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Description: Genre: Comedy / Theatrical Release: 2006 / Director: Larry Charles / Actors: Sacha Baron Cohen, Pamela Anderson ... / ... more
Borat (DVD) ... DVD released 05 March, 2007 at 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment / Features of the DVD: Anamorphic, PAL / It takes a certain kind of comic genius to create a character who is, to quote the classic Sondheim lyric, appealing and appalling. But be forewarned: Borat is not "something for everyone." It arrives as advertised as one of the most outrageous, most offensive, and funniest films in years. Kazakhstan journalist Borat Sagdiyev (Sacha Baron Cohen reprising the popular character from his Da Ali G Show, leaves his humble village to come to "U.S. of A" to film a documentary. After catching an episode of Baywatch in his New York hotel room, he impulsively scuttles his plans and, accompanied by his fat, hirsute producer (Hardy to his Laurel), proceeds to California to pursue the object of his obsession, Pamela Anderson. Borat is not about how he finds America; it's about how America finds him in a series of increasingly cringe-worthy scenes. Borat, with his '70s mustache, well-worn grey suit, and outrageously backwards attitudes (especially where Jews are concerned) interacts with a cross-section of the populace, catching them, a la Alan Funt on Candid Camera, in the act of being themselves. Early on, an unwitting humour coach advises Borat about various types of jokes. Borat asks if his brother's retardation is a ripe subject for comedy. The coach patiently replies, "That would not be funny in America." NOT! Borat is subversively, bracingly funny. When it comes to exploring uncharted territory of what is and is not appropriate or politically correct, Borat knows no boundaries, as when he brings a fancy dinner with the southern gentry to a halt after returning from the bathroom with a bag of his feces ("The cultural differences are vast," his hostess graciously/patronisingly offers), or turns cheers to boos at a rodeo when he calls for bloodlust against the Iraqis and mangles "The Star Spangled Banner." Success, John F. Kennedy once said, has a thousand fathers. A paternity test on Borat might reveal traces of Bill Dana’s Jose Jimenez, Andy Kaufman, Michael Moore, The Jamie Kennedy Xperiment, and Jackass. Some scenes seem to have been staged (a game Anderson, whom Borat confronts at a book signing, was reportedly in on the setup), but others, as the growing litany of lawsuits attests, were not. All too real is Borat's encounter with loutish Southern frat boys who reveal their sexism and racism, and the disturbing moment when he asks a gun store owner what gun he would recommend to "kill a Jew" (a Glock automatic is the matter-of-fact reply). Comedy is not pretty, and in Borat it can get downright ugly, as when Borat and his producer get jiggly with it during a nude fight that spills out from their hotel room into the hallway, elevator, lobby and finally, a mortgage brokers association banquet. High-five! --Donald Liebenson

Newest Review: ... with it, he decided to come up with a new one: Borat Sagdiyev, a Kazakh TV personality who has been comissioned by the ... more

 ... Ministry of Information to make a documentary, and heads over to America where he has an instant culture clash with various questionable areas of America, such as the deep South. Borat, or Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan as is its full title, is a clever satire that benefits from not only Cohen's immersive performance in the lead role, but from Curb Your Enthusiasm director Larry Charles's comic timing, and the fact that while some of these skits are clearly planned, t...more

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rleigh
Premium Review Borat (DVD): High-five, This Film I Like! (952 words)
by - written on 06/04/08 (Very useful, 84 readings)
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Over the years I have viewed many a film, 'Borat' has got to be one of the most ridiculous however. If you take it seriously then you'll be greatly offended, watch it with the understanding that it'll be both sexist and racist though and you and 'Borat' should get along just fine. Sacha Baron Cohen has appeared in many alias forms over the years, Ali G was the first of his many disguises but Borat perhaps the most amusing. Borat comes from Kazakhstan, to him being a racist and sexist comes naturally; women are viewed by him as inferior and he certainly doesn't take too kindly to those of a different race to himself. You sometimes feel a little wrong to be ...  Read the complete review

Keskes
Premium Review A controversial movie (342 words)
by - written on 13/04/08 (Very useful, 62 readings)
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For those who have watched this movie, or those who have heard of it, Borat is known as a fictional character. The person behind it, is Baron Sasha Cohen, who we remember for his Ali G show. First of all about the movie in itself, what you are likely to see if you watch it. The plot is simple, and in giving you the gist of it, I am not taking away none of the fun you are supposed to have watching the movie. Here is the plot. Borat goes to USA for a documentary, he falls in love with Pamela Anderson, gives up his initial objective, and drives to meet Pamela in California. He will meet incredible characters on the road, and the movie is a documentary, ...  Read the complete review

fuzzybear
Premium Review Borat (DVD): Cultural Limitations (258 words)
by - written on 22/04/08 (Very useful, 80 readings)
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Borat is one of the comic creations of Sacha Baron Cohen who also bought us the leader of the Stanes Massive, Ali G who also made it from the small to the big screen. Out of the two I do think the Borat film was funnier and while it also struggled to take what in effect is a comic character bult around short interviews into a full blown movie lead there were enough laughs to be had from this film to keep it entertaiing however in my opinion far to many on the intervview scenes were cut short in my opinion. Borat has been sent to America in an effort to learn more about the countries ways and to bring these ideas back to his native Kazhikstan. His trip soon ...  Read the complete review

Nayak
Premium Review Borat Rocks! (627 words)
by - written on 05/09/07 (Useful, 48 readings)
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The character of Borat Sagdiyev Borat is a film which can keep you laughing for a couple of days. Written by Sacha Baron Cohen and directed by Larry Charles, it is a film that has comedy and also sarcasm to a great extent. Borat is a journalist and actor in the movie. Borat was Kazak born in the village of Kuzek in Kazakhstan( The filming took place in a village in Romania). His parents are Asimbala Sagdiyev (mother) and Boltok the Rapist (father). By the way Boltok the Rapist is also his grandfather. Borat has attended Astana University, where he studied English, journalism, and plague research. He hates Uzbekistan greatly, and refers to them as assholes, ...  Read the complete review

MrBucket
Premium Review Borat (DVD): NICE! (752 words)
by - written on 08/02/08 (Useful, 79 readings)
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Get your tissue ready, as I can guarantee this films makes you cry with laughter! Borat (a fictional Kazakhstani journalist played comedian Sacha Baron), is sent to the US and A by the government of his country ("Greatest Country in the World!"), along with his friend, Azamat, to create a documentary about American Culture and Society. Falling in love with Pamela Anderson whilst watching Baywatch, and after finding out his fat violent wife was killed by a bear, he sets out on a Long Quest (In an Ice Cream truck) to California to marry her and then take her back to his country. During their journey one night, they stop at a bed and ...  Read the complete review

 
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