The official Borat Movie Thread

[Bill Maher]

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everyone knows it but Sacha Baren Cohen is a jew

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[theBruiser500]

my point being that a lot of his jokes aer anti jew and hes jew

[private joker]

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my point being that a lot of his jokes aer anti jew

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None of his jokes are anti-Jew. His jokes are making fun of people who are anti-Jew.

Take the scene with the bed & breakfast Jewish couple. In no way is he joking about them -- he's pointing out how nice they are, which is why it's ridiculous when people are anti-Semitic like Borat; like, why would anyone fear a couple like that and think they turned into cockroaches and love money. His target is anti-Semitism. The jokes are pro-Jew.

[jfk]

The Southern formal dinner scene was spectacular. I was crying by the time he came back to the table with the "bag" in his hands. The movie is a classic. I wonder how TBS will figure out how to edit it so they can run it into the ground four years from now.

[felson]

Deleted scenes from the film are here. The "Cinnabon" scene is pretty funny.

http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=BoratMovie

[gusmahler]

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The Southern formal dinner scene was spectacular. I was crying by the time he came back to the table with the "bag" in his hands. The movie is a classic. I wonder how TBS will figure out how to edit it so they can run it into the ground four years from now.

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While that scene was hilarious, my only problem with the scene is that it is a rehash of Da Ali G show. There is a skit from the show that had the exact same premise: Borat gets etiquette training, then goes to a formal dinner.

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The Southern formal dinner scene was spectacular. I was crying by the time he came back to the table with the "bag" in his hands. The movie is a classic. I wonder how TBS will figure out how to edit it so they can run it into the ground four years from now.

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While that scene was hilarious, my only problem with the scene is that it is a rehash of Da Ali G show. There is a skit from the show that had the exact same premise: Borat gets etiquette training, then goes to a formal dinner.

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actually this is the third time he has done this skit, 1 time for HBO, 1x for the UK. Its always been one of his top rated, if not his all time best skit.

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[talentdeficit]

the pamela anderson scene was completely staged! there's no way security doesn't tackle the camera crew if it's not.

my favorite overlooked scene: the telegram.

[theBruiser500]

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my point being that a lot of his jokes aer anti jew

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None of his jokes are anti-Jew. His jokes are making fun of people who are anti-Jew.

Take the scene with the bed & breakfast Jewish couple. In no way is he joking about them -- he's pointing out how nice they are, which is why it's ridiculous when people are anti-Semitic like Borat; like, why would anyone fear a couple like that and think they turned into cockroaches and love money. His target is anti-Semitism. The jokes are pro-Jew.

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yah i know pedant

[SNOWBALL]

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None of his jokes are anti-Jew. His jokes are making fun of people who are anti-Jew.

Take the scene with the bed & breakfast Jewish couple. In no way is he joking about them -- he's pointing out how nice they are, which is why it's ridiculous when people are anti-Semitic like Borat; like, why would anyone fear a couple like that and think they turned into cockroaches and love money. His target is anti-Semitism. The jokes are pro-Jew.

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OBV, but I think some of that was pretty overboard. I know anti-semetic arabs who have jewish friends. Anti-semetism is pretty complicated.