BORAT (2006)

I'm almost done with 24: Season 7, so expect a review on that soon.

Idk what it is, but from season to season, I don't really remember too much. To tell you the truth, the season that I have the most vivid memories for is Day 1. It's somewhat like that for CSI (Las Vegas) as well. Season One stands out the most.

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BORAT: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.

This movie was just as funny as, if not funnier, than when I first saw it.

There were moments I remembered, and there were some I did not. Overall, a super delightful, enjoyable experience.

It satirizes the American population (especially the conservative and at times, ignorant, right) to a tee, and the rapport Borat builds with his unsuspecting cohorts (audience) is truly a work of art.

(I commented at one point that hopefully Sacha Baron Cohen apologized to some people [NOT ALL] after the filming of this--especially to Pamela Anderson... or NOT) <- nod to the film (o;

JUST GO WATCH IT ALREADY.

Aside from the fact that it most likely very inaccurately portrays people from Kazakhstan--it is an accurate portrayal of an unsuspecting American public.

People would be more real than they would be in a Michael Moore documentary, because they believe this movie is for a foreign audience.

He does it again in "Bruno," but I know more people found that offensive. Mostly people uncomfortable with homosexuality and homosexual scenes will not be able to stomach some of "Bruno" 's more graphic scenes.

But I digress.

This review will be short and sweet, because IN SHORT-

WATCH "BORAT."

Grade: A

I actually want to liken it to "Shrek" (don't ask me why; I find they are in the same vein--and NOT the Shrek sequels--just the first one). It's satirical--pokes fun at itself, at the genre it's supposed to be in, and at its viewers, even. I like those types of movies. (On a side note, actors willing to portray themselves as a caricature of themselves are cool in my book, too.)

I forgot--I also had a chance to go watch the Indie film "Blue Valentine" with an old roommate (friend), and I must say. I was expecting it to be good the way I thought "500 Days of Summer" was (also with the same friend--she likes Indie films!), and it was. Satisfied me.

It told a human story about love, just as "500 Days" did, and honestly, in this day and age--a realistic story that is spun well and has good acting in it deserves an A.

Review to come.

(Also, Ken Davitian did an awesome job as well. You can also find him in "Get Smart," which I thoroughly enjoyed. Although it may have seemed farcical, the scenes in the trailer were nowhere near some of the funnier scenes in the movie--a fact I like about funny movies. You shouldn't have all your funniest bits in the trailer...)

CHEERS! (o;