Borat

“there is already a "borat" thread but BB started it and it's fuego.

damn me but i loved this DVD... i laughed so hard i cried. the man (Sacha Baron Cohen) is a comedic genius... period.

i know there is a lot of noise about this film enforcing anti semitic views but this is simply not true. the character is so absurd (lacks credibility) that clearly the film is making the exact opposite statement.... borat also thinks jews can shapeshift into insects, have horns, and reproduce by laying eggs. if you are avoiding this movie for this reason don't... the film is hilarious and pure genius.”

“latka is cool”

“I hated it.”

“The dude is Jewish. I think the rule is that people are allowed to make fun of their own people.”

“the accent the character speaks in is a jewish/polish accent (per an interview he did on NPR a few days ago). the interviewer said that the movie was met with standing ovations in israel. he said that if he made the film again he wold not have chosen kazakhstan... he chose this country because at the time it seemed so obscure and unknown yet now this is no longer the case. so he wasn't really picking on kazakhstan either but i have to wonder.”

“...oh, and in the interview he did say he was jewish but not a "practicing" jew meaning that he follows the cultural traditions (holidays, etc), goes to synagogue a few times a year, etc. i thought it was interesting that he pointed this out.”

“In my country we have three problems. Economic, social structure and the Jew.

I laughed my ass off at this movie.”

“I wonder what Mel Brooks thought of this movie.”

“Borat: Are you telling me that the man who tried to put a rubber fist into my **** was a homosexual?

Borat: I want to have a car that will attract a woman who is shaved down below.
Car Salesman: Well, that would be a Corvette.

Car Dealer: What kind of car are you looking for?
Borat: I was told I should get one with a pus** magnet. Does this have one? Where is it?
Car Dealer: What your friend meant is to get one that is popular and that women like.
Borat: So I can pay extras and you can install a pus** magnet in this car?

Borat: He is my neighbor, Nushuktan Tulyiagby. He is pain in my ***holes. I get a window from a glass, he must get a window from a glass. I get a step, he must get a step. I get a clock-radio, he cannot afford. Great success!

Borat: What kind of gun is best to defend against a Jew?
Gun Salesman: [pause] I'd recommend a 9mm or a .45.

Borat: Pamela will you marry me?
Pamela Anderson: Oh... no thank you.
Borat: Consent not necessary!

...and of course:

Borat: My moustache still tastes of your testes!
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“The funny part of the movie was all of the racist whackos that he encountered, and how racism is prevelant in the US.

My favorite part was the religious revival people, running around in place for Mr. Jesus, and speaking in tongues(sp).

ROFLMAO! Hell, I'd pay $5.99 to see an hour of those jumpin'jacks for jesus Bush voters. "Jesus Camp" was swell, but could have been better. Sounds like a job for Christopher Guest!”

“The scene where Borat is talking to that old cowboy at that rodeo is PRICELESS! Here is this guy (Borat) who is obviously ignorant and a racist talking to a cowboy who is basically the same if not worse and yet Borat is so naive that he can't tell.”

“Hello and welcome to last month.”

“ROFLMAO! Hell, I'd pay $5.99 to see an hour of those jumpin'jacks for jesus Bush voters. "Jesus Camp" was swell, but could have been better. Sounds like a job for Christopher Guest!”

You may get your wish. I heard on the radio yesterday that Bill Maur and the producer of Borat are teaming up to do a movie that is said to be the most anti-religious movie ever made.”

“I never liked the guy.”

“wouldnt call him a genius


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahir_%C3%87a%C4%9Fr%C4%B1”

“yeah, old news. i always think back to "stranger in a strange land" and jubals explanation of his love for the work of a master scuplter. the passage is too long for me to quote from memory... the theme is this:

a good scuplter can carve a statue of an old womans face and you will see her as she appears. a great scuplter can carve a statue of an old womans face and you will see the young woman she once was. a master scuplter can carve a statue of an old womans face and you will see the young woman she still is.

for me "comedic genius" is not only funny but it also makes me think about things that aren't funny from a different perspective without even realizing it.”

“Jim I heard the Terry Gross interview. Is that what you're referring to?”

“yep!

she is cool. damn smart person and very funny.”

“Overall, I liked Borat and was familiar with him prior through the Ali G show.

But I couldn't help coming away with a feeling of being sorta pissed. I mean, you can go to England, run into plenty of rednecks and ignoramouses, and do a film about what tools the Brits are. But Cohen chose to lampoon the U.S. I am fine with that, I guess just sensitive since the whole world seems to be against us at the moment.

I am sure he had TONS of footage, where nothing really happened and people realized he was full of sheeyat.”

“rosey - he DID have much more footage, and it was MUCH worse than the stuff on the film. There was one scene where he was singing "Throw the Jew down the well, so my country can be free." at a country-western bar (in the south), and the people were joyously singing alone, with a few looking a bit shocked.

As for your assessment of our image, I agree with you RM. Thanks American Redneck (Stovie, XL, bacpac, no prob, Nigal)!”

“But I couldn't help coming away with a feeling of being sorta pissed. I mean, you can go to England, run into plenty of rednecks and ignoramouses, and do a film about what tools the Brits are. But Cohen chose to lampoon the U.S. I am fine with that, I guess just sensitive since the whole world seems to be against us at the moment.

It's because he is too well known in England. Other shows like Tom Green and Jackass have the same problem here.

As for your assessment of our image, I agree with you RM. Thanks American Redneck (Stovie, XL, bacpac, no prob, Nigal)!”

There ya go tacking me on the end of your shlt list again. *sniff*”

“I love Youtube!

Borat spending the night in the Jewish B&B...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WCOBZupAm0

Throw the Jew down the well...(filmed in Tuscan, Arizona btw. A far piece from red neck land)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb3IMTJjzfo&mode=related&search=”

“silly nigal - nowhere in America is very far from Red Neck Land.

The American Redneck has proved to be a very successful species and has spread to the far reaches of our great nation.

I've now lived in three time zones and too many zip codes to count and I'm here to tell ya that the American Redneck is very well represented all over the place.”

“And Cleveland Ohio is their Holy City. LOL!”

“LOL! The "nest of Jews"... haha!
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“oh lordy, i have to go change my pants after that song! that was real... i mean he was in character in a real place doing that! amazing! genius!”

“What the hell was that black bar during the hotel room fight scene???”

“I could not even finish this movie. I was expecting something else. This movie was just an old Alan Funt bit and half as funny.”

“poor Bacpac.”

“Had seen the song at the country western bar on Ali G. I love how some of them are singing along and then there's the one guy, who you KNOW is a big redneck just staring down the camera and thinking Mississippi Burning.

Anyway, sure, it's fun to pick on America and very easy to do.”