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Old 07-01-2009, 10:55 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I just don't get it...

Does anyone think he is funny? If so, can you 'splain it to me?
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Old 07-01-2009, 11:01 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I'm totally with ya on the part.

I will not be going to see this movie or even renting it
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Old 07-02-2009, 03:20 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I just don't get it...

Does anyone think he is funny? If so, can you 'splain it to me?
It's mocumentary and dark comedy combined. Sacha Baron Cohen's characters get people to let their guard down at times outing their inner bigot or exposing their ignorance.

If you have ever watched Da Ali G Show, a sketch show on HBO, Borat and Bruno were two characters from that as well as the title character, Ali G. Ali G Indahouse was also a movie he did prior to Borat, there was a script, more actors and no improvising.

To each his own, what might be funny to you may not be funny to someone else
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Old 07-02-2009, 07:50 AM   #4 (permalink)
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I just don't get it...

Does anyone think he is funny? If so, can you 'splain it to me?
I find him to be hilarious because of the darkness of the humor. He's taking society and exposing the absolute weaknesses and faults. It's disturbing how easily he's able to do it, but it's more disturbing at just how much of it exists. Sasha Baron Cohen reminds me of Baz Luhrmen in his movie style... he creates this world, these characters so out of this world that for a moment you're all "WTF?!?!?!" and then he does something so over the top you've either gotta get on board with what he's doing or you tune out... but if you stay for the ride you're very likely to learn something about yourself or the world around you by the end of the movie.
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Old 07-02-2009, 07:52 AM   #5 (permalink)
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I LMAO on Borat, I havent seen this Bruno one yet...
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Old 07-02-2009, 07:57 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Borat was hilarious, but I think he's playing it out to much with this Bruno crap.
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I just don't get it...

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Borat and Jackass are guilty pleasures of shock humor. I cried for laughing so hard through Borat. Intellectual adolescence.

Jackass is pure juvenile adolescence.
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Borat and Jackass are guilty pleasures of shock humor. I cried for laughing so hard through Borat. Intellectual adolescence.

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Old 07-02-2009, 08:33 AM   #10 (permalink)
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I thought Borat was hilarious. Hopefully Bruno will be good too.
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