The Undead Gateway Thread

[sonza68]

Was it any good? I've heard really mixed reviews on it.

[bensenvill]

dont be a unitard, of course it was good

[MaverickFlyer]

Originally Posted by bensenvill

So who here has seen Idiocracy?

I saw it and it wasn't very good. I mean the idea behind it was interesting, but not a great movie by any means.

[sonza68]

Originally Posted by bensenvill

dont be a unitard, of course it was good

The only person who I've seen give it a really positive review didn't like Office Space, so I decided his opinion was worthless.

[bensenvill]

google maps of my house.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...m=1&iwloc=addr


there is some added good news to the purchase, my dad was running through some zoning stuff, that farm just to the left of me is becoming a hospital this summer. which will definitely be good for resale value.

[bensenvill]

Originally Posted by sonza68

The only person who I've seen give it a really positive review didn't like Office Space, so I decided his opinion was worthless.

I say the same about Mav.

[BigBalledOX]

Canadian keeps bugging me to watch it, but I'll probably break down and buy it on DVD before I watch the download I've had on my computer for months now. If at all possible I try to avoid watching anything other than porn on my computer screen.

[jaged]

Originally Posted by BigBalledOX

Canadian keeps bugging me to watch it, but I'll probably break down and buy it on DVD before I watch the download I've had on my computer for months now. If at all possible I try to avoid watching anything other than porn and top gear on my computer screen.

all better

[bensenvill]

Production

The film was originally titled The United States of Uhh-merica[citation needed]. Later it was referred to as 3001 (working title, dropped), and was shown to test audiences around March 2005, with unofficial reports of poor ratings from that screening.[citation needed] After some re-shooting in the summer of 2005, a test screening in August produced a report of a positive impression[1].

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Release issues

In April 2006, a release date was finally set for September 1, 2006. In August, numerous articles [2] revealed that the film's release was to be put on hold indefinitely. The release occurred as scheduled, but to only 125 theaters, as opposed to a more usual wide release of 2500-3000. The film was first released only in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Toronto, Chicago, Dallas, Houston and Mike Judge's hometown, Austin.

According to the Austin American-Statesman [3], 20th Century Fox, the film's distributor, did nothing to promote the movie — while posters were released to theatres there were no trailers, television ads, or press kits for media outlets provided. This led to speculation that 20th Century Fox may have actively tried to keep the film from being seen by a large audience, while fulfilling a contractual obligation to release the film in theaters before releasing it on DVD. Due to Fox's reluctance to provide concrete information, various theories surfaced.[4] In a New York Times article Dan Mitchell argued that Fox might be shying away from a cautionary tale about low-intelligence dysgenics. [5] John Patterson of The Guardian suggests it is a result of the film's anti-corporate message, noting that in the film Starbucks now delivers handjobs, Fuddruckers' name gradually morphed into "Butt****ers," and the motto of Carl's Jr. has devolved to "**** You! I'm Eating!" [6] (A Carl's Jr. vending machine is depicted ripping off a customer.) The film also satirizes soft drink manufacturers, with the fictional company Brawndo in the film controlling large swaths of the U.S. government (to the detriment of mankind).

[bensenvill]

Fox trying to kill things is usually a good sign.