Ali G Indahouse: The Movie (DVD)

Trailers we saw suggested that Ali G has not really moved on since his cult beginnings on the 11 O’Clock Show. There is obviously still a heavy reliance on gangster rap/lad culture for source material: drugs, fast cars with loud stereos, and a none-too flattering relationship with the opposite sex. The loud and garish clothes are still there, as are the crass humour and blunt mannerisms. Even amongst his fans, the opinion was voiced that once the novelty wore off, the concept behind Ali G would go stale and the capacity to shock and amuse would dwindle into a “yeah, seen it all before” apathy. I would say that ‘Ali G in da House’ has indeed ...  Read the complete review

I am a HUGE fan of Sacha Baron Cohen's comedy and remember when his Ali G character first came to prominence in the late 90's and slowly but surely gained a following, eventually coming over to the US and getting his own TV show which was also very successful, so ultimately they decided to do a movie based on the Ali G Character. In the movie Ali G is the leader of Da West Staines Massiv, his gang made up of a group of pathetic wannabe gangsters from Staines, their fierce rivals are Da East Staines Massiv, Ali is heartbroken to learn that his beloved local leisure centre is about to close ( He teaches "Keep It Real" classes to local kids there ) ...  Read the complete review

Written by Sacha Baron Cohen and Dan Mazer, and directed by Mark Mylod Ali G In Da House was released in March 2002. ****Story Line**** The council are planning to shut down the local community centre and Ali G (Sacha Baron Cohen), being the pillar of the community, takes it upon himself to go against the powers that be and ensure that the centre remains open. As well as battling with the councillors against the closure, Ali also has to deal with the ongoing turf war against the East Side Massiv, led by Hassan B (Ray Panthaki). Luckily, Ali has his girlfriend, Julie (Kellie Bright) and his own crew, the West Staines Massiv to help him ...  Read the complete review

In the time-honoured tradition of transient heroes of popular culture, the Ali G film limped on to the screens four months to the day AFTER everyone got fed up with the character. Sacha Baron Cohen can feel honoured to share an appendix in cinema history along with the Spice Girls, Pokemon and those blasted Turtles. Starting life as a great joke on UK TV's 11 O'Clock Show, Ali G is, of course, a blacked-up white man being as stereotypical as he possibly can. The alarming racial undertones weren't originally a problem. The character's function used to be to interview dim politicians and C-list actors, the humour coming from their utter confusion at being ...  Read the complete review

Ali G has certainly come a long way since the 11 O' Clock Show. His big screen movie released in March 2002 took over £10 million at the box office. It was recently released on DVD, and if you really care, here's what I thought about the DVD. Region - 2 & 4 Languages - English Subtitles - English, Dutch Widescreen ratio - 1.85:1 (anamorphic) Sound - Dolby Digital 5.1 Length - 84 minutes Cert 15 The story, for what it's worth (and believe me it isn't much), has Ali G going into politics and becoming an MP in an effort to save the Stains leisure centre. But it's a comedy so you don't really care all that ...  Read the complete review