Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

[Qkchk:Me]

I managed to get 2 free tickets off 'The Edge' radio station for an advanced screening. So me and Qkkid rocked on up to St Lukes (yes, on our bikes) Weds night (15th). It pays to go in with an open mind..........and be prepared to be offended if you are:

- A Jew
- A Gypsy
- A Woman
- Anyone who believes in human rights
- Has a high standard of morals

Im not going to give any spoilers but what you have to keep in mind is the people who Borat interviews/interacts with are NOT actors. These people were genuine and had even signed the release forms for the 'so-called documentary' they thought they were in. There is no substitute for on-the-spot comedy.

As for a rating: I would give it 8 out of 10. Would be ok for a 16y/o and older as it has sexual references and shows 'body parts'. It is a shorter movie something like 70mins but it keeps you laughing all the way through....... NICE! HIGH FIVE!


More info here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443453/

[Qkchk:Me]

Here's whatya in for........

The suit Sacha Baron Cohen wears when playing Borat has deliberately never been cleaned.


Borat's greeting in the film's trailer - "Jak sie masz!" - is a common Polish greeting, roughly translated to "How are you?" The state and official languages of Kazakhstan are, however, Russian and Kazaki; Sacha Baron Cohen apparently chose to have Borat speak Polish on purpose as an inside joke.


The European Center for Antiziganism Research, which works against negative attitudes against Roma and Sinti people, accused the producers of defamation and inciting violence against the ethnic group. Thus, it filed a complaint with prosecutors in Germany (October 2006).


The character of "Borat" was heavily criticized by the Kazakh Government, "being a concoction of bad taste and ill manners which is incompatible with the ethics and civilized behavior of Kazhakstan's people". Ironically, Sacha Baron Cohen aka "Borat" gave a faked press conference at the White House gates on 29 September 2006, just one day before an official visit of Kazhakstan's president.


Many times, when Borat is speaking in Khazak, he is actually speaking in Hebrew with a fake Russian accent.


The greetings Borat says to the camera are spoken in Polish, phrases such as "thank you", "good day", and "how're you doing?"


Over and Over again in the movie, Borat will shape his hand into a W shape, which is a sign for west-side, which is from another one of Cohens characters Ali g.


This film broke Fahrenheit 9/11's record for the biggest box office opening weekend ever for any film that opened in less than a thousand theaters.


Ken Davitian's character Azamat speaks fluent Armenian in the film, passing it off as Kazakh as he bounces dialogue back and forth with Cohen.


The police were called on Sacha Baron Cohen 91 times during the production of this film.


Borat's son, who appears only in photographs, is played by Stonie, a gay porn actor.


The oddly familiar Russian folk tune is "Korobeiniki" (The Peddlers). It's used for the Game Boy version of Tetris (Music A).


Sacha Baron Cohen uses a few Russian and Polish phrases in the movie. In his conversations with Ken Davitian, he actually used a combination of Hebrew with a faked Russian accent and a small amount of Yiddish.


The character of Borat (as with Ali G) originated as short pieces on the satirical British TV show "The 11 O'Clock Show" (1998) presented by Iain Lee.


Borat's hair and moustache are real. It takes Sacha Baron Cohen six weeks to grow the moustache alone.


This film was originally to be directed by Todd Phillips. But creative differences between Phillips and Sacha Baron Cohen prompted Phillips to drop out of the project.


Borat is based on a Russian doctor Sacha Baron Cohen once met. He said the doctor was completely hilarious, but it was unintentional.


The government of Khazakstan is very unhappy with this film and hired two Western public relations firms to counter Borat's claims, running a four-page advertisement in The New York Times.

[boomer]

if you like his stuff.. and it sounds like you do you should watch his dvd's; very funny.

one of my fav's... "is it coz meez black?"

[GR81]

i went and saw the movie last night... its the best thing since sliced bread.
but like she said, you need a very open mind!

it was nice... i like!