Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

Gemini Cricket · 11-11-2006, 10:19 AM

Just saw "Borat" last night.

Funniest movie film I have seen in a long, long time.

A must see. Go now and see it.

I laughed 'til I cried.

innerSpaceman · 11-11-2006, 12:47 PM

Funny as it may be ... I HATE, HATE, HATE people being punk'd for entertainment. It bugs me something awful. Ashton Kucher can die for all I care, and so can this Sasha Cohen dude.

The filmmakers are, in fact, being sued by two frat boys from Dixie for getting them sh!tfaced drunk, then having them sign releases that they claim they didn't understand, and then filming them making asses of themselves by revealing to approximately 2 million people so far that they are mysogenistic racist pigs.

I'm not real supportive of racist pigs, but I'm less so about those who play "gotcha" with them for the purpose of making millions of dollars while humiliating them.

Gemini Cricket · 11-14-2006, 10:48 AM

Well, farty pants, I loved it. It's a funny movie. And I actually saw it and therefore my comments about the film are more valid.

Moonliner · 11-14-2006, 01:19 PM

Gotta go with the Space Man on this one. Nothing good has come out if this genre since the original candid camera.

DreadPirateRoberts · 11-14-2006, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Well, farty pants, I loved it. It's a funny movie. And I actually saw it and therefore my comments about the film are more valid.

Any movie that GC would vociferously defend by using the "farty pants" arrow from his quiver must have some merit.

innerSpaceman · 11-15-2006, 01:14 AM

Maybe they're just jumping on the bandwagon, or whatever kind of wagon those Gypsy's use ... but an entire poverty-striken village in rural Romania is suing the makers of Borat for exploiting them and lying to them about their appearances in the film.

There's plenty of other funny stuff in the world. I can skip this one with ease.

And I'm not making any judgment on people who see it or find it funny. It just rubs me the wrong way.

Alex · 11-15-2006, 08:11 AM

I could have sworn I'd posted about seeing it but I guess not.

Anyway, to recap what I thought I had posted:

1) I laughed a lot.

2) Like iSm, I'm not big on punk'd and practical joke type humor. But most of the laughs were in the scripted parts of the movie.

3) I was surprised that in most of the "unstaged" encounters, it is only Borat that comes off looking like a moron. For the most post people respond appropriately, patiently, and have to be pushed very hard before they start to respond negatively to him. If anything, it shows how far most of us will go to avoid conflict.

4) I was disappointed to learn that the scenes filmed in Romania were not staged (as I had assumed).

5) So I laughed a lot but feel like something of a **** for doing so.

MouseWife · 11-15-2006, 08:43 AM

Did anyone see the actor on Leno? He was in full character. It was funny but then it was getting old {I'd hoped he come out of character}.

The patience you speak of, Alex, is what I saw with Martha Stewart {another guest on the show}. She treated him like a child. She kept on with what she was supposed to do, patiently answering his questions.

Since I haven't seen the movie, I wouldn't know that, Alex, so thanks for adding that. Nice to hear people aren't all bad, ya know?

Cadaverous Pallor · 11-15-2006, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

I could have sworn I'd posted about seeing it but I guess not.

Wait, I READ that post. I know I did. Huh?

Stan4dSteph · 11-15-2006, 09:13 AM

I haven't seen the movie.

There was an interesting article in Time magazine this month, written by Joel Stein (who I have loved since his days at the Stanford Daily). Link.

11-11-2006, 10:19 AM	#1
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan Just saw "Borat" last night. Funniest movie film I have seen in a long, long time. A must see. Go now and see it. I laughed 'til I cried.
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11-11-2006, 12:47 PM	#2
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Funny as it may be ... I HATE, HATE, HATE people being punk'd for entertainment. It bugs me something awful. Ashton Kucher can die for all I care, and so can this Sasha Cohen dude. The filmmakers are, in fact, being sued by two frat boys from Dixie for getting them sh!tfaced drunk, then having them sign releases that they claim they didn't understand, and then filming them making asses of themselves by revealing to approximately 2 million people so far that they are mysogenistic racist pigs. I'm not real supportive of racist pigs, but I'm less so about those who play "gotcha" with them for the purpose of making millions of dollars while humiliating them.
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11-14-2006, 10:48 AM	#3
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Well, farty pants, I loved it. It's a funny movie. And I actually saw it and therefore my comments about the film are more valid.
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Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	Gotta go with the Space Man on this one. Nothing good has come out if this genre since the original candid camera. __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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11-15-2006, 01:14 AM	#6
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Maybe they're just jumping on the bandwagon, or whatever kind of wagon those Gypsy's use ... but an entire poverty-striken village in rural Romania is suing the makers of Borat for exploiting them and lying to them about their appearances in the film. There's plenty of other funny stuff in the world. I can skip this one with ease. And I'm not making any judgment on people who see it or find it funny. It just rubs me the wrong way.
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11-15-2006, 08:11 AM	#7
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I could have sworn I'd posted about seeing it but I guess not. Anyway, to recap what I thought I had posted: 1) I laughed a lot. 2) Like iSm, I'm not big on punk'd and practical joke type humor. But most of the laughs were in the scripted parts of the movie. 3) I was surprised that in most of the "unstaged" encounters, it is only Borat that comes off looking like a moron. For the most post people respond appropriately, patiently, and have to be pushed very hard before they start to respond negatively to him. If anything, it shows how far most of us will go to avoid conflict. 4) I was disappointed to learn that the scenes filmed in Romania were not staged (as I had assumed). 5) So I laughed a lot but feel like something of a **** for doing so.
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MouseWife Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Da' Beach Posts: 2,957	Did anyone see the actor on Leno? He was in full character. It was funny but then it was getting old {I'd hoped he come out of character}. The patience you speak of, Alex, is what I saw with Martha Stewart {another guest on the show}. She treated him like a child. She kept on with what she was supposed to do, patiently answering his questions. Since I haven't seen the movie, I wouldn't know that, Alex, so thanks for adding that. Nice to hear people aren't all bad, ya know? __________________ Summa' time....when the livins' easy.........
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Stan4dSteph Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,156	I haven't seen the movie. There was an interesting article in Time magazine this month, written by Joel Stein (who I have loved since his days at the Stanford Daily). Link.
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