It is a mystery to me how this movie did not get a release in theaters. It speaks to lovers of all kinds of comedy. While it is obviously very silly and absurd, it sports also a kind of social commentary that reminds me of some of the best South Park episodes. It mocks smart and dumb people alike, it shows us how the entertainment industry is deteriorating, it mocks the health care system and thoughts about privacy, and in general: how we are all seem to be getting dumber. It deals with a guy who is so average, that he is deemed perfect to be a test subject in a military experiment in freezing people and waking them up after a year. Instead, he is forgotten about and he wakes up 500 years in the future. He is now the smartest person alive and must find his way back to the past, while also saving the future's future.
This movie features, in my honest opinion, both the best imaginary tv-show and the best imaginary movie in movie history. It also has the greatest president of the USA ever, played by Terry Crews.
While the acting is mediocre on all sides, maybe purposely so, there is an incredible amount of work put in decor, props, costumes and the general look of our future world, in which I always find something new every time I watch the movie. It has great original ideas about a dystopian future. Also, the special effects are quite nicely done for a direct-to-dvd movie, and the voice-over is great. The movie is densely packed with gags and jokes, which follow each other in a fast pace. Not one of them missed its mark with me. Laugh-out-loud funny while still conveying a true and important message.
Stay tuned for the after credits scene too. It still cracks me up every time. This is in the top 5 of my favorite comedies of this millennium.
