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Borat Blu-ray: Cultural Learnings of America for make Benefit Glorious nation of Kazakhstan

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Of course, I give Borat 5 stars...there is no question about that.....it's just hilarious, but you do have to have an open mind about it's humor...It can be offensive to some, but hysterical to others.

But I'm here to review the new service by Amazon and TiVo. I signed up and got my $15 promotion towards any movie, and I decided I would purchase Borat. Checkout was a breeze, and within 10 minutes of my purchase time, my internet-connected TiVo began downloading the movie and was finished in about an hour.

I also went to my Media Library and sent Borat to one of my bedroom TiVo's also! It's a wonderful and convienient new service! I can't wait until Amazon's movie catalogue becomes substantially larger!

If you are an Amazon customer with a broadband connected TiVo, you are in business!!!

If you're Azamat-sized, forget about the tee shirt!


BORAT (2006) is easily the wackiest movie made in many a year. It's extremely politically incorrect, kinda juvenile in spots and just one huge laugh, that is, if the insulting of Jews, women and "retards," or seeing a nude 400 lb. guy in all his flabbiness won't put you off your popcorn.

The full title (Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan) gives a sense of how our hero, as portrayed by Londoner Sacha Cohen, fractures the English language. Kazakhstani TV reporter Borat was originally one of three Cohen characters on the half-hour BBC-TV comedy series, DA ALI G SHOW (2003). This movie expands on his anti-Semitism, misogny and penchant for misspoken scatology as Borat films a documentary of his travels from the East to the West Coast of America.

Borat is based on an incredibly funny doctor that Cohen met while in southern Russia. Those of us who appreciate a good belly laugh are truly grateful for this chance encounter.

Erran Cohen's fanciful national anthem "O Kazakhstan" has a tune and lyrics that immediately invade your brain. Here are two of its less-objectional verses:

Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan you very nice place
From Plains of Darashik to Northern fence of Jewtown
Kazakhstan friend of all except Uzbekistan
A very nosy people with bone in their brain

Kazakhstan industry best in world
We invented toffee and trouser pants
Kazakhstan's prostitutes cleanest in the region
Except of course for too many scars


Extras on the DVD include outtakes (some good, some really boring) and a collage film of Sacha in character enjoying a new-found American fame that was at near-mania levels back in 2006.

BORAT (2006) is easily the wackiest movie made in many a year. It's extremely politically incorrect, kinda juvenile in spots and just one huge laugh, that is, if the insulting of Jews, women and "retards," or seeing a nude 400 lb. guy in all his flabbiness won't put you off your popcorn.

The full title (Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan) gives a sense of how our hero, as portrayed by Londoner Sacha Cohen, fractures the English language. Kazakhstani TV reporter Borat was originally one of three Cohen characters on the half-hour BBC-TV comedy series, DA ALI G SHOW (2003). This movie expands on his anti-Semitism, misogny and penchant for misspoken scatology as Borat films a documentary of his travels across America from east to west.

Borat is based on an incredibly funny doctor that Cohen met while in southern Russia. Those of us who appreciate a good belly laugh are truly grateful for this chance encounter.

Erran Cohen's fanciful national anthem "O Kazakhstan" has a tune and lyrics that immediately invade your brain. Here are two of its less-objectional verses:

Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan you very nice place
From Plains of Darashik to Northern fence of Jewtown
Kazakhstan friend of all except Uzbekistan
A very nosy people with bone in their brain

Kazakhstan industry best in world
We invented toffee and trouser pants
Kazakhstan's prostitutes cleanest in the region
Except of course for too many scars


Extras on the DVD include outtakes (some good, some really boring) and a collage film of Sacha in character enjoying a new-found American fame that was at near-mania levels back in 2006.

Those who hated the movie missed the point, IMO. As I was watching the movie it seemed dumb and pointless until I realized that the "extras" in the film are real people being duped.

Watching these arrogant and bigoted fools display the full measure of their stupidity to Sacha Cohen, is where I found the true humor.

He manages to get the Texan to natter (on tape! no less) about "Niggers", showing how far we really have to go in this country. The "proper" southern lady is willing to shrug off horrid behavior because she thinks she's teaching civilized behavior to those "poor backwards Europeans"

If everything on the movie had been staged as scripted humor -- it would be horrible. The brialliance of the film is that many of these people actually thought Sacha was some Kazakhstani filmmaker trying to bring America to his country.

Just my $0.02.

I absolutely give this movie 5 stars. If I could give it more, I would. While the movie itself is hilarious, it also has a very serious undertone to it. Sasha Baron Cohen basically goes undercover and exposes what people REALLY think in America that goes swept under the rug. Antisemitism, racism, bigotry, sexism, etc. People are caught on camera clear as day thinking that it will be shown in Kazakhstan and not in America.
Way to go, SBC!

When I picked up the DVD the entire thing was in nothing but Kazakhstan. I thought maybe the movie was going to need English subtitles but I rented it anyway.

When I watched the movie I laughed so hard I cried! The movie really opens up your eyes with all its hidden messaging about how bad America is when it comes to race. Most of the people Borat came into contact was pretty racist, and I think the director was really trying to show us all how hard America is to others.

I give the movie a 5/5 star rating because of the pure heart and loving personality of Borat. If you decide to watch this movie really take an outside look so you can capture the underlining that the movie is trying tell you. It really opens your eyes but Borat seems to bring you back with a smile.

If you're Azamat-sized, forget about wearing the tee shirt!


BORAT (2006) is easily the wackiest movie made in many a year. It's extremely politically incorrect, kinda juvenile in spots and just one huge laugh, that is, if the insulting of Jews, women and "retards," or seeing a nude 400 lb. guy in all his flabbiness won't put you off your popcorn.

The full title (Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan) gives a sense of how our hero, as portrayed by Londoner Sacha Cohen, fractures the English language. Kazakhstani TV reporter Borat was originally one of three Cohen characters on the half-hour BBC-TV comedy series, DA ALI G SHOW (2003). This movie expands on his anti-Semitism, misogny and penchant for misspoken scatology as Borat films a documentary of his travels from the East to the West Coast of America.

Borat is based on an incredibly funny doctor that Cohen met while in southern Russia. Those of us who appreciate a good belly laugh are truly grateful for this chance encounter.

Erran Cohen's fanciful national anthem "O Kazakhstan" has a tune and lyrics that immediately invade your brain. Here are two of its less-objectional verses:

Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan you very nice place
From Plains of Darashik to Northern fence of Jewtown
Kazakhstan friend of all except Uzbekistan
A very nosy people with bone in their brain

Kazakhstan industry best in world
We invented toffee and trouser pants
Kazakhstan's prostitutes cleanest in the region
Except of course for too many scars


Extras on the DVD include outtakes (some good, some really boring) and a collage film of Sacha in character enjoying a new-found American fame that was at near-mania levels back in 2006.

The story evolves around a make-belief character from a make-belief country, NOT! You wouldn't get it unless you watch the movie. All in all the whole thing was the best satire I've seen. The only reason I withheld the last star was the unending, morally bereft story line that, is in and of itself, I find amusing. Borat started off his journey in NYC where he makes numerous cultural blunders. He ends up in California, chasing a dreamgirl, whom he finds could never be his wife. That's it in a nutshell. Between NYC and LA he learns 1)How to bond with Rainbow Colored constituents of Bush 2) How to sing Kazakhstan's national anthem to the tune of America's own 3)Learn how to gettho talk 4)Sing in Jesus' name, with the Gift of Tongues 5)Scare children with a Bear behind his Ice cream Truck...literally speaking. 6)Bond with America's finest Meat Heads
7)Find true love in the arms of a prostitute. The whole things is so hilarious, its hysterical. I had to stop the movie, just to catch my breath. Be forwarned though. This movie contains abhorable topics i.e.:1) mockery of feminist movement 2) mockery of proper etiqutte 3) anti-semitic sentiments. It's just done with a good laugh in mind.

I was very unimpressed with this movie. "Borat" suffers from the same delusion as Sarah Silverman in thinking that crass or politically incorrect AUTOMATICALLY equals funny. It does not. Of course sometimes it can be hilarious (and Borat does have moments like that), but overall I did not find this movie particularly funny or even amusing. Especially the scene where the naked friend sits on Borat's face was downright disgusting and it dragged on and on and on. At some point I just fast forwarded it. You're not missing much if you don't watch this movie.

This movie was histarical! I havnt laughed that hard at a movie in a long time. Not for sensative viewers or children.