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Or to give it its full title (which doesn't fit into the title bar) Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan . Now then: we headed out last night to see the multiply eulogised Pan's Labyrinth , only to find out local independent cinema with its doors closed, "due to staffing problems"! So off to the nearest multiplex and Borat turned out to be the ...

Did you ever see any of Borat's segments on Da Ali G Show , Shade? Or is this the first time you have come into contact with the character? Borat doesn't really display Sacha's true comic genius - Ali G interacts with far more prominent citizens and is a lot funnier.

Yes, I'm pretty familiar with his stuff and indeed thought Borat was a very funny character until I saw the film. Perhaps he works best in 3-minute segments. Which brings me to a related point. Ali G could be very funny too, but the central joke of him playing a white guy who acted like a black guy was only partly successful as far as I was concerned. When he said his catchphrase, "Is it ...

I need to find a writer to represent Kazakstan..I hate to think this is the best I'll be able to find.

Good review Shade. I did find it funny in places; Borat's mannerisms are humourous in a quirky sort of way. The entire cinema hall was cracking up with laughter from start to end and I just relaxed and went with the atmosphere. Overall though it doesn't live up to the reviews, and the style is a bit strange - it's not really a mockumentary(sp?) but it's not a tightly scripted film either. ...

Quote: Originally Posted by Gem MC have you had a chance to see it yet? Not yet - I'm planning on seeing it tomorrow. I don't like the idea of parts of it being scripted, although sa Shade pointed out, I'm guessing that he just didn't have enough "true" encounters that were funny enough to be included. I did hear ...

Quote: Originally Posted by Shade Borat for me is in a shortlist of one for worst film of the year. It's got pretty stiff competion (he he, I said stiff !) in the utter crapfest that is Tenacious D in The Pick Of Destiny . In fact I would put Borat above it, simply because Borat has made some money and ...

Quote: Originally Posted by Shade And talk about bathos! Talk about from the sublime to the ridiculous! Borat for me is in a shortlist of one for worst film of the year. It aims low - laugh at the funny confused people! - and fails to deliver. There's no satire, intelligence, wit or merit in Bore-at . At an hour and ...

Stewart: I refer you to jennifer's reply, which could equally apply to Tenacious D . I used to think Jack Black was intrinsically funny - sometime around High Fidelity maybe. Now he just irritates me on sight. Jennifer: you're right. I'm a damn fool...

Quote: Originally Posted by Shade Jennifer: you're right. I'm a damn fool... So which scene captivated you enough to fork over $20 to see the film on the big screen? For me it was the proper dinner table behavior scene. The "in my country" comment was hilarious. More the reactions to the statement, but ...