Which is probably not the first time hollywood producers have done that!

Who got loaded? The frat boys or the producers? :D

Didn't the Girls Gone Wild peeps have similiar suits brought against them?

But I'm not judging the film. I haven't said, for instance, it's not funny or Sasha's performance is lame. I'm judging whether it's something I would like to see. I have to go by something. Usually, it's friend's recommendations. Sometimes it's reviews that I feel sympatico with. Other times, a film becomes notorious and things about it enter the public sphere ... as in this case.


I have no judgment about the film. It may be very good. My judgment is on the filmmakers, and whether I want to support their tactics, and - based on the type of humor - whether I would enjoy it, or - if I did - whether I would enjoy myself for having enjoyed it.


From what further stuff I've heard, it seems most of the punking is self-inflicted ... in that the intended humiliation victims, for the most part, remain patient and polite with Sasha until he pulls out all the stops and forces people to react. Other than being funny, there's nothing about this movie that sounds appealing to me. Since I find lots of things funny, I don't feel any comedy shortage via missing this one.


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Todd Phillips' first movie as a director was a documentary called Frat House which took a look into frat pledging. He's since directed Old School and School for Scoundrels.

He and his co-director thought they were being clever by waiting until everybody was well lubed before getting them to sign the releases. But they learned their lesson when HBO Films (which had commissioned the documentary) refused to air it because of this.

There is actually a fair amount of latitude for documentaries in their ability to present people against their wills (though most distribution companies want the releases as a CYA measure) but the problem with Borat is that it is a work of fiction, even if it contains unscripted elements.

Saw it at our cheapie second-run theater. Laughed and cringed a lot. In the end it's funnier than I thought it would be because the people that looked the worst were those that deserved it the most. I enjoyed all of it, including the obviously staged bits, because they were hilarious too.

Have I ever mentioned that I hate frat boys? Stupid, drunken frat boys. The fact that they are the most socially accepted form of COLLEGE STUDENT is just absurd. After showing the impoverished village at the beginning, the sight of these brats is just grotesque. I'm not saying I didn't enjoy that part - I did. Much the same way I enjoyed all the other idiots in the movie. :D

Hey, let's hope nm doesn't see this post...sorry babe, but frats are not my bag.

Mazel Tov to Mr. Cohen for a job well done. Please excuse me, I have a Jew egg to care for. :tiki:

I cringed at the rodeo part where the cowboy was talking about working on getting rid of gay people...
eek...

Everything he said was horrific but predictable.

Well, it's nominated for a Golden Globe, which are being awarded Monday.






Where's my screener?

I liked the "Once we've blown all them a-rabs off the planet you'll have proven yourself and can wear your mustache again" line.