mraculeated The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

Micah Lloyd Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Abegail Noëlle While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

George Roots (GeorgeRoots) Shot and finished entirely in four days. "The Idiots" is the second in Lars Von Trier's "Golden Heart Trilogy", and the 2nd film of the Dogme Manifesto. "The Idiots" depending on your sensibilities will either shock, confuse and offend you. Most likely you will feel all three."The Golden Heart" trilogy in a nutshell involves the female protagonist to remain completely naive throughout the story, and virtually give all of herself up to and for the people she loves.A lady named Karen becomes friends with a bunch of very intelligent, welcoming group of people. However she inevitably becomes invited into the groups hidden agenda, which is acting like "retards" to blend into the world and escape the restrictions of societal norms. Part of me got a little offended, due to having autistic friends and family. However I didn't dwell on those emotions, as I struggled to find a deeper interest in the picture. Sadly by the end of it, it's clear that from what I saw maybe Von Trier wanted to see how far he could go in terms of decency. Sadly, that's not a notion that manages to carry an entire film forward on that strength alone.Final Verdict: I can appreciate the experimentation behind it. I was waiting for something to be said to justify this behaviour, or for the characters to bring me some kind of sense to their plan. Yet the more you analyse the movie, the more you begin to feel maybe the point of the film was to actually have no point. A crazy notion, but the only one I can get my head around. Not essential viewing, but watch at your own risk. 5/10.

smatysia It is not entirely clear to me exactly who is being mocked in this film. Superficially, they are mocking the mentally disordered, but doing so in order to, more largely, mock what? Capitalism? Society? I can't be sure. I will say that it did hold my interest, and was original. There was some powerful character exposition at the end. Reminded me a little bit of "The Brown Bunny".The version I saw here in the U. S. was censored. They placed solid black patches on the film to cover certain nudity situations. (We are such delicate children here in America!) But if censorship is deemed necessary, (I don't think that it ever is) it was at least done right. Although some of the images were hidden from me, the usual ham-handed way to censor something here is simply to cut out whole scenes. At least I could follow the film's logic, even if not all of the imagery.I have to say that I enjoyed the film, even if I did not fully understand it.

hanjhking Idioterne (1998): As I watched the film, I told myself a thousand times, this is definitely a Von Trier film. It is strange, it is provocative, and of course there are scenes where people are actually having sex, no not faking, but actually having sex. Von Trier is one of the few people who can bring such images into a film and make it into a strangely enigmatic film.To be precise, Lars Von Trier wrote the film. However, the activities that are in the plot are just a bit too important. The film has two things. One, it is a great experience. This film could have been Paosolini's 'Salo', in which I hate because even though there is perfection all around, the film is simply a bit too hard to enjoy because of the over the top violence. 'Idioterne' however, is actually quite fun to watch. I can see how some of the moments in the film might have been controversial, but it doesn't go to the extent of being disturbing. It isn't too sexual. It is simply a fun film.The other thing is the theme of the film. Beneath all the chaos, there is still a theme. The problem is, I do not understand the film yet. I simply had such a compelling experience that I haven't really thought about the film. It is so hard to think while watching this film. But let's try. The film is about a group of people intentionally being idiots because they think that it is deep to bring out the inner idiot that is inside everyone and pass around. But that's when it came to themselves and people they didn't know. In the end, when they came back to their original life, they realize how silly they're actions were and how embarrassing it was. But for some reason, a lady who just came into the group, spassed around the moody house in which her family lived. Of course, everybody thought she was insane, but she didn't care. She was the only one who could pass, and she was only in the group for 2 weeks.I can simply say that the film is trying to say that everybody does have an idiot inside of them. It's just how you control it. And I can easily see how much conversation and theories can come out of the film.But for me, it's more of an experience film. It usually was with Palme' Dor nominees. The film is quite a lot of fun. It may disgust you, it may alienate you. However, I had so much fun. I will admit, I was quite alienated myself. But no matter, that simply means that the film is not perfect.3.5/4

shivdas99 The Idiots is not just an ordinairy film, in fact in many sense it is not even a film in the conventional sense of the word. It is more an appropritately disjointed, multilayered insight into the lives of different personalities connected through this original, often dark and sinister cult. In fact so extraordiniary it is, it may prove to be distracting, complex and even disturbing at parts. I saw this movie with a friend, and i was expecting a complicated, emotionally dynamic and bizarre art-house film, and that's what it was... However i kept on thinking about it after viewing. In a way we all kind of relate to one person in the film, mostly in a less extreme way, and mostly when we are young, innocent and free of any kind of responsbility. Von Trier grabs this certain theme we can all relate to a different levels, and makes it into an unsubtle, often disturbing display through the network of rather different characters and their interplay. You can't take your eyes off the screen because it is so incredibly strange and thought provoking. It offers hardly any clues, and goes straight into the colourful lives of these individuals, and their sub culture. I final mention the last scene. This is a powerful scene in many respects. It is hard to watch, and a great ending to what is an utterly bizarre, but i feel educational film. 8/10