Monday, September 04, 2006

when nazi dinosaurs ruled the earth

so i just got back from watching idiocracy with friends. i liked it (as far as dumb movies go, and by dumb movies i mean movies that don't make you think but just make you laugh, although this movie seemed to try to make you think, i chose to not think and go with the jokes).

for those who don't know what idiocracy is, it's a mike judge movie. the plot revolves around an Army guy (played by luke wilson) who's kinda forced to take part in a hibernation experiment that's only supposed to last a year, but it gets quickly forgotten and he ends up waking up 500 years later. (think futurama, but with no aliens and stupider characters. oh yeah, and the Army guy was chosen for the experiment because of his extreme averageness.) so when luke wakes up, the planet has gone to shit, everyone's an idiot, and he's the smartest guy in the world. and wacky hijinks ensue.

i don't want to go too into the movie, but i wanted to list some things i really liked:
  • sara rue as the busty attorney general
  • the hand gesture made by anyone when they say "electrolytes"
  • what the time machine turns out to be
  • charles chaplin as the leader of the nazis
  • nazi dinosaurs
um, i'm sure i'm forgetting some things. i may see it again. or wait for it to come out on dvd. apparently, word on the interwebs is that the movie was cut down to dumb it down because test audiences didn't think it was dumb enough. oy.

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