The Swamp

Idiocracy (2006)
Director: Mike Judge
Screenwriters: Mike Judge, Etan Cohen
Starring: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard
Running Time: 84 minutes
Budget: $4 million
Box Office: $495,303
Streaming availability: Free if you have Cinemax
On-demand/PPV: $2.99/$3.99 on cable and satellite services
Other availability: Probably the usual rental places like Amazon, Roku, etc.
Start Time: 9 p.m. (movie starts at 9:10 p.m.)

Some random notes:

Pretty sure this is the most recently-made movie we've done yet.
Second straight week doing a movie starting Luke Wilson.
Second straight week doing a "cult" classic that grossed less than $1 million at the box office.

And it's the first half of our July 4th 'Murica Double Feature Extravaganza.

Stocking up on electrolytes.

Actually never seen it, so will try to make it.

Giff wrote: ↑Sat Jun 27, 2020 10:56 am Actually never seen it, so will try to make it.

I saw it once and that was likely a decade ago, so it will pretty much all be new to me.

Fun, dumb movie. Seems prescient, now. I'll try to make it.

I don't think I've seen it either.

huh

for his part, Judge added, “It seemed like the time was right to get stupid again.”

This is an exceptionally short movie and we could almost go without a break, but for the sake of consistency we'll take a break around the 40-minute mark after Joe is apprehended at Costco and separated from Rita.

The Shining just came on the channel I’m watching and I’m tempted to just watch that and comment here on that movie instead. The endings will just about lineup by time.

jk obvs but this is a kick-ass movie.

9:10 p.m. start as usual. We'll start on 20th Century Fox fanfare.

So I'll admit I'm not that much of a fan of this movie as some people, but I won't let that color my commentary. I might point out some of my beefs. I still think it's clever and worth watching for the group.

brian wrote: ↑Thu Jul 02, 2020 8:01 pm 9:10 p.m. start as usual. We'll start on 20th Century Fox fanfare.

Ready to roll.

I'm drinking beer out of a plastic cup, so you know it's summer.

We're on.

We're off! I will say this prologue is excellent though.

brian wrote: ↑Thu Jul 02, 2020 8:08 pm I'm drinking beer out of a plastic cup, so you know it's summer.

Looked past some of the nicer IPAs in my fridge and had a couple of cans of Miller Lite with dinner. Let’s go!

As a childless couple that fancies ourselves as pretty smart all things considered, this hits home a little.

Good job with the makeup here.

Is that bob from last week?

Joe/Not Sure should probably be a little more deferential to his superior there.

rass wrote: ↑Thu Jul 02, 2020 8:14 pm Is that bob from last week?

Yes, Mike Judge has Texas ties like the Wilsons and Wes Anderson.

rass wrote: ↑Thu Jul 02, 2020 8:14 pm Is that bob from last week?

Both Mike Judge and Wes Anderson are from Texas, so, maybe.

Collins' seduction at the hands of UPGRAYYED is pretty awesome too.

"You see, a pimp's love is much different than a square's love."

I'm here. Forgot about this but I think I'm caught up with you guys.

"Is he Dutch?"

I love the NFL Films narrator. Like Vince Lombardi should be running the experiment.

Problematic line by the scientist there.

The Pentagon forgetting about a classified project seems strangely plausible.

(love Fuddruckers)

I'm convinced Ow, My Balls is somehow inspired or is meant to evoke America's Funniest Home Videos.

Johnny Carwash wrote: ↑Thu Jul 02, 2020 8:20 pm Problematic line by the scientist there.

And one from the narrator.

(love Buttfuckers)

Dax Shepard went to high school with my college girlfriend by the way. (I don't know if they knew each other as I only found this out a few years ago. Presumably they did not though we might be eskimo brothers for all I know.)

So who is still turning out all of this technology? I think it would almost be funnier if it was implied this was only happening in the United States and we get this stuff from other countries or something.

And the problematic lines just keep coming.

Granted, they're said by morons, but...

I'd only seen this once years ago and I'm laughing more than I remember doing then. Guess it aged well.

The Carl's Jr logo being angry now is pretty awesome. A lot of great sight gags.