Idiocracy
by Mike Judge
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Actor: Anthony 'Citric' Campos, David Herman, Dax Shepard, Luke Wilson, Maya RudolphDirector: Mike Judge
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.1
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 87 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-01-09
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Reviews of Idiocracy
DVD Review: Funny, but quite slapstick...so not TOO funny
Summary: 3 Stars
I first read of this film in a political commentary. I think it was with reference to the GOP in the 2008 election. So I thought, why not? Sounds funny.
The film starts in the present day with an "educated" (read "white collar" couple procrastinating as to whether and when they want a child. (They age and don't have any.) In the meantime, some redneck caricatures--if I recall both black and white--are being frutiful and multiplying, due to ignorance of or indifference to contraceptives. Well, one could have a problem with that. There are "class" elements that could offend both sides of the political spectrum.
To be honest, that's the part of the film at which I laughed the hardest. Yeah, yeah, we educated types can be arrogant. But I was just in Washington yesterday surrounded by some people--again, both black and white--who had more than adequately "multiplied" and whom I wouldn't want teaching my kids if I had any.
In the meantime, a rather mediocre army noncom finally gets transferred in his job at Fort Myer, or Fort Belvoir--something in the DC area--and becomes part of a long-term sleep experiment. The other, female, subject of that experiment happens to be a lady of the evening.
Others have covered the plot: They wake up after a massive garbage pile collapses 500 years later and the world is populated by a bunch of complete, consumerist morons, one of whom is watching the Violence Channel or something like that.
I was a little surprised that those who produced the film got away with commentaries on contemporary corporations, restaurants, for example. That was another item at which I laughed a little. Suffice it to say that the language used even in their marketing isn't "family friendly" in today's ostensibly more sophisticated environment.
As others have said, it's predictable. It's worthwhile as a satire, but lacks the subtlty I'd hope for in, say, a Kubrick film. (Ahhh, if only he were still with us) let along works by Rod Serling, or any others who fit satire in their work more tactfully.
Yeah, it's a funny flick. But it's not one for which I'd invite friends over for a fundraiser. And I can see why the writer referred to it reference our last election. Expect some laughs, but not deep discussions after others have seen it.
DVD Review: Not for kids
Summary: 3 Stars
A "Tongue-in-cheek" look at the future in a Dumbed Down World.
Some funny parts but mostly predictable.
Adult sexual themes and language....definetly not for kids.
DVD Review: If only the movie were as good as the message
Summary: 3 Stars
Short, and to the point...
I'm a huge Mike Judge fan. I've loved everything he's done up to this point.
At first I couldn't stop laughing while watching Idiocracy. Partially because of the underlying message which pokes and prods at you throughout the film. It rings all too true. And partially due to the sheer absurdity of the entire premise (or is it so absurd?).
But after the message has firmly entrenched itself in your mind and the point is made, the novelty wears off and you're left with a crude, contrived film with nothing left to invoke further emotion.
I was ready for it to end halfway through the film. It's clear that Judge had a message to convey. But I can't help but wonder if a shorter film, perhaps a humorous, sarcasm-filled documentary, wouldn't have been more successful at achieving this.
If this movie inspires just one person to make a positive change in their life, I suppose it's hard to fault its creators. But the movie fanatic in me definitely did not get his money's worth.
Your mileage may vary.
DVD Review: Greatest non-commercial success film I've seen in a long time!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Idiocracy didn't pull everyone into the theaters, but it's enjoying a big cult following now. The CGI isn't the best, the props are not the best, but this film is one of the top 20 mvies of all time!!! You can call it a comedy, a sci-fi or a documentary. A must own!!!DVD Review: Worth seeing!
Summary: 4 Stars
Most people have never heard of this film since, as noted in other reviews, it did not get much promotion or distribution. I think this may be due lees to studio apprehension and more to trademark issues. There are many 2505AD references to current day companies. I am sure that "Fuddruckers" is not appreciative of its name being morphed over 500 years into something less "family friendly." And having a Carl's Jr's. automated restaruant machine telling customers "f*** y**" repeatedly is almost certainly not palatable to the CEO of said company. The movie does not so much pick on these particular companies as poke fun at our consumer and entertainment culture. After all, Carl's Jr's own ad line was "some guys would starve", and one simply can not watch a movie or TV sitcom without someone being kicked in the groin, or some small child swearing like a sailor in a foreign port. "Idiocracy" pokes fun at such a culture, not so much at the particular companies named, but I believe it is because the named companies object to how they are portrayed that the movie was limited in distribution. All that aside, this is a gem on DVD. I do not normally go for the crass style humor shown in "Idiocracy", but in this case it is funny because it is so relevant to today's culture. This movie is simply a 500 year projection of populist culture and the dumbing down of education that is actually going on today, and this is why "Idiocracy" is so funny and right on target. While watching, you can see the connection to today's culture. See this movie and keep an open mind.
Description of Idiocracy
From Mike Judge, one of the creative minds behind Beavis and Butt-Head, King of the Hill and Office Space, comes an outrageous sci-fi comedy that'll make you think twice about the future of mankind.Meet Joe Bowers (Luke Wilson). He's not the sharpest tool in the shed. But when a government hibernation experiment goes awry, Bowers awakens in the year 2505 to find a society so dumbed-down by mass commercialism and mindless TV programming that he's become the smartest guy on the planet. Now it's up to an average Joe to get human evolution back on track!
Filled with razor-sharp sarcasm and outrageous sight gags, Idiocracy will make you laugh out loud whether you're an absolute genius or a complete idiot!
Given that Office Space is a bona fide cult classic, it comes as some surprise that Mike Judge's follow-up wasn't more heavily promoted. Granted, this live-action comedy is a darker, more pointed proposition, but it's unfortunate that few theater patrons got the opportunity to, well, judge for themselves. In Idiocracy, the King of the Hill creator visualizes what would happen if Devo's proposition--that mankind is in the process of devolution--came to pass. The catalyst: the overeducated start having fewer children while the undereducated have more. Enter Joe (Luke Wilson), a military librarian with no family and even less ambition. The Pentagon chooses him for a top-secret hibernation project due to his extreme "average-ness." They select Rita (SNL's Maya Rudolph), a prostitute, for the same reason. When the experiment goes haywire, the two emerge 500 years later--rather than one. Now it's 2505 and they're the brightest people in the over-polluted land. Everyone else is, basically, Beavis and Butt-head. Yes, the satire couldn't be less subtle, but the premise gives Judge license to make as much fun of junk food pop culture as dystopian classics like 1984 and Planet of the Apes. Wilson wisely plays it straight, even if the actors who surround him sometimes succumb to excess. And the effects may be cheesy, but that just adds to the fun. Idiocracy features former footballer Terry Crews (Everybody Hates Chris) as President Camacho and Dax Shepard (Punk'd) as Joe's futuristic friend Frito. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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