
Borat: Review
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This movie is so funny, I actually had tears running down my cheeks in some scenes, like the one in the patriotic antique shop or the hotel room with Borat and his producer both naked wrestling with each other. I seldom see comedies because I regard myself as more the serious type, but this movie really tickled me.
Yes, it was gross in some scenes, but like a previous reviewer wrote, it wasn't gross for grossness sake. The movie had a point to make and it succeeded. It revealed the limitations and small-mindedness, the bigotry, racism and homophobia of many segments of our population.
I am not saying this film will be funny for everyone. Maybe not everyone likes to see a 300 pound, hairy and disgustingly obese man run around naked, getting bit on the teet, and having his massive bare buttocks slamming down on another man's face, but when you buy a ticket on the Borat Express, you got to stay on for the ride until the end.
To me this film was refreshing. In a time when over-budget, A-list star movies leave you wanting more, Borat looks and feels much more like an independent film. I sincerely hope that one of the reasons this film was made was to strike Hollywood where it hurt. You can make a funny and entertaining movie without a billion dollars. I only wish Borat had a derogatory joke about Steven Spielberg, but insulting the most successful director of all time (and a fellow Jew), well maybe even Borat has his limits.
I personally enjoyed every part of this movie. Some of my favorite scenes were the yard sale ("I come to collect your tears Gypsy"), the hotel room wrestling match ("How dare you make hand party with my Pam-eel"), and of course the village ("Dis is my sister, she is number 4 prostitute in all Kazakhstan"). I am not running for office and I have no need to be PC. This movie made me laugh out loud several times. From the driving lesson to the dinner on Secede Ave. From the rodeo to the gun store ("What is best gun to kill a Jew?"). This film is something I can watch again and again.
I hope there is a sequel.
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