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Saturday 3 March 2012

Borat (2006)

A bizarre blend of wickedly offensive humour and honest exposé of the American culture. It's impossible to know how much is actually scripted and how much is ad-libbed. What is clear is how arrogant and bigoted the people Borat met were. I’m sure he chose the footage for that very reason, but the American news report in the extras prove he isn't the only one to use that approach. There are five kinds of truth; the news gives you a sixth.
Sacha Baron Cohen has brass balls as big as his head. It’s a miracle he didn't get shot or imprisoned for his antics.

3 unsurprisingly still banned in many countries out of 5

1 comment:

cuckoo said...

:rofldata:

Wonderful stuff.

A shame Bruno wasn't quite as good.

I might go for a 3½ just because I think it's funny to fuck around with people like that.