movie question

Have any of you seen Bruno?

Did you also see Borat?


I can't decide,having seen neither of them, whether or not I think Sascha Cohen in funny.

My take is it's like a dirty version of funniest home videos, making fun of people without them knowing that you are making fun of them.

Have not, and probably won't, see "Bruno". I resisted seeing "Borat" but finally gave in after so many people predicted that I would love it. It left me cold.

There were certainly a few laughs but the mean-spirited nature of the thing was, to me, anything but funny. The whole Punk'd/Jackass/Sacha Baron Cohen humor thing is truly lost on me.

Saw Borat. Meh. Won't see Bruno.

However, Sasha Baron Cohen was one of the better things about Sweeny Todd. The best being Alan Rickman, of course.

The Goddess wrote:

However, Sasha Baron Cohen was one of the better things about Sweeny Todd. The best being Alan Rickman, of course.

The fact that Cohen was good in something is not a shocker. He does appear talented. I just don't dig his love of taking on these personas and then shitting on people in the interest of "exposing" them.

Since you are a Rickman lover and a lover of wine I assume that you and the PoolBoy have seen "Bottle Shock". Rickman is great (as always) and the movie is a hoot.

Bottle Shock is up next in the NetFlix queue after Shaun of the Dead. Soon!

mean spirited.

that was the phrase i was looking for.

Borat was an excellent film and I look forward to seeing Bruno. Probably by the week-end. I won't waste my time with a review.

Angry Liberal wrote:

I won't waste my time with a review.

Nice attitude! If you change your mind I won't waste my time reading it.

dude, it's our time you're supposed to waste. i thought the purpose of this site was pretty clear.

pastrami-on-wry wrote:

Angry Liberal wrote:

I won't waste my time with a review.

Nice attitude! If you change your mind I won't waste my time reading it.

Is it me, or does he seem angry?

he's an angry lad, that's for sure.

Not angry. Just disappointed at being denied the opportunity to read AL's insightful review of "Bruno".

pastrami-on-wry wrote:

Not angry. Just disappointed at being denied the opportunity to read AL's insightful review of "Bruno".

Oh I knew you weren't angry, perhaps just hurt...I was referring to Angry Liberal being angry. Hey...wait a minute Angry Liberal is angry? Maybe that has something to do with his name.

Ya think?

Agent 13 wrote:

Hey...wait a minute Angry Liberal is angry? Maybe that has something to do with his name.

Ya think?

Well you can't really trust these screen names. It's not like you're truly an Agent, i95 is actually a major North/South thorughfare, I'm really smoked and peppered brisket and The Goddess is actually a.................hey, wait a minute!

pastrami-on-wry wrote:

Agent 13 wrote:

Hey...wait a minute Angry Liberal is angry? Maybe that has something to do with his name.

Ya think?

Well you can't really trust these screen names. It's not like you're truly an Agent, i95 is actually a major North/South thorughfare, I'm really smoked and peppered brisket and The Goddess is actually a.................hey, wait a minute!

Yeah....and THIS was supposed to be the Summer of George.