Thu 30 Nov 2006
Idiocracy: Where You’re the Smartest Person Alive
Posted by Caroline on Crack under Los Angeles, Movies -
Imagine waking up one morning to find that you are the smartest person in the world — smarter than world leaders, CEOs and Mensa. Apparently that’s the premise of this movie that I never heard of before. Idiocracy is directed by Mike Judge of Beavis & Butthead and, more importantly, Office Space fame and it hit theaters without much fanfare but at the Nuart it gets a midnight showing this Friday as part of the theater’s “Cine Insomnia” series which shows seemingly random popular movies at midnight on Fridays for those who’d rather go to the theater than stare at late-night TV. (Upcoming movies include Escape From L.A. and American Graffiti.)
From The A.V. Club:
Idiocracy’s dumb-ass dystopia suggests a world designed by Britney Spears and Kevin Federline, a world where the entire populace skirts the fine line separating mildly retarded from really fucking stupid, and where anyone displaying any sign of intelligence is derided as a fag.
Anyway, a friend told me about Idiocracy and could not stop gushing about how great it was. So now I’m thinking that doing some karaoke and grabbing drinks on Sawtelle with friends till we’re good and stupid and catching the flick afterward would be a fun Friday night.
EVENT: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1 at 12am
The Nuart
11272 Santa Monica Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90025
(310) 281-8223
November 30th, 2006 at 9:30 am
I thought it was just ok. I guess after King of the Hill and Office Space, I had high expectations, but it seemed that the pacing was off and the writing uneven. And it’s also a case of using a voiceover as a substitute for filmmaking craft.
November 30th, 2006 at 10:07 am
Awww, really? The AV Club gave it a pretty compelling review and said that Office Space didn’t do well at the box office either but became a cult hit. Maybe since I don’t really know anything about filmmaking, I’ll enjoy it. :)
November 30th, 2006 at 10:59 pm
Yeah, yeah, the movie sounds cool. But more importantly, what are you singing at karaoke?
December 1st, 2006 at 8:21 am
Ummm, some Dusty Springfield, maybe some Prince, and Bohemian Rhapsody is always fun in a group.
December 4th, 2006 at 11:59 am
I loved this movie. I related to this movie. Haven’t seen any of the guy’s stuff, except the cartoons, though.
December 6th, 2006 at 2:04 pm
sounds good
speaking of beavis and butthead, check out this best of beavis and butthead collection
http://www.stuffmagazine.com/articles/index.aspx?id=1479&src=stf20
i miss those guys