Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (2008)

Director: Nathan Frankowski

Starring: Ben "Bone-Head" Stein

More Info: IMDB

Tagline: Big science has expelled smart new ideas from the classroom...What they forgot is that every generation has its Rebel!

Plot: Hosted by Ben Stein, this controversial documentary examines how pro-intelligent design scholars and scientists are often chastised, fired or denied tenured positions by those who believe in Darwin's theory of evolution. It explores how scientists who believe in God are oppressed and how the acceptance of evolution may have played a role in the formation of organizations such as the Nazi regime and Planned Parenthood.



My Rating: 1/10

Would I watch it again? Oh, HELL, no!

Overly-Religious people are a silly, and often stupid lot. And Ben Stein just knocks it home for us.

Ben Stein is an idiot. Pure and simple. That's the lamest opening to a credible argument but after watching this film that's the conclusion you're left with. This is very amateurish film making at best. It's poorly crafted (using stock footage EVERY SINGLE TIME something is mentioned. ex. if Hitler's name is uttered we see Hitler and so on), poorly researched (it's filled with absolute, easy-to-research lies), and it's dull, dull, dull. In fact, if you do watch this, immediately go to www.expelledexposed.com where you will find the facts behind why these people were dismissed or, in some cases, quit their jobs while claiming they were fired.


Here we have a documentary that has a central battle between those scientists that believe in Intelligent Design (aka Creationism, the belief that the Earth is only 6,000 years old, that Adam & Eve were the first humans, that early humans live simultaneously with dinosaurs until Noah's flood came and wiped them all out) and the scientific establishments that believe in Evolution, a scientifically proven fact that is regarded as such by an overwhelming percentage of scientists across the globe, around 95%. At no point in this 90 minute mess does Ben Stein or the film makers provide us with a definition of either ID or Evolution. I'm willing to bet that a large percentage of people who watch this do not have a clear understanding as to what either of these truly are. This is a massive fail of biblical proportions (hahaha).

Oh! And then there's the music. Composer Andy Hunter paints with such a broad stroke it's appalling. If the film makers want music to convey sadness, Hunter gives you REALLY sad music, for anger it's REALLY pissed off and so on. It's horrendous and laughable it's so bad.

They couldn't have picked a more subtle title. No Intelligence Allowed? Film makers included.


Why is my score so harsh? Documentaries should be held to a higher standard because their initial purpose is to educate. To do so with lies and deceit is inexcusable.

If it's not painfully obvious as to how bad this is and how wrong it can be, just look at Ben Stein, the host and writer. I don't doubt that he's an intelligent man. Smart people can believe in really dumb, idiotic things. Hell, I used to believe in George luca$. Regarding science, Ben Stein is on record as saying, "I was thinking to myself the last time any of my relatives saw scientists telling them what to do they were telling them to go to the showers to get gassed … that was horrifying beyond words, and that’s where science — in my opinion, this is just an opinion — that’s where science leads you."

Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?