Idiocracy

2006 "In the future, intelligence is extinct."
6.5| 1h24m| R| en
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To test its top-secret Human Hibernation Project, the Pentagon picks the most average Americans it can find - an Army private and a prostitute - and sends them to the year 2505 after a series of freak events. But when they arrive, they find a civilization so dumbed-down that they're the smartest people around.

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Dotsthavesp I wanted to but couldn't!
AutCuddly Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,
Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.
Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.
shar-17510 Unfortunately this one seems to be a vision of what our current administration would like our country be. Watch and see if you recognize the many deteriorations happening under our President "Trumacho". Or, more likely the ultimate goal is simply Hunger Games, so that the Capitol is totally supported by the 99%.
Shane Fieldsend It's an imperfect movie for an imperfect world, but its ungilded truth shines through, clear as day. It is possibly the most subversive film ever made, for those who are ruminating about why it was buried. One day it will be required viewing for history classes, if there are any schools left. If you want a clear and reasoned argument against the long term survival prospects of our species, look no further. If you don't get it, don't worry, it's probably your genes which are to blame. If you watched it and gave it less than 8 stars, this movie is about you, not for you.
one-nine-eighty A military experiment goes wrong, sending two people into the very distant future where everybody is stupid and lazy. Maybe I've grown up too much, maybe my tastes have changed, maybe this film is aimed at a younger, more 'now' audience. I didn't really enjoy this, it felt, well it just felt stupid. Luke Wilson plays his usual limp self while Maya Rudolph overacts her character's stereotype. I was expecting more from a Mike Judge film and maybe that's my downfall. I might have found this mildly funny in the mid 90's amidst the likes of "Bio-Dome" or "Joe's Apartment", but I don't think it's a great watch for modern audiences who demand more than just farting, nob gags, and pretty colours.
rkhen Saw this for the first time tonight; almost creeped out how accurate it is. Or was? (It was released over ten years ago.) Somehow in 2006 Mike Judge saw it all coming. Particularly striking was his understanding that middle school values ("He's wrong cuz he got his ass kicked!!") would become standard in American culture. And that professional wrestling and rap aesthetics, including the way those worlds view women, would become mainstream and respectable. I'm not sure the central premise -- that stupid people outbreed smart ones -- is watertight. Seems to me most of the Idiocracy types I know come from families of 1 to 3 children. Rather, it seems that folks who should know better have been converted to trailer park values. Or maybe it's all that Gatorade. Anyway, if you haven't seen Idiocracy, see it now. You'll be blown away by how incredibly accurately it portrays current American society and its economy. And if you have seen it, but not recently, see it again. Sorry to get all faggy on ya, bra.