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Idiocracy [2006] | ![Idiocracy [2006]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/518qEB0cNKL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Mike Judge
Actors: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  19 reviews
Format: Pal, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 83 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5039036030168
ASIN: B000N3T2CQ
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Release Date: March 19, 2007
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 Funniest...film...ever (unless you are American and/or dim) June 20, 2007
Mr. Tom C. Walker (London UK)
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
This dystopian satire, by Mike Judge of Beavis and Butthead fame, had me in stitches from start to finish. It is likely to polarise opinion in the same way as "Borat" did; it mercilessly satirises American "culture" and as such is likely to draw fire from Americans, people who watch reality TV, people who really like shopping malls, the hard of thinking, and other such groups.
If, on the other hand, you've ever read a book without pictures in it and enjoyed it, there's a fair chance you'll find a lot to like about Idiocracy. The plot is similar to Woody Allen's sleeper; a couple end up getting frozen and living in a dystopian future. In this case the future is what happens when dysgenics reverses the evolutionary process, and people with little to offer the human race breed the most.
Our heroes end up in a world where Starbucks sells handjobs, where soda pop is used instead of water, even for irrigating plants, and where courts have become a Jerry Springer style interrogation. The pacing is good, and the film is not laboured or overlong. Laughs are regular, and many come from the fantastic details. The best gags are too visual to describe here, but many of the minutiae of 21st century everyday life are parodied accurately.
This film will be regarded as a cult classic.
Sharp, satirical, chilling. And utterly hilarious. April 16, 2007
Paul Larkin (UK)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is the best film I've seen in a long time, and it's surely destined for cult status.
It presents a view of the future which is totally opposite from the conventional hi-tech Utopian vision. The world's population consists entirely of puerile idiots who haven't a clue about anything. The attention to detail in the way the moronic goings-on are depicted is quite incredible - kind of reminded me of the Fifth Element in some respects.
The cinematography is also rather beautiful in a melancholic way, even though the world it's portraying is poisonous, artificial and utterly unwholesome. The "garbage avalanche" scene is awesome.
Highly recommended. I rented this at the weekend and have had to purchase it immediately - I can see myself watching this over and over.
 Funny but deeply flawed satire April 23, 2007
Franklin T Marmoset
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
This Idiocracy sees likable underachiever Luke Wilson placed in suspended animation for five hundred years. He wakes to find that, as Ellen Ripley might say, I.Q.s have dropped sharply while he was away. The world's populace now consists of high-fiving trailer trash types, the president is also a wrestler, and the most popular TV show is called `Ow! My Balls!'
Idiocracy's greatest strength lies in its details. The film is littered with clever visual gags - the toilet chair, the MacHospital, the advert clothes - that effectively parody contemporary consumer culture. They're all very funny, plus they make this a good fit for DVD since you'll want to keep rewinding to catch all of the sly jokes you may have missed.
That said, there's a contradiction at the heart of Idiocracy that's difficult to reconcile with writer/director Mike Judge's pedigree for smart humour (see also Office Space and King Of The Hill). For a film that sets out to satirise stupidity, it's perplexing that it has such a dumbed-down feel to it, most notably in the condescending voiceover that explains the plot for those of us who couldn't figure it out for ourselves. Whether this flaw is due to post-production meddling or ineptitude on Judge's part isn't clear (the former, hopefully, because then maybe we'll get an improved director's cut in the future), but it means Idiocracy misses out on the greatness it could have achieved and has to settle for `just okay' instead.
F***ing hilarious March 27, 2007
T-bone
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
found this film quite by accident, and i thought it was absloutley hilarious. ok, so its daft, and it aint gonna win an oscar, but it had me in stitches. its a silly, funny film, and it doesnt pretend to be anything else. if you liked team america, or the pick of destiny then you MUST buy this film!!!its got electrolytes!!!
Fantastic! July 22, 2007
Khalid Al-hassan (England)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Most sci-fi seems to paint a nice, happy picture of the future, but I really find this unlikely.
Idiocracy paints the sort of future I think is far more likely, whilst being very, very amusing.
How could you possibly say no to a movie that contains the surgeon general's warning of: "Warning: The Surgeon General has one lung and a voicebox but he could still kick your sorry ass"?
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