Not nearly as funny or as informative as I'd hoped.Being somewhat of a connoisseur of religious beliefs,I found it pretty shallow.It seems Maher was so intent on poking fun,he only sought out the most silly or outrageous material he could find.I'm certainly not one to be offended by making fun of mainstream or fringe beliefs,but I found his rather juvenile approach annoying.Rather than making an intelligently funny case for athieism,he just came off as taking cheap shots.The few really interesting people he interviewed were given short shrift in favor of those he thought had more comedic value.I laughed little and learned nothing.

Bill Maher should be ashame of himself. He cares nothing about anyone not even himself. He is sneaky, devilish and love to be called all these names. THe black preacher was a cold bloodied set up. He knew nothing about what was going on. And once these producers got through editing his words and changing scenes it was rediculous, If there is a real God He was not pleased and Bill Maher will someday pay for his deeds if he does not repent and turn to Jehovah.

I liked this movie, but why did I have to travel 30 miles to see it? Why wasn't it showing in my city of residence? Religion, that's why. The movie was funny, but had some serious moments. I understand that it was pitched to appeal to atheists that have a dry sense of humour. I can see why it wouldn't work for everyone.

Predicting that the movie will eventually have a strong following...

Parts of this movie are laugh-out-loud funny. Maher is a comedian, and asks some very funny questions of some odd characters he encounters. All he does is ask questions. If your faith is so fragile that it can't handle a comedian asking questions, you probably shouldn't watch.

Trivial crap. Not because it attacks religion (and not just Christianity) but because it does it cheaply. Its no contest to have a professional comic interview an evident kook and make fun of them. The only point I got out of this was that there are some major league dumbasses who are deeply religious. Ok, I think we all know that, including many deeply religious folks. Next point please...

Not very good.

Mockumentaries of this ilk tend to lose focus because the 'host' tends to commit a typical mistake- making his or herself the center of attention instead of the overwhelming issue at hand.

Maher is funny at times and is smart, but this is just a vanity project gone awry. Making fun of dubya voters in an evangelical Disneyland? Too easy and no intellectual or philosophical value. Where were the scientists (okay there was one) the philosophers? The historians? Instead Maher picked on the hicks and those afraid of the dark from many corners of the globe.

Don't waste my time telling me something I already know.

This one reminded me of Al Gore's snoozefest of a movie- sometimes a good message is undone by the messenger.

"Jesus Camp" is the real recent (and decent) look at zealots that could be located anywhere in the world right now. Maher picked a fight when he could have held a court of intellectuals.

I haven't seen it and give it a 3 as a place holder only so that I can make the point that Maher is an unapologetic provacateur and I'd be surprised if he believes half of what he says - in general, not just this film. He has made a decent living at being contrary and controversial and rarely, in my experience, cares to be held account for what he may have said in the past.

If I do eventually watch it (it's not on my short list) I'll come to account for any errors in the preceeding assessment.

I actually watched this and if anyone takes it seriously, that is hilarious. Bill Maher has the historical, cultural and religious learning of a f*cking newt. Long after Maher is p*ssing in his diaper in a nursing home, the religions of the world will be rolling merrily along. People will die for a religious principle. That means something.

Overall, a scathing, frequently hilarious (and just as frequently depressing) indictment of worldwide religions, and their shared responsibility for the majority of bloodshed, war, repression, intolerance, narrow-mindedness, ignorance, barbarity, torture, misogyny, homophobia, and prejudice throughout mankind's recorded history. It's doubtful Maher will change anyone's mind on the subject-- religious people are likely to dismiss him as a bitter, blaspheming heathen, and those who would generally concur with what he has to say are already on the same page. It's not a perfect movie by any means. Maher spends too much time stating the obvious (standing in front of the Vatican, he says...and I paraphrase..."Would Jesus Christ have lived in a place this opulent?") or belittling people not really worthy of his withering contempt (the truckers in their makeshift chapel, for instance, may be deluded, they may be unintelligent fools, but they seem good natured and earnest enough, they don't seem as if they're going out of their way to hurt or repress anyone, and are they really one of the more frightening examples of religion's pernicious influence in America and the rest of the world? If they are, Maher never really makes it clear why.). Maher is on firmer, and far more disturbing, ground attacking the Presidents (Dubya is the most glaring example) and politicians who incorporate their real or pretended religious beliefs into their policies. My personal understanding of faith is that it's the belief in that which our logic and intelligence tells us is impossible in reality, and Maher does make the point quite successfully that it's absurd and dangerous to formulate Governmental policy according to the often-contradictory, fantastical tenets of such a non-empiracle and whimsical notion as "faith". Maher is equally hard on Mormons, Muslims, and Scientologists as he is on Jews and Christians; he's an equal-opportunity offender. Even when spending time on those really not worthy of his attention, he's almost always laugh-out-loud funny. When interviewing one minister named Jesus Miranda who claims to be the 2nd coming of Christ, Maher says (and, again, I paraphrase), "Why are you the 2nd coming? Because your name is Jesus? Your last name is Miranda, so you could just as easily be the 2nd coming of Carmen Miranda, except instead of having fruit on top of your head, you have the fruit inside your head." Or, when interviewing a Dutch gentleman who uses marijuana in the practice of his "faith" in the same way Christians use wine in the practice of theirs, Maher asks, "So when you're having your religious ceremony, are you actually having a spiritual experience or are you just really, really stoned?" Another possible problem with the film is that Maher never mentions ANY positives to come out of religion, and assuredly there are some (charity, helping the poor and sick, etc.). Still, this is an important film, Maher's an alarmed and alarming voice in the wilderness that we really need to hear, and it's an ominous validation of Maher's essential points that there were large segments of America where this movie never played in a theatre because of concerted "pressure" to keep it from appearing there. Strike a blow in the name of free speech, and true freedom, and order it from Amazon, like I did, or Netflix.