Borat

[Thrillhouse]

The movie was really funny but the trailer basically had most of the funny parts so nothing too new.

[xo_kathy]

I've never gotten the funny in this character. When I've watched the skit on his show, it usually pains me to see people feeling/acting so awkward around him. It never makes me laugh.

Guess I won't see it!

[AchtungBaby80]

Originally Posted by xo_kathy

I've never gotten the funny in this character. When I've watched the skit on his show, it usually pains me to see people feeling/acting so awkward around him. It never makes me laugh.

Guess I won't see it!

OK, good, I thought I was the only one who failed to see the humor. It's not that I find it offensive, really...it's just that I don't think it's funny.

[Munchkin03]

The thing that's disturbingly funny to me about Borat is how he gets people to say things that they really shouldn't. Is it latent anti-Semitism, or simply the overly agreeable nature of Middle America? You make the call!

That said, a Bruno movie is coming out soon.

[KillarneyRose]

Isn't there also a figure skater named Sasha Cohen IRL?

[sdsuchelle]

I'm suprised this hasn't been brought up yet...

During the movie, Borat hitches a ride with 3 Chi Psi brothers, and they get wasted, watch a porno, and a couple of the brothers say some slightly offensive things (all I can remember is "if you're a Jew, you get special treatment in America" or something like that).

Do you think Chi Psi cares? My friend said they'd probably like it, since its promotion, but it seems like it makes them look pretty bad IMO.

[BabyPiNK_FL]

I've seen the movie and they also begin to discuss about how minorities and women have the "upper hand" in America. You can tell they just try to get people started (i feel that the movie is also striving to make a point about blatant racism/classism/sexism in U.S. and A. under all of that comedy and homo-erotic wrestling) but they obviously cut out the most offensive parts. It most likely got down right offensive, but thankfully they didn't show anything so bad (most of the stuff in the movie in general was so "bad" it was extremely funny or so rude that it made an obvious point as I said earlier). I was upset that they excluded the song about throwing Jews down the well, it was a comedic high point (in my personal opinion) while highlighting ignorance in the deep south. Most of it was kinda sketchy and led to nowhere, but there are many classic moments as well. The biggest shocker for me wasn't the prostitute, nor the mysogyny, nor the racism, but the fact that he fell asleep outside a church (looking very homeless/disheveled) and no one woke him up and offered him food or a shower, they just walked around him right into the service! Hypocrisy at it's finest...

[AlexMack]

What's more hilarious than anything else is the reaction from Kazakhistan. Google just that country's name and you will produce the latest uproar in the media over Borat. I almost peed myself laughing when I saw their tourist commercial.

[RU OX Alum]

i'm going to see it tomorrow after work.

[Taualumna]

Mr. Tau and I tried to see it last night, but it was sold out at every theatre we attempted to go to. We were dumb not to buy tickets online. We ended up seeing it this afternoon.

I think the Chi Psi guys were playing along. I have a hard time believing they don't know about Sacha Baron Cohen/Ali G/Borat/etc.

[Peaches-n-Cream]

I did not have a chance to see Borat this weekend. Instead I watched the Ali G Marathon on HBO. Funny stuff.

[dzfan]

I saw this film and felt uncomfortable through the whole thing -- there were some funny parts but all in all it really was not that good.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Sacha Cohen in "ignorant Anti-Semitic, anti woman" character who comes to America, speaks poor English and tricks people into believing it's real. I want to see it because he commits to the character 100% and says offensive things that people don't know how to react to (and often go along with) just because they're a) on camera or b) think the foreign man is odd but nice.

Satire directed at the American people. (Was that 100?)

He is offensively funny. I watched some interview with him on MSNBC, I believe. That was the first time he granted a semi-civil interview to a female reporter because women don't have such roles in his country. He's always in character and I think he needs to remain somewhat reclusive--it spoils it for me to see him doing the MTV News even if he's still in full character.

The sattire is directed at American people and he also takes stabs at his homeland, which is why the spokespersons from his country have supposedly spoken out against him.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by valkyrie

Hm, that sounds pretty lame and predictable.

You know, I find that guy in those credit card commercials -- the faux European dude who talks about "very very very rewarding" while his sidekick dances and stuff -- hilarious, but I think it's because he's not trying too hard. It sounds like Borat is trying too hard. I'm all about faux European dudes, but you have to be more random than obnoxious.

I agree with you there. When people say "go see Borat...he will offend you and hopefully make you laugh either nervously or because he's really funny" it kind of kills it. Just like anyone who is trying really hard to offend whether it is sattire or just being an asshole.

I thought he was funny when I saw him on an interview but it's overkill so I won't be seeing this movie--until maybe the dollar theater gets it.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

He is offensively funny. I watched some interview with him on MSNBC, I believe. That was the first time he granted a semi-civil interview to a female reporter because women don't have such roles in his country. He's always in character and I think he needs to remain somewhat reclusive--it spoils it for me to see him doing the MTV News even if he's still in full character.

The sattire is directed at American people and he also takes stabs at his homeland, which is why the spokespersons from his country have supposedly spoken out against him.

Just a note, He's not actually Kazakh.