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So who's seen Borat? (the movie)
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Hmm. Saw a preview show on Comedy Central and was not impressed. I'm hardly a prude, but a little potty humor goes a long, long way. So I wasn't planning on seeing this.
My plans were sealed when I found out the movie was predicated on "Candid Camera" stuff. I've never been comfortable watching someone make a fool of someone else.
I expect someone to tell me to get a sense of humor.
My plans were sealed when I found out the movie was predicated on "Candid Camera" stuff. I've never been comfortable watching someone make a fool of someone else.
I expect someone to tell me to get a sense of humor.
man i hate it when people complain that sacha baron cohen is anti-semetic. HE IS JEWISH! people cannot take a joke. the entire movie kept me laughing from beginning to end. i am going to see it again.
edit: i forgot, the rodeo scene was filmed about an hour away from where i go to school, and some hick ass people from that area came to the theater and waited for us outside with the local news rolling and asked what our reactions to the rodeo scene were. everyone was just like, "wow i can't believe how ignorant those people are!" then they started to defend themselves, "maybe they didn't understand exactly what borat was asking..." serves you effing right for being so ignorant, racist, and homophobic!
edit: i forgot, the rodeo scene was filmed about an hour away from where i go to school, and some hick ass people from that area came to the theater and waited for us outside with the local news rolling and asked what our reactions to the rodeo scene were. everyone was just like, "wow i can't believe how ignorant those people are!" then they started to defend themselves, "maybe they didn't understand exactly what borat was asking..." serves you effing right for being so ignorant, racist, and homophobic!
i found the movie hilarious and one of the best comedy movies i've seen in a while. Although I was bit unnerved to be one of the only people in a packed theatre laghing at the rodeo scene. I guess i get that from living in a southern hick area where everyone takes things to seriously.
It was awesome, but I've seen a lot of it before in The Best Of Borat. Still, it was pretty entertaining. I think it does more damage to the world view of America than Kazakhstan.
It was awesome, but I've seen a lot of it before in The Best Of Borat. Still, it was pretty entertaining. I think it does more damage to the world view of America than Kazakhstan.
oh god yes. I don't think it harms Kazakhstan at all. It's obvious the start is a set up (filmed in Romania, I believe) but the people in America? Especially them students in the motorhome, I think their opinions shocked me more than anything else in the film... they weren't acting after all!
Sorry to bring up an old post. I went with a girl I didn't know too well, and she was so offended... needless to say, it went pretty badly. We didn't even g out after... but I was happy! Even though it cost me double
Saw it a few weeks ago. It was okay. Not much funnier then what you would see on his HBO show. It had one or two laugh-out-loud moments but hardly worth all the hype going on.
I saw an afternoon show in a 1000+ seat theater and there were only 15 or so people viewing (NYC).
I will assume the energy of the large audience drives alot of the laughter.
Being drunk or stoned may also help but my opinion is to just wait for the dvd...
I saw an afternoon show in a 1000+ seat theater and there were only 15 or so people viewing (NYC).
I will assume the energy of the large audience drives alot of the laughter.
Being drunk or stoned may also help but my opinion is to just wait for the dvd...
The entire POINT of the joke is that Borat has nothing to do with Kazakhstan. The joke is a) that Americans (and Brits) are dumb enough to believe that he is a Kazakh and that Kazakhs (or foreigners as a larger concept) behave the way he does and believe the things he does, and b) that by behaving this way he gets Americans (and Brits) to expose their own prejudices (usually against Jews and gay people).
Unfortunately, in the process of making a narative structure for the movie, the real joke (Americans and Brits are dumb) gets a little obscured. But still, that's the joke.
That said, I can't really blame Kazakhs for not getting the joke. How well would most of us react to the exact same thing in reverse?
Unfortunately, in the process of making a narative structure for the movie, the real joke (Americans and Brits are dumb) gets a little obscured. But still, that's the joke.
That said, I can't really blame Kazakhs for not getting the joke. How well would most of us react to the exact same thing in reverse?
I live nowhere near a Best Buy otherwise I'd be all over that.
I'm debating whether or not to go to Wal-Mart at midnight (2 minutes from now) and buy it.
I'm debating whether or not to go to Wal-Mart at midnight (2 minutes from now) and buy it.