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Mike Judge, the guy who created 'Office Space' and 'Beavis and Butthead', made a sci-fi comedy two years ago and it's only getting released now....and pretty much only in Texas.
I haven't seen it, but I've read all the reviews for 'Idiocracy' at RottenTomatoes.com and it sounds totally hilarious. It starts off with a split screen explaining how mankind devolves into a bunch of morons over the next 500 years. On one side of the screen you have a bright, yuppie couple too concerned about their financial health and the size of their house to have kids. On the other side of the screen they show a white trash, Jerry Springer-type couple having one kid after another in their trailer park. Essentially, all the intelligent DNA fizzles out and the idiots propagate. (This at least accurately portrays Darwinism which isn't survival of the fittest but reproduction of the fittest.)
Anyway, an average Joe from modern times is accidentally hibernated and winds up in that future (like in 'Futurama'). Aside from bad breeding, rampant consumerism has also dumbed down the population in 'Idiocracy':
-The most popular TV show is called, "Ow! My balls hurt!"
-The most popular channel is the Masturbation Station (sort of like how the most popular forum here at Dims is the Paysite board)
-The greeters at CostCo say, "Welcome to CostCo. We love you."
-The world's crops are dying because instead of water they're feeding the plants Gatorade, "The taste plants crave."
-(Some people here will love this one...) Carl's Jr. has a new slogan: "F--k you I'm eating!"
Anyway, the movie was very much buried by Fox, presumably because they didn't want to lose the product placement revenue from CostCo, Starbucks, and the rest of the corporations the movie mocks (including FoxNews). In fact, the movie studio refused to even finish it and Austin-based Judge had to have fellow Austin-based filmmaker Robert Rodriguez (of 'Sin City' and 'Spy Kids') finish the special effects for him!
But it sounds absolutely hilarious. Surprisingly, several of the reviews noted that, despite its dystopian subject, it's actually rather good natured in its spirit.
So in a year or two, we'll ALL probably be quoting 'Idiocracy' after its achieved its fame on DVD and cable, just like 'Office Space' did.
I haven't seen it, but I've read all the reviews for 'Idiocracy' at RottenTomatoes.com and it sounds totally hilarious. It starts off with a split screen explaining how mankind devolves into a bunch of morons over the next 500 years. On one side of the screen you have a bright, yuppie couple too concerned about their financial health and the size of their house to have kids. On the other side of the screen they show a white trash, Jerry Springer-type couple having one kid after another in their trailer park. Essentially, all the intelligent DNA fizzles out and the idiots propagate. (This at least accurately portrays Darwinism which isn't survival of the fittest but reproduction of the fittest.)
Anyway, an average Joe from modern times is accidentally hibernated and winds up in that future (like in 'Futurama'). Aside from bad breeding, rampant consumerism has also dumbed down the population in 'Idiocracy':
-The most popular TV show is called, "Ow! My balls hurt!"
-The most popular channel is the Masturbation Station (sort of like how the most popular forum here at Dims is the Paysite board)
-The greeters at CostCo say, "Welcome to CostCo. We love you."
-The world's crops are dying because instead of water they're feeding the plants Gatorade, "The taste plants crave."
-(Some people here will love this one...) Carl's Jr. has a new slogan: "F--k you I'm eating!"
Anyway, the movie was very much buried by Fox, presumably because they didn't want to lose the product placement revenue from CostCo, Starbucks, and the rest of the corporations the movie mocks (including FoxNews). In fact, the movie studio refused to even finish it and Austin-based Judge had to have fellow Austin-based filmmaker Robert Rodriguez (of 'Sin City' and 'Spy Kids') finish the special effects for him!
But it sounds absolutely hilarious. Surprisingly, several of the reviews noted that, despite its dystopian subject, it's actually rather good natured in its spirit.
So in a year or two, we'll ALL probably be quoting 'Idiocracy' after its achieved its fame on DVD and cable, just like 'Office Space' did.
