Borat: Cultural Learnings of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan

Bobby has been threatening to watch Borat for weeks, and we finally got a rather good copy (if you can excuse the spanish subtitles when the characters speak Kazakh) from the DVD shop in Gadong Jalan Sultan, so on Saturday night Borat, a reporter from Kazakhstan graced our screen. Borat is played by Sacha Baron Cohen, who is Ali G. I watched Ali G so I thought I knew what was coming. And there was his usual brand of duping the person he interviews, together with the usual slapstick. But there was one part of the movie when he really did not need to do that. Not with a fat man's wobbly hairy ass. My eyes My eyes! But you need to see it to believe it. The slapstick in this movie sure packs a wallop.

The movie begins with Borat in the former Soviet Republic of Kazakhstan behaving absurdly badly as a loyal citizen of the country. He loves to sunbathe in my goodness a lime green thong bathing suit! Sacha Baron spares no one. There are Jewish jokes, Iraq War jokes, the physically challenged, even incestuous ones. He is married to a large dour woman and has three boys (one of which is from his sister). He is the 4th best reporter in the country and he gets an assignment to go to America and learn about its culture. His fat producer Azamat goes along with him. When in America his wife dies back home (through no fault of his but he was ecstatic) and he is free to pursue the woman of his dreams, Pamela Anderson. Borat and Azamat takes us on a journey across America to find Pam. Along the way, Borat meets a bunch of not-so-nice people in the form of the American public who goes on camera and spew bigotry (the rodeo owner), act like an ass (the frat boy) and uptight feminism (the uptight feminists). He meets Pam but is thus disillusioned, not because those boobs aren't real, but the frat boy showed him the infamous Pam and Tommy Lee's Sexcapades on a Boat.

There are parts of the movie that must be incredibly offensive to some people but in Borat, you tend to appreciate that everyone gets offended, so its okay to laugh a bit. And if the Academy has an award for the Most Selfless Act by an actor, the Oscar goes to Sacha Baron Cohen and Ken Davitian, who will win it hands-down with that wrestling scene.

Watch it, if you're not a sensitive soul.

Comments

[EmmaGoodEgg]

aaaah, a fellow Kazakh... Do visit my town and say hello :) xx

[UcingItam]

Opppss...shudn't have said it out loud, kena edit plang nah hehe. We're from the same town in Kazakhstan but I don't think you know me. Anyway I got the Borat DVD from The Mall and might watch it later :)

[EmmaGoodEgg]

Damnit! I knew I should've shaved :) xx

[UcingItam]

Thanks, I'll try to look it up :)
Anyway you look familiar. Are you Borat?

[EmmaGoodEgg]

Sure UcingItam..and we got Borat from the DVD shop at Jalan Sultan in town (same building as STP), the quality is quite good, except the spanish subtitles when the characters speak Kazakh xx

[UcingItam]

Hi. Which shop in Gadong did u buy the good quality Borat DVD? I've been waiting for it. Anyway can I link you up to my site? ;)

[EmmaGoodEgg]

Hi there Danura, and hh dear poor Dad! He should've said, "If you see someone wearing this, RUN AWAY." :) xx ps/ By the way, "Go To Yoga" is on my New Year's Resolution List. Please bug me incessantly, if I don't get my ass to your class.

[danura]

Ali G's a laugh. My 4 year old stumbled on your site and had a curious look on the lime green uhh...swim wear. She asked the dad 'ayah, apa ni?' Dad was at a loss for words.