The movie is part Jennifer Government, part Brazil and part Planet of the Apes (with extremely stupid apes). Taken just for its core “plot” and acting, this is a bad movie. However, the background depiction of the dumbing down, sexing up, and corporatization of a largely dysfunctional 25th century society is brilliant: City sized Costcos housing law schools, hillbilly justice, jet boat races in front of the (now leaning) Washington Monument, and “Gentlemen’s Lattes.”

but there were some very clever bits, and some hilarious ones. Not enough to make this a very good movie, though.

The “Ow, My Balls!” guy used to work for my friend Emily, doing outbound calls for a non-profit. Apparently he’s like the sweetest guy ever.

The drummer for Gwar also worked there.

oh man…smart people, please, please, please have kids! :) this movie does a nice job of showing what happens when stupid people run the world. oh wait, i guess we’re already getting a taste of that now…oops.

This movie was funny. And it made me want to study. Weird combo, huh?

Part science-fiction, part dumb comedy, Mike Judge’s Idiocracy is a carefully-crafted vision of the future that presupposes the decline of intelligence so someone who is average today becomes the smartest man in the world. While a bit uneven at times, I didn’t mind since I was laughing so much. Crammed full of details and jokes, it’s fun and biting satire of the dumbing down of media, corporate takeovers, and government. Filled with great graphic design and jokes in the background, it’s funny, but it also makes you think a bit.

Half retarded, half awesome. If you like Mike Judge, then you’re probably going to like this one and overlook the weak bits (there are many of them)!
Luke Wilson is adorable, and I love Maya Rudolph, but she just seems sort of confused with her role here.