Gary found a movie the other night. He watched it, deleted it, and said, “You wouldn’t have liked it.””
“Oh, so it was an action-adventure movie?”
“No. it was a comedy. I thought it was hysterical, but you wouldn’t have liked it.”
So, Gary, if you and your Blackberry are paying me a visit while you are in the bathroom, that’s a sure-fire way to get me to see something. I insisted he find this movie for me and record it. I saw it and LOVED it. We kept stopping the movie and saying, “Why didn’t we hear about this? This is like Airplane! Why don’t they ever show the good movies in Saint Louis?”
It’s called Idiocracy. The IMDB link says the movie had “disastrous” screenings, so they gave it only a limited release.
Here’s when it’s on next (looks like times are Eastern):
CINEMAX Fri, Sep 28, 8:30 PM
CINEMAX Sat, Sep 29, 2:05 AM
MOMAXe Fri, Oct 5, 7:30 PM
CINEMAX Sat, Oct 6, 6:30 PM
P.S. – Really, it’s from the same people who brought you Office Space.
5 responses to “It’s Like the Manchurian Candidate, but Funny”
Wow. You get the GOOD cable.
We watched this a while back and enjoyed it too. It’s got some rough patches, but is well worth the 84 minutes. My wife’s favorite line is the doctor’s diagnosis: “Umm, you’re all fucked up, and your shit’s retarded”. Which she also uses to describe me most of the time.
I liked that movie, too!Hollywood is, like, all fucked up and their shit is retarded. They always bury the good movies and wide release the crap.
My friend actually saw it in theaters in California. The rest of us had to wait for DVD.I thought it was OK, but I bought into too much of the underground hype.
TasterSpoon – Oh, you know it. Only now with the High-def channels we feel deprived.Sgazzetti – I tried to say that line a number of times today, but I kept laughing. “You’re fu -uh -hahahaha” is not as effective.Carrie – Yes! Hollywood is fu -uh -hahahaha – still can’t do it.ajooja – Yes, well, I’ve added to the hype. I’m sure anyone I know who watched it is sitting in a Barcalounger wondering what I was on.