The official Borat Movie Thread

[hoyasnaxa]

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i didn't like it that much to be honest. dunno what more to say.

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I totally agree. Given the ridiclous reviews saying that this was the funniest movie ever, I was severely dissapointed. It is basically the skit, only for 80 minutes. It gets a 6/10 from me.

[siccjay]

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It is basically the skit, only for 80 minutes.

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So? Does that mean you don't think the skits were funny?

[hoyasnaxa]

The skits are funny, but given the reviews and reactions this movie was getting, I thought it would be different. I remember the first time I saw the Ali G show, I thought it was amazing and told everyone about it when it was first getting popular in the US and A. I feel like most of the critics had limited exposure to the show, and so for them, this movie was that amazing experience of first seeing it.

It was funny, but is it "the funniest movie of all time", as TIME magazine asked? As Bruno would say, "Thats a nisch nisch." I am extremely dissapointed.

Also, tons of it seemed/was staged.

[prohornblower]

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The skits are funny, but given the reviews and reactions this movie was getting, I thought it would be different. I remember the first time I saw the Ali G show, I thought it was amazing and told everyone about it when it was first getting popular in the US and A. I feel like most of the critics had limited exposure to the show, and so for them, this movie was that amazing experience of first seeing it.

It was funny, but is it "the funniest movie of all time", as TIME magazine asked? As Bruno would say, "Thats a nisch nisch." I am extremely dissapointed.

Also, tons of it seemed/was staged.

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So let me get this straight:

1) Because the critics "have had limited exposure to" Borat, makes them over-rate how funny he is? I think what you are trying to imply is that because YOU've seen Borat MORE than some critics, YOU are now under-rating how funny he is. Am I close?

2) Never go into a movie expecting the "funniest movie of all time". No matter what somebody in a magazine says. It usually takes a movie a good 5-10 years to marinate before the public can rightfully place it on a ranking list.

3) "Tons of it seemed staged"? So? You do what you gotta do. In this day-and-age, this is about as far as you can push the envelope in a mass-screening R (or less) rated movie.