Reverend Jax Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 So I was watching King of the Hill a few weeks ago, which I don't watch regular but I enjoy when I do, and it got me thinking about Office Space and why Mike Judge never followed it up with another feature film. So I checked it out and discovered the story of Idiocracy. It goes something like this. Mike Judge gets the go-ahead from Fox to direct his screenplay, Idiocracy. Luke Wilson stars. It gets made and the studio is not happy with it. Between it's anti-corporate message and making fun of stupid people, Fox decided they do not want to distribute this movie. They run no commercials, trailers, send out no press kits and send out barely any posters. It got released in 125 theaters for only a few weeks. It did this to fulfill a minimal contractual obligation to distribute it. So, seeing as I liked Office Space so much, and the pitch was funny and unique, I decided to buy it Joe Bauer, an Army librarian, is judged to be absolutely average in every regard, has no relatives, has no future, so he's chosen to be one of the two test subjects in a top-secret hibernation program. He and hooker Rita were to awaken in one year, but things go wrong and they wake up instead in 2505. By this time, stupid people have outbred intelligent people; the world is (barely) run by morons--and Joe and Rita are the smartest people in America. So, this movie was pretty good, but sadly, which such a cool idea, its ambitions vastly exceed its reach. It could have used alot of tweaking to make it feel like a fully-formed story instead of a mismashed project. Suspension of disbelief is difficult if you think to hard about how the world couldn't function (even as poorly as it did function) without some kind of smart people. The more you can not think about how it doesn't make sense there is still some semblance of infrastructure, technology, and macro-order, the more you'll enjoy the jokes. There's also the looming uneasiness that comes from feeling that you're having social Darwinism preached to you. All in all, a movie worth checking out. 7 out of 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycaon Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Meant to see this in the theater, but never got around to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Lindsay Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 i thought it was really funny, particularly the buildings being tied together to keep them from falling, the secretary of education, and the time masheen with the dinosaurs. kertins and i laughed and laughed. i think you just can't take the movie too seriously, like you said about suspending your disbelief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senshik Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Oh yeeeaah, The Senator of Education... unforgettable. I like the hospital's name: St. GOD'S HOSPITAL Nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganny McVagflaps Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 I bought this purely on the Jax say-so a while back but still haven't watched it (I also have to finish Superman Returns, but that's another story). I must stick it on during my two-weeks of unemployment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 i keep forgetting to watch this one...also, superman was weak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 Weak as fucking piss. And this was reccommended to me last night by a guy I know, and I was keen until I saw this and figure it's probably another Napoleon Dynamite... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganny McVagflaps Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 Y'know, I'm only up to the part when Supes takes the plane down onto the baseball diamond and so far I'm liking it. Maybe I should turn it off so not to turn myself off any further Bryan Singer superendeavors. I watched Idiocracy last night finally. It wasn't the best movie, but it had a short enough running time and enough hit (though a whole lotta miss) gags to keep me entertained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted May 7, 2007 Author Share Posted May 7, 2007 Yeah, what bugged me the most was that the idea was funny enough that it could have been great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganny McVagflaps Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 In the opening scenes with the two different couples I was cracking up. It really was a good idea as you said, just not executed well. Also, it seemed like alot was cut for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Fluffakins Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 This truly is one of those movies that the more you watch it, you more you like it. At first I was let down too, but now I've seen it a handfull of times and really love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stilly Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 No Fucking Way...Fluffy?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Fluffakins Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 No Fucking Way...Fluffy?! I'm back Ninja! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stilly Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Holy shit! I think I just came! In a total non-literal sense of the word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Fluffakins Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Holy shit! I think I just came!In a total non-literal sense of the word It's nice to be missed, and kinda messy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stilly Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Jeez, seriously, welcome back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I fucking loved this movie once I saw it. Though with all the cool kids liking it It's only fair enough it drew comparison with a steaming heap of cool-dung like Napoleon Dynamite. Welcome to Costco, I love you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TulipO Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I liked it. I get what you're aying about it not being what it COULD have been Jax, but overall, it was entertaining, and held a lot of truth. I love that the idea of Big Brother was replaced with Carl's Jr. That was fucking hilarious. And UPGRAYDD! That shit was priceless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the division of joy Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 i have this downloaded for when i get home from work... heard a few of my friends plug it for a while, this thread gave me the push to dl it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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