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Just got back from a matinee showing. One of the funniest movies I have ever seen. Sacha Baron Cohen is one of the most fearless comic talents alive today.
Just an astonishing and fantastic film.
If you think you've seen all you can see from the Borat character, you haven't seen anything yet.
Although I'm sure that everyone here is planning to see this soon! ;D
I really want to see this movie, but the studio releasing it cut it down to only 800 screens. It isn't playing anywhere even close to me unfortunately. Hopefully, it will do well this weekend because it has been reported that they will expand it to something like 2200 screens if it does. This is really frustrating.
Yeah, you might have to find yourself a college campus... That seems to be where limited release movies are shown. Good thing I can get to one in half an hour.
I forgot about the limited release. I'm sure this movie is going to make a lot of money this weekend (the 11:30am show I went to was 3/4 full) and it will be expanded to all corners of the country.
Try to see it if you can. I really can't remember the last time I laughed as hard at a movie.
http://www.nbc.com/Late_Night_with_Conan_O'Brien/index.shtml
Sweetness =)
I've never seen Da Ali G show before, so the first time I ever saw Borat was in the preview they showed before Snake on a Plane. Since that time, I've been really excited to see this movie. Definitely going sometime soon.
He came to where I live (Tucson, AZ) and did an open mic at some redneck bar and got them singing along to his "Throw the Jew Down the Well" song. Funny stuff, but made me hate the hicks even more in this town.
You can see the clip at YouTube here:
We've got two copies here, it came out last week, and I still haven't seen it! >:(
I went to the premiere at the Chinese last week. It was awesome and hysterical. Funniest and most poignant movie to come along in a really long time, probably since the South Park movie. Everyone should see it ASAP.
I'm going tomorrow to see it. It looks fricken great. I have seen a couple clips, like the whole massage parlor thing :o
I couldn't stop laughing for the longest time.
Quote from: MrTorso on November 03, 2006, 03:32:53 PM
He came to where I live (Tucson, AZ) and did an open mic at some redneck bar and got them singing along to his "Throw the Jew Down the Well" song. Funny stuff, but made me hate the hicks even more in this town.
You can see the clip at YouTube here:
I think it's funny how the rednecks in this video sing along so jauntily with Borat, yet are so ignorant when it came to supporting Bush, who supports Israel, whose national religion is the Jewish religion. I wonder if they made that direct correlation if it would affect votes. It would be sad to think that it would.
Too much hate, not enough love.
I just got back from the movie and it was great. Definately not a movie I would take kids to though.
Quote from: SaucyRossy on November 03, 2006, 09:55:34 PM
I just got back from the movie and it was great. Definately not a movie I would take kids to though.
Well, it is Rated R for a reason. In fact, according to the evil MPAA, those reasons are:
for pervasive strong crude and sexual content including graphic nudity, and languageSo no, it would not be good for anyone under a certain age. Parents, you might want to check out the movie first before taking little Jenny and Johnny.
What really ticks me off is when I see parents take small children to rated R films, then storm out after awhile beacuse the film is too adult oriented for their rugrats. Again, it is rated R for a reason! "I thought Borat's wacky hi-jinks on TV were more than suitable for my 10 year old. I had no idea there would be so much man-on-man action!!!"
(swipe to see spoiler for movie) (does anyone know what the other HTML color used for background on here is? I was lucky to have my post be with white background)
Really no desire to go see it. I spend enough of my daily life feeling uncomfortable and don't need to pay $8 to watch a big-screen version of Candid Camera-- that type of raw, malicious humor just doesn't appeal to me, plus Jon Stewart has already sent that schitck sailing over the sharktank. I can get 2.5 Rifftrax for that, with the added bonus of listening to Mike reminice about his glory days as a waiter at TGIFriday's :)
Well, it opened big enough on Friday that it should expand to the rest of the country over the next few weeks. so everyone that wants to see it right away should have a shot, without having to wait for the DVD.
And yes, the movie is pretty vulgar, so if that sort of thing isn't your cup of tea you might want to steer clear.
;D I just saw it tonight. It was absolutely brilliant. But the Kazakhstan Film Board says that it shouldn't be seen by children under the age of 3.
Well the results of the Friday box office are in and Borat is #1, brining in $9 million on 800 screens (That is a helluva lot of money for that many screens for those of you who don't follow that kind of stuff). The closest to it is The Santa Clause 3 with only $5 million and it is on 3,100 screens. I willing to bet the studio is kicking themselves for having it as such a limited release for opening weekend.
EDIT: It looks like the weekend totals are in and Borat made an incredible $26 million, more than double its highest forcasts. The Santa Clause trailed behind with $20 million, which is pretty huge considering its a children's movie and they tend to lead in ticket sales opening weekends. Its going to be interesting to watch how this one does in the following weeks.
Not currently playing near me. Can't wait to see it, though!
Just thought I would chime in. Borat is definitely as great as I had hoped. Gut-bustingly, laugh-out-loud funny. I'm talking big belly laughs here, too. Thankfully, even though I had seen some of the clips online, there is plenty more in the movie that make it worth the 8 or 9 bucks.
Is niiice!
Quote from: LadyKenobi on November 04, 2006, 08:38:33 AM
Really no desire to go see it. I spend enough of my daily life feeling uncomfortable and don't need to pay $8 to watch a big-screen version of Candid Camera-- that type of raw, malicious humor just doesn't appeal to me, plus Jon Stewart has already sent that schitck sailing over the sharktank. I can get 2.5 Rifftrax for that, with the added bonus of listening to Mike reminice about his glory days as a waiter at TGIFriday's :)
And yet again we agree. It doesn't sound like my cup of tea either. While the others go see it, you and I should get together and do something -- like not have a slumber party that would attract homicidal maniacs, for example. ;)
I plan to see Borat this week. I am a big fan of Da Ali G Show. Am I the only one who is afraid that all this Borat exposure is going to ruin it all, though? Both Ali G and Borat may be too famous now to continue the gag. I guess the Bruno movie cannot be too far off, though. Wow, this may force Sacha Baron Cohen to actually have to create a fourth character! Or, come up with some other schtick entirely!
I just saw it. I'm getting sick of the word brilliant, but I'll use it anway. It was brilliant. I saw it with my mom and my aunt who both laughed histerically. I'll probably see it again later this week with friends.
Quote from: LadyKenobi on November 04, 2006, 08:38:33 AM
Really no desire to go see it. I spend enough of my daily life feeling uncomfortable and don't need to pay $8 to watch a big-screen version of Candid Camera-- that type of raw, malicious humor just doesn't appeal to me, plus Jon Stewart has already sent that schitck sailing over the sharktank. I can get 2.5 Rifftrax for that, with the added bonus of listening to Mike reminice about his glory days as a waiter at TGIFriday's :)
oh no, no. Malicious is not the right word to use at all about the humor. Delightfully juvenile at times? Yes. Slapsticky? sure. But it's not mean towards anybody. The people on camera are often making themselves look like complete asses. They're humiliated with very litte assitance from Borat.
You might say it's mean to people in third world countries, but the character is so ridiculous that you can't associate him to any real people.
Try it. You might like it!
While I wont go so far as to call it brilliant, it was damn funny. My favorite part was the dinner table scenes, especially (spoiler)
When he brings the bag of shit to the dinner table. I almost fell out of my chair laughing.
I'll go see it. At least I think I will. I've seen some Borat skits on the Ali G Show. They've always made me laugh. But when I am laughing I am also feeling very uncomfortable. I guess the Borat style of humor is not one that I generally care for. But I will say this, I think Mr. Cohen is a very brilliant and an incredibly brave comedian. I'll probably go see it just out of respect for the body of work.
I thought the movie was really funny, but the first season of Ali G is better. (Some scenes from the movie were done already, and better, on the US show, which I'm guessing were taken from the UK version)
There weren't enough interviews, and the ones that did make the movie weren't long enough.
My favorite scene was at the bed and breakfast when they were throwing money at a certain insect.
http://www.borat-son.com/2006/11/02/national-anthem-of-kazakhstan/ (http://www.borat-son.com/2006/11/02/national-anthem-of-kazakhstan/)
I saw it on Sunday. It was pretty funny, but I think the critics are overrating it. It was basically like 8 new Borat skits from the Ali G show. It must be the male nudity. The last time I saw critics freak out this much over a movie was Sideways, and what did Sideways have? Male nudity, which props up my thesis even more that critics love shlongs. I'm just gonna film myself in the shower and wait for the awards and critical praise to roll in.
It is definitely a single serving movie though.
Quote from: SecretAgentSuperDragon on November 14, 2006, 04:59:31 PM
I saw it on Sunday. It was pretty funny, but I think the critics are overrating it. It was basically like 8 new Borat skits from the Ali G show. It must be the male nudity. The last time I saw critics freak out this much over a movie was Sideways, and what did Sideways have? Male nudity, which props up my thesis even more that critics love shlongs. I'm just gonna film myself in the shower and wait for the awards and critical praise to roll in.
It is definitely a single serving movie though.
You have inferior potassium.
Well you have an ipod mini. :D
Quote from: SecretAgentSuperDragon on November 14, 2006, 05:07:05 PM
Well you have an ipod mini. :D
I hate iPods. "iSuck" would be a better name for it. You have a mini something else. Tee-hee. My sense of humor is far more mature and sophisticated than yours. For although the pen may be mightier than the sword, my sword is longer than your pen is.
Well your sword is no where near as long as my clock radio so IN YOUR FACE!!!!! :o
Some friends and I are going to see it Sunday evening.
I did watch a video from Da Ali G show on Borat, and it was fairly entertaining.
It looks good, from what I've seen, but we'll see...
My favorite part was when he threw his bag down and the rooster squawked.
So many groups are lining up to sue them. I hope they have air-tight release forms. Visiting the Pentacostal (?) revival meeting was great, but I was waiting for Borat to drop some much more provocative lines on them. What group was having the convention that the fight crashed into??
With this flick, Little Miss Sunshine and Clerks II, it's been a pretty decent year for movies appealing to my sense of humor. Mileage may vary for others....
Quote from: kodiakthejuggler on November 16, 2006, 01:48:32 PM
Some friends and I are going to see it Sunday evening.
I did watch a video from Da Ali G show on Borat, and it was fairly entertaining.
It looks good, from what I've seen, but we'll see...
So a couple of friends and I saw it Sunday night...
Yes, it was offensive, yes it was hard to watch in some parts, yes it was hilarious!!!
No, it was not the funniest movie ever made. No, it does NOT rank in the top ten funniest movies of all time. But it's right up there!
I loved seeing the drunken frat boys act like the complete fools they truly are!
I've now seen more hairy naked fat man than I'd care to see! I hope I never have to witness that again!Quote from: dignan on November 17, 2006, 10:12:01 AM
My favorite part was when he threw his bag down and the rooster squawked.
Me too!!
That was disturbing. But why did they blur out Borat's? Maybe to make it seem like he had a 1 1/2 foot wang.
Finally saw it last night...awesome! :)
Borat was funny, but way too overrated. The critics who praise this film to be the funniest movie of all time are giving Sacha Baron Cohen too much credit. Yes, it was hilarious, but the humor focused primarily on Borat's silly antics, with very little focus given to revealing social biases and idiosynchrasies among Americans (only a bad thing because the previews mislead me to believe this is what the movie would focus on). My favorite part <spoiler> was when Borat went to the Evangelical Revival and became a born-again Christian. It was hilarious to see those fat kids dance across the stage and convulse, like Star Wars kid on crack, and Borat just stand there in the middle of it with a confused look on his face. Cohen didn't have to do anything in that scene except wear that expression; it was bizarre enough.