If you don't know who this man is to the left, I suggest you familiarize yourself with Borat Sagiyadev before reading this advance review. I think watching his work will explain the genius that Sacha Baron Cohen has created. You can find a lot of great stuff on youtube (who knew?!). Here is a link to a best of episode from one of the british episodesOk...done watching? Caught your breath from laughing. Let me tell you, that I was lucky enough to see a full movie version of Borat's antics in America, and if you loved the clips you saw on youtube, you will love this movie. I don't want to ruin too much of the movie, but I will just tell fans out there that this is NOTHING like "Da Ali G movie". Rather than make an actual movie, Cohen made the smart choice of putting together interviews across the U, S, and A and running a paper thin plot in the background to give the movie a more legitimate beginning and end.
They use what worked from shows in the past e.g. the etiquette bit is recreated with a new flavor, but there is nothing from the show that was just spliced into the movie. This is 100% new Borat. Along for the ride is Borat's Kazakstani TV producer, Azamat. You will just have to watch to see the antics he gets involved in. There are some INSANELY funny scenes that will no doubt be trimmed for the MPAA and some tightening up occuring over the next few months for sure, but with no hyperbole I can say that this movie is one of the funniest things I have scene in the past few years.
For the uninitiated who didnt care to view the clips, the only movie that really compares is the Jackass movie. Real people are on camera, who don't know that Borat is just a character being played by a comedian. It isn't some sort of mockumentary because there is little scripted action in it at all and 90% of the laughs come from the culture clashes that Borat sees between American and Kazakstani culture.
As far as release date, we were told that the movie is currently being screened across southern california but is in a state where the audience input can make significant changes in the final product. So, I would guess the movie is still 5-6 months away from release. I could see the studios waiting to see how Will Ferrell's new movie "Talladega Nights: the legend of ricky bobby" does this summer seeing that Sacha Cohen plays Ferrell's nemesis in that movie. A Borat movie in the fall/christmas season could build nicely on positive buzz from the Ferrel movie.
If you love the show, you will love this movie. If you aren't familiar with the show, you will still love this movie. If you are an ultra conservative, feminist, jew...you may not like this movie.
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Ya, I saw it too. And I am not as familiar with Cohen/Borat as Faze but I was pretty entertained. There were some parts that made me a little uncomfortable but it was probably just me because everyone else in the theater was stomping their feet with laughter and peeing in their pants. I would definitly recommend it, regardless of having seen the show.
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