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I have a nice friend who hooked me up to see a special screening of the new Borat movie. Not only was we able to get to go to the screening, but we were on "the list" and got to get out of the long line, bypass all the riff-raff and make our way into the theater to take the primo seats behind the super primo seats that were reserved for "PRESS".
And let me tell you that all the people that ended up sitting in the PRESS section did not look like PRESS at all. Most of them looked either gay, straight, or like comic book characters straight out of Sin City. AND none of them even had clipboards or writing implements. We were very suspicious of their credentials for sitting in that super primo row. Highly questionable.
We put our feet on the backs of their chairs. We didn't have snacks.
If you've heard anything about this movie, you've probably heard that the president of Kazakhstan is mad because Borat doesn't portray his country in a very favorable light. And to that we all say BOLLOCKS! GET A SENSE OF HUMOR PRESIDENT OF KAZAKHSTAN! If anything Borat is learning people that there IS such a country and maybe they will take the time to look you up on Wikipedia to see what Kazakhstan is all about. Hey, I'm sure tourism to Kazakhstan will explode after this movie comes out because of my man Borat brining all the attention to his fine country. So just shut up President of Kazhakstan and enjoy the ride you will soon be getting.
Actually, after viewing the film, I immediately wondered to myself why the Jews aren't boycotting this film. This film rips on the Jews like every 13 minutes. And it's pretty brutal. Jews have the right to be more angry than the country of Kazakhstan. Go Jews Go! Get your boycott on! Go meet with President Bush and tell him to not release this film! You have the right!
Women should also be pissed off. Women are bashed left and right in this film. You should see it. Man, if I were a woman, I would've walked out of that movie after the first 5 minutes! Instead I was too busy laughing my ass off.
Let me tell you something about this movie. Even if you are a Jew or a woman, or if you have two legs or even just one leg, or if you have an overbite or at least 2 nostrils, you will love this film. It will have you LOL'ing all over yourself. I LOL'd through about 75% of the movie. I ROFLMAO'd through about 20% of the movie. And I J through the other 20%. That equals 115% because the movie has so much funny and offensive in it, it has an extra 15% of reaction allowance.
I won't get into an explanation of who Borat is. In my opinion, if you don't already know who Borat Sagdiyev is, you are outside the circle of cool unlike myself who is inside the circle of cool. I feel sorry for you.
In this fine film, Borat leaves his beautiful country of Khazakstan to come to America to make "cultural learnings of America make benefit glorious nation of Kahzakstan." He starts in New York and makes his way across country to find his true love. His true love is someone we are all familiar with. Let's just say Borat has good taste. He has many adventures along the way and chaos usually ensues.
If you like the usual 5 minute Borat segments on Da Ali G show, picture this as a bunch of those strung together under one main storyline.
Be prepared to be offended, shocked, uncomfortable, horrified and laughing your ass off.
I give it sexy time hand release explosion in mouth.
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The reason jews arent protesting is because Sacha Baron Cohen is a jew.
If he wasnt jewish, they'd be freaking out guaranteed. Look at the 'lost' family guy episode for example.
If you're jewish making fun of jews, its comedy. If you're anything else, its anti-semitism. Now thats racist.
That said, Sacha Cohen's pretty hilarious.
idiots. he exposes bigotry in america. it's satire for christ sake.
xTx is a terrible writer. I hope this is his last review.
My favorite part is, "Most of them looked either gay, straight, or like comic book characters straight out of Sin City."
Did most of them also look like males or females?
Anyway.
smo is a terrible commenter. I hope that was her last comment.
my favorite part was when she assumed that xTx was a male.
Anyway.
Maybe smo assumed xTx was male because of this line from the review:
"Man, if I were a woman, I would've walked out of that movie after the first 5 minutes!"
I agree with smo completely. This is a terrible review.
fine, xTx, will be assigned a movie review a week.
YAY! I get like, one out of four stars for my review giving Borat four out of four stars!!!
So much for content management. This has gotta be the worst piece of writing I have found on LAist. Seems as if this was pieced together from IMs and backseat bullshiting while sniffing liquid paper. Uh, we all know Borat is funny and at times offensive, but what this reviewer can't seem to do (besides sting a few sentences together) is read irony and satire, which is an essential in this day and age. Sacha Baron Cohen as Borat is drawing attention to the limited scope and perspective that most Americans have on the developing world. By displaying himself as bigoted, lecherous, and naive, he is also toying with Western expectations of developing world ignorance.
I'm sorry but I have to agree. In my humble opinion, that was not a well written review (and I'm being relatively diplomatic in saying it that way). Being a fan of both this blog and Borat, I have to say that it was hard to get through that one. I'm sure there are better reviewers out there. Sorry, I'm just trying to give some constructive criticism.
"Seems as if this was pieced together from IMs and backseat bullshiting while sniffing liquid paper."
xTx, your next review better involve piecing together IMs and backseat bsing while sniffing things. or eles youre fired.
- The Editor
xoxo
I have to agree, and either the author was joking/sarcastic or that was one horrible piece of writing. Putting to one side the obvious stuff (misspelling, poor grammar, bad sentence structure), did the author do ANY research at all? I'm confused as to how you could write a review and not know that Cohen is himself Jewish, unless the whole review was a (poorly executed) joke.
Further, in my opinion, the editor should be apologizing for the review, not insulting the readers posting comments.
jr,
Unfortunately, if you are interested in learing about the happenings in and around LA, and thus, you decide to read LAist, you must accept that Tony Pierce (the editor) has animosity for you and any of your comments. There is no discussion here.
The "editor" seems to think his writers can do no wrong. And the readers? Unless they toe the line, they're just meatheads he needs for traffic to bring in the ad money. The condescension and insults towards commentators is just wrong, unless he really does want to drive everyone away.
Boooo on Tony.
wow, that sounds like the same person over and over up there. i enjoyed it, cant wait to see it when it comes out
the editor thinks that the readers are entitled to their opinions just like the editor is entitled to his. the editor also believes that if the readers want to criticize, that's fine. however the editor can also criticize right back. funny how some readers don't want to allow the editor that same right.
as for readers, ad revenue and all that... this editor has only increased both of those things since he started. he's never pandered to anyone, let alone readers of blogs. he's always been honest. he's not afraid of anything. and that might be the key to his success.
and yes, he enjoys writing in the third person.
of course the opinions of the readers matter to him, but the editor calls the shots. xTx is a writer who the editor has been reading for years and years. if the readers aren't into one of her posts, big deal. the editor wont lose any sleep over it.
if the readers get bent out of shape because it looks like their whims wont be pandered to, well, get used to being bent out of shape. you get to comment all you want, and he gets to also. he also gets the final word.
ultimately there are several things that you can do when you see something that doesnt float your boat regarding LAist 1) read something else - we write about 10 posts a day on average 2) write something better yourself 3) find someone better to write for us 4) explain how it could have been written better and then move on
amen to "the editor." i might not have liked the review (and at the end of the day, who really gives a rat's ass), but you are dead on. if people don't like it, they can go elsewhere. i only offered my comment as construstive criticism, not because i have a stick firmly planted you know where. lighten up people! jeez!
Not to kiss ass or anything but I am on board with my editor and co-contributor. This is a blog, not a newspaper - not to say that we hold a lower standard, but that a blog exists for a different purpose. xTx wrote a review from her point of view, a blogish perspective which includes her own nuances. If you want to read a standard, English 101 churned out composition, you can turn to something else like the LA Times.
There you'll find all of the boringly composed diatribes you want. Methodic and meaningless enough to satisfy your need for predictability.
Whether xTx chose to go out and compile a shitload of research for a single post, or whether she intended to simply give you a review of the movie the way a friend would to another, that's her deal. But in my opinion, who gives a shit. Don't like it? Move on to another post.
Or....get worked up and criticize. My editor loves it either way.
From my Jewish point of view, this film is hilarious. The remarks and situations are so over-the-top that you would have to be an idiot not to understand that it is social satire and parody. No Jew will find this to be offensive; just the opposite -- it illuminates the idiocracy of prejudices. And personally, I can't wait to participate in next years Running of the Jews!
Some Jews are mad, Abe Foxman of the Anti-Defamation League said in a rather condescending tone, "Americans may not always be sophisticated enough to get the joke"
By sophisticated enough do you mean goy Abe.