The Avenger Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 The Borat sequel came out today on Amazon Prime video. I was a big fan of the first movie and the second does not disappoint if you liked the first movie. I can't believe the things Sacha Baron Cohen can get people to do when they don't have a clue - amazing. Several scenes were so cringeworthy that that I almost couldn't watch - how these folks got so badly duped and then put into a movie for all to see amazes me. Anyway - very entertaining if you're a Borat fan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOKIE Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Thanks. I just watched the trailer and I try to watch the movie tonight. Wawaweewa. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 The Ali G show has to be in my top 5 for straight up favorite things to watch for pure comedy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 I couldn't "suffer" through another Borat movie. The 1st one was hysterical, bordering, seemingly, on surreal. Find it difficult believing so many were clueless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 (edited) Years ago went to see Brüno with my BiL/SiL and my wife. As we were leaving my wife and BiL were talking. I think one of them mentioned: "Good thing we didn't bring Dad, he'd come outta here scarred for life!" 😆 Edited October 24, 2020 by ExiledInIllinois Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBBills Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 So what I am getting from this movie is every rich person is a creepy pedo... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_kidd_4 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Made it about 45 mins and had to cut it. It’s pretty bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 On 10/24/2020 at 10:54 PM, 4_kidd_4 said: Made it about 45 mins and had to cut it. It’s pretty bad. I don't know if it was 45 minutes, but I did the same thing. It's been a while, but I remember the first one being mostly mindless fun, but this one was continuously hammering the same message over and over. That and there was way too much of the stupid stuff with the daughter up to the point where I stopped (shortly after the abortion jokes). I understand why they had to add her because too many people know him, but she added next to nothing. The two of them constantly yelling back and forth in a fake language? It's obnoxious and not the least bit funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfanmiamioh Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 On 10/23/2020 at 8:41 PM, RaoulDuke79 said: The Ali G show has to be in my top 5 for straight up favorite things to watch for pure comedy. The interviews & roundtables were always great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_kidd_4 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 45 minutes ago, shrader said: I don't know if it was 45 minutes, but I did the same thing. It's been a while, but I remember the first one being mostly mindless fun, but this one was continuously hammering the same message over and over. That and there was way too much of the stupid stuff with the daughter up to the point where I stopped (shortly after the abortion jokes). I understand why they had to add her because too many people know him, but she added next to nothing. The two of them constantly yelling back and forth in a fake language? It's obnoxious and not the least bit funny. This is pretty much exactly my take as well. I’m all about squirmy, inappropriate humor, but there was barely any humor to it, imo. The original movie is definitely funny. This one is a big whiff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 3 hours ago, shrader said: I don't know if it was 45 minutes, but I did the same thing. It's been a while, but I remember the first one being mostly mindless fun, but this one was continuously hammering the same message over and over. That and there was way too much of the stupid stuff with the daughter up to the point where I stopped (shortly after the abortion jokes). I understand why they had to add her because too many people know him, but she added next to nothing. The two of them constantly yelling back and forth in a fake language? It's obnoxious and not the least bit funny. It wasn't a fake language--it was Hebrew... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 23 minutes ago, Lurker said: It wasn't a fake language--it was Hebrew... Yeah, I found that detail after I posted. He was using one language, the "daughter" another. Either way, they're more than likely throwing around gibberish, don't understand each other, and definitely do not match whatever they decide to put in subtitles. To me, it felt like with the first one they let the people drive the show a bit more and be idiots. This one felt much more manipulative, at least the portion I watched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madbillsfan Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 You all missed the best part. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 On 10/26/2020 at 10:48 AM, billsfanmiamioh said: The interviews & roundtables were always great. The thing that always amazed me on his HBO show was how stupid and naive a lot of very intelligent, accomplished people could be when interacting with Ali G. In a few seconds and after a few sentences, a normal person would be like "this guy is pulling my leg; no one is that stupid" or at least be thinking: "he's trying to make some type of strained joke" and yet a LOT of people never caught on to it. The whole thing was driven by their egos. They were all too quick to assume Ali G was just a total idiot. The more stupid stuff he said, the more their inflated ego and notion of self importance was affirmed, so they just kept going with it, never catching a whiff that they were the idiot in the end. I also love how Sacha Baron Cohen is Jewish, has a hot actress wife, and a degree from Cambridge. So he's pretty much the exact opposite of what his characters portray. Makes it all the sweeter when famous people get duped by him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poleshifter Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 (edited) Yahk-shee-maash! I have not seen the sequel yet. Of course, I support your War of Terror... I think the original Borat should have won Best Picture or some kind of award, but of course, it is so far off the wall. Brilliant piece of work. Edited October 31, 2020 by Poleshifter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 (edited) The original movie came on a DVD that looks like it was burned on somebody's PC with just Borat scrawled on it with a magic marker. The guy at the video store (that's how long ago it was) said he had a few people bring it back without watching it saying "Why are you renting me a bootleg?". I thought it was great marketing. Edited November 3, 2020 by Wacka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Avenger Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 3 hours ago, Wacka said: The original movie came on a DVD that looks like it was burned on somebody's PC with just Borat scrawled on it with a magic marker. The gut at the video store (that's how long ago it was) said he had a few people bring it back without watching it saying "Why are you renting me a bootleg?". I thought it was great marketing. Also, IIRC, if you went to the audio option on the DVD and tried to change the language to Hebrew it would launch a "Jew Alert" screen that beeped and warned that the police were coming to round you up as a Jew. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 I wasn't expecting to like it as much as I did. I think the daughter character stole the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 On 10/30/2020 at 5:02 PM, Madbillsfan said: You all missed the best part. Hey Rudy....what ya grabbin down there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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