RussellEbertHandball
28th November 2006, 15:19
Who has been to watch Borat? I went Saturday night and laughed so much I was hurting at one stage. It's a pants pisser of a comedy. People around me were either laughing as hard, trying not to be too loud or they walked out in disgust. I will go back and see it again and very rare for me, I'll buy the dvd when it comes out.
Without spoiling it too much for others, the scene when he is fighting his producer Azamat in their hotel room is sick, disgusting, yet gloriously funny all in one. The scene at the rodeo where he is introduced to the crowd, starts talking about the Iraq war, starts pumping up the crowd by telling them that he hopes that their boys will kill many Iraqis and drink their blood sees the crowd initially give him loud and full applauses and they quickly reduce their claps and listen in disbelieve as Borat's speech gets more outrageous. He then sings the Kazakh national anthem to the tune of the Star Spangled Banner and the crowd boo him in disgust.:D :D
When I first saw Ali G/Borat/Bruno I instantly thought of a modern day Norman Gunston. The big difference is that most of Norman's victims were well known people such as politicans, sports stars, actors, celebrities, etc where as Sacha Baron Cohen picks on the well known and the average person as well. Cohen puts his balls on the line, literally, with some of his stunts.
I don't think anyone will get close to Norman's efforts of being on the steps of parliament house in Canberra when Gough was sacked, standing next to Gough, shaking his hand, and asking the angry mob if the GG's action was an afront to the constitution of the country, or just a stroke of good luck for Mr Fraser? Mind you his effort of interviewing both Ali and Frazier before the Thriller in Manila was pretty good, when he upset them both and had Ali look at him in total disbelief and say "I, I , I mean, I mean, I'm punchy that's my excuse for being crazy, what's yours?" He then grab's Norman by the throught and tell's him he is too cheap and recites his poem about Norman's lack of payment for the interview.:thumbsu:
I will find it hard not to think of the nickname of our new recruit Travis Boak as Borak for awhile.
Without spoiling it too much for others, the scene when he is fighting his producer Azamat in their hotel room is sick, disgusting, yet gloriously funny all in one. The scene at the rodeo where he is introduced to the crowd, starts talking about the Iraq war, starts pumping up the crowd by telling them that he hopes that their boys will kill many Iraqis and drink their blood sees the crowd initially give him loud and full applauses and they quickly reduce their claps and listen in disbelieve as Borat's speech gets more outrageous. He then sings the Kazakh national anthem to the tune of the Star Spangled Banner and the crowd boo him in disgust.:D :D
When I first saw Ali G/Borat/Bruno I instantly thought of a modern day Norman Gunston. The big difference is that most of Norman's victims were well known people such as politicans, sports stars, actors, celebrities, etc where as Sacha Baron Cohen picks on the well known and the average person as well. Cohen puts his balls on the line, literally, with some of his stunts.
I don't think anyone will get close to Norman's efforts of being on the steps of parliament house in Canberra when Gough was sacked, standing next to Gough, shaking his hand, and asking the angry mob if the GG's action was an afront to the constitution of the country, or just a stroke of good luck for Mr Fraser? Mind you his effort of interviewing both Ali and Frazier before the Thriller in Manila was pretty good, when he upset them both and had Ali look at him in total disbelief and say "I, I , I mean, I mean, I'm punchy that's my excuse for being crazy, what's yours?" He then grab's Norman by the throught and tell's him he is too cheap and recites his poem about Norman's lack of payment for the interview.:thumbsu:
I will find it hard not to think of the nickname of our new recruit Travis Boak as Borak for awhile.