Borat... the Movie!

[MizzouRah]

http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/borat/trailer/

:D

[MizzouRah]

Here's a review.. I can't wait to see this.

http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/732/732787p1.html

[Groundhog]

Ditto, sounds like this might be a scream.

[JPhillips]

According to the British press there will be a discussion on Borat when the Kazakh President visits the White House later this month. There will also be a cable advertising blitz promoting Kazakhstan.

[Fidatelo]

I saw the preview for this movie when I went to go see Talladega Nights, and as much as I liked Talladega Nights, I think that Borat trailer was my favorite part of the evening.

[digamma]

I know several folks who have seen an uncut version of the movie. To a man, they've all said it is one of the funniest movies they've ever seen.

[MikeVic]

I can't wait for this as well, and I agree with what Fidatelo said as well. I saw the trailer during Talladega Nights (which I thought wasn't bad, but Ferrell is starting to wear on me), and instead of talking about the movie the next day... I talked about the Borat trailer and had to show a few people the trailer from YouTube.

[JPhillips]

"Her vagine is like a wizard's sleeve"

You had me at vagine.

[MylesKnight]

http://ffmedia.ign.com/filmforce/image/article/711/711738/borat-20060607053153666.jpg

[MrBigglesworth]

Borat's Myspace sent out a bulletin that they will be having a free pre-screening on the 20th in select cities around the country, and Philly is one. I'm going to try and get tickets.

[cthomer5000]

throw the jew down the well!

[JPhillips]

Borat is very displeased with Uzbek propaganda.

A statement from fictional Kazakh reporter Borat's D.C. press conference outside the Embassy of Kazakhstan:

"Jagshemash, my name Borat Sagdiyev. I would like to comment on recent advertisments on television and in media about my nation of Kazakhstan, saying that women are treated equally, and that all religions are tolerated — these are disgusting fabrications. These claims are part of a propoganda campaign against our country by evil nitwits Uzbekistan — who as we all know are a very nosey people, with a bone in the middle of their brain.


"There is a man name Roman Vasilenko who is claiming to be Press Secretary of Kazakhstan. Please do not listen this man, he is Uzbek imposter, and is currently being hunted by our agents. I must further say on behalf of my government, that if Uzbekistan do not desist from funding these attacks, then we will not rule out the possibility of military intervention. ...

"Furthermore, all claims that our glorious leader is displeased with my film, 'Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazahkstan' is lie. Infacts main purpose of Premier Nazharbayev's visit to Washingtons is to promote this moviefilm. This why together with Ministry of Information he will be hosting a screening tomorrow evening, to which he have invitate Premier George Walter Bush and other American dignitaries — Donald Rumsfeld, Bill Gates, O.J. Simpson and Mel Gibsons. This screening will be followed by cocktail party and a discussion of closer ties between our countries at Hooters, on 825 7th Street.

"Thank you, I must now return to Embassy where my government need me.

"Chenquieh"

and then he went to the White House


White House turns away 'Kazakh reporter' Borat
POSTED: 9:41 a.m. EDT, September 29, 2006
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Borat, the fictional TV reporter from Kazakhstan, may have gotten under the skin of Kazakh officials, but Thursday he couldn't get past the gates of the White House.

Secret Service agents turned away British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, in character as the boorish, anti-Semitic journalist, when he tried to invite "Premier George Walter Bush" to a screening of his upcoming movie, "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan."

Also invited to the screening: O.J. Simpson, "Mel Gibsons" and other "American dignitaries." (Watch "Borat" let the chicken out of the bag on a subway -- 2:33)

Cohen's stunt was timed to coincide with an official visit by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who is scheduled to meet with Bush Friday.

Nazarbayev and other Kazakh officials have sought to raise the profile of the oil-rich former Soviet republic and assure the West that, contrary to Borat's claims, theirs is not a nation of drunken anti-Semites who treat their women worse than their donkeys.

Kazakhstan is expected to become one of the top 10 oil producers within a decade. A U.S. ally with troops in Iraq, the country has drawn criticism for its deteriorating civil liberties and flawed elections.

Shortly after Nazarbayev dedicated a statue in front of the Kazakh embassy, Borat denounced an official Kazakh publicity campaign running in U.S. magazines as "disgusting fabrications" orchestrated by neighboring Uzbekistan.

"If there is one more item of Uzbek propaganda claiming that we do not drink fermented horse urine, give death penalty for baking bagels, or export over 300 tons of human pubis per year, then we will be left with no alternative but to commence bombardment of their cities with our catapults," Borat said.

Cohen, 35, who is Jewish, co-starred in the recent U.S. box office hit "Talladega Nights" and has appeared in TV comedy series "Da Ali G Show" on U.S. cable channel HBO and Britain's Channel 4.

Cohen's "Borat" comedy routine has drawn legal threats from the Kazakh government, which keeps a tight lid on criticism in its news media.

Kazakh press secretary Roman Vasilenko said he was worried that some may take the Borat routine seriously.

"He is not a Kazakh. What he represents is a country of Boratastan, a country of one," Vasilenko told Reuters.

[QuikSand]

"He is not a Kazakh. What he represents is a country of Boratastan, a country of one," Vasilenko told Reuters.

That's actually pretty funny, all things considered.

[cartman]

They've released some deleted scenes from the upcoming movie. This might end up being one of the funniest movies of all time.

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

[MizzouRah]

They've released some deleted scenes from the upcoming movie. This might end up being one of the funniest movies of all time.

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

Great stuff, thanks!!

[MrBigglesworth]

Amazing.

[molson]

There's tons and tons of Borat stuff on Youtube - all great.

It's amazing how simple the schtick is. There's nothing really new, he's just really good at it.

[cartman]

Here's a 20+ minute Borat press conference from the other day to promote the movie. Good stuff.

hxxp://media.movies.ign.com/media/833/833754/vid_1719250.html

[Ksyrup]

From an "interview" with a CNN reporter:

Becky Anderson: This is all good experience for being a journalist. I mean there are some great experiences in there. What's the best experience you've ever had?

Borat Sagdiyev: You are uh jumping!!! And going too close to me, woman! Yes, get back.

Becky Anderson: I'll get back in the cage. Although I left it outside.

Borat Sagdiyev: I will put you in my cage later. You will not run far. Yes? My best assignment was when I did reporting for Miss Kazakhstan Contest from 2002. Wowowoeewow! It was win by Karangash Atmova. You know her? She have beautiful hair and pair of...teets?... that make a dangle 1.3 meter because she attach a rock to them... 1.4 meter including milk valve. It was judged by American sports star OJ Simpson. You know him? One of the contestants become so obsessed with him that she break into his hotel room, and she kill herself. But before doing so, she smear blood all over his clothes. There are crazy these female fans!

LOL!

hxxp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/27/becky.borat/index.html

[Leonidas]

I don't get it. I've seen the previews, seen the interviews, doesn't work for me.

[Karlifornia]

Best reviewed movie of the year, according to Rotten Tomatoes. I'm so there tonight.

[Joe]

Andy Kaufman did this schtick better.

[AlexB]

You gotta love a guy standing in the middle of a rodeo event receiving rapturous applause and hollering after saying into a mic 'I support your war of terror' :D

[Karlifornia]

You gotta love a guy standing in the middle of a rodeo event receiving rapturous applause and hollering after saying into a mic 'I support your war of terror' :D

LOL

[King of New York]

Andy Kaufman did this schtick better.

Different, but not better. Andy Kaufman was a master of the surreal--his approach to comedy was very cerebral; Cohen is more of a satirist who goes for the jugular.

[Oilers9911]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbCUH8diDpQ

LOL

[NoMyths]

Just came back from the film.

Wow. Go see it. :D

[stevew]

At first I thought this movie was probably going to suck, just cause that whole Ali-G thing is annoying to me. But I'll be damned if the clips for this don't make me really want to find a way to see it. Hopefully it goes wide quickly.

[cartman]

At first I thought this movie was probably going to suck, just cause that whole Ali-G thing is annoying to me. But I'll be damned if the clips for this don't make me really want to find a way to see it. Hopefully it goes wide quickly.

It's supposed to be on 2000 screens next weekend. I have no idea why they cut the opening back to 800 screens. Even with the limited opening, it is supposed to be the #3 or #4 grossing movie this weekend.

[digamma]

I was mildly disappointed. Yes, it is still very funny, and there are a lot of laughs, but the Borat segments were my favorite on the Ali G Show, and I guess I expected a little more from the movie. Probably set my expectations a bit too high. That said, it's still worth seeing and there are some scenes that are unforgettable.

[illinifan999]

Sexy time

[cthomer5000]

I was mildly disappointed. Yes, it is still very funny, and there are a lot of laughs, but the Borat segments were my favorite on the Ali G Show, and I guess I expected a little more from the movie. Probably set my expectations a bit too high. That said, it's still worth seeing and there are some scenes that are unforgettable.

That's how I feel about it, word for word. It was good, but I was disappointed due to my own sky-high expectations.

[AgustusM]

I am clearly too old on the Demographic for this one.

not one thing of the media blitz I have seen has struck me as even moderately funny.

BTW - I hated Napoleon Dynamite too, again I don't think I am the target demographic.

[molson]

Early word is that is absolutely killed this weekend, and should finish #1 despite it's limited release.

It tested relatively poorly inside of the coasts, which led to the limited release, but obviously people sought it out.

And personally, I don't get how anyone doesn't get Borat.

[sabotai]

Just saw this tonight and thought it was hilarious!

[Cringer]

Early word is that is absolutely killed this weekend, and should finish #1 despite it's limited release.

It tested relatively poorly inside of the coasts, which led to the limited release, but obviously people sought it out.

And personally, I don't get how anyone doesn't get Borat.

I was worried they wouldn't show it down here. It was on one screen in one theater in a 50 mile radius or so. And it was shown only 5 times today. The theater was packed though. With it making so much on so few screens this weekend, I bet it equals it next week with the wider release. Areas like this one will have a ton of people wanting to see it because of word of mouth I am guessing.

We are in the middle of the coasts, and I don't think anyone had a problem 'getting it'.

Great movie. The filming was great IMO, and Borat is just one funny mofo.

[ice4277]

This movie has the greatest fight scene ever.

[MikeVic]

Funny movie.I just wanted it to last longer. :D

[Vince]

I was pretty underwhelmed, to be honest. I thought it was very funny at parts, but not as good as I was hoping for/expecting.

[JonInMiddleGA]

And personally, I don't get how anyone doesn't get Borat.

"Not get it" is different than "doesn't think it's all that funny".

I've gotten a mild chuckle out of a couple of the clips (and Lord knows, I've seen plenty of clips of it by now), but I just don't think it's all that funny on the whole. I get what he's shooting for, it just isn't my thing. {shrug}

[TheOhioStateUniversity]

That fight scene was a little more than what I wanted to see, most of it was funny but some of it crossed the line.

[sooner333]

It's supposed to be on 2000 screens next weekend. I have no idea why they cut the opening back to 800 screens. Even with the limited opening, it is supposed to be the #3 or #4 grossing movie this weekend.

Yeah, on the radio morning show the movie expert predicted $10 million with the limited release. However the movie ended up finishing #1 with over $25 million! I'm going to see it at the late show tonight.

[cartman]

I think it is safe to say that Borat will not be execute. Tim Allen, not so lucky.

[Peregrine]

Saw this today, I haven't laughed so hard at a movie in a long time.

[ThunderingHERD]

"The real stories behind 'Borat'"
http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2006/11/the_real_storie.html

I find it amusing that the feminist who only comes off poorly in the film because of her humorlessness(and, debatably, intolerance) is so narrow-minded as to adamantly proceed in making herself look ridiculous:

Of the three women from the Veteran Feminists of America in the movie, Linda Stein is the one who walked off the set and now has the most to say. Her website has a list of articles about her experience, including a first-person piece in the Downtown Express. "I don’t know what motivates Borat/Cohen to use his considerable talents to deceive and manipulate: maybe it's his way of gaining power over the childhood sting of religious animosity or the feelings of inferiority from a woman’s beating him at Scrabble," Stein writes. "I only know that afterward, I am left feeling confused and sad."

[albionmoonlight]

The closed-minded and condesending intolerance of the Veteran Feminists of America was one of the funniest parts of the movie.

[molson]

I find it amusing that the feminist who is only comes off poorly in the film because of her humorlessness(and, debatably, intolerance) is so narrow-minded as to adamantly proceed in making herself look ridiculous:

Hmm, I always assumed that the "innocent" parties in these kinds of stunts needed to give permission for their likenesses to be used in a movie. If not, it does kind of suck to unwittingly end up the butt of a joke in a blockbuster movie.

[Bee]

Hmm, I always assumed that the "innocent" parties in these kinds of stunts needed to give permission for their likenesses to be used in a movie. If not, it does kind of suck to unwittingly end up the butt of a joke in a blockbuster movie.


My understanding is they all signed releases, just nobody actually read them and just assumed Cohen was telling the truth about what he was doing.

[ThunderingHERD]

Hmm, I always assumed that the "innocent" parties in these kinds of stunts needed to give permission for their likenesses to be used in a movie. If not, it does kind of suck to unwittingly end up the butt of a joke in a blockbuster movie.


http://www.slate.com/id/2151865/

"The waivers encompass claims of defamation, invasion of privacy, and infringement of publicity rights—and they do so in unusual detail. The document diverges most clearly from the standard "standard consent agreements" when it gets into issues of fraud, "breach of alleged moral rights," and copyright infringement. There's even a reference to the federal Lanham Act, which covers unfair business practices that could mislead consumers. (This clause may protect against the claim that consumers were made to believe that the participant has endorsed—or voluntarily acted—in the film.)"

[JonInMiddleGA]

My name is Mahir ... and you stole-a my schtick-a.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20061107/D8L89AEG1.html
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A Turkish Internet celebrity is so convinced he was the inspiration for Sacha Baron Cohen's "Borat" character, he's traveling to London seeking an apology and a way to get paid from the film's surprise success.

Mahir Cagri 44, became a cyber celebrity after posting a personal Web site in 1999, featuring unintentionally amusing photos of himself playing pingpong or the accordion and sunbathing in a skimpy bathing suit. Fans were captivated by his broken English and hilarious invitation to women: "Who is want to come TURKEY I can invitate ... She can stay my home."

"The world knows he is copying Mahir," Cagri told The Associated Press in a telephone interview from his hometown of Izmir on Monday, minutes before he was to board a plane for Istanbul to appear on a talk show.

"I am not saying this - the world is. I have received so many e-mails from people in the United States who tell me he is imitating me," he said.

[Bee]

In 1986, I once answered my dorm phone with broken English and invited the girl at the other end over to wrestle. I think I'll sue Cohen too.

[timmynausea]

I was mildly disappointed. Yes, it is still very funny, and there are a lot of laughs, but the Borat segments were my favorite on the Ali G Show, and I guess I expected a little more from the movie. Probably set my expectations a bit too high. That said, it's still worth seeing and there are some scenes that are unforgettable.

Ditto. I consider myself a huge Borat fan, and I'm curious as to how this has gotten such rave reviews. It was definitely funny, but it didn't quite live up to the HBO segments.

[MikeVic]

Ditto. I consider myself a huge Borat fan, and I'm curious as to how this has gotten such rave reviews. It was definitely funny, but it didn't quite live up to the HBO segments.

I didn't see any of his normal segments as Borat before. Just the trailer and the movie. Had I seen most of the "type" of stuff he does, I probably wouldn't have found it as funny (looking down on women, the Jew thing, etc.).

[Toddzilla]

Funniest movie I've seen in a long long time. Laugh out loud hysterical.

[molson]

Here's an example of what I was taking about earlier in the thread. Who knows what story is true, but if a couple of drunk frat boys were really told that the movie was going to be shown only outside the United States, they play along with the gimmick, and then become recognizable on the street as racists, then I can see why they're pissed off:

hxxp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061110/ap_on_en_mo/film_borat_lawsuit

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Two fraternity boys want to make lawsuit against "Borat" over their drunken appearance in the hit movie.
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The legal action filed Thursday on their behalf claims they were duped into appearing in the spoof documentary "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan," in which they made racist and sexist comments on camera.

The young men "engaged in behavior that they otherwise would not have engaged in," the lawsuit says.

"Borat" follows the adventures of comedian
Sacha Baron Cohen's Kazakh journalist character in a blend of fiction and improvised comic encounters as he travels across the United States and mocks Americans.

The plaintiffs were not named in the lawsuit "to protect themselves from any additional and unnecessary embarrassment." They were identified in the movie as fraternity members from a South Carolina university, and appeared drunk as they made insulting comments about women and minorities to Cohen's character.

The lawsuit claims that in October 2005, a production crew took the students to a bar to drink and "loosen up" before participating in what they were told would be a documentary to be shown outside of the United States.

"They were induced to agree to participate and were told the name of the fraternity and the name of their school wouldn't be used," said the plaintiffs' attorney, Olivier Taillieu. "They were put into an RV and were made to believe they were picking up Borat the hitchhiker."

After a bout of heavy drinking, the plaintiffs signed a release form they were told "had something to do with reliability issues with being in the RV," Taillieu said.

The film "made plaintiffs the object of ridicule, humiliation, mental anguish and emotional and physical distress, loss of reputation, goodwill and standing in the community," the lawsuit said.

It names 20th Century Fox, a unit of News Corp., and three production companies as defendants.

Studio spokesman Gregg Brilliant said the lawsuit "has no merit."

The plaintiffs were seeking an injunction to stop the studio from displaying their image and likeness, along with unspecified monetary damages.

"Borat" debuted as the top movie last weekend with $26.5 million.

[ThunderingHERD]

I seriously doubt that the producers would have them sign their waivers while they were drunk, and don't for a second believe that they took them out to a bar to "loosen them up" and then had them sign the waivers.

[cthomer5000]

Ditto. I consider myself a huge Borat fan, and I'm curious as to how this has gotten such rave reviews.

My educated guess is that all the very best reviews are coming from those who are totally unfamiliar with the Borat character.

[Maple Leafs]

Haven't seen it yet, but figured you guys may want to see this.

What's real in "Borat"?
Everything you wanted to know about the Kazakh road trip -- what was staged, who was an actor, and who was just hapless comedy roadkill.

http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2006/11/10/guide_to_borat/print.html
(You may need to view an ad to access the article.)

[Bubba Wheels]

I enjoyed Borat the first time I saw him, as twins played by Steve Martin and Dan Akroyd on SNL. They should be the ones suing for copyright infringement.

[Galaxy]

Is Borat a product of a British comedy show (along the lines of a SNL/MAD TV)?

[John Galt]

I enjoyed Borat the first time I saw him, as twins played by Steve Martin and Dan Akroyd on SNL. They should be the ones suing for copyright infringement.

Is there anything you aren't wrong about? Politics, Maximum Football, and now Borat. You sir are on a roll.

[Neuqua]

Is Borat a product of a British comedy show (along the lines of a SNL/MAD TV)?

Kind of. He was one of the characters on the Ali G show (which is shown here on HBO as well.) Same guy plays all the characters.

[Bubba Wheels]

Is there anything you aren't wrong about? Politics, Maximum Football, and now Borat. You sir are on a roll.

Sarcasm, Borat reminds me of the two 'wild and crazy' Eastern European guys Martin and Ackroyd played. But keep your head where its at JG, saves money on buying hats for ya.

[WVUFAN]

Sarcasm, Borat reminds me of the two 'wild and crazy' Eastern European guys Martin and Ackroyd played. But keep your head where its at JG, saves money on buying hats for ya.

I agree. One of the most unfunny things I've seen in awhile.

[Oilers9911]

I enjoyed Borat the first time I saw him, as twins played by Steve Martin and Dan Akroyd on SNL. They should be the ones suing for copyright infringement.

You really think Borat is anything like the characters on SNL other than maybe the accent? Wow, you have no perception of comedy at all do you?

Ooooops. Apparently sarcasm but it wasn't very obvious.

[Oilers9911]

I agree. One of the most unfunny things I've seen in awhile.

No being a smartass, but what DO you find funny?

[WVUFAN]

The last movie I found funny was Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.

[Bubba Wheels]

You really think Borat is anything like the characters on SNL other than maybe the accent? Wow, you have no perception of comedy at all do you?

Ooooops. Apparently sarcasm but it wasn't very obvious.

The SNL guys from Checkoslovakia (sp?) came to NY to 'find chicks and party." They were very 'backwards' hence the comedy. Borat comes to America to 'find chicks and party.' He is very 'backwards.' Both have accents. The SNL guys were in 5 minute sketches. Borat is a 2 hr movie. Borat also has pretentions of representing his country as some kind of 'official'.

Your right, there are some differences (but length of the feature is the biggest one.) And Borat gets put in some real situations. With and accent.

[JPhillips]

I never liked Eddie Murphy because he looked so much like Flip Wilson.

[ISiddiqui]

I just saw it this afternoon. I DIED laughing. My Lord, that was the funniest thing I've seen in many years. The "Running of the Jew" was absolutely brilliant, as was the naked wrestling. Though those poor people at the upper class dinner party (though hilarious stuff).

[MikeVic]

Borat comes to America to 'find chicks and party.' He is very 'backwards.'

Did I miss this when I watched? I thought he was there to find out about the United States? Only after he saw Baywatch did he have another purpose. And I wouldn't summarize it by saying "finding chicks and partying." More like "finding a chick."

[ISiddiqui]

Yeah, he was supposed to do a documentary about the US for Kazakstan. As the title says, it was for the benefit of Kazakstan.

[cartman]

It's amazing how well BW knows these movies without seeing them. He also said that the only reason 'Brokeback Mountain' was made was to advance the homosexual agenda. He didn't see that one either.

[Bubba Wheels]

It's amazing how well BW knows these movies without seeing them. He also said that the only reason 'Brokeback Mountain' was made was to advance the homosexual agenda. He didn't see that one either.

Please, these days so much of the movie is shown in the advertising the only parts not shown are the raunch. That's what you get to pay to see.

[Bubba Wheels]

Did I miss this when I watched? I thought he was there to find out about the United States? Only after he saw Baywatch did he have another purpose. And I wouldn't summarize it by saying "finding chicks and partying." More like "finding a chick."

You split hairs. To the secular world, 'finding out about the U.S.' comes down to 'finding chicks and partying.' Or 'a chick', singular.

Actually, the closer movie than the SNL guys was the one on last night. The one with Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall. Borat seems to be an offshoot of these.

[cartman]

Sorry, BW. No one that has actually seen the movie has agreed with your mistaken oversimplification. This movie is in no way about Borat simply 'finding chicks and partying'. I could break down step by step why your assumptions are wrong, but it won't serve any purpose.

[Bubba Wheels]

Sorry, BW. No one that has actually seen the movie has agreed with your mistaken oversimplification. This movie is in no way about Borat simply 'finding chicks and partying'. I could break down step by step why your assumptions are wrong, but it won't serve any purpose.

I'll take your word for it. And if the movie is different than the sum of all the advertising for it I've seen, it would be the first movie in a long time that was.

[Oilers9911]

I haven't seen one ad for Borat that would imply it is about partying and finding chicks.

[Toddzilla]

Bubba, let me guess...you also seek to ban books from your local library that you haven't read.

[timmynausea]

I can see why someone would think it is a little bit similar to the wild and crazy guys. An element of the character is rooted in the same place as them (innocent, naive foreigner with bad taste).

That was a pretty one dimensional skit, though, and Borat has a lot more going on. On top of going in a lot of different directions comedically and pushing social boundaries left and right, the fact that Borat is out in real life interacting with people who have no idea he is a comedian playing a character adds multiple layers of irony.

It's sort of like comparing dog food to filet mignon cause they're both meat.

[Bubba Wheels]

Bubba, let me guess...you also seek to ban books from your local library that you haven't read.

Ha! Funny you say that, I'm not about banning anything (regulating is a different matter!) News Flash!!!

Taylor, MI...After reading out loud the book Tom Sawyer in a middle school class a minority student became offended at the use of the n-word within the book...hence it was...ready liberals, cause this in on you...banned!!!

Now I don't have a problem with banning a book using the n-word from being read out loud in a classroom setting, especially one in which a black student might be seated. But what I do object to (and laugh at) is the typical liberal stereotype that its the conservatives that ban the books!! WE DON'T, LIBERALS DO!!! Check out the story for yourself...google it.:rolleyes:

Oh yeah, I went thru all that cause...I don't know where this Eightball ever gets the idea that I want to ban this movie or anything else in the first place!!?? Where or when did I say that??? Talk about projection.

[Karlifornia]

Comedy is subjective.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Okay, is there anybody in this film not named Cohen who isn't pissed off?

I'll skip the cut & paste, in a nutshell the Romanian Gypsy's who played Borat's family/hometown in the opening scenes say they thought it was for a documentary & that they were only paid $3.50 to $5.50 for their parts.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20061114/D8LD0N500.html

[Greyroofoo]

Okay, is there anybody in this film not named Cohen who isn't pissed off?




Well how bout this guy?

http://entertainment.iafrica.com/news/413967.htm

Edit: Well Okay, while not in the movie, I probably would've had the same reaction.

[WVUFAN]

Well how bout this guy?

http://entertainment.iafrica.com/news/413967.htm

Edit: Well Okay, while not in the movie, I probably would've had the same reaction.

Me too. It's a shocker ... people generally don't like being made fun of.

[JMO]

Kind of. He was one of the characters on the Ali G show (which is shown here on HBO as well.) Same guy plays all the characters.


Sacha Baron Cohen was on the 11 o clock show at first as far im aware as Ali G. Ricky Gervais also had a very funny spot on that show.

Ali G and Borat only really work when there are some ppl who dont know its a joke. I found the first ali g interviews on the 11 o clock show hilarious and then less and less so. Im sure the same will happen in America.

[ISiddiqui]

Okay, is there anybody in this film not named Cohen who isn't pissed off?

Yeah. The driving instructor, humor coach, and the 'high society' didn't seem to be mad. The humor coach actually liked it.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

So, I'm likely the last person to finally watch this movie. The naked fight in the hotel room/ballroom had me laughing out loud. The ride with the fraternity guys was solid as well.