Idiocracy is at least more entertaining
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Probably, I watched because of my kid recently, and it striked me as one of the better Disney movies. In fact, it's a pretty awesome one compared to recent bigger hits like Frozen and etc.
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-- But still. It's pretty. It's entertaining. And the music sequences are awesome.
I also quite liked it. It feels like a 'classic' Disney movie.
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Idiocracy is the only movie I’m aware of that was released as a comedy and became a horror movie.
Idiocracy has transitioned from pessimistic take to optimistic. At least in Idiocracy everybody listened to the smart one and enacted changes that helped.
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