If you have certain expectations of grandeur before viewing this film your probably going to be very disappointed. The title alone says 'leave you're brain at the door'. This type of film's target audience isn't everyone, its for people who enjoy movies like 'Strange Brew' Bob & Doug McKenzie, 'Dumb & Dumber', 'Animal House' even the Three Stooges though they are more slapstick type humor but fit into the genre of ridiculous stupid humor.If you couldn't stand or absolutely hated this movie you could of easily saved yourself from it by realizing Tom Arnold was in the starring role, that alone should have raised a red flag for you if you don't like this type of 'stupid' humor. You should have asked yourself 'what types of movies has Tom Arnold been in before?'I love these types of movies! No not all the time, but those times when I need to really chill, turn off my brain from work, society, everyday life etc... Stupid humor like one of my favorite movies 'Strange Brew' is in order in life now and then. If you were expecting 'Pulp Fiction' or 'Reservoir Dogs' your at the wrong show! 'The Stupids' is just an occasional guilty pleasure when my brain needs a serious break. It's not a laugh a minute, but is very funny throughout. I caught the Mark Metcalf Neidermeyer throwback right away, awesome! Captain Kangaroo from my childhood was a nice addition. Christopher Lee's character was also funny and ludicrous as most of this movie is. It all fits together into a nice 'let's sit down, turn our brains off for awhile and soak in some ridiculous 'stupid' content for a nice break from life'. Not sure who could have nailed Stanley Stupid any better than Tom Arnold, he fits the role very well. The only other one I could think of would be Christopher Lloyd, maybe.If you enjoy mindless humor you owe it to yourself to see this film at some point. If you go to an Iron Maiden concert and complain about the high volume and wonder where Julio Iglesias is your at the wrong show. Same goes for 'The Stupids'. If you go into it expecting an 'A' high caliber movie you have to closely follow the story to try to figure out 'who done it' or who is really the villain 'The Stupids' is not for you. So for the rest who love mindless, ridiculous humor see the movie!

The highlight of this embarrassment of contemporary American cinema was the ending credits. I'd prefer to sit through a torture experience worse than Daniel Craig endured in his first bond movie than suffer through an hour and a half of "The Stupids". I'd much rather have my balls tied to a doorknob and slammed hard against that god forsaken wall than have to suffer through this tragic joke of a movie. Whoever directed this movie needs to be ostracized from his profession and exiled in a small shack in Puerto Rico never to have anything to do with the arts again. The fact is was offered on direct TV boggles my mind. Drives me crazy. It should made illegal to even speak of the title. I suppose there is one bright side of "The Stupids". It exemplifies how not to make a good movie, rather a horrifically tragic movie.

This is surprisingly very funny, it's just got that stupid bit of humor you can't help but love, Tom Arnold was great!. All the characters are very funny and wacky, and the story while bizarre is very good, plus the whole Stupid family was just awesome. OK there are a few misses, however you may find yourself chuckling throughout as I certainly was!, plus Christopher Lee has a wonderfully funny cameo as the evil Sender, as he was simply a delight. This should be at least around the 5.0 mark (or higher) and the finale has some moments that are just hilarious, plus Bug Hall(Buster Stupid) and Alex McKenna(Petunia) are surprisingly funny and very likable as the kids. Arnold and Petunia had good chemistry together, and one of my favorite moments in this is when Joan Stupid and the kids, think they have gone back in time into the Dinosaur ages, plus I think this is one of John Landis's most underrated films. It's pretty well made and written, and I was really surprised by how funny this was, plus the scene with the kids in the Chinese restaurant is also a scream. This is surprisingly very funny, it's just got that stupid bit of humor you can't help but love, Tom Arnold was great I highly recommend it. The Direction is very good. John Landis does a very good job here with good camera work and just keeping the film funny and at a fast pace. The Acting is a lot of fun!. Tom Arnold is the movie, I am not a fan of his, but he was wonderful here, as he cracked me up throughout, and didn't get on my nerves once, he also managed to play it straight!, which was a remarkable accomplishment, considering the goofy material, his chemistry with the kids and Jessica Lundy was also good!. Jessica Lundy is great as the wife, she was funny, and also managed to play it straight, her voice was also quite funny, I really liked her. Bug Hall is very funny as the son, and didn't annoy me at all, and he really seemed to be enjoying himself, I dug him. Alex McKenna is very good as the daughter, and also didn't annoy me, she also seemed to be having a fun time, it's also quite funny how hot she is now. Mark Metcalf is decent as the main villain and did his job adequately, but he wasn't all that menacing, then again he didn't really need to be. Matt Keeslar is good as the goofy Lt. I liked him. Christopher Lee is wonderful here! as the evil sender, he hammed it up big time and I absolutely loved it! (Lee Rules!!!). Frankie Faison has a great, funny cameo as The Lloyd. Rest of the cast do fine. Overall I highly recommend it. ***1/2 out of 5

I saw this thing traveling in a bus... no expectations in any way, but.. the first scene... "dear they have stolen AGAIN our garbage !!!!" makes me mad and kept watching. Very very funny with clever and raw sketches...The one of the time machine is genius... and the heaven one...LOL and ROFL.I know the film is not a masterpiece of the history, but, I found some ideas really funny in its script. I think its more raw and silly than Dumb & Dumber or Top Scret, of course, but there is a glimpse of John Landis there and contains some really good points.