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Louis Theroux: The Most Hated Family in America in Crisis (2011)

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Summary: Loius returns to the Phelps family to find that several members have left the cult, and that they are being sued. (imdb)
Country: UK
Written By: Louis Theroux
Starring: Louis Theroux
More information at the Internet Movie Database
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na aaronwhat
80
T6
na Neonman
80
T6
Normally, Theroux's style of interviewing is to allow people perceived as crazy or outcasted to give their surprisingly intelligent and honest account. In this documentary, that method seems much harder for Theroux as the family of this church appear so far up their ass with their hugely stubborn values, no matter how much objectively portrayed they are, they still come across as rude, hypocritical, oblivious, unreasonable jackasses. It's fun to watch Theroux point out their contradictions.
na AceySaid10%
85
T9
na Zipplipp
87
T6
na ladymcbeath
80
T8
na green man
70
T5
na noiz
68
T6
na Baby Fish
8
T7
Not as personal as the first documentary, but still pretty interesting. The WBC are fucking hilarious, but I almost admire how passionately they believe they're right.
na frnk23
60
T5
na begoniabol
69
T6
Fascinating how people like them exist..
na jkwall
6
T5
na DaeSanye
7
T8
na Jerky
50
T6
Can we have these people committed already.
na ayall
75
T4
na SirRobbie
60
T3
Damn... it sure sucks that those Phelps girls are OFF LIMITS, such a waste...
na jodamico
76
T6
na pillowpants
75
T7
na ConradGamma
77
T9
na BartonFink
6
T6
na emmett22
75
T4
na Possebon
77
T5
na shebang
58
T6
na BillyShears
60
T4
na aurora
65
T6
na kris2222
90
T9
na Grizzlefoot
78
T7
na Demorest
70
T7
Louis's dry style has always worked great when documenting the other side of society. But the recursive nature of the Phelps makes what should be remarkable at times a little too ordinary. Sure, they're loud, but they're no difference from your normal cult domineered by an abusive patriarch.
na fakesenator
30
T3
na Chayeh
75
T6
na chemical404
40
T3
Do not feed these trolls Louie! One docu about them is enough, not that they have many unusual things to say.
na sensei
80
T7
na aovii
78
T6
na AICHEG
76
T7
na komois
85
T9
na UncleOok
78
T7
na imdb
74
T9
na Neoptolemos
75
T6
na markus92
6
T8
na sengir
79
T6
na pascally
73
T9
na tathiel
59
T2
Much less interesting than the first documentary about this crazy family.
na Pickpocket
50
T5
Not nearly as good as the first doc about this fucked up family but still not too bad either. No new insights on the family just Louis doing his thing. My favorite part is when Louis pulls up in a minivan and walks out like a pimp swangin' meth. Possibly one of the only people on the planet that can make minivans cool. Also, is it wrong that I find almost all of the Phelps' women attractive? Dibs on Grace.
na tradingair
8
T9
na forehead1
60
T7
Theroux's return to the Westboro Baptist Church sees the group becoming even more of a paranoid cult: expelling any members they feel aren't 100% with the program, and now only giving pre-approved stock answers to every question. Unfortunately the documentary ends up feeling a bit like the Phelps: the (ever more offensive) sensationalism of the church becomes tiresome and the monotonous spoutings of its members even more so. Like attention-seeking children, ignore them and they'll go away.
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