Movie Debate #154: Borat

[Reed Rothchild | 9,526]

[Gloves | 11,777]

Honestly I don't remember much about it, which isn't great for a comedy movie. I recall liking it when I watched it, but I think it maybe blends a bit too much with his other stuff in the landscape of my mind. 

[RH | 4,903]

 Isn't that the guy who got sued for knocking off Maher--the greatest internet meme legend before 2000?

[G-type | 2,481]

This movie was a victim of its own success. I remember laughing so hard when I first saw it, but having to endure everyone's Borat impressions for the next 5 years, moved it into Napoleon Dynamite territory.

[The Count | 527]

Easy 9/10 for me. I remember laughing pretty hard when I watched it initially in theaters. It doesn't quite hold up on re-watches, of course, because few things do when you know what's going to happen next. 

[Sumez | 2,951]

A movie you can't really rate just based on the entertainment value on screen. There's so much more to this, and it really made me respect Sacha Baron Cohen as a satirist. 

The guy is a genius and brave as fuck.

The sequel is surprisingly good as well. 

[doner24 | 1,195]

8- love it but gets a bit slow at the end

[TDIRunner | 2,737]

I always wanted to watch it, but never got around to it.  I've seen so many short clips from the movie, I feel like I've seen at least 40% of the movie.  

[Reed Rothchild | 9,526]

1 hour ago, Sumez said:

The sequel is surprisingly good as well

Rudy Giuliani apologists watching the sequel:

[Hammerfestus | 3,844]

I enjoyed it but I liked the bits from Da Ali G show more (I preferred the Ali G bits to Borat as well).   The mainstream success of this film killed off the character though. 

[a3quit4s | 4,097]

My wife is dead, high five!

[LeatherRebel5150 | 1,056]

Never liked it or thought any of it was funny

[Brickman | 3,984]

It’s an ok movie. I don’t remember a lot of it but I do remember finding it rather funny. I don’t really have a desire to go see it again so I went with a 5/10.