Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: November 3, 2006
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10
JasonH.Jul 11, 2008
Amazing film. Those who dislike it simply don't enjoy the blend of humor provided, pure and simple.
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WillH.Jul 2, 2008
It really wasn't that great.
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LeightonB.Jun 22, 2008
I can't imagine why you would like this if you are American, Jewish, gay, a woman etc. It is very offensive. But if your not, then this is an amazingly funny film. I Enjoyed it very much. First Class.
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TedK.Jun 20, 2008
Extremely funny. I thought a couple of sequences fell flat, but on the whole it was hilarious.
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LCollinsApr 9, 2008
I'm really trying to think of the reason this film got so many good reviews, but I can't. The movie had very few funny moments, although I didn't sit through the whole thing, it was too crude and boring.
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MichaelV.Feb 5, 2008
I really disliked this movie a lot, but a couple of parts made me chuckle a bit!
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DaleS.Jan 30, 2008
This movie is a GREAT SUCCESS! top stuff!
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ScottDec 27, 2007
Wah wah wee wah! This film is hilarious - I was rolling around my chair when watching this in the cinema. Simply genius.
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DiscoS.Dec 16, 2007
I have nothing but admiration for Sacha Baron Cohen as a comic, writer and actor. He is a genius at finding and poking society's soft spots. As the character BORAT, Cohen has brought to light all the things our Western societies are I have nothing but admiration for Sacha Baron Cohen as a comic, writer and actor. He is a genius at finding and poking society's soft spots. As the character BORAT, Cohen has brought to light all the things our Western societies are most afraid to acknowledge. In fact, compared to BORAT most so-called "comedy movies" these days miss the point completely. BORAT is hilarious!!! By totally obliterating the boundaries of decency, and by highlighting the massive gap between what actual people espouse and what they really think - especially their prejudices - BORAT has done more than any other recent movie to revitalize the comedy genre. From start to finish, this movie is WONDERFULLY OBSCENE!… Expand
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ColinS.Dec 1, 2007
Finally was able to watch this film... Certainly not the best "mockumentary" of all-time ("Spinal Tap" will never be dethroned), but Borat is pretty damn close. Despite it's vulgarity, for the most part, this film is very clever. I love Finally was able to watch this film... Certainly not the best "mockumentary" of all-time ("Spinal Tap" will never be dethroned), but Borat is pretty damn close. Despite it's vulgarity, for the most part, this film is very clever. I love the satirical fun poked at white Christian America, if you managed to catch it... I must knock off a point for that completely unnecessary nude fight between Borat and his producer (pointless shock value), but otherwise, Borat is a delight!… Expand
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MorkusY.Nov 27, 2007
If you're easily offended(see those that voted 0)don't watch the movie since you know what you're getting yourself into. This movie is hilarious while taking us on a whirlwind tour of American hypocrisy.
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HugoC.Nov 24, 2007
I simply cannot understand why this movie has been critically acclaimed. It does not make sense for me, at all. It is not an intelligent comedy. There are only a few sparse and quick, as a matter of fact, funny moments.
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MikeDOct 30, 2007
Whereas the small-screen Borat was a daring and revealing hidden-camera concept, brought to the big-screen he is reduced to a gross-out comedy bastion. The film starts off promisingly, but then the jokes become somewhat weaker, and then it Whereas the small-screen Borat was a daring and revealing hidden-camera concept, brought to the big-screen he is reduced to a gross-out comedy bastion. The film starts off promisingly, but then the jokes become somewhat weaker, and then it all feels really set-up. Not nearly as good as it could have been.… Expand
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RamonaT.Oct 24, 2007
If you appreciate satire , and have an open mind this is one of the most hilarious movies I've seen in the past five years .It does help to be fluent in Romanian because soon you realize that some of the scenes were produced in Romania If you appreciate satire , and have an open mind this is one of the most hilarious movies I've seen in the past five years .It does help to be fluent in Romanian because soon you realize that some of the scenes were produced in Romania and not in Kazahkstan .… Expand
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movier.Oct 17, 2007
LOOOOOL. Either you love it or you h8 it.I loved it. Ludicrously offensive and funny. I will not be forgetting this film.It is understandable if you h8 it because it is so vulgar and offensive and i have to admit i think borat is a LOOOOOL. Either you love it or you h8 it.I loved it. Ludicrously offensive and funny. I will not be forgetting this film.It is understandable if you h8 it because it is so vulgar and offensive and i have to admit i think borat is a racist.Otherwise, watch this movie now!… Expand
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RockyS.Sep 17, 2007
I have three words for this movie: obscene, vulgar, disgusting.
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AndrewD.Sep 7, 2007
I loved this film. Sacha Baron Cohen is a genius.
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BruceW.Sep 7, 2007
Cohen wrangles invitations for Borat to poshly racist Southern dinner parties, meets with nonplussed feminists (where he compares the size of the female brain to that of a squirrel), wanders dazed and confused into a holy-rolling pentecostal Cohen wrangles invitations for Borat to poshly racist Southern dinner parties, meets with nonplussed feminists (where he compares the size of the female brain to that of a squirrel), wanders dazed and confused into a holy-rolling pentecostal megachurch, and scares the bejesus out of Baywatcher Anderson. This is shockingly blunt comedy and shockingly funny, too. Cohen and Davitian are utterly fearless, poking fun not only at Americans but at the stereotype of the foreign Other as well. As of last weekend, a massive intra-studio bidding war for Cohen's next film has erupted. Oddly, the Kazakhstan Ministry of Information has gone quiet. If they're biting their tongues as hard as I did, they're going to need stitches.… Expand
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DmitriL.Sep 7, 2007
Borat is oddly endearing. While his short features on Da Ali G Show left viewers wanting more, Borat the movie sates our appetite for his loopy character.
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LeonW.Sep 7, 2007
There are moments in Borat, such as that rodeo, when you wonder how Cohen managed to escape without being physically assaulted. But it's not just Cohen's daring that makes the film so effective: It is also the character's There are moments in Borat, such as that rodeo, when you wonder how Cohen managed to escape without being physically assaulted. But it's not just Cohen's daring that makes the film so effective: It is also the character's awe-inspiring oafishness that gives Borat its juice. Whether he's admiring a Victoria's Secret window display a little too enthusiastically, or engaging in a bout of naked wrestling up and down the halls of a glitzy hotel, Borat is constantly revealing new depths to his aggressive, taboo-smashing cluelessness, which is why the movie never runs out of steam. It takes some exceptionally intelligent and witty people to make a dumb comedy this funny and perceptive: Borat may be offensive (to some), infantile, but high-brow, but you won't hate yourself in the morning for loving it.… Expand
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TamarG.Sep 7, 2007
We laugh, not only because the sequence is so shamelessly raunchy, but because the actor's physique is so consummately unappealing. Maybe it's just because I'm an American woman with the requisite body issues, but that makes We laugh, not only because the sequence is so shamelessly raunchy, but because the actor's physique is so consummately unappealing. Maybe it's just because I'm an American woman with the requisite body issues, but that makes me feel kind of bad. Borat is directed by Larry Charles, a director and producer of many episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm, another classic in the I-can't-believe-he-just-said-that comedy canon. But Baron Cohen's jaw-dropping gall makes even Curb's Larry David look like a blushing wallflower. Whether you attribute that gall to fearless honesty or shameless crassitude is up to you. I'll just be over here, laughing so hard I aspirate my popcorn.… Expand
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MekhiP.Sep 7, 2007
Cohen, one of four screenwriters on "Borat," extract gems of both verbal and visual felicity throughout. None are more in-your-face--literally--than the nude wrestling match between Borat and Azamat in their Dallas hotel room. This is Cohen, one of four screenwriters on "Borat," extract gems of both verbal and visual felicity throughout. None are more in-your-face--literally--than the nude wrestling match between Borat and Azamat in their Dallas hotel room. This is followed by a chase all around the hotel, ending in a meeting room full of astonished real-life mortgage brokers. The way it's filmed it really does feel like a high-flying improvisation executed by two exceptionally brave actors. With comedy, often it's the loose, slapdash project with little evident polish or money--"Holy Grail" in the 1970s; "This Is Spinal Tap" in the 1980s--that ends up highly esteemed, endlessly quoted, labeled a classic or, like "Holy Grail," turned into a musical. "Borat" belongs in that list, even though its punches are wilder. Four years ago Cohen brought his best-known character, the faux-rapper Ali G, to the screen in "Ali G Indahouse." Unreleased theatrically in the U.S. the film was a huge hit in Britain, but it was a dumbed-down hit, raunchy and obvious. "Borat," by contrast, may be raunchy and abrasive, but dumb it's not. It sticks to its guns and stays true to Cohen's particular talents. As the man from Kazakhstan likes to say: Great success!… Expand
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ClaudeL.Sep 7, 2007
A fantastic piece of storytelling, comedy, and political ingenuity. It's more troubling when we the fans are more conservative then the critics, that we live in an ignorant, superficial society that advertises loudly but blatantly, A fantastic piece of storytelling, comedy, and political ingenuity. It's more troubling when we the fans are more conservative then the critics, that we live in an ignorant, superficial society that advertises loudly but blatantly, ignores their problems of poverty, intolerance, and racism that is deeply rooted in the foundation of America.… Expand
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JFAug 7, 2007
Terrible. I'm generally a huge fan of these types of movies, you know, the kind that you don't have to know anything about anything to think its funny? But... this was a disaster. The plot was a mess, every scene was uncomfortable, Terrible. I'm generally a huge fan of these types of movies, you know, the kind that you don't have to know anything about anything to think its funny? But... this was a disaster. The plot was a mess, every scene was uncomfortable, and personally, I just think that every single joke bombed. I expected a lot out of this movie, and it did nothing but disappoint. I wish I could get my money back.… Expand
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BobS.Jul 13, 2007
I smiled at some of the clever bits and chuckled at an occasional funny scene, but this is not a bring-tears-to-your-eyes. I go back to Brother Dave Gardener and Richard Pryor who did satire that made you laugh outloud.
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NickEJul 12, 2007
I think we have the 2006 winner for the 3rd annual Most Overrated Comedy award (I call it a "Sideways"). With the exception of a couple of great scenes, particularly the Pam Anderson scene, this was A LOT less funny than I was expecting, and I think we have the 2006 winner for the 3rd annual Most Overrated Comedy award (I call it a "Sideways"). With the exception of a couple of great scenes, particularly the Pam Anderson scene, this was A LOT less funny than I was expecting, and it has no plot. This is generally what happens when you base a movie on a sketch comedy character - to make it last 80 minutes you start relying on the same gags and jokes over and over, and the whole thing really drags. If foreign persons with strong accents and mangled English from backward developing countries are not something you're inclined to laugh at for their own sake, you probably won't find this at all funny. I also don't see the "skewering cultural commentary" that reviewers talked about - if there's any commentary on American culture here it's only the most shallow and stereotyped sort.… Expand
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NickA.Jun 29, 2007
Jagshemash! Sacha Baron Cohen, star of HBO
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TinaR.Jun 13, 2007
This movie has couple shockingly laughable scenes, but on the whole it is very uncomfortable to watch and most of the scenes that are supposed to be funny are just idiotic and embarrassing. If someone like this can make money on comedy, then This movie has couple shockingly laughable scenes, but on the whole it is very uncomfortable to watch and most of the scenes that are supposed to be funny are just idiotic and embarrassing. If someone like this can make money on comedy, then anyone can...It's utter nonsense. And most of us would probably do better!… Expand
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BrianG.Jun 3, 2007
I was expecting this movie to be very funny from the quotes and stories I heard about it. Wrong. Anything that was supposed to be funny just produced a weak smile. I felt embarrassed for the filmmakers while watching this because everything I was expecting this movie to be very funny from the quotes and stories I heard about it. Wrong. Anything that was supposed to be funny just produced a weak smile. I felt embarrassed for the filmmakers while watching this because everything fell flat. People like to say 'Borat sucks......not!', but it's more like 'Borat is funny or worth watching at all.....NOT!'… Expand
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AjH.Jun 2, 2007
You've gotta be kidding! This movie is SUCK, SUCK AND MORE SUCK!!! Just plain ridiculous!
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MarkK.Jun 1, 2007
Borat is over-rated -- could be better if it blended in some intelligence with the shock and the vulgar.
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RogerA.May 29, 2007
Worst movie I have ever seen - nothing socially redeeming about it!! Makes Howard The Duck look like Oscar material.
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ChrisK.May 15, 2007
Weak. Dated and unoriginal. These are the same themes he's explored for 10 years now.
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AimeeM.May 11, 2007
I don
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JuanaN.May 8, 2007
Funny movie and also a learning and informational movie.
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TomG.May 6, 2007
Quite possibly one of the best comedy flicks ever made.
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KalanC.Apr 29, 2007
Sacha is a performance artist of the highest order. Astounding how he inhabits the reality of the situation and never makes a false step out of character. Borat is a hilarious, refreshing and unique film. The sacking at the end is also Sacha is a performance artist of the highest order. Astounding how he inhabits the reality of the situation and never makes a false step out of character. Borat is a hilarious, refreshing and unique film. The sacking at the end is also incredible, and a hillarious moment of apparent spontaneity.… Expand
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JonertT.Apr 29, 2007
Comedy at its finest form since Chappelle's Show or perhaps Entourage.
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MarkoP.Apr 29, 2007
A chilling, dark, disturbing portrayal of the negligence of Middle America, yet adding top flight humor.
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JackKApr 29, 2007
Imagine the sh.t-storm of indignation that would have resulted if this tasteless movie had been set in, for example, Uganda. However, because Central Asia is (as usual) neglected in the public eye, this is read as "ironically amusing" by the Imagine the sh.t-storm of indignation that would have resulted if this tasteless movie had been set in, for example, Uganda. However, because Central Asia is (as usual) neglected in the public eye, this is read as "ironically amusing" by the bleating public. Isn't the third world HILARIOUS?… Expand
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JackM.Apr 28, 2007
If you didn't like this movie, you are so racist, you are afraid of being a little racist.....so "Eat my asshole"
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BMillerApr 25, 2007
Occasionally I see a movie that is so bad that I feel cheated and angry that I wasted my time and money on it. This is one of those movies. After reading and hearing how funny people found this movie I had high expectations of at least Occasionally I see a movie that is so bad that I feel cheated and angry that I wasted my time and money on it. This is one of those movies. After reading and hearing how funny people found this movie I had high expectations of at least having a few laugh out loud moments. There were none. After enduring the whole movie resisting the temptation to press the fast forward button, in case I missed a funny part, I struggled with trying to analyze why I seemed to be alone in finding this humorless. I concluded that since since Borat's comic routine is basically to insult and embarrass people, the only way it is funny to me is if the victim reacts in a funny manner. They do not, which means Borat has to carry this entire movie himself and frankly he fails. Frequently I felt sorry for the people involved who were, despite some of their beliefs or personal prejudices, for the most part, nice people. I would advise people to avoid this movie unless you enjoy immature toilet humor and like to see decent people humiliated.… Expand
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SaraM.Apr 21, 2007
Unforgiving and disturbing in its brilliance, Borat is undoubtedly one of the greatest movies ever made. You hate yourself for laughing. And unlike some of the Archy-Bunker-type comedies its been compared to, Borat leaves you with no hope Unforgiving and disturbing in its brilliance, Borat is undoubtedly one of the greatest movies ever made. You hate yourself for laughing. And unlike some of the Archy-Bunker-type comedies its been compared to, Borat leaves you with no hope for redemption. The chilling, dark truth of our society's ills are left sitting with you through the credits and long after you've gone home. You may be a worse person for having laughed till it hurt, but you will be a better person for having seen the movie.… Expand
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AnonymousApr 18, 2007
Everythings in horrible taste, yet is still hilarious. You people who were offended are just a bunch of idiots who take life way too seriously. If everything was serious, what fun would life be?
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JohnOApr 18, 2007
Outrageous social satire. It
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EricC.Apr 17, 2007
Awesome. All you people who are so wildly against this movie are the kind of people this movie targets. All of you shaking your head at this movie remind me of a certain veteran vetenarian Ali-G had met. How can you try to knock this movie Awesome. All you people who are so wildly against this movie are the kind of people this movie targets. All of you shaking your head at this movie remind me of a certain veteran vetenarian Ali-G had met. How can you try to knock this movie for having dirty humor? There's nothing here that comes close to when Borat had a crowded southern bar singing "Throw the Jew Down the Well", but he comes close (and Cohen is actually Jewish, so anyone trying to call him a racist is an idiot). The things he got the college kids to say, the ones who will some day be independent citizens of our country, was amazing. And how is it not funny to see the reactions of people he tries to politely kiss? Are we that uncomfortable with our sexuality that kissing, dirty words, and naked wrestling cross the line? Scratch the last one. That was filthy. If you don't like getting made fun of, then yeah, you'll hate this movie. But if you're willing to just laugh at the amount of racism, hostility, and ignorance left in this country, then this movie is mind blowing. There's also a level of kindness as well. The Jewish couple he "escapes" from were a ray of hope. I'm not going to argue if you just don't agree with the humor. Personally, I think movies like Norbit, Wildhogs, and National Lampoons are offensively unfunny, but hey, that's just me. I'm sure there aren't any critics who share my opinion.… Expand
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JHApr 15, 2007
Easily the funniest movie I have seen in the last 10 years. The people who didn't like this movie are the ones who didn't understand the jokes, i.e., they actually thought Cohen was being racist and or antisemitic. I like to call Easily the funniest movie I have seen in the last 10 years. The people who didn't like this movie are the ones who didn't understand the jokes, i.e., they actually thought Cohen was being racist and or antisemitic. I like to call those people morons.… Expand
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That'sIt?Apr 14, 2007
Isn't irony dead yet? If it isn't, it should be. In an age where everyone is sarcastic and punch lines are smarmily laced with irony, this film ultimately disappoints. I typically try to temper my expectations when going to see a Isn't irony dead yet? If it isn't, it should be. In an age where everyone is sarcastic and punch lines are smarmily laced with irony, this film ultimately disappoints. I typically try to temper my expectations when going to see a critic's darling, but I walked out wondering: what did miss? The reality is: nothing. I saw a second-rate comedian going the shock route in what critics are deeming social satire. This might have worked as an NYU film student's final project, or a 7 minute clip on YouTube - but comic genius? Whichever critic compared Cohen to Lenny Bruce and Richard Pryor needs to seriously get help for their obvious crack problem. What have we learned that we didn't already know? I was toally underwhelmed by the 9th-grade "wow" irony of the kind southern lady on Secession Ave allowing her immigrant guest to stay in her house even though he brought his bagged poop to the dinner table, yet calls the police when the black prostitute arrives. You can hear Cohen practically yelling, "DON'T YOU GET IT?" The only real satire that worked in this movie is that of reality TV, which Cohen actually applied with subtlety - so much in fact, that most people who think the movie is funny don't even realize what he was doing. This is the only reason I didn't give this movie a zero: He is making fun of the people who think the movie is funny. You could be one of them. I'm not.… Expand
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ChrisW.Apr 13, 2007
Borat is actually one of the smartest comedic films of 2006 in the light that it points out how close-minded we Americans are as people. We are quick to judgments and want everything mainstream yet this has mainstream aspects but meshes it Borat is actually one of the smartest comedic films of 2006 in the light that it points out how close-minded we Americans are as people. We are quick to judgments and want everything mainstream yet this has mainstream aspects but meshes it with indy aspects and a message to unite us as a people to end hatred towards foreigners and to end all wars and to promote peace and end racism or hatred towards people. This is one of the more unique social commentaries that exposes the people's phobias (i.e. hotel scene) and gives us new insight on people's take on things. This is an intelligent comical film that doesn't seem like it at all and its unabashed brilliance makes this film one of the best of 2006 (albeit snubbed by the Oscars). The term comedic genius has often been overplayed and overused but when describing HBO's Sacha Baron Cohen it is not only appropriate but a definite.… Expand
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ProthroH.Apr 13, 2007
I loved it. The man who plays Borat is a masterful improviser, brilliant comedian, courageous political satirist, and genuinely experimental film artist. Borat makes you laugh but Baron Cohen forces you to think.
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RicoK.Apr 13, 2007
Woe unto those nations that cannot take a joke, fo they become more buttlike in the unlaughingness of their overreacts (as Borat would surely mangle the phrase). First unleashed on the world in a series of BBC comedic sketches on the Woe unto those nations that cannot take a joke, fo they become more buttlike in the unlaughingness of their overreacts (as Borat would surely mangle the phrase). First unleashed on the world in a series of BBC comedic sketches on the Cambridge alumnus Cohen's Da Ali G Show and later picked up for domestic consumption by HBO, Borat is the ugly American (or Brit) from elsewhere: a clueless, gangly, mustachioed moron prone to anti-Semitic tirades so subversively over-the-top that the only serious reaction is giggles. This feature-length expansion of Cohen's deliciously ridiculous character accomplishes what decades of Soviet propaganda failed to do: It points out and underscores issues of race, religious intolerance, classism, and all manner of very American social ills by giving the culprits just enough rope to hang themselves by their own petards (and then some). On the face of it, Borat is a mockumentary. It follows the titular clod and his producer, Azamat (Davitian), from their backwater Kazakhstan hovels (where Borat lives with his sister, "the number four prostitute in all of Kazakhstan!") to America on an ostensible mission of discovery and cultural growth. Almost immediately, however, the lovesick Borat falls for the image of Pamela Anderson, and the film heads west with marriage on its mind. In between Borat's arrival in New York City and the end of his epic quest are some of the most fearless acts of transgressive comedy in years. Forever in character, Cohen wrangles invitations for Borat to poshly racist Southern dinner parties, meets with nonplussed feminists (where he compares the size of the female brain to that of a squirrel), wanders dazed and confused into a holy-rolling pentecostal megachurch, and scares the bejesus out of Baywatcher Anderson. This is shockingly blunt comedy and shockingly funny, too. Cohen and Davitian are utterly fearless, poking fun not only at Americans but at the stereotype of the foreign Other as well. As of last weekend, a massive intra-studio bidding war for Cohen's next film has erupted. Oddly, the Kazakhstan Ministry of Information has gone quiet. If they're biting their tongues as hard as I did, they're going to need stitches.… Expand
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FranzJ.Apr 13, 2007
This movie is HILARIOUS! I saw it at an advance screening and am planning to go see it again when it opens. The best comedy film I have seen in years. Edgy, fresh and comedy in its purest form. The whole theater was dying of laughter This movie is HILARIOUS! I saw it at an advance screening and am planning to go see it again when it opens. The best comedy film I have seen in years. Edgy, fresh and comedy in its purest form. The whole theater was dying of laughter throughout the whole movie. Well worth the admission price. The critics have this one bang on. I actually saw a preview of the movie almost a week ago in St. Louis, but lemme tell you something: the jokes that you get from "Borat" are unbelievable. Half of the movie you'll be saying "I can't believe he just said that/did that." It really is offensive, shocking humour...but when you compare it to the comedies recently - this movie cannot be touched. You'll have to watch it twice cuz I guarentee you'll laugh and miss some parts. I also guarentee some people will leave the theater offended. Movie: Very Nice!… Expand
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TedY.Apr 13, 2007
"Borat" is silliness at its most trenchant, and if your sense of irony isn't factory installed, you'll probably find it horrifying. Take comfort in the thought that we get the cultural commentators and the comedians we deserve, and "Borat" is silliness at its most trenchant, and if your sense of irony isn't factory installed, you'll probably find it horrifying. Take comfort in the thought that we get the cultural commentators and the comedians we deserve, and that in Borat and Sacha Baron Cohen we have found our curse and our blessing. What makes the film lift off into the ether, though, is Baron Cohen's skills as a master ironist and physical comedian.… Expand
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RickyJ.Apr 13, 2007
Cohen's total immersion in his character is a wonder to behold. If Oscar voters have any sense, they recognize his performance for what it is: a tour de force that sets off comic and cosmic explosions in your head. You won't know Cohen's total immersion in his character is a wonder to behold. If Oscar voters have any sense, they recognize his performance for what it is: a tour de force that sets off comic and cosmic explosions in your head. You won't know what outrageous fun is until you see Borat. High-five!… Expand
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RickyJ.Apr 13, 2007
Cohen's total immersion in his character is a wonder to behold. If Oscar voters have any sense, they recognize his performance for what it is: a tour de force that sets off comic and cosmic explosions in your head. You won't know Cohen's total immersion in his character is a wonder to behold. If Oscar voters have any sense, they recognize his performance for what it is: a tour de force that sets off comic and cosmic explosions in your head. You won't know what outrageous fun is until you see Borat. High-five!… Expand
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PierreC.Apr 13, 2007
Absolutely brilliant comedy! NIIIIIICE as Borat would say. Never have I laughed as much as when watching this film. You just cannot stop laughing! :D
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FelixV.Apr 13, 2007
Borat is the bomb. It is the type of comedy that (yes) reaches the depths of shamelessness and outrageousness that blow your mind in a way you're probably not ready for, but will probably cause you to laugh, hard. However, aside from Borat is the bomb. It is the type of comedy that (yes) reaches the depths of shamelessness and outrageousness that blow your mind in a way you're probably not ready for, but will probably cause you to laugh, hard. However, aside from the shock humor, and more impotant, is the satire and nude exposing of rascism, bigotry, and general human roboticness that this movie exposes. Only a movie with 90 percent toilet humor can get away with the level of political and social satire that this movie does. It is an incredibly funny, but also brave and honest film that hopefully will inspire more independent thought in Hollywood and (to some degree) Americans and the world as a whole.… Expand
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JakeApr 12, 2007
Borat is, essentially, funny. In fact, it is hilarious. But as you may have guessed from past reviews, previews, etc., it is very offensive, racist, sexist, and homophobic(some would say homoerotic, but I wouldn't because I don't Borat is, essentially, funny. In fact, it is hilarious. But as you may have guessed from past reviews, previews, etc., it is very offensive, racist, sexist, and homophobic(some would say homoerotic, but I wouldn't because I don't consider a big naked fat man very erotic). But if you can handle such things(oh, there's Jew hating too), then you should find the entire film to be hilarious as I did. But there are some things that aren' that funny(which is what brought this down to a 9), but they are small in quantity. And it really makes you think how messed up Americans can be as every person that appears in this movie is not an actor and didn't know they were being filmed(except Sacha Baron Cohen as Borat and Pamela Anderson as herself). Now we must wait for Cohen's next project.… Expand
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RyanS.Apr 12, 2007
Most definitley the funniest movie ever made. From the opening line, "I like you. I like sex...its nice," to the end where he finally gets Lunella, this movie will have you laughing your assholes off.
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RobbieCApr 10, 2007
Absolutely genius! Have never, ever laughed so hard in a movie theater in my life. It is low-brow reality-tv-as-a-movie for sure, but it is so brilliant in exposing our ridiculous nature as a people that anyone without a sense of humor will Absolutely genius! Have never, ever laughed so hard in a movie theater in my life. It is low-brow reality-tv-as-a-movie for sure, but it is so brilliant in exposing our ridiculous nature as a people that anyone without a sense of humor will simply be embarassed.… Expand
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AdamB.Apr 8, 2007
Borat is the kind of film in which you need to be able to tolerate crude, rude, and horrible humor that is done so well that it's brilliant. I have seen Borat on "Da Ali G Show" before the movie came out, and I found it fairly funny. It Borat is the kind of film in which you need to be able to tolerate crude, rude, and horrible humor that is done so well that it's brilliant. I have seen Borat on "Da Ali G Show" before the movie came out, and I found it fairly funny. It took a very interesting idea and made some laughs. But could it have been better? Yes. This movie is the pure and unadulterated example of how.… Expand
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GosiaSApr 4, 2007
This movie was ridiculously stupid. I picked it randomly to watch
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Jim10HApr 3, 2007
Watch it again to see that throughout, everyone is given a chance to show their full humanness here. This work of art satrizes the human race, not so much Americans. It may very well be genius on a par with Swift or Twain or even Dane Cook. Watch it again to see that throughout, everyone is given a chance to show their full humanness here. This work of art satrizes the human race, not so much Americans. It may very well be genius on a par with Swift or Twain or even Dane Cook. Yeah it goes too far - that's why it gets a 10.… Expand
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NickM.Apr 1, 2007
Giving the makers of the movie the benefit of the doubt in the fact that most of the movie was not staged, I think it was very funny. It lost two points for me because there were some parts that just went WAY too far and were down right Giving the makers of the movie the benefit of the doubt in the fact that most of the movie was not staged, I think it was very funny. It lost two points for me because there were some parts that just went WAY too far and were down right disturbing....such as the two guys fighting naked....Icould have done without that.… Expand
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NDApr 1, 2007
Expected more from reading the reviews - still found a good few laughs in there - just not enough to recommend it to anyone else.
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KevinH.Mar 30, 2007
Crude low brow bathroom humour. Only good for drunken frat types or hopeless stoners.
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BJ.Mar 29, 2007
Absolutely the funniest movie I have ever seen. Amazingly creative and funny like nothing I have ever seen before. He makes people look like absolute idiots, and makes so many jokes about his own Jewish religion that no one should take Absolutely the funniest movie I have ever seen. Amazingly creative and funny like nothing I have ever seen before. He makes people look like absolute idiots, and makes so many jokes about his own Jewish religion that no one should take seriously, as they're just just jokes. A great hilarious movie.… Expand
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SamS.Mar 28, 2007
This was the worst movie EVER!!! It was boring, pointless and offensive.... It was soo boring I walked out after the first 20 minutes.
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ClintM.Mar 28, 2007
A huge disappointment. The only laughter I had was in the re-telling to people who hadn't seen it yet. Watching it was uncomfortable.
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NicoleW.Mar 27, 2007
One of the main casualties of political correctness has been the use of irony in literature, film, and other art forms. Irony presented with any subtly or insight is inevitably misunderstood, condemned and quashed by the self-righteous, One of the main casualties of political correctness has been the use of irony in literature, film, and other art forms. Irony presented with any subtly or insight is inevitably misunderstood, condemned and quashed by the self-righteous, unknowing thought police. What are we left with? Irony so obvious and over the top that it cannot be misunderstood and that has no redeeming value. In other words, we have … Expand
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CherylP.Mar 27, 2007
This is one of the worst sophomoric films I've ever seen. Sacha Cohen must have fulfilled his 13 year old fantasies in this crude, disgusting drivel. I can't believe critics and the Academy gave this a moment's serious This is one of the worst sophomoric films I've ever seen. Sacha Cohen must have fulfilled his 13 year old fantasies in this crude, disgusting drivel. I can't believe critics and the Academy gave this a moment's serious consideration. Oops! Silly me--it was Hollywood where almost anything can pass as a cogent thought.… Expand
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AdamP.Mar 26, 2007
I personally thought this movie was ok. I found more enjoyment from listening to the self-righteous people around me tell me how ashamed I should be for laughing occasionally throughout. It was refreshing to see everyone get laughed at for once.
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MartinS.Mar 25, 2007
The problem with "shock humor" is that often you find your self so dumbfounded, you wind up missing the joke. Many people in the audience were in stunned silence during some of the most hilarious scenes.
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ShannonP.Mar 24, 2007
This is political correctness taken to its ultimate extreme: jokes about politically incorrect topics and/or having otherwise politically protected targets (
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TomMar 24, 2007
I was disappointed... highly overrated film. Parts of it are definitely funny, but for the most part, it is simply an uncomfortable movie to watch, not just because of the underlying racism that is so prevalent in America, but because of how I was disappointed... highly overrated film. Parts of it are definitely funny, but for the most part, it is simply an uncomfortable movie to watch, not just because of the underlying racism that is so prevalent in America, but because of how he interacts with people. It's humor at the other's expense, and while some people in the movie are despicable, many are actually very welcoming of the foreigner and yet are insulted relentlessly.… Expand
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BrandonK.Mar 24, 2007
This film is utter RACIST SHIT. I disagree with everything the racist guy says. I think it should be banend by the government. I didn't laugh once. Everybody who watched this and laughed is racist. UTTER RACIST CRAP.
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NateM.Mar 23, 2007
That guy is my hero, he is so funny. I about crapped my pants watching it.
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SteveK.Mar 21, 2007
Chalk this one up to the "backlash against political correctness". We've lost any sense of what is acceptable or unacceptable just because we don't want to be PC any more. Critics want this movie to say something important so badly Chalk this one up to the "backlash against political correctness". We've lost any sense of what is acceptable or unacceptable just because we don't want to be PC any more. Critics want this movie to say something important so badly that they are quick to determine everything that is incredibly crude and offensive as a form of satire that somehow points the finger back at us. That's BS. It is what it is... Jackass but with a guy pretending to be from Kazhakstan and a half-baked "plot." Somehow the joke is supposed to be on us because Sacha Baron Cohen is the only one in on the "joke". Look, just because it's over-the-top does not make it in-offensive. Just ask the people of Kazhakstan. How does it make it right at all to tell a people "don't be offended, look at how over-the-top our charcaterization of you is" when they are the ones being offended? Can you honestly say if Cohen picked an African country that there would not be more outrage over this movie? I get that it shows how ugly America is, and makes us look like jackasses, but no less than Cohen looks like the chief of all jackasses. I am sure he doesn't think people in Kazakhstan live like that, but why parody it at all? "Because it's funny." You can laugh at a mentally handicaped kid just because you think it's funny, it doesn't make it right. Wake up, people... why are you laughing?… Expand
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KenMar 20, 2007
Truly tasteless and offensive. That said, it's also pretty darn funny.
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NathanielD.Mar 20, 2007
As a big fan of Da Ali G show (I own both seasons on DVD) this movie came as a big disappointment. Granted, Borat was actually always my least favorite of Cohen's 3 personalities, but I think that the biggest problem with this movie is As a big fan of Da Ali G show (I own both seasons on DVD) this movie came as a big disappointment. Granted, Borat was actually always my least favorite of Cohen's 3 personalities, but I think that the biggest problem with this movie is that not much of it seemed improvised and that most of it was scripted. Paired with the fact that I don't see how this could be near as funny in subsequent views, I don't think this movie will stand the test of time and won't ever hold a classic status.… Expand
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SamMar 19, 2007
There are some laughs here and there, but overall, this is the epitome of "the stupid-funny" movie. Cohen gives a great performance, though.
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TimS.Mar 18, 2007
Definitely funny but a one time see for sure.
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JeremyM.Mar 18, 2007
Personally, I think that it is about time we were shown how we are so ignorant. This humor was so much more than your straight jokes. It had a deeper meaning, and I think those who were offended/misunderstanding of this film should not vote Personally, I think that it is about time we were shown how we are so ignorant. This humor was so much more than your straight jokes. It had a deeper meaning, and I think those who were offended/misunderstanding of this film should not vote becuase they are ignorant of this film. The nude scenes were not overdone, they were hilarious, the parody of Kazahkstan and how it is poor and backwards was done to an extent that it was a joke, not how it is in real life. We are, as a people are dumb. Hell, 87% of the people in this country cannot find our own country on a map, so who are we to complain?… Expand
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ChristopherJ.Mar 17, 2007
I liked Cohen's TV show interviews quite a bit, too. I liked some of the Ali G Show interviews, but this movie is worse. For those of you that have no idea, this movie is like Candid Camera, the old TV show, but more boring and with I liked Cohen's TV show interviews quite a bit, too. I liked some of the Ali G Show interviews, but this movie is worse. For those of you that have no idea, this movie is like Candid Camera, the old TV show, but more boring and with more penis shots. I wish I'd done almost anything else rather than waste time watching this movie.… Expand
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HalB.Mar 16, 2007
Either you get it or you don't... e.g., the national anthem at the rodeo: in a few short moments the film cuts directly to the heart of red-state America's bloodlust for post-9/11 vengence and their confused support of the war in Either you get it or you don't... e.g., the national anthem at the rodeo: in a few short moments the film cuts directly to the heart of red-state America's bloodlust for post-9/11 vengence and their confused support of the war in Iraq; the horse & rider backing up and tumbling at the end of this scene is hilarious & brilliant... As far as the earlier reviewer's conclusion that "Cohen is laughing all the way to the bank because Americans have no class"... well, duh, that's the point.… Expand
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MeaganM.Mar 15, 2007
good movie! I thought it was hilarious, just a little gross at some parts with the fat naked guy.
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TheoT.Mar 15, 2007
An excellent movie for the mentally and socially disfunctional with a neg IQ. Pityful.
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TheMagicalHippieKillerMar 13, 2007
This movie was hard to watch, not only because of some of the more rather tastless scenes, but the exposure of some of the dark and disturbing happenings and attitudes in our own country. The film had an oppurtunity to be smarter, but in This movie was hard to watch, not only because of some of the more rather tastless scenes, but the exposure of some of the dark and disturbing happenings and attitudes in our own country. The film had an oppurtunity to be smarter, but in this day and age where simple-minded humor is depicted because Scary Movie/American Pie types dominate, it fell flat. However, it was still enjoyable, but only as a rental. The film runs only on shock value, and once you know when things are going to happen, the feeling is gone. However, despite several leud scenes and gags about bodily waste, the most disturbing parts of the film were most of the unsuspecting victims. Several scenes (A high class southern dinner party on "Secession Ave"; an antique shop that is pro-Confederate; a rodeo in which much of the audience is depicted as racist; a Senator and Supreme Court Justice at a Pentacostal gathering; several schovanistic college students and expressing their views) show a darker side to American society, as well as show that Americans do not truly have a centralized culture; many of the locations and their populations vary differently, as seen in the film. Unfortunately, the film does not focus on this the way it should, instead, as stated earlier, choosing to stir up some controversey. However, the best thing about works like this is that it can really help to point out people who are unable to grasp the concept. I am not saying everyone who hates this is an idiot, some of you have very good arguments on why the film is stupid (Ray K, Morgan G). However, a lot of you should sit out on this one. And for the record, and I am suprised there are acutally people who do not know this, but Sacha Baron Cohen, the actor that plays Borat, is in fact, Jewish. Also, this movie seems a little far-fetched. Unless this film was shot after each time he paid his bail, it was most certainly staged in order to broadcast Cohen's personal views.… Expand
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KirkEMar 13, 2007
Stunning really, I remember just watching the film and being amazed at the different levels it was constantly working on. Make no mistake, as a satirical bigot, the Borat character is instantly one of the best comedy performances of all time Stunning really, I remember just watching the film and being amazed at the different levels it was constantly working on. Make no mistake, as a satirical bigot, the Borat character is instantly one of the best comedy performances of all time and this IS one of the funniest & most critical films ever made. For me the real joy was to follow Borat's own personal journey, his realisation that Pammy Anderson was not a virgin was hysterical, the frat boys trying to cheer him up about it quite touching, "Dude, have a beer!". Finally, the way in which the story was resolved with Borat, as we all wish, finding somebody that was willing to love him for who he was, was the final human touch in a world of superhuman stupidity. Congratulations to Mssrs Cohen (& Baynham). They shoot, they score!… Expand
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TheanimalMar 12, 2007
Boring & way overrated.
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AnonMar 11, 2007
OMG. This is like the funniest movie in years. Some of the things he does is just downright wrong and politically incorrect, yet we we still laugh, which should say something about the country as a whole. In any case, much credit must be OMG. This is like the funniest movie in years. Some of the things he does is just downright wrong and politically incorrect, yet we we still laugh, which should say something about the country as a whole. In any case, much credit must be given to Sasha Cohen and incredible skill at making a fool out of all of us. He goes down with the likes of Charlie Chaplin and Groucho Marx, a comedian trying to make a social statement.… Expand
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BrutusO.Mar 11, 2007
Not very good, I'm afraid. A few laughs arise from some of the absurd politically incorrect situations, but mostly it boils down to sub-frat boy humour about racism and fisting, or occasionally incest, with lots of dull interludes where Not very good, I'm afraid. A few laughs arise from some of the absurd politically incorrect situations, but mostly it boils down to sub-frat boy humour about racism and fisting, or occasionally incest, with lots of dull interludes where people have pretty lame set-up jokes played on them apparently without their prior knowledge. Sacha Cohen can think on his feet as a comic actor (nothing great, but he improvises pretty well) and the character who played his Kazakhi sidekick was quite good as well. But overall the film is not that funny, and not that interesting to watch, if you want an assessment not imbued with hype. Middle America may not have seen this sort of humour before, but the rest of us have. Anyone interested to see how gauche comedy can be done with a good deal more wit and panache and genuine laughs should track down the videos of the Australian Norman Gunston shows of the 70's and 80's. There were more laughs in the ads for those shows than in the whole of Borat.… Expand
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MattS.Mar 11, 2007
I feel like a horrible person for enjoying this movie, but I can't help it! Borat is the funniest movie I've seen since Anchorman! It is niiiiice!!
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BR.Mar 10, 2007
One of the first movies that I
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SebB.Mar 9, 2007
It had some damn funny parts, but it's too plot based, there's quite a bit that lags around in the second half i found. I like the show better because it's strictly about comedy and pointing out western civilization's flaws.
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KirkM.Mar 9, 2007
People who rated this low need to get a sense of humor and lighten up! Had me laughing throughout most of the movie. A one of a kind film with a good blend of low and high brow humor. See it today if you haven't already.
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SolohunterMar 8, 2007
Most review for this seem to be 10 or 0...which is odd to me. it definitely deserved neither of those scores. anybody who claims this movie is prejudice or racist or antisemitic completely missed the point: the over-the-top character of Most review for this seem to be 10 or 0...which is odd to me. it definitely deserved neither of those scores. anybody who claims this movie is prejudice or racist or antisemitic completely missed the point: the over-the-top character of Borat was a satire in itself on racists and anti-semites. and that is what the movie is, or at least, attempts to be: a satire. at its best, Borat is simply genius, gloriously funny but scathing at the same time. even at its short running time, however, Borat cannot sustain itself, and meanders into the silly or the disgusting. This is the movie at its worst, but even here, it still manages to be funny at times. All in all, a great movie with a great idea, but fails at times.… Expand
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CathyB.Mar 8, 2007
What a waste of time and money! I saw the movie Jackass and this was 100 times worse than that movie. The only positive thing I can say is that I saw people trying to make an outsider feel welcome. After I saw the movie, I called everyone I What a waste of time and money! I saw the movie Jackass and this was 100 times worse than that movie. The only positive thing I can say is that I saw people trying to make an outsider feel welcome. After I saw the movie, I called everyone I share movies with and told them not to waste their time or money on this movie.… Expand
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PhilS.Mar 7, 2007
I cannot believe some of the low ratings you have given this. It was laugh out loud funny from start to finish. Maybe you Americans just didn't get the irony - stick to watching Friends - its harmless!
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BrianE.Mar 6, 2007
It will make you laugh laugh laugh till it hurts and then some more, not like you've done in 10 yrs or more, wow funny right to the end. the only time you wont laugh is when it starts to hurt. 10+ see it and laugh your ass off
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