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Idiocracy paints a picture of the world that is at once uproarious and eerily prophetic. As society gets more and more comfortable, knowledge and ethics become of less value. Everyone mispronounces words, food is unhealthy trash, diplomacy is non existent and no one cares, everyone is obsessed with sex and guns, and a professional wrestler is elected president. What I give Judge the most credit for is his fearless takedown of advertising and how it has infected the zeitgeist. Business names are unchanged, and painted in a very negative light. It might all seem ludicrous, but it's a hilarious take on the path that our culture is walking and I give Mike Judge and company a lot of credit for this one.

I was surprised by how funny I found this one. Gary Cole, Shelley Long, Christine Taylor, and Michael McKean are all treats, and the rest of the main cast are formidable as well. The way television portrays American family values across generations is a gold mine for satire, and what's great about The Brady Bunch movie is that it doesn't feel mean spirited. It simultaneously pays homage to and spoofs the original sitcom. Jan's pathological envy of her older sister is particularly funny, as are Gary Cole's speeches about family unity that seem to go in circles forever. This is a perfect example of what a spoof movie should be.