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Mr. Beaks Talks TROPIC THUNDER, IDIOCRACY and Funny Sherlock Holmes With Screenwriter Etan Cohen!

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Hmm by xsi kal	Nov 17th, 2008 07:27:45 PM
I never read the script for Idiocracy, but I did see the movie and it was terrible. A somewhat accurate, if overblown, portrayal of where society seems to be headed? Sure. But unwatchable, despite that.
I'm waiting for "Ow, My Balls!" Season One any day now-- by The Reluctant Austinite	Nov 17th, 2008 07:33:31 PM
"Idiocracy" was one of the scariest movies I saw last year. I can't believe how close we are to the future depicted in that film. When I saw a new show on G4 called "Hurl," a gameshow about blowing chunks, I knew we were dangerously close. I can see a day when WalMart/Sam's Club is the only store in the country and wrestlers run the country just like they apparently do in Mexico.
Crocs by Cyan09	Nov 17th, 2008 07:35:55 PM
That is awesome.
jaden smith for moriarity by crazybubba	Nov 17th, 2008 07:41:15 PM
awwww helllllll nawwww watson.
Ask something about "King of the Hill"... by Stalin vs Predator	Nov 17th, 2008 07:45:00 PM
Ask if the fact that "King" gets cancelled, while the spawner of "Family Guy" gets a new show is the inevitable seventh sign of Idiocracy becoming reality...
The Running Man was once the bar for life imitating art by Regicidal_Maniac	Nov 17th, 2008 07:52:51 PM
Today it is Idiocracy. This film is hilariously scary. Y'all should run out and watch it immediately, it's got electrolytes.
I Think My Wife is Retarded by ImMorganFreeman	Nov 17th, 2008 08:22:53 PM
Try hunting down Cohen's short film called "I think My Wife is Retarded". It's pretty damn brilliant. I like money.
Bruce Campbell is Moriarty by beetlegeuse	Nov 17th, 2008 08:25:26 PM
People crave electrolytes
Ricky Gervais as Watson... by Carl XVI Gustaf	Nov 17th, 2008 08:32:09 PM
excellent idea!
Ricky Gervais as Moriarty... by Carl XVI Gustaf	Nov 17th, 2008 08:34:16 PM
no thanks.
idocracy was terrible by onefatman	Nov 17th, 2008 08:55:06 PM
just terrible . . .
Agreed onefatman, agreed... by Paul T. Ryan	Nov 17th, 2008 09:23:11 PM
And thanks to this site championing it, I foolishly rented it for myself, my fiance and my future mother-in-law. I haven't felt that embarrassed in a long time. Great - if not totally original - idea, atrocious execution.
Idiocracy... by Nick91884	Nov 17th, 2008 09:41:48 PM
Is a pretty genius commentary on our societies future. I really didnt like it the first time I saw it though. When I saw it again on one of the movie channels I really started to like it. I feel its one of those movies that just kinda grew on me.
Idiocracy by bluebottle	Nov 17th, 2008 09:50:48 PM
is one of the few movies i've bought multiple copies of to give to people... it's a total gem.
Idiocracy grows on you... by Tin Snoman	Nov 17th, 2008 10:11:33 PM
I rented it and thought parts were pretty funny (esp. Terry Crews, also the whole Upgrayedd subplot) but on the whole it wasn't that great. But then a few months ago I saw it at the store for like $6 and I thought aw man TERRY CREWS what the heck, so I picked it up and it's still pretty scattershot but every time I watch it it gets funnier. I was going to make a comment about Fox being a crateful of douchenozzles, but why overstate the obvious...
I'm batin'... by Billyeveryteen	Nov 17th, 2008 10:32:00 PM
Anybody who don't is a fag.
RAIN OF MADNESS!! Reign of fire is a dragon movie.. by Windowlicker74	Nov 17th, 2008 11:13:40 PM
well we all make mistakes
I'll stroke the shaft, cradle the balls... by Nasty In The Pasty	Nov 17th, 2008 11:36:44 PM
...work the pipes and swallow the gravy.
i'm a lead farmer motherfucker..! by Windowlicker74	Nov 17th, 2008 11:40:00 PM
i laughed so hard when he said it
Heh by mrbeaks	Nov 18th, 2008 12:47:44 AM
I just checked my recording, and I did say "Reign of Fire". I'll make the correction, but let it be known that I goofed in the actual interview.
Am I the only one by Balcony Fool	Nov 18th, 2008 01:31:56 AM
who finds it utterly bizarre that if you move this guy's "h" four spaces to the left, he becomes Ethan Coen? Am I missing out on some kind of prank, here?
maybe i should give idocracy another chance... by soup74	Nov 18th, 2008 02:04:03 AM
because i was actually lucky enough to see it in one of the 100 theatres it was released in, and i was excited.. and i was really let down. by making fun of lowbrow, it seemed lowbrow in itself. 'social commentary' only goes so far.
Balcony Fool by BadMrWonka	Nov 18th, 2008 02:25:15 AM
you're not missing anything, you've just stumbled upon what we in the know like to call a "weird coincidence"
"In my experience... by Balcony Fool	Nov 18th, 2008 03:19:09 AM
... there's no such thing as 'weird coincidences.'" :)
Idiocracy is the best movie I've seen in two years by _Maltheus_	Nov 18th, 2008 08:26:39 AM
I only just rented it this summer, but despite any rough edges, it was the only movie in the last two years that I found worthy of watching a second time. But then, I like laughing. I think a lot of people don't like it because it hits too close to home for their tastes. It was much better than Wall-E IMO (pretty much the same plot in both).
IDIOCRACY 2, The search for more electrolites by wowsucks	Nov 18th, 2008 08:37:50 AM
=) Any movie with a purple rubber dildo for a hood ornament is ok in my book!
IDIOCRACY = GENIUS MISFIRE by FleshMachine	Nov 18th, 2008 10:40:33 AM
brillant satire...and so true is frightening. but yeah the film did not quite work. but it gets better with 2nd & 3rd viewings i think.
Carl's Jr. by Tin Snoman	Nov 18th, 2008 11:42:08 AM
"Fuck you! I'm eating."
"C'mon Scro!" by skycrapper	Nov 18th, 2008 11:59:54 AM
They need to make ASS: The Movie already.
Go away! Batin'. by the Grobe	Nov 18th, 2008 02:36:52 PM
While it's not the genius of Office Space, Idiocracy has grown on me after repeat viewings. It's sad and painful to watch, just because it's so true. As for quotable quotes, the movie is full of them. "Joe was able to understand them, but when he spoke in an ordinary voice, he sounded pompous and faggy to them."
Indiana Jones and the Moriarity. by durhay	Nov 18th, 2008 03:03:00 PM

Don't understand the hate for "Idiocracy". by moviemenace	Nov 18th, 2008 04:25:53 PM
I was lucky enough to see "Idiocracy" in a packed house with the cast and crew in LA; strictly by chance. The laughter was infectious and helped prop up the weakish third act. Even with its problems, I am surprised anyone can find this movie out-and-out terrible. There is so much here to love, and even respect. How can you hate it?
an EXTRA BIGASS TACO by The Amazing G	Nov 25th, 2008 07:27:18 AM

Idiocracy and Tropic Thunder are.... by The Amazing G	Nov 25th, 2008 07:28:04 AM
some of the best comedies of this decade
the UN and the UN UN-Nazified the world...forever! by The Amazing G	Nov 25th, 2008 07:28:33 AM

all you need to do to feel that you're IN Idiocracy is... by The Amazing G	Nov 25th, 2008 07:30:54 AM
play Halo 3 on Xbox live for a few hours and browse 4chan's /b/ for a few hours....

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