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Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 11:30 pm
by tavernier
`Borat' long on laughs, short on cultural lessons
Jonah Goldberg is an editor at National Review Online: Tribune Media Services
Barmy reads Jonah on
NRO? I'm shocked, I tell you, shocked!
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 4:58 am
by John Cope
David Walsh weighs in and it ain't pretty.
This must be one of the only times the World Socialist Web Site agrees (at least in principle) with the National Review.
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 4:32 pm
by Barmy
That may be the first time a socialist has been right about anything.
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 5:28 pm
by scalesojustice
Well, i waited until DVD to check this one out and i must have seen a different movie. i'm a fan of Ali G's show, but it seemed that the Borat movie was more sad than funny.
i wonder if there is a difference in a packed-house theatrical viewing and a solitary home viewing. i could see how the communal laughter of ignorance could play out in a dark, anonymous theater. but at home, i just felt ill, mostly. it's like watching "The King of Queens" without the laugh track.
does it really play different at home than it did upon it's release?
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 5:36 pm
by Barmy
I'm sure it makes a huge difference. I made sure to see it on opening night and had a lot of fun. But I have zero desire to ever see it again.
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 7:02 pm
by indiannamednobody
I enjoyed myself most on opening night. Saw it again a week later with maybe four other people in the theater and it seamed half as funny. I might rent the DVD to show it to my family, but its not a film that will withstand time.
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:09 pm
by unclehulot
Maybe the funniest thing this time around is the appearance of the disc... it's a fake
DVDR!
Can't take credit for the link, it was over at HTF.
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:14 pm
by Barmy
No, that's not funny either.
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:23 pm
by scalesojustice
although, i will admit that i did a double take when i pulled the dvd out of the netflix sleeve. for a moment, i though i'd been had.
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:30 pm
by Barmy
umm, you have been had--you paid to see Borat
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:32 pm
by scalesojustice
but i didn't have to leave my house or go out of my way to do it.
i agree with that statement though. i think what the movie tried to do conceptually was interesting, but it failed in it's execution.
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:15 pm
by The Fanciful Norwegian
The deleted scene in the grocery store is a thing of wonder.
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:30 pm
by Antoine Doinel
The studio has pretty much confirmed a 2-disc edition is in the pipe with a plethora of deleted material (including Borat in a civil war re-enactment that there is brief clip of in the trailer). I'll be waiting for that.
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:45 pm
by exte
Barmy wrote:No, that's not funny either.
Barmy wrote:umm, you have been had--you paid to see Borat
Isn't this trolling?
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:46 pm
by Barmy
Yes.
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 12:05 pm
by Antoine Doinel
Apparently, Kazakhs love Borat or at least are buying the DVD to see what all the fuss is about. From The Hollywood Reporter:
Kazakhs high-five 'Borat' DVD
By Sam Andrews
LONDON -- Kazakhs are rushing to order Sacha Baron-Cohen's "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan" on DVD from Amazon.co.uk, the online giant said Friday.
"Borat" topped the order list from consumers in the former Soviet republic this week, according to Amazon head of media Rakhi Parekh.
"With the controversy the film caused around the world, it seems residents of Kazakhstan are now desperate to see what all the fuss is about -- so much so that they are willing to pay the 505 Kazakhstani Tenge ($4) charge to have the DVD delivered from the U.K.," Parekh said.
Kazakhs also appear to have developed a healthy interest in capitalism and the U.S., according to the Top 10 product orders from Amazon.co.uk. The top-selling book is "Leading at a Higher Level: Blanchard on How to Be a High Performing Leader." Other titles on investment strategies and offshore tax planning suggest that locals are looking to add to the country's current list of six registered millionaires.
The U.S. influence on life in Kazakhstan also can be seen with "Celebrating the American Home: 50 Great Houses from 50 American Architects" in the chart, while the U.S. cult of the body beautiful is filtering through to Kazakh men, who are snapping up "Men's Health" fitness titles.
Musically, Kazakhstan seems firmly embedded in the 1980s, with "The Very Best of Sting and the Police" the top-selling album being shipped to Kazakhstan.
The Top 10 selling products on Amazon.co.uk currently being ordered from Kazakhstan are:
1. "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan" (2006) ~ DVD
2. "Stargate Alantis" -- Series 2 -- Complete ~ DVD
3. "Leading at a Higher Level: Blanchard on How to Be a High Performing Leader" ~ Books
4. "The Ultimate Pool Maintenance Manual: Spas, Pools, Hot Tubs, Rockscapes and Other Water Features" ~ Books
5. "Celebrating the American Home: 50 Great Houses from 50 American Architects" ~ Books
6. "Essential ABS" ("Men's Heath" Peak Conditioning Guides) ~ Books
7. "Men's Health: The Body You Want in the Time you Have" (Men's Health) ~ Books
8. "The Very Best of Sting and the Police" ~ Music
9. "Non-Resident and Offshore Tax Planning" ~ Books
10. "Taming the Lion: 100 Secret Strategies for Investing" ~ Books.
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:20 pm
by tryavna
Antoine Doinel wrote:6. "Essential ABS" ("Men's Heath" Peak Conditioning Guides) ~ Books
For a split second, I thought the title of that book was "Essential IBS" and wondered if the whole nation of Kazakhstan was suffering from irritable bowel syndrome.
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 3:16 am
by Antoine Doinel
Here are
five deleted scenes that aren't on the current DVD. Presumably, they will be on a later special edition disc.
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 5:15 am
by J
Actually, all deleted scenes, except for the border police/penitentiary clip, are on the current dvd and in longer version.
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 12:53 pm
by BenCheshire
Should I still wait for the special edition?
Re: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America (Larry Charles, 200
Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 9:51 pm
by antnield