"Idiocracy": who's seen it? - Democratic Underground

maxsolomon

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Wed Feb-28-07 03:55 PM
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"Idiocracy": who's seen it?

somehow, this movie i've been looking forward to (as much as i was looking forward to the release of Dwight Yoakam's "South of Heaven"), by Mike Judge, certified genius, went straight to DVD! WTF?

is it that bad? or is The Man that scared?

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asthmaticeog

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Wed Feb-28-07 03:57 PM
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1. I thought it was really funny.

BTW, it did have a theatrical run, it was just short, and in few cities, but in any case it wasn't straight to DVD.

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trof

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Wed Feb-28-07 04:03 PM
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2. I was a little disappointed in it.

It was pretty funny, but more slapstick and less cutting satire than I had hoped for.

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unpossibles

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Wed Feb-28-07 05:47 PM
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10. I think the slapstick WAS the satire

as in the movie kind of had to be dumb fart jokes and such.

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Nickster

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Wed Feb-28-07 04:10 PM
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3. Just saw it this weekend. It wasn't 4 stars, but it was good for a few laughs and it

told the story about where we are headed as a nation, so I liked that part.

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Gidney N Cloyd

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Wed Feb-28-07 04:35 PM
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4. Disappointing. Seemed like an OK movie screwed up by a really bad editing job.

Maya Rudolph a the end was just about one "Hurry, Frito, Hurry" from making me throw something through the TV screen.

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Little Wing

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Wed Feb-28-07 04:36 PM
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5. I liked it. Good for one viewing. You have to be very fast to catch

all the things going on in the background.

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Radical Activist

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Wed Feb-28-07 04:38 PM
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6. The Man is scared.

It satirizes the corporate popular culture mentality. Great movie. See it.

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Tyrone Slothrop

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Wed Feb-28-07 05:02 PM
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7. I liked it quite a bit

It lost a little bit of steam towards the end, but it's pretty solid overall.

Definitely quashed by The Man.

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ChickMagic

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Wed Feb-28-07 05:29 PM
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8. Derby and I liked it

Edited on Wed Feb-28-07 05:30 PM by ginbarn

It was okay on the good side. I loved the way they slammed the RW:

Warning: SPOILER:::

I loved that the only news program was Fox in idiot world.

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unpossibles

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Wed Feb-28-07 05:46 PM
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9. the man is scared - I loved it, but not as much as Office Space

in the future, when everything has been dumbed down, FOX news has not changed. much.

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gmoney

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Wed Feb-28-07 06:01 PM
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11. Heard it tested really poorly

...but the implication on NPR was that the audience was too stupid to get it. We're too far gone for satire.

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