Borat 2

theguzman

briany wrote: »

I thought it was pretty funny. Had some good moments. Impossible to top the first film, though, just due to sheer logistics. He couldn't actually *be* Borat throughout a good chunk of the film due to being recognised as such and his cover being blown, so him having to put on disguises felt really contrived, and it felt much more like Who is America but he's doing the Borat voice. And on the subject of the voice, Cohen didn't seem to commit as much to the accent and turns of phrase, and he sounded a good deal more natural in his English speaking. In my opinion, the voice is a big part of the character's comedy.

The actress they hired to play the daughter was excellent. She matched Cohen's comedy performance pretty easily.

Anyone notice how there was not one LGBT or Gay joke or laugh in the entire film whereas the first one had several, just shows how touchy and dour that entire category of people have become, being Gay now is really the opposite of the original word meaning.

Padre_Pio

theguzman wrote: »

Anyone notice how there was not one LGBT or Gay joke or laugh in the entire film whereas the first one had several, just shows how touchy and dour that entire category of people have become, being Gay now is really the opposite of the original word meaning.

The focus is to ridicule republicans and conservatives, release timed just before the election.
The movie, same with This is America, is a political stunt.

Imo it's the worst kind of political stunt. Ridiculing people won't change their minds. It was already tried with Trump 2016 and Brexit.

theguzman

Padre_Pio wrote: »

The focus is to ridicule republicans and conservatives, release timed just before the election.
The movie, same with This is America, is a political stunt.

Imo it's the worst kind of political stunt. Ridiculing people won't change their minds. It was already tried with Trump 2016 and Brexit.

It usually has the exact opposite result and hardens those who are entrenched and turns moderates the other way. I have cousins in the US who expect a Trump win because no one will admit they will vote for Trump besides his fanatical supporters. In my cousins words why open yourself up for such abuse and just keep a low profile and vote for Trump, this guy says he thinks New York will carry for Trump, he is voting Democrat for Biden but says alot of his buddies and former Hillary and Obama supporters have switched to Trump. Time will tell but I think this movie may have the opposite effect of what it is intended.

Plumbthedepths

The Raging Bile Duct wrote: »

How could you not realise that?

I guess I'm very slow on the uptake. I loved Borat found it refreshingly funny, Borat 2 just seems like a party political broadcast in behalf of the democrats.

Padre_Pio

Padre_Pio wrote: »

I think it's gone from something that was inherently good natured to something that's just mean.

No one came out of the early Ali G or Borat interview looking like an idiot, except for Ali G and Borat.

Now they're specifically targeting republicans and conservatives with the aim of ridiculing them.
Well done, you found some rednecks who believe in QAnon. Well done, you got some governor to pull his pants down. It's less entertainment and more bullying.

He didn't interview politicians in the first one? I think he did.

Padre_Pio

Niner leprauchan wrote: »

He didn't interview politicians in the first one? I think he did.

He did, but the tone was completely different. I don't think Borat or Ali G ever set out to publicly ridicule the people they interviewed. Even the Trump Ali G interview, Trump comes off well enough, the hilarity is putting Trump in such a weird situation (ice cream hands) not getting a supposedly underage girl into a hotel room with him.

I dunno, I watched this thinking "why are we laughing at this, why is no one calling the police?"

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

I never realised how political Cohen is, utter ****e tbh. Ripping the piss out of Trump is gone stale at this stage.

I'm not even going to comment on the political aspect of this movie...

As a movie it was terrible, maybe a 1 or a 2 out of 10 for me...and I loved the first Borat movie.

garrettod

I enjoyed it...

Not as good as the first film, but sequels very rarely are...

Anyone who watches this, should know the kind of stuff that they are in store for, so:

- if you dont like Borat, just don't watch it, simple!

- however, if you do like Borat, then sit back and enjoy the laughs.

Wailin

garrettod wrote: »

- however, if you do like Borat, then sit back and enjoy the laughs.

Very few and far between, and I like Borat.

CalamariFritti

I think the guy is a comedy genius and I really like him. But it's nothing but a Trump bashing thing conveniently released one week from the elections. I thought Guiliani interview with the supposedly 15 year old was cringy. Desperately trying to make something out of nothing. The way she touches his leg briefly, camera zoom - bingo, was actually shameful.
If you leave that aside it was Borat reheated only with fewer laughs.

And I'm not a Trump fan btw. At all. Just thought it was bottom drawer...

ThunbergsAreGo

CalamariFritti wrote: »

I think the guy is a comedy genius and I really like him. But it's nothing but a Trump bashing thing conveniently released one week from the elections. I thought Guiliani interview with the supposedly 15 year old was cringy. Desperately trying to make something out of nothing. The way she touches his leg briefly, camera zoom - bingo, was actually shameful.
If you leave that aside it was Borat reheated only with fewer laughs.

And I'm not a Trump fan btw. At all. Just thought it was bottom drawer...

I enjoyed it but can agree with all of the above. The Guliani thing was awful and frankly ridiculous. I have heard "15 years of age" repeated a few times around it. The actor is not 15, its just trying to sensationalise something where nothing happened.

Just as much ridiculous **** on both sides in America (and is this not classed as British interference on an election :-))

Padre_Pio

Padre_Pio wrote: »

He did, but the tone was completely different. I don't think Borat or Ali G ever set out to publicly ridicule the people they interviewed. Even the Trump Ali G interview, Trump comes off well enough, the hilarity is putting Trump in such a weird situation (ice cream hands) not getting a supposedly underage girl into a hotel room with him.

I dunno, I watched this thinking "why are we laughing at this, why is no one calling the police?"

the Guiliani interview I agree. Maybe it just didnt work on the day for them but as they got usable footage, they kept it.

That and the dance I just cringed at. Was on par with a fart joke to me

Hollyworth

I think Norm Mcdonald said that smart comedians don't go after Trump. It's the low hanging fruit. How true. Expected more from SBC.

whisky_galore

Hollyworth wrote: »

I think Norm Mcdonald said that smart comedians don't go after Trump. It's the low hanging fruit. How true. Expected more from SBC.

Anyone who pisses off Trumpy and his followers is ok in my book.

Padre_Pio

Hollyworth wrote: »

I think Norm Mcdonald said that smart comedians don't go after Trump. It's the low hanging fruit. How true. Expected more from SBC.

AliG went after Trump, who had none of him. Walked out after 30 seconds.

Still Ill

Padre_Pio wrote: »

AliG went after Trump, who had none of him. Walked out after 30 seconds.

Think Trump's standing in the world was a bit different back then! He did deal with it well to be fair though.

So in a nutshell, we have a film thats as good as the original but not even a shadow of the original, crammed with laughs but not funny, a candidate for an Oscar and a Raspberry with a rating between 1/10 to 10/10

Comedy, really is very subjective

Hollyworth

Going after Trump is not very original. It's lazy and groan inducing. This film was no different.

I don't like Trump, but where were all these comedians when Obama was dropping bombs at an unprecedented rate? It's like political comedy was in a coma for 8 years.

ShineOn7

Pretty big poll via Reddit Movies with over 9,000 votes https://youpoll.me/45972/r

Most popular choice is 8 out of 10

Think I'll give at least the first 20 mins a try over the weekend

Still Ill

Maybe I'd have enjoyed it a bit more if I had known that some of the scenes that I just assumed were with actors were actually with real people. The babysitter and the two guys he stayed with in particular. Just seemed too crazy that they weren't in on it.

There’s nearly two hours of my life I’ll never get back. I was a huge fan of Ali G and the original Borat film, this is just a dull, nasty, crude piece of filmatic ****e. The debutante dance and women’s meeting scenes are simply grotesque and not in any way funny.

PsychoPete

Dav010 wrote: »

There’s nearly two hours of my life I’ll never get back. I was a huge fan of Ali G and the original Borat film, this is just a dull, nasty, crude piece of filmatic ****e. The debutante dance and women’s meeting scenes are simply grotesque and not in any way funny.

Every hour of your life is an hour you'll never get back

PsychoPete

PsychoPete wrote: »

Every hour of your life is an hour you'll never get back

TBF, Borat 2 was wittier than your post though.

Higgins5473

PsychoPete wrote: »

Every hour of your life is an hour you'll never get back

I think the meaning behind the regularly used saying is not literal, it just means those two hours could’ve been better spent.

A bit like this scenario, if I was in the car with a friend in a passenger seat and some eejit ran a red light and pulled out in front of me and I exclaimed “f**k me”, in shock, I think my friend in the passenger would understand that I did not want him to have sexual intercourse with me.

There’s 50-60 seconds of typing a response I will never get back.

doublejobbing 2

The Raging Bile Duct wrote: »

The family tried to sue but it turned out she knew exactly what was going to happen. SBC seemingly explained it all to get before they started filming.

I loved the film but that scene had me wondering.

In the height of Covid should SBC really be hugging two random elderly women?

Don't get me wrong- Covid is generally a load of hyped bollix, but we should be taking the Swedish approach, and laying off the old folks physically.

The daughter is an absolute cracker, I can understand why a lot of the lefties didn't enjoy it.:pac:

Still Ill

Jesus... Is no thread on this site safe from talk about 'lefties'? :rolleyes:

Still Ill

Still Ill wrote: »

Jesus... Is no thread on this site safe from talk about 'lefties'? :rolleyes:

It’s the night that’s in it. Ciotog discrimination.

The Raging Bile Duct

doublejobbing 2 wrote: »

I loved the film but that scene had me wondering.

In the height of Covid should SBC really be hugging two random elderly women?

Don't get me wrong- Covid is generally a load of hyped bollix, but we should be taking the Swedish approach, and laying off the old folks physically.

The daughter is an absolute cracker, I can understand why a lot of the lefties didn't enjoy it.:pac:

Ah, I will get you wrong and Sweden has also changed its approach to Covid and has started applying restrictions in the face of rising infections.

Also, what does the daughter being a cracker have to do with lefties?

JP Liz V1

This could be Oscar nominated

fatbhoy

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

This could be Oscar nominated

Yes, and it's a POS IMO. The very recent past has been terrible with its dearth of outstanding films.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

This could be Oscar nominated

??

It's terrible.

showpony1

The academy? whatcha gonna do? inject them with the Wuhan flu! inject them with the Wuuuhaan flu!

Wedwood

If this is a contender for an award, how depressing it is that the standard of movies have fallen that low.

I don’t dislike Borat 2, but to suggest this is Oscar nomination worthy is like including one of the worst Carry On movies as a best picture nominee.

(BTW, I love most of the Carry On movies, but they still made Carry On Columbus ��)

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Wedwood wrote: »

If this is a contender for an award, how depressing it is that the standard of movies have fallen that low.

I don’t dislike Borat 2, but to suggest this is Oscar nomination worthy is like including one of the worst Carry On movies as a best picture nominee.

(BTW, I love most of the Carry On movies, but they still made Carry On Columbus ��)

Virtue signaling will always get the votes. This movie is the opposite of the first one, the more left leaning you get the unfunnier things are. SBC should stick to the comedy and leave politics to the politicians. This, like his last TV show are cut from the same unfunny cloth.

Still Ill

The tv show was a little hit and miss. Had a lot of hilarious moments though. This movie was almost completely terrible though.

El Duda

The negativity in here!

What were you expecting from a Borat movie?

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

El Duda wrote: »

The negativity in here!

What were you expecting from a Borat movie?

For it to be funny?