Bhairitu wrote: > "Children of Men" opened this last weekend in theaters across the > country. This is a movie that Barry saw last fall in Dublin and > reported here. I plan to see it this week. > > Also out on DVD is Mike Judge's "Idiocracy" which was never shown in > theaters and shelved by Fox for a couple years. Plot Outline: Private > Joe Bowers, the definition of "average American", is selected by the > Pentagon to be the guinea pig for a top-secret hibernation program. > Forgotten, he awakes 500 years in the future. He discovers a society so > incredibly dumbed-down that he's easily the most intelligent person alive. > > Should be a fun watch. > > > > I watched "Idiocracy" last night. Not great but it has its moments and the message about the dumbing down of society is indeed there. It may be a little too gross for the more fragile souls here.
