Define "disappeared". Because I wouldn't describe Idiocracy that way.
There's barely any detail in there but regardless, "disappeared" is not accurate. Disappeared sounds like not only was it never released, we wouldn't even really know about it.
Details from the Wikipedia article:
A number of critics connected the film's reception to its unusual distribution and minimal promotion, which several reviews treated as part of the story of how it reached audiences.[d] Empire'sreviewer detailed Fox's decision not to screen the film for critics and its sparse theatrical rollout, portraying this handling as a major reason the film was not widely seen at the time.[31]The Slate writer framed the release pattern as a form of institutional discomfort with the film's targets, presenting the quiet rollout as consistent with a satire that attacks corporate and media power.[30] Film Threat's reviewer likewise emphasized the limited release and lack of advertising, contrasting that treatment with what the review described as a genuinely funny film and interpreting the mismatch as evidence of tension between the filmmaker and the studio.[37] The Los Angeles Times and the Austin Chronicle both described the film as effectively dumped, with the latter suggesting that this kind of dismissive handling resembled the institutional stupidity that the film itself lampoons.[28][33]
IDIOCRACY predicted our NOW and it was disappeared.
What do you mean with "disappeared"? You can stream it on Prime Video, Apple TV, Disney+, YouTube, and buy it on optical media.
I also wonder what they mean. If memory serves, Idiocracy was not promoted very well, flopped at the box office, and left theatres quickly. It took years of people talking about it to really gain cultural significance, which it deserved btw.
But that doesn't seem at all like "disappeared" to me.
In my area, and my friend group, it was very popular right away. Everyone I knew then saw it. But maybe not in theaters. It's not a theater movie in my opinion. But I may have been working at a theater when it came out, I'd have to check dates.
At the time it was disappeared and only grew in popularity after about a decade of word of mouth. Fox refused to promote it and opened it in the minimum theaters. You can verify this.
I cannoy verify this actually. If you had some info to verify I'd appreciate you sharing.
It's not a theater movie for me, so I'm waiting for it on digital. Same with Good Luck... And Hail Mary.
Rarely do theaters anymore, less it's a group outting.
I have a huge TV, 5.1 surround, and cheap food and beverages, and all you can eat popcorn for $30, and a pause button for various situations.
I prefer that, by a mile.
I've seen ads on Instagram for it. That, and Good Luck Have Fun Don't Die (which imo looks pretty fun, even though I have no idea what it's about).
This (what your post is about) is a problem in that we all hate ads, so we go out of our way to not see any ads for anything. Then when new things come around, we're frustrated that we had no idea this was coming. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy at this point, that we're the reason for our discontent.
I don't do ads, but I follow movie release threads. And I check in regularly to see what's new or upcoming.
If I was big into modern books or new music I'd do that to.
Avoiding ads doesn't mean not paying attention to things I care about.
YouTube spams the fuck in my feed with Crime 101. I lost interest because of how much it was shoved down my throat.
Not that I had much interest to begin with, but keep doing it and you make me do everything I can to avoid it and not want to look any deeper into it.
I get that. I use Revanced, my phone's DNS is set to "dns.adguard.com" and it blocks all ads (browser and mobile game/app ads), and on my PC I use Ublock.
So maybe I'm one of the ones in my "problem."
I mean, I don't watch ads either, but I'll see new releases on letterboxd, or my local independent theatre will play something new, like Marty Supreme, and I'll hear about it that way.
I find ads, regardless of their effectiveness in marketing, to be the least interesting way to find out about a film, because a well-made ad is more of an exception than the standard.
Big Cinema got to them of course!!!
Umm yeah, thats right! Big Cinema only wants certain films to be promoted and available, so it releases films at the cinema and it might seem its the exact same treatment as other films. But if those films criticise 'the guilty', then it disappears them. I heard it sends the films to CIA black sites, never to be seen again.
If I were you I wouldn't wanna be caught up in such a serious conspiracy, what if Big Cinema gets to you for simply pulling the curtain aside?
Definitely dont wanna get caught up in the ongoing, underground war between Big Streaming and Big Cinema!
/s
I saw Crime 101. It's a good enough movie, but I wouldn't say it has much in the way of political or social commentary, except some basic Robin Hood philosophy.
I’m gonna watch it for cast alone.
There are a lot of films at the cinema which only seem to be on for a week at most. Blink and you'll miss them. I don't think anybody's intentionally "disappearing" anything; they just aren't considered a big enough draw to show for any longer.
So, no, then. Just not promoted heavily probably to avoid it "being disappeared".
The article talks about how even the actors were afraid to promote the film. Read it?
I did read it. Everybody's scared of Trump's regime. I get it. Bit it wasn't "disappeared", merely kept under the radar. If it had been "disappeared" there'd be no trace of it and you wouldn't be able to stream it.
You're specifically crafting a definition for disappeared that does not correspond to the idea that OP is talking about. They are not using disappeared in that kind of literal way. Another turn of phrase or word that they could have used would be "swept under the rug", "downplayed", "minimized" "dismissed", "de-emphasized". Maybe disappeared isn't the perfect word, but there's no need to be so hung up on your own definition specifically crafted to support misunderstanding. That kind of rhetoric is a kind of arguing in bad faith.
Yes — even under the radar will do.
Thanks for the clarifying.
Have you seen Anniversary — this is a scathing anti MAGA big star vehicle that was marginalized because it’s controversial. A great watch if you have time.
From the looks of it it's a decent movie, well reviewed, audiences liked it, just not making much money. It happens, could be bad timing at the box office, movie fatigue, etc.
How in the mother shit fuckin' cuntsmell was Idiocracy ever disappeared?
I'm not sure.
You mean the movie that everyone has seen?
My understanding was this was supposed to be a streaming film but the stars protested it should be in theaters, so it eventually got a theatrical release. Fitting it into existing commitments by the theaters may have contributed to it not lasting long in theaters.
A lot of movies go unnoticed. Do you know of Night Patrol? I only saw a trailer by chance recently.
We can't pay attention to everything, that's the main problem.
Watch ANNIVERSAY (2025)
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