Alicia I love this movie so much

Cleveronix A different way of telling a story

Lucia Ayala It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

blubb06 The bad ratings for this movie prove once again that most voters here, if not everyone except me (readers excluded) is an idiot ;-)It is not about defining what stupidity IS - I'm sure none of us needs any lessons on that - but exploring why stupidity is so desirable! Don't believe the text ads on this movie's own website; advertising people are tuned in to stupidity 27 hours a day and are making lots of money promoting stupidity - believe me, I should know. (They're only surpassed by the feeble-minded folks advertising NOVELS.) Stupidity sells, so it can't be that stupid after all.I ass-u-me most of us would agree with the movie's take on certain political personae, but this should not stop us from picking our own noses. Is stupidity the only road to peace of mind in the Atomic Infotainment Age? Were our TV-less ancestors better off? Maybe not. If anything makes our times & age different, it's that TVs have blown up the individual's importance out of all proportion - how else is it possible that I feel I should be able to solve every problem on the planet with my informed opinion? Or the mad idea that War can ever be permanently abolished, now that so much is at stake, if all of us only really, really wish it.Like Monty Python's "Life of Brian", the movie ends with a sing-along song and a note of black humor: "History is made by stupid people, clever people wouldn't even try..." We learn that someone in Vineland/New Jersey carries the distinction of having invented the word "moron", and the general history of IQ testing. Other than that, the educational benefit in negligible, but if you don't expect a solution to life's questions like you would from a BBC documentary, it's an enjoyable hour that leaves the brain ticking for a few more. On the other hand, you could benefit from a series of mantras near the end on how to become perfectly stupid:"No thoughts are good thoughts..." "Remember not to remember..." "Shift the blame..."(for the full course google up the guy's name afterwards... yes, I'm not kidding)

marblexyz This movie is stuffed with quick edits full of useless archival footage. Are any of the clips in the movie longer than 10 seconds? The filmmakers clearly think we need constant visual stimulation to keep us engaged. This movie is 95% style, 5% content. It does more to glamorize idiocy than repudiate it.Please, we can pay attention without thousands of edits.The actual content delivered by this movie are surrounded by footage that is related to the movie, but does not contribute actual content.

LorienTheFirstOne The title pretty much says it all. People really should watch this. I don't care if the budget was small, and the video and sound quality is not Hollywood level. The content is what matters. And the content is good here. I voted 8/10 because it really needed to insist on some subjects, and not mention them and move on so quickly. Also i would like a bit more info,interviews, etc. The music was great by the way. So was the narration. I liked the comments from various famous people, like Noam Chomsky, Joel Shumacher, Michael Moore, John Cleese. also i liked the choice of people inteviewed. TV producers, journalists, authors and others.

onebilliongods There's different versions of this film. The more recent ones are much better. It's like they realized they were onto something. Anyway, I found the theory of belief systems leading to stupidity to the most convincing. It's true. Religion, politics, preaching, they all make us stupid. The more you believe in something, the more you mind is closed to new truths, this you become an ignoramus. Also, makes point that Bush is stupid, but that the people who call him stupid are stupid too. Which is essentially, the whole thing in a nutshell. Anyway, I'm glad that somebody looked into it. Otherwise, I have every reason to believe we'll keep getting stupider and stupider.