The Couchpotatoes This movie has about everything it needs to be a good movie. Sometimes it's very dark and disturbing and a moment later it will bring a smile on your face. Most of the time you feel sorry for Bubby and what he had to endure, but then again a moment later you can see he's happy in his own world and you are happy for him. He sees the world in a completely different way then others, he most of the times acts like a child that discovers things for the first time, imitates a lot of things or repeat everything he's been told. Nicholas Hope as Bubby puts down an extraordinary performance. The other actors are also all good, everything seems to be taken out of real life. A must watch if you never saw it before.

realitycomments I love dark comedy and twisted sick humor, however there is one taboo subject that I personally can not cross over to find any humor in.The abuse from the mother and the incest in the beginning was tragic and totally killed the tone for the rest of the movie as far as humor. At least for me.And I'm quite open minded w/a sick sense of humor and love dark humor. I loved World's Greatest Dad. The film itself was worth seeing and was well done and well acted. I couldn't give it higher than a six due to how repulsed I felt with old sagging mommy banging her son. If you can handle that then the rest of it is will be easy.

thespillmonkey This movie was bad. If you enjoyed it, you might also be bad. There was a lot of fat in the movie, and a lot of oily, blubbery, exposed skin. I never thought I would watch a stink-mouthed man child desperately try to grope and make love to a mentally challenged, disabled creature. There was also a lot of animal cruelty and I find that distasteful.I was really excited about this movie because the internet said I should be. I can't believe I had to sit through this after watching a Throne Game not even a half hour earlier. That had dragons and not-greasy ladies and a broats game. I really hated the broats game, but 9/10 people say they'd rather do a broats game than a Bubby one.Sorry that you like this movie.In short, I think the director should be imprisoned for war crimes.

afrosheenix It has been years since I've seen a movie this brilliant. I encourage everyone who enjoys intelligent films to give this a chance. If you can make it through the first 20 minutes, which are very hard to watch for a number of reasons, the film will reward you. It rewards you with laughter, love, beauty, redemption, acceptance, and a simple-minded joie-de-vivre not unlike Forrest Gump. I often refer to this movie as Forrest Gump meets Sling Blade, which isn't too far off base. Now, to the heart of the movie. This film bravely, deviously takes you into Bubby's horrifying world, suffering unspeakable abuse at the hands of his mother. I really don't want to spoil it for potential viewers, but Bubby is set loose on an unsuspecting world. I felt a certain amount of childish awe through the eyes of Bubby, stumbling into the world as it is, with no preconceived notions of life or society outside his dirty cage. He exists as an unfiltered man-child with a limited vocabulary and a savant's brilliance for parroting people he runs into. He strings this together into a wonderful career by complete accident. His simplicity is enviable, although certain elements of society are all too eager to take advantage of him. The jail scene nearly made me cry. You really begin to feel for Bubby's predicament and cheer for him as he makes his way in the world. One of the most ingenious techniques used in this film was its consecutive shooting schedule (it was shot mostly start to finish), which preserves momentum. Another fantastic touch was using microphones actually placed in Bubby's ears during filming. This draws you in, in a subtle way, by making you (the audience) hear what Bubby hears. Very, very clever. It took the screenwriter nearly a decade to finish this script, and it's so bold, fascinating, and original that it was a gift to the world of film upon its realization. Movies like this are extremely rare, and I cherish it, as I hope you will after giving it a chance. Me not Bubby, Me Pop now.