Idiocracy

So how many of you have heard of the movie Idiocracy? I'm guessing that not many of you have a clue what I'm talking about. It's a new Mike Judge movie, the writer of Office Space. It seems that Fox is taking a similar route with this latest movie to what was done with Office Space. Essentially they are not promoting it, actually they are barely showing it anywhere! If you check IMDB.com it would seem that Idiocracy is playing in all of 1 theater in the US.

By chance there happened to be a showing of Idiocracy in Minneapolis this past weekend. It was one showing only, a midnight show which gets virtually no promotion. The theater was maybe a third full. So I ended up going with a couple of friends. And I have to say that this may be one of the funniest movies I have ever seen!

You can find a few reviews of the movie out there but they just won't do it justice. The thing is over the top funny from start to finish. And most of the obvious humour is the brainless Beavis and Butthead level that would appeal to everyone. However it is all a satire of the downward spiral of society; where appeal to the lowest common denominator is leading to grossly misplaced social goals.

One of the funniest segments was the segment contrasting the family planning of an intelligent couple to the lack of planning and rapid family expansion of a hillbillyesque family. Though it was clearly an exaggeration the fact remains that for the most part the smartest are breeding less than the ignorant.

So anyway, if you have a chance to see this movie, even if you have to drive ten hours to get to the theater please go see it! The ending alone is beautifully creative and I'd love to hear other opinions of it (email me, don't ruin it for others). Here's hoping that it comes to DVD soon, though Blockbuster online claims it will only be available Dec. 31st, 2007!!!