Bruno

[Brandon13]

Re: Bruno

It wasn't nearly as funny as Borat but I thought it was pretty good.
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[boomhauertjs]

Re: Bruno

My wife and I laughed throughout, but I think Borat was better because there was much more they could do with the character than with Bruno.

[justamush]

Re: Bruno

I thought Borat was a lot better. Bruno has some funny parts, but some of it was too over the top. Bruno also seemed to be much more scripted then Borat was.

[Misfit]

Re: Bruno

Way to quote a portion of the TOS even though Adam wasnt spamming the boards anyways. Now if he went around posting that over and over then you would have a gripe, otherwise he just gave his opinion without feeling the need to explain it, nothing wrong with that.

What part of "this includes such things as two word responses..." do you not understand? It's just worthless clutter. You may think there is nothing wrong with it, but you don't make the rules and neither do I.

[TheLetterZ]

Re: Bruno

I liked it, but Borat was a better film.

- Borat is a much more likable character than Bruno. Borat's quirky, naive, and generally pretty upbeat, while Bruno is a parody of Hollywood culture, and is therefore a jackass.

- The films are at their best when the characters are saying something outrageous that people who aren't on the joke surprisingly agree with, like when Borat gets a whole room to sing an anti-Semitic song, or when Bruno

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gets the parents to pimp out their babies in absurd circumstances.

When Bruno does something extremely out of the ordinary and offensive, you can't blame people for reacting, and so it's not nearly as funny or interesting.

- Borat had somewhat of a cohesive plot, which made the film more interesting. Bruno, on the other hand, felt like a bunch of skits thrown together.

[pfunk880]

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What part of "this includes such things as two word responses..." do you not understand? It's just worthless clutter. You may think there is nothing wrong with it, but you don't make the rules and neither do I.

Haha, I love how you paraphrased to suit your needs, yet you put it in quotations as if it's a direct quote. Here's what it actually says:

This includes such things as party posts, chain letters and two-word "I agree" or "me too" responses.

It doesn't say any two-word response... it's referring to two word responses that add nothing to the conversation (i.e. "I agree" or "me too"). Saying the movie sucked contributes an opinion and adds to the conversation, thus it doesn't apply as spam.

Not to mention... you aren't a mod, so why did you find it necessary to call him out with your post? You could have just reported it to the mods if it bothered you that much.

[ImTellinTim]

Re: Bruno

I saw Bruno and laughed the entire time. Same with Borat. This is my kind of humor - I'm not really offended by anything.

Bruno did seem a little more scripted than Borat, but it was still one of the funniest things I've seen in a long time.

[The Chef]

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Haha, I love how you paraphrased to suit your needs, yet you put it in quotations as if it's a direct quote. Here's what it actually says:

It doesn't say any two-word response... it's referring to two word responses that add nothing to the conversation (i.e. "I agree" or "me too"). Saying the movie sucked contributes an opinion and adds to the conversation, thus it doesn't apply as spam.

Not to mention... you aren't a mod, so why did you find it necessary to call him out with your post? You could have just reported it to the mods if it bothered you that much.

Amen, if he had such a problem with it then he should have reported it for spam but I dont see any infraction so the guy must have been alright. I also enjoyed watching him quote the TOS but not the entire portion of it so he could spin it to make him appear that he was correct, amazing to me. The guy came into a thread about a specific movie, he said he didnt like it, and he said it one single time, and suddenly hes guilty of trolling?

[Misfit]

Re: Bruno

Haha, I love how you paraphrased to suit your needs, yet you put it in quotations as if it's a direct quote. Here's what it actually says:

It doesn't say any two-word response... it's referring to two word responses that add nothing to the conversation (i.e. "I agree" or "me too"). Saying the movie sucked contributes an opinion and adds to the conversation, thus it doesn't apply as spam.

Not to mention... you aren't a mod, so why did you find it necessary to call him out with your post? You could have just reported it to the mods if it bothered you that much.

I didn't quote the whole line because I didn't think it was necessary. If I were trying to be sneaky about it I wouldn't have quoted the entire passage in my previous post. I do not believe the part I removed changes the intent of the rule. I interpret the rule as applying to any two word post. If my interpretation is wrong then any mod can feel free to correct me. "Movie sucks" and "me too" offer little or no contribution. "Me too" is still offering an opinion, the only literal difference between the two is with a "me too" response you have to look at the post before to know what the poster's agreeing with. They both express an opinion without any backing up of it or any explanation of where the opinion is coming from. It's worthless. I think you're ignoring the spirit of the rule.

I said something because I thought it was a stupid post. I don't have to be a mod to have that opinion. I quoted the TOS because I thought there was something in there about two word posts, and if so, it only adds weight to my opinion. If you prefer I could play the role of tattle-tail and start reporting anything I see that could be in violation of the TOS but I didn't think that was necessary. Apologies if I'm wrong.

[JBH3]

Re: Bruno

This was one of the funniest, most inappropriate, politically incorrect, and amazing movies I've ever seen.

I'd put this and Borat at about even.

I agree. The social satire is great. The movie really feeds into the already disingenuous causes of people; such as Paula Abdul who claims (paraphrasing) "Humanitarianism is the air I breathe and water I drink"...as she literally sits on the back of a Mexican day laborer, and takes a glass of water off the back of another acting as a coffee table.

That scene w/ "Straight" Dave is just hilarious, it shows you just how indelible "image" is to Americans. Bruno comes out there dressed like a redneck, sporting a handlebar mustache and mullet, and the crowd loves him as he asks them if they're ready for some "hetero" fighting. The crowd just cheers and cheers, and then someone calls him a f*g (Bruno's assistant). Straight Dave challenges that person to a fight. His assistant emerges from the crowd, they begin to fight, but eventually start some kissing and heavy petting in the ring.

The crowd, in no less than 60 seconds, 180's and is now throwing beers, chairs, spitting, etc. into the ring.

IMO this movie is really no different than the world we live in today. All of the sex and graphic images are no different than what we see on TV, magazines, in public,...I think if this movie offends someone then that person lives in a bubble. Either not wanting to realize/come to terms that this is the world we live in (or something to that effect).

[CMH]

Re: Bruno

Im not sure what your getting at but I was more wanting to know if this movie went so over the top that it actually showed things that should have made it NC-17 or not, without thinking about it obviously since they couldnt show much without it getting said rating. I dont want to spend the money and walk in to find out it shows more then it should, somehow got away with it and still got the rating it did and now Im out the money watching something Im not interested in watching anymore. Nothing more, nothing less.

Yea, I got that.

I just meant the people that got up and left. It just seems awkward to me. Do people go to movies without knowing what a movie is about, does this happen often? I'm seriously asking.

If you knew you were sensitive to gay and offensive material, why would you pay to watch Bruno? The previews were obviously showing you how offensive that movie could be.

*Not you. Just people in general.

[Kashanova]

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Yea, I got that.

I just meant the people that got up and left. It just seems awkward to me. Do people go to movies without knowing what a movie is about, does this happen often? I'm seriously asking.

If you knew you were sensitive to gay and offensive material, why would you pay to watch Bruno? The previews were obviously showing you how offensive that movie could be.

*Not you. Just people in general.

true, but i didnt think it'd end up going where it went.

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where they had a penis wagging around and the camera zooming into the middle.That was a bit much

[Whitesox]

Re: Bruno

I saw Bruno and laughed the entire time. Same with Borat. This is my kind of humor - I'm not really offended by anything.

Bruno did seem a little more scripted than Borat, but it was still one of the funniest things I've seen in a long time.

Mine too. I love films like this

[CarryTheWeight]

Re: Bruno

I didn't know what to make of the movie after I first saw it and my initial reaction was "Borat was better", so I watched Borat almost immediately after coming home. After I left the theatre that night, I felt that Bruno lacked the substance that Borat did but was still a very funny movie regardless. Not horrible, but not amazing either.

Now, I think many parts of the movie are growing on me. In retrospect, I think many of the pieces of the film designed to shock and repulse viewers were put there to do just that...while commenting on many social issues in a manner not as upfront as Borat. Sure, the various interviews were still the main point of satire here, but the real substance in this film comes when SBC dares his own audience to almost directly react to the overexaggerated stereotypes and misconceptions he's presenting. People will complain but that's the point. He's poking fun at how ridiculous we are by being ridiculous in return, and that's what I think is so brilliant.

[Misfit]

Re: Bruno

true, but i didnt think it'd end up going where it went.

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where they had a penis wagging around and the camera zooming into the middle.That was a bit much

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I don't think stuff like that is really all that bad, I mean, its just a penis. I see one everyday, multiple times. I think the more graphic homosexual actions are what will turn most people off. Such as the "sex scene" with his lover at the beginning of the movie with all the slapstick stuff. And of course the end scene where the two guys make out and grope each other and make out in the caged ring.