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Special Features
- The Making of Assassin: Inside the Mind of Margaret Cho
- Margaret Cho's Belly Dancing Segment
- "Ode to Margaret Cho" (short film)
- "Invisible Son" (short film)
- Opening Act: Bruce Daniels
- Animated Rap Video by MCMC
- Photo Gallery
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Margaret Cho gives new meaning to the phrase "blue states" with this typically profane and provocative concert performance that takes dead aim at all things right-wing. Recorded in May 2005, in enemy territory (Washington, D.C.), Assassin is a timely state of the dis-union, as Cho weighs in on gay marriage, the pope, Terry Schiavo, Abu Ghraib, sexual politics, and other hot-button topics. Cho may see herself as a comic assassin, but she is no sniper taking potshots from the cover of the grassy knoll. She puts herself out there. She tells a mostly unprintable story about how she was unwittingly tapped to perform for a group of Republican hotel owners. ("They didn't know who they were getting," she recalls. "It was the worst blind date ever."). The nation is so polarized between left and right, Cho laments, but she doesn't exactly help matters much with statements such as "These Christian groups have lost their minds" and "If you're not a feminist you should kill yourself," or her comment on the red states/blue states map: "That's convenient. Now we have a color-coded map to where all the stupid people are." While not as accessible as I'm the One That I Want, Assassin is less preachy than Cho's more recent concert films. But it is no less impassioned, and she is more than willing to answer the rallying cry of her fiercely devoted fans who, she riffs at one point, seem to look to her like some Asian superhero: "Margaret--do something!" --Donald Liebenson
Product Description
Margaret Cho returns to the concert stage with a "killer" one-woman show that has taken audiences by storm. Filmed live at the Warner Theatre in Washington D.C., Assassin features a fresh dose of Margaret’s ground-breaking and controversial brand of humor. Taking aim at the Bush administration and the religious right, she pulls no punches in her assault on the "ever devolving" state of the union. The result is an unforgettable performance featuring Margaret at her raw, irreverent and hilarious best.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
36 of 44 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
A lot of people are being critical about Margaret "turning" political nowadays, which is ridiculous because all she does is speak about her life and her experience, and everyone is more political these days. If she has anything interesting to say about politics, than by all means she should include it in her act. That said, here's my review-
She is much more connected with the audience here than with Revolution, which I'm sure a lot of people will be happy with, even though I thought she was great before. Most of her new writing is 100% political in nature here, and scathingly funny. Gay marriage, the moron in the oval office, the flavor of Laura Bushes' coochie, the pope's decidedly homosexual lifestyle- are just a fraction of the perceptive and hilarious material seen in this film. You pretty much know what to expect, which is something creative and original.
She is much more connected with the audience here than with Revolution, which I'm sure a lot of people will be happy with, even though I thought she was great before. Most of her new writing is 100% political in nature here, and scathingly funny. Gay marriage, the moron in the oval office, the flavor of Laura Bushes' coochie, the pope's decidedly homosexual lifestyle- are just a fraction of the perceptive and hilarious material seen in this film. You pretty much know what to expect, which is something creative and original.
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By Michael Bell
Format:DVD
I have been a solid, die hard fan of Margaet Cho since I first saw a stand up routine of her on Comedy Central several years back. Since then, I have listened to every major release she has produced and have not been disappointed with any of them. I have read many reviews of unsatisfied customers and most of them are similar in their roots. They believe that she's too over the top. I guess they have forgotten that in history; some of the most powerful female voices have been women whose work is loud, controversial, and looks taboo subjects right in the face. Margaret's work is very confessional in every aspect much like the work of the poet Anne Sexton whose work spanned subjects such as incest, masturbation, sexuality, and sexism. How about Sylvia Plath; whose work dealt with suicide, sexism, infedility, and depression. It is my opinion that people of this generation have forgotten that there is in fact a point behind pushing boundaries; something that Cho does endlessly in her work. Like she stated in Revolution, a previous routine, "The function of art is to comment on culture". Perhaps those who claim her as being too over the top are those who simply don't appreciate art and its function in society, and moreover, don't respect successful women who are not nice about it, something she says verbatim in The Assasin.
In the Assasin, Cho packs a hard punch aimed at the right wing. When the unemployment rate is rising to unprescedented levels, the deficit has done way more than skyrocket, and we are fighting a war which is beginning to resemble Vietnam; how can somebody not be pissed off at the President and the Republican Party who is chiefly in charge of this country for the time being? Margaret addresses the flaws in government and society ferociously in Assasin and, as she always does, works to empower the underdogs (minorities); women, gays and lesbians in particular. How can somnebody not like a comedian who says "You know Laura Bush's p**** tastes like Lysol". Maybe that's just me.
In the Assasin, Cho packs a hard punch aimed at the right wing. When the unemployment rate is rising to unprescedented levels, the deficit has done way more than skyrocket, and we are fighting a war which is beginning to resemble Vietnam; how can somebody not be pissed off at the President and the Republican Party who is chiefly in charge of this country for the time being? Margaret addresses the flaws in government and society ferociously in Assasin and, as she always does, works to empower the underdogs (minorities); women, gays and lesbians in particular. How can somnebody not like a comedian who says "You know Laura Bush's p**** tastes like Lysol". Maybe that's just me.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By Compusurge
Format:DVD
I have watched and listened to Margaret Cho over the years and found her brand of humor funny throughout. This time around, however, I find she has successfully migrated herself into that elite group of social humorists who are able to comment on our social status as a country and our politics, and do so with blazing strikes that are poignant, on-the-mark AND funny. Margaret has changed, and with this change comes a broadening of her boldness. She has taken the torch from the likes of Lenny Bruce, and she holds no punches back when she speaks her mind, be it about the rights of individuals or the brazen BS of our some of our right-wing politicians. Ms. Cho may be the one that she wants, she might be notorious, she could lead a revolution, but frankly, she IS one politically savvy comic assassin and this show is her best yet.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome
Margaret Cho, never fails to make me laugh. She is not afraid to take on any subject and make you see it from another point of view, which usually offends someone or some group.
Published 3 months ago by Jeff
2.0 out of 5 stars
lousy
Margaret cho is no longer funny. this isnt stand up.this is just a liberally biased speech for 1 hour. get earlier dvds and ignore this.
Published on September 9, 2009 by Mat Van Gogh
2.0 out of 5 stars
Too often heavy handed
I really loved Margaret Cho's first two concert films - "I'm the One I That I Want" (2000) and "Notorious C.H.O." (2001). Read more
Published on April 29, 2009 by Westley
1.0 out of 5 stars
Nothing original said in 10 years.
Not anything particularly new and exciting here, just the same cliches you now get in the multi-cultural university. Read more
Published on August 23, 2008
2.0 out of 5 stars
Oh Cho, Where Did you go?
I typically love Margaret Cho and her wicked sense of humor. Her edgy, sardonic, volatile way with words has always appealed to me. Read more
Published on August 17, 2008 by Ryan Kelley
2.0 out of 5 stars
i still love margaret cho but....
a couple of years ago i bought the 3-pack dvd set with cho's first three stand up dvds and i loved each one of them. all three were funny. Read more
Published on August 13, 2008 by J. T. Sheldon
1.0 out of 5 stars
Margaret Cho forgot that she's a comedian! BORING!
Margaret Cho USED to be so funny that you'd gag on your own laughter. She seems to have forgotten that she's a comedian. Read more
Published on June 11, 2008 by Bernard K. Guerrero
4.0 out of 5 stars
Margaret Cho is a Genius
She is like a ray of hope in the dark discriminative world. When I watch Margaret Cho I get the courage to be what i want to be. Read more
Published on April 27, 2008 by Hussain Mustafa
1.0 out of 5 stars
If you want to laugh, skip this
Me and my girlfriend are both big fan's of Margret Cho, so we were thrilled to get the chance to see this routine live. Read more
Published on April 21, 2007 by J. Belcher
5.0 out of 5 stars
Do not believe the haters
I do not understand how any fan of Margaret would say that she was being too crass in this movie. It doesn't make sense. Margaret Cho has always been crass. Read more
Published on December 18, 2006 by Gia Lovita
