Bill Maher - I'm Swiss
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Actor: Bill MaherDirector: Michael Drumm
Brand: MAHER,BILL
Producer: Bill Maher
Writer: Bill Maher
Producer: Michael Drumm
Editor: El Armstrong
Editor: Sara Aderhold
Producer: Andrea Allen
Producer: Marc Gurvitz
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 99 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-11-01
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Image Entertainment
DVD Reviews of Bill Maher - I'm Swiss
DVD Review: Funny and poignant
Summary: 4 Stars
Bill Maher has been funny since "Politically Incorrect" and his show "Real Time" is great, but I believe his true calling is stand-up. The ease of his "jokes" come across like he is talking to a friend and educating at the same time. As far as content goes, not for the weak of opinion, he is clearly not without a very strong one. Agree or not, he does make valid points. And the Q&A as an extra is a fun little addition that I wish more political comedians would do. It does show that they are more in touch with the people. DVD Review: Not As Good As "Victory" or "Cynical," But Good.
Summary: 4 Stars
The downfall of this production IS the production. Horrible angles, spotty lighting, etc.
However, this is still a very good show, with Maher at his most irreverent. Not so much a cause or a message, just some good old-fashioned dissent from the guy who does it best.
He rails on, lamenting and languishing America, dissenting, exposing his plight by proxy of body language. A lot of improvisation in this one. I mean he has his notes, but frequently deviates and you can tell. For that alone--and the fact that he really comes unglued a few times, well worth it.
Not as good as "Victory" or "Cynical," but worth your while.
Check it out.
DVD Review: Right on Bill
Summary: 5 Stars
Bill-- I love the way you express yourself. You make this world funny and also you tell it like it is. You are one of a ind who can inject humor- but tell it like it is. Keep it up!DVD Review: Miserable Angry Performance
Summary: 2 Stars
I've seen Bill Maher live and really liked him. I like his New Rules CD even if it is a little flat without an audience - same as Miller's readings. I like his generally smart, though provoking style and there aren't many doing it. However, this performance is just miserable and angry and just not fun to watch. Didn't find the humor. Bummed me out Bill.DVD Review: I video every Amercian should see.
Summary: 5 Stars
Bill is so refreshing as he speaks his mind no matter how politically incorrect.
Description of Bill Maher - I'm Swiss
Bill Maher, the country's most irreverent comedian, exposes the hypocrisy, delusions and ridiculousness of American life with biting wit in this rapidfire stand-up performance."I don't hate America," comedian Bill Maher declares during I'm Swiss, recorded in March 2005 in Portland, OR. "I love America. (But) I'm embarrassed." And there we have not only the source of the title (his discomfiture, he jokes, has led him to pretend he's from another country) but also the crux of Maher's overall presentation on this, his third DVD taken from a program that was first shown on HBO. Maher's tendency toward smugness and superiority regularly provoke the wrath of his opponents on the far right. But despite his disingenuous claims to the contrary ("I'm not making this up, I'm just reporting," or "I'm not being partisan"), he certainly can't be accused of not having a point of view. His targets are many in I'm Swiss, ranging from reality TV to Cialis ("the boner pill") and even Civil War reenactments, but he reserves most of his scorn for "the morals and values crowd" and George W. Bush. He excoriates the former for turning the '04 presidential election into "a referendum on boys kissing," part of their campaign to "legislate taste" while using their "nonsensical and spiritually unnecessary" religious devotion to claim the high moral ground. As for Bush, Maher's comment that "sometimes this guy is so retarded, he could be on death row in Texas" is one of his milder jabs; and when it comes to the Iraq war, describing Baghdad as "the galleria at Halliburton Square" pretty much sums up Maher's feelings about that. Much of what Maher says during this 99-minute monologue (plus a Q&A session with the audience that's included in the bonus material) is genuinely funny, especially a segment called "Master P's Theater," in which he translates rap lyrics from Ebonics into "white." But make no mistake about it: Bill Maher is one infuriated fellow, and whether you love him or loathe him, I'm Swiss provides ample food for thought. --Sam Graham
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