Jan 24, 2007
Idiocracy
Finally watched Idiocracy, Mike Judge’s uber-satire of a dumb-as-rocks devolved human civilization 500 years in the future. I had been warned that the movie wasn’t that great, so had low expectations. Quite the opposite story of Children of Men, which carried the burden of so much critical acclaim you almost had to be disappointed within the first 10 minutes. Not for everyone, the ideas in Idiocracy are really what carry the film, but not always their execution. But some of the details just killed me: the world waters it’s crops with Brawndo (a sports drink), Brawndo has purchased the FDA by this time, Fuddruckers has been renamed ButtFuckers (there is a very resonant low-brow scatology to this film), the president is a former pro-wrestler and porn star, the greeters at Costco say, “Welcome to Costco. I love you.” And of course their portrayal of Fox News (probably why the film got the marketing shaft):
I watched it last night. I love the “Welcome to Costco, I love you.” And the one movie, “Ass,” which is 90 minutes of someone’s butt farting. I couldn’t help thinking that was an art flick maybe by Mike Kelley? But yeah, it got boring at times and well, dumb, but I guess that’s the point.
Screw MR. Cranky, Children of Men ruled! Not to mention that guy looked just like you…
Yeah, C.O. M. was kinda a letdown I agree, there was some great Saving Pt. Ryan style ultra-violence near the end. They couldn’t kill that dreadlock guy soon enough, I can’t stand white people with dreadlocks…