing about this film is its rating, which presently is 3.8. I went to the u0026quot;loved itu0026quot; section to see who rated it highly. Not surprisingly, it was given ten stars by a number of people whose reviews were suspiciously similar. Hmm… They wouldnu0026#39;t be doing something dishonest to help the cause of religion (I mean, Intelligent Design), would they? Without all of these attempts to jack up the rating for this film, it might actually reach the number 1 bottom position, beating out Battlefield Earth, Santa With Muscles, and Manos: The Hands of Fate.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThey didnu0026#39;t help the cause of religion (at least as a positive force), and they certainly didnu0026#39;t help the cause of any benevolent God, with this u0026quot;documentaryu0026quot;.”