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X-Ray Cat Exalts Mike Judge's IDIOCRACY - Which Begins Limited Release TODAY!!

First by Drworm2002	Sep 1st, 2006 09:19:11 AM
Now I can read it
A librarian hero? I like it so far by Ricky Henderson	Sep 1st, 2006 09:20:23 AM
I'd completely forgotten this film ever existed.
This weekend: Idiocracy or CRANK? by aceattorney	Sep 1st, 2006 09:23:37 AM
Hmm...
I new it! by lazy	Sep 1st, 2006 09:34:06 AM
I have been arguing for the last year that this is going to be fantastic. I can't wait to see it.
Sixth by SlowSand	Sep 1st, 2006 09:36:42 AM
What is there to argue about if you haven't seen it? It might be good it might not...
There's no way by SlowSand	Sep 1st, 2006 09:44:00 AM
I'm gonna get to see this movie in Michigan before mid-2007 is there? :*( Sad story.
At least 5 places in Houston by Big Bad Clone	Sep 1st, 2006 09:45:22 AM
according to Fandango. Shit, I'm about to leave in a minute to go catch this.
Idiocracy works from a flawed premise by chrth	Sep 1st, 2006 09:50:16 AM
That people around today, or a hundred years ago, or a thousand years ago, were all that smart to begin with. I mean look at the Internet. All this information, all this ability to converse on a global level, and what do we get? Porno, porno, porno! Simpsons quotes! (like that one) And idiots on the left and right who thinks anyone gives a crap about their political views outside their circle-jerking online brethren, and of course people who spend hours each day telling us how cute their cat fluffy was. And don't even get me started on people who rant on AICN Talkbacks. Anyway, the point is, there will always be an intellectual minority amongst a vast sea of mediocrity and unless society specifically looks to repress the intelligent ones, the premise of Idiocracy (which does not appear to do so) is flawed. End Transmission.
CRANK is DRIVEL! by plantpage55	Sep 1st, 2006 09:51:21 AM
Transporter 3 if you ask me. In an age where good special effects are common place, who needs these mindless action movies anymore?
i'm seeing it today by reckni	Sep 1st, 2006 09:55:52 AM
After seeing Office Space in the theater, I was baffled that it didn't make any money. I'm sure this will have some good laughs.
Atlanta and Chicago but not New York City? by slone13	Sep 1st, 2006 10:01:36 AM
Idiotic indeed. Looks like I'm gonna have to wait for DVD. There's no way it will do well enough to get a wider release.
was listed on moviefone yesterday, but not today! by reckni	Sep 1st, 2006 10:04:10 AM

I REALLY HOPE by Total_Kneebiter	Sep 1st, 2006 10:07:01 AM
This makes it to wide release. Office Space is consistently in my top 5 comedy list (just for my own kicks) I will list it here: 1. The Holy Grail 2. Young Frankenstein 3. Best in Show 4. Clerks 5. Office Space I have high hopes for this...
Fox is Stoopid! by theoristABC	Sep 1st, 2006 10:08:51 AM
I was beginning to think that this movie was going to disappear into the ether and that nobody at AICN (or anywhere else for that matter was going to mention it). I implore you to see this movie if you live in an area where it has been released. See it, even if you think it will suck. One, because Mike Judge deserves a chance after "Office Space," and two, because the studio is trying to bury this movie alive because it has decided for you what you like. Even if this movie is far from innovative, Fox has proven that it doesn't have the stomach for innovation.
No love for Phoenix. by Chastain-86	Sep 1st, 2006 10:10:56 AM
So I guess I'll have to wait for DVD.
No mid-Atlantic states? by RenoNevada2000	Sep 1st, 2006 10:12:34 AM
What the fuck? I was splitting my time this weekend between NYC and Philly and was hoping to catch it. Thanks alot FUX, errr FOX.
Moviefone listing by Nora Charles	Sep 1st, 2006 10:15:46 AM
I was looking for the movie in Dallas and found it on Moviefone...listed as "Untitled Mike Judge Comedy". I mean WTF! I just don't get it!
Thanks for releasing this in New York, Fox! by wadew	Sep 1st, 2006 10:17:37 AM
and thanks for the trailer! douchebags.
Where's the freakin trailer? by Judd	Sep 1st, 2006 10:23:26 AM
Are they really so disrespectful of Mike Judge that they didn't release a trailer for this?
lol, CRANK.... by Ricky Henderson	Sep 1st, 2006 10:25:39 AM
He was being saracstic about seeing that awful movie called "Crank." God that looks lousy. In the trailer, one character utters the following lines: "They gave ya the Beijing Cocktail. If ya stop...ya DIE." I have no idea what any of that means. What the fuck is the Beijing Cocktail? Is it poisonous? And if it is, why do you die when you STOP?
nice word, "Gilliamesque" by Sasha Nein	Sep 1st, 2006 10:41:27 AM
Also, this comes out a week AFTER I move out of Chicago and into Columbus. Nice. oh well, at least we have a good library.
I'm glad it was sarcasm by plantpage55	Sep 1st, 2006 10:44:17 AM
The Beijing Cocktail is just an excuse to have Jason Shitham running around for 90 minutes
"Gilliamesque" < "Footloosian" by Ricky Henderson	Sep 1st, 2006 10:44:19 AM
A while ago in a review, somone decribed a training sequence as a "footloosian training sequence." Funny stuff.
a well written review? by purplemonkeydw	Sep 1st, 2006 10:51:52 AM
Nice work. Got my tickets for tonight, can't wait!
I will Jugg Fuckle anyone by plantpage55	Sep 1st, 2006 10:56:00 AM
who sees Crank instead of this if they can avoid it
If that review was a plant ... by hktelemacher	Sep 1st, 2006 10:58:34 AM
... it fucking worked. Nice bit of advertising. I'm seeing this today, and am thankful I read this particular story, otherwise, and I'm going to admit this like in an AA meeting, I would have had to have seen CRANK today. Also saw OFFICE SPACE in theaters and have been anxiously awaiting Judge's follow up. From the review it sounds like it holds a candle.
You in Northwest Indiana/Chicago area, it's here by Terry_1978	Sep 1st, 2006 11:04:19 AM
Not only downtown, but at the Kerasotes Showplace in Schereville, Indiana, which is the closer of the two to me. People may go see this thing out of sheer curiosity since there has been no ad campaign whatsoever.
Plant! Not really. Good work X-ray. by brycemonkey	Sep 1st, 2006 11:13:56 AM
I'm confused as to why studios keep fucking up as much as they do. It's almost as if they are doing it on purpose. That is the only explanation. Do not debate me on this.
Well I know what I'm doing tonight! by Doomius 2.0	Sep 1st, 2006 11:22:09 AM
It's playing in at least 7 theaters in dallas, and at least a couple aren't in the ghetto!
YES!!! by jackinitraw	Sep 1st, 2006 11:44:36 AM
I know what I'm doing tonight!!!!!!!!
FOX is burying this... by Louis P.	Sep 1st, 2006 12:02:10 PM
This? The same studio that made and released AND MARKETED "Date Movie". Has anyone seen that thing? Holy Shit, if that thing isn't one of the worse comedies ever made. Well I'm seeing it tonight and everyone else who has it playing in there area should see it to. Don't let those fucking suits dictate what you get to watch.
At one point I heard... by 'Cholera's Ghost	Sep 1st, 2006 12:02:50 PM
This was going to be called "Mike Judge's THE DUSK OF MAN". I loved that title. Come on.
I wish I were a Katrina refugee by BrandLoyalist	Sep 1st, 2006 12:09:40 PM
Then I'd be living in Houston & I'd be able to see IDIOCRACY. Barbara Bush was right - "this is working very well for them". Seems there are 130 prints... are they at least going to tour those around the country? Been waiting long enough, don't wanna wait for the DVD!
Speaking of Idiocracy by Reynard Muldrake	Sep 1st, 2006 12:12:29 PM
I just open up AICN and scroll down to comment - but not before having my eyes burned by a banner ad at the top of the site offering me a chance to win Kelly Clarkson's Mustang. Shoot me. That's the first step to Idiocracy right there. Fight the power, AICN. Otherwise, superpsyched to live in Austin and see this this weekend - how come no word from Quint, Harry, etc on seeing this?!?
Playing nearby! Sweet. by scrivener	Sep 1st, 2006 12:17:13 PM
I checked MovieTickets.com for times and it's playing all over the place here in SoCal. I'm seeing it in an hour.
Millions of Office Space fans will pay REAL MONEY... by ar42	Sep 1st, 2006 12:19:15 PM
...to see this if you just release it nationally, even if it sucks. Come on, execs!
OK... by Drworm2002	Sep 1st, 2006 12:23:46 PM
...Im done
Great, it's not JUST playing today.... by DanielKurland	Sep 1st, 2006 01:12:46 PM
I'll see it tomorrow when I move to Toronto. Fantastic.
DanielKurland by jackinitraw	Sep 1st, 2006 01:20:34 PM
Canada Square at Yonge and Eglinton. 4:45 7:20 9:30 Sheppard Grande 1:00 3:50 7:05 9:15 All the other theatres are in the burbs.
If they bury this thing... by ILK	Sep 1st, 2006 01:21:50 PM
.. it will simply rise from the ashes into the world of bittorrent and then the special edition DVD. There's no stopping it if it's great.
Austin360 by theoristABC	Sep 1st, 2006 01:40:07 PM
Here's an interesting quote from Austin360... "If anyone would know what's going on with "Idiocracy," Hollywood snoop Harry Knowles would. But the captain of Ain't It Cool News didn't return our calls." What up Harry? Just not interested in Mike Judge?
Not TOO limited a release by 12-GAUGE DIXON	Sep 1st, 2006 01:40:58 PM
Most limited release movies released in Southern Cali. are only in 2-3 max. places in LA proper, at least to start. Idiocracy is in a multitude of theaters all over LA and Orange counties however. So, that doesn't really help anyone else, but oh well. It made me feel smart.
Awesome! by Mechasheeva	Sep 1st, 2006 01:47:33 PM
Somehow I missed the existence of this movie until just a few days ago, and when I found out it was a new Judge flick I was extra-excited. Then I found out it wasn't screening for critics - bad sign. But now I'm excited again! Hooray!!! (open it in Minneapolis damnit!)
i hate FOX so much by tripp5	Sep 1st, 2006 01:53:39 PM
if FOX was a person, i'd punch him in the fleshy patch where his balls used to be
Just saw it by Big Bad Clone	Sep 1st, 2006 02:16:42 PM
It looks like it was hacked up. It has narration all over the place. It's as if the studio thinks we are too stupid to pick up on things. Granted, the movie is flawed, but I shouldn't need and explaination of a scene unfolding in front of me. There are a couple of good things here and there, but this movie seems like it got fucked. I'd love to see a director's cut. As it stands now, they could bleep out a few words and show it on Sci-Fi after The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas.
CLASSIC!! FOX F*CKED UP by reckni	Sep 1st, 2006 02:33:44 PM
Just saw it with like 7 people in Century City. Very funny, not surprising this is from the guy that did Office Space. If they would've just said that in the ads (oh wait, there weren't any), it would've easily added $10 million to the take. Instead they're dumping a great flick, one that doesn't deserve it. Idiots. Fucking baffoons, someone's head should roll for that.
and yeah, it'll need a director's cut by reckni	Sep 1st, 2006 02:34:27 PM
It was less than 90 minutes . . .
Toronto.... by Jike Spingleton	Sep 1st, 2006 02:41:26 PM
It's playing in quite a few theatres in Toronto, though strangely none of them are 'downtown' in the core: http://www.eye.net/film/list_b y_movie.cgi?key=1157037448656 I'll have to check it out this weekend!
Office Space was only 89 minutes by wadew	Sep 1st, 2006 02:52:13 PM
yeah
I disagree complete by AL bino	Sep 1st, 2006 02:56:32 PM
I saw it today... with 1 other person in the theater. It's not good, don't believe him. I had more or less forgotten about this movie until I saw it listed today as Untitled Mike Judge Comedy. That's right.. they didn't even call it Idiocracy. I got kind of excited so I went to check it out and was disappointed to say the least. It's a movie made for the same people they make fun of, and it's suffers because of it. There may very well be a version that doesn't completely suck ass somewhere, but this isn't it.
saw it last night, same show by la_sith	Sep 1st, 2006 03:08:17 PM
Not as good as Office Space, and definitely inconsistent. But still, certain scenes had me howling. I'm sure it was Judge's slam on the people paying the bills (Carl's Jr, Starbucks, Fuddruckers and even Fox News Channel) that got Fox really nervous. If you are a Judge fan, however, you gotta check it out.
Well fuck guys!... by DanielKurland	Sep 1st, 2006 03:12:03 PM
Now I'm not excited. More people who have seen it, post your opinions, and please let them be good!
Judge should take a stab at elitism by UMAGA	Sep 1st, 2006 03:27:59 PM
Since that's what this talkback seems to be all about. Crank looks fun, you pricks.
DC?!?!?! by Deep Roots	Sep 1st, 2006 03:31:33 PM
No NYC, No Washington. Ass. Holes.
This is insane by Merkin Muffley	Sep 1st, 2006 03:35:07 PM
SOMETHING strange is going on with this movie. Given the piss-poor quality of movies that are released on a regular basis I can't believe it's not being rolled out properly based on "quality." I hope someday we know the truth!
I'm sure the test audience tore this to pieces by Big Bad Clone	Sep 1st, 2006 03:45:39 PM
I bet the score cards were full of "I don't get it" and shit like that. I can imagine them frowning and furrowing their brow as they couldn't understand a modern day hooker outsmart a future retarded john. "Could you have someone explain that for us?" Fucking assholes ruined this movie.
Hooker by AL bino	Sep 1st, 2006 03:53:04 PM
The hooker has barely anything to do. Her character is totally pointless other than eliciting a few slight giggles. And why bother hiring a comedienne like Maya Rudolph if you're not even going to let her do anything funny? She plays as much of a straight man as Luke Wilson does.
upgrayedd by reckni	Sep 1st, 2006 04:25:49 PM
Those photos were hilarious.
Big bad clone...Right on brother.... by whereAMeye	Sep 1st, 2006 05:21:43 PM
Fuck test audiences...they almost fucked "12 monkeys" over and if you have'nt seen the excellent documentary found on the "12 monkeys" DVD then I encourage you to see it right away. Since you are an AICN.com talkbacker then I'm pretty sure you HAVE seen it and laughed out loud at the scene where gilliam is reading the "comment cards" from a recent test screening. Shit. Made my fucking blood boil. I have been such a huge fan of "Idiocracy" since I read about it in entertainment weekly and laughed how they were going to call it "dusk of man" and eagerly awaited something....ANYTHING regarding this film. And guess what? No fucking trailer (the movie comes out TODAY!) and that goddamn website www.idiocracymovie.com that is printed ON the poster is'nt even up yet! But "zoom" gets promotion up the ass and a flashy fucking website to boot! Fox Fux Dux.
The Marching Morons by suddenlimpact	Sep 1st, 2006 06:22:04 PM
For anyone who thinks this movie has an 'original' premise, go read the story by Cyril M. Cornbluth - written in 1951. (Or go to Wikipedia and type 'marching morons' for spoilers.) The entire set-up comes from this short story. I still want to see it, mind you...
Just gotta add.... by Traumnovelle	Sep 1st, 2006 06:34:01 PM
Beavis and Butthead IS stupid, and King of the Hill IS for rednecks. Those things aside, Mike Judge is still awesome and Office Space is one of my favorite comedies ever.
LOVE IN AN ELEVATOR! by Mattapooh	Sep 1st, 2006 06:56:01 PM
LOVIN' IT UP 'TIL I HIT THE GROUND! As for test audiences, watch the doc on the Legend DVD where Ridley Scott talks about a bunch of fucked up guys who "didn't get it" (you're high, go figure) and it resulted in the score and length of the film being changed for US audiences. I'd say more, but I'd never top what Bill Hicks said about the process whilst thoroughly trashing Basic Instinct.
WRONG! This movie was boring, humorless, disappointing by ShiftyEyedDog	Sep 1st, 2006 07:30:30 PM
I have been waiting SOOOO long for this flick, awaiting greatness from the genius behind Office Space. It's playing all over Chicago and the 'burbs, so I had my choice of like 6 theaters. I saw it in a theater with 1 other person, and we both only chuckled like twice. It's just lifeless. The humor all misses, the premise is thin, and the whole thing is just a bland disappointment. Sorry to be the voice of reason, but it's true.
re:chrth - flawed by Kraken	Sep 1st, 2006 07:36:43 PM
It's more about the gene pool dumbing down than surpressing the smart people of the world. I think the idea works just fine. I enjoyed the movie very much!
This movie was funny. by Batutta	Sep 1st, 2006 09:02:44 PM
The audience I saw it with laughed a lot, as did I. It's no masterpiece, but neither is Office Space. Sorry, but it's not...A weird thing though, when I got out of the theater in Burbank, I was accosted by four women with surveys asking me what I thought of the film. I said it was good and would recommend it to certain friends.
It was AWESOME by ausdude	Sep 1st, 2006 09:17:19 PM
Go see it! I was at the first show at Alamo South in Austin with about 20 people. I love Judge's work and was bracing to be disappointed. True, it seems it was hacked up and this unceremonius dump into the market is likely due to the film ripping on Starbucks, Costco et al, but while the film has a rangy, rough quality, it is easily the most entertaining satire I have seen since the release of Brazil. Judge doesn't hold back the satire, and that is refreshing, given most film out there is softballed warmed over tripe. This is a degenerate "Wizard of Oz" for the 21st century, a "Wizard of Idioz", if you will. Some sore points with me- quality of effects was sub par, and some scenes did seem to not take full advantage of the humorous possibilities Judge sets up. But the film had me howling at several points and snickering here and there like the best B&B episodes. But overall, this film ROCKS and will become a true cult classic and a top video draw within the year. See it if only to continue to promote interesting quirky edgy filmmaking.
saw this tonight in Grapevine... by maxwell's hammer	Sep 1st, 2006 09:54:29 PM
...and I thought it was brilliant. It extrapolates everything that is dumb in our society to its logical end, and paints a frighteningly familiar picture of what the future might hold. "Do you really want to live in a society where everyone wants to explode the one person who is trying to help you?" I don't think the answer to that question will change in 500 years.
maxwell's hammer by Holodigm	Sep 1st, 2006 10:06:40 PM
was it the amc grapevine mills you saw it at? if so, were you that other guy in the theater? that being said, you're spot on. movie was hilarious and its message couldn't be more accurate.
Ya'll are crack addicts by AL bino	Sep 1st, 2006 10:46:24 PM
Brilliant? Listen to ShiftyEyedDog, don't waste your money. At best it's a Netflix rental. Keep smoking the rock boys. That is all.
just saw it in Chicago by microwavable?	Sep 1st, 2006 10:54:40 PM
only about 15 people in the whole theater, and there were hearty laughs throughout the first 30-40 minutes. but after the trip to Costco halfway through the movie, it all kind of implodes. there were a ton of special effects, which was kind of unexpected. it isn't bad, but a movie mocking idiocy just can't end so dumb . . .
in grapevine... by maxwell's hammer	Sep 2nd, 2006 12:36:43 AM
...but at Tinseltown.
Reynard Muldrake by antonphd	Sep 2nd, 2006 04:11:58 AM
AICN wouldn't see this movie... they don't work real jobs or live in the real world... so, they wouldn't understand it anymore than they would Office Space. As for Crank... that was a fun movie. I saw it tonight and it wasn't great but it was really good and it kicked the living fuck out of most movies this summer. Well... you know... that's not saying much... but it Lock Stock and Snatch are A+ then Crank is a B- and that's not bad.
Fucking HILARIOUS by killedmymonkey	Sep 4th, 2006 09:37:42 AM
My wife and I saw it yesterday and laughed our asses off! Some of you snivelling bitches who 'went and saw it' and said it was 'flawed' are worthless critics... You don't go to see a comedy -- especially one by Mike Judge -- to pick apart flaws. Idiocracy, despite what you may consider 'flaws', is a fucking riot that me and the missus enjoyed from beginning to end. We even agreed it was the funniest movie we've seen in a long time and we walked out, talking about how glad we were to have seen it. Fox execs are the REAL fucking idiots... Idiocracy ROCKS!
Saw it, thought it was "pretty good" by Quiddity	Sep 5th, 2006 09:39:52 AM
There are some very funny ideas but I think the comic timing is off sometimes. Plenty of sight gags relating to advertising and branding. The product slogans are classic. ("Car's Jr.: F*** You, I'm eating"). I'm not sure what it was that didn't quite work for me sometimes. Much like Office Space, this is about the average guy who is still far smarter than everyone around him. Might even be a little bit irritating for the fact that no one, not even Maya Rudolph's character, can related to him. I think this might be worth it just to go back a second time and see if I missed anything in the scenery.
Finally got to see this... by Death Sticks	Sep 5th, 2006 12:09:31 PM
This IS a seriously flawed film... but the question of who should take the blame is one I don't know the answer to. Conceptually, it's hysterically funny - the problem is, a concept alone is generally only a good set-up... and a set-up only carries you through the first act of a film. After that, an audience needs plot development and conflict resolution in the second and third acts, respectively - and that's where this film falters. The gags in the first 30-40 minutes had me in stitches, but after that, I found it difficult to care about the characters or what was happening to them... and, oddly, that may be Judge's greatest joke of all - that a film about the "dumbing down" of America carries one of the most idiotic plots seen in some time. All that quasi-intellectual film dissection aside, the jokes that DO hit, hit very, very hard - I laughed harder at this film than I have in a very long time. It, much like "Office Space", is one of those soon-to-be cult films that will be quoted ad nauseum ("A pimp's love is very different from that of a square..."), and it does get bonus points for reminding me how strangely hot Maya Rudolph actually is - plus she has my favorite line of the film ("You think Einstein just walked around thinking we were all a bunch of fucking 'tards? Guess now you know why he built that bomb.") Go see it - when your friends start drunkenly quoting it at 2 am, you don't wanna feel left out!
Maya by Quiddity	Sep 5th, 2006 04:56:17 PM
I've got to second the Maya Rudolph comment above. I never felt she was very attractive on SNL. But she surprised me here.

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