Adam Sandler, Bill Maher, Coolio

A lighthearted look at stupidity and ignorance in modern society, as well as a brief history of the study of intelligence. Celebrities and other notable personalities are interviewed on the subject of...( read more  read more... ) the prevalence of stupidity in the media and culture.

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Unrated, 61 min.

Directed by: Albert Nerenberg

Release Date: January 1, 2003

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DVD Release Date: November 10, 2009

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  • August 27, 2009
    I learned the origins of the words "idiot", "moron", and "imbecile" but I could have unearthed that in an article. I learned who some of the leading authors are in this understudied field of "stupid" but I could have unearthed that in an Amazon book search. I didn't leanr anythin...( read more)g about the nature of "stupidity" other than it is hard to find a consensus on the definition of the word, but that lack of consensus hold true for any loaded and complicated subject that tries to pick one all-encompassing word to define it.

    I was, at least, impressed by the lineup of intelligent individuals the film-makers were able to interview. My biggest sense of being cheated by this film is that it doesn't do something so utterly obvious - interview and explore the lives of the "stupid". The film also never addresses the idea that stupidity, idiocy, etc can all be defined by their antithesis to a system to which most of modern societies subscribe, the fields of "logic" and "ration". This film just does not provoke enough thought on non-thought, and often ignores the elephant in the room of stating that the film-makers, like the researchers they are interviewing and referencing, define stupidity by a lack of awareness. But I guess that is all okay because the opening disclaimer is that the film was made by idiots.

    Just not a revealing documentary and not worth your time. If you wish to further investigate the realm of stupidity and its brethren, watch a few episodes of Jackass and make your own observations on why and what could be considered "stupid".
  • July 10, 2009
    This was a decent documentary about a subject I find interesting. It is very low budget and looks like a television news documentary which I believe it was in Canada. It is short but entertaining. Dont be fooled by all the famous names listed in the cast though because most of...( read more) these people are not even in the documentary. Maher speaks for about 2 minutes total and the some of the others such as Bush and Steve-O are shown in brief clips from various stupid occurences previously filmed. What I found most interesting were all the different definitions for the words we use all the time and most likely do not understand where the word originated or what its actual meaning is. Worth watching if you can catch it on cable, but I would not pay for it or rewatch it. Netflix has it on their instant queue. I would suggest checking it out there if you have access.
  • February 8, 2008
    The worst documentary I've ever seen. It has all the sins I hate in docs: the filmmakers pummeling you with their opinions, looking down on it's subjects and becoming unnecessarily political (of course they start referencing George Bush, who couldn't have guessed they were goin...( read more)g to do that?) Also, with the flashy editing and multiple inserts they certainly treat their audiences as if they were stupid. Pure, uncut shit.
  • October 20, 2007
    Eye-opening and interesting - of course I'm sure not many people have seen it or care to face humanitiy's spiraling decline into, well, stupidity.
  • April 20, 2007
    Not very good.
  • May 18, 2009
    I know people like this...lol
  • January 20, 2009
    Highly intelligent, yet so full of stupidity.
  • October 22, 2008
    Could be fun, right?
  • September 2, 2008
    what a waste of a good opportunity. it does exactly what it claims to criticize. i thought it was part of the filmmakers' strategy, to trap people into becoming aware of whether they were aware that the film was stupid, i thought a twist would come, but no. 3 clips were good, ...( read more)combined total: 3 minutes.
  • March 21, 2008
    I did not really like this movie.

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