I Just Need To Say That I Am IN COMPLETE AND TOTAL AWE of Sacha Baron Cohen!

[Skraxx]

I fucking bow down to him. I mean, I loved his stuff prior to this, it's all been brilliant and I have never laughed so hard at anything than I do at his stuff. I mean real, deep down, hysterical, gulping for air laughing. I'm a HUGE fan.

But this Giuliani thing takes it to a new, rarefied level of pure, utter, unfettered genius. It's so brilliant on so many levels. So poignant, so ironic, just...I don't know, words fail. Just pure awe at the masterwork. A once in a generation or more type of genius.

BRAVO BORAT! BRAVO SACHA!

[Under The Radar]

1. Thought him to be a bit obnoxious until I watch the Trial of Chicago 7

[0rganism]

3. he's well qualified for the Abbie Hoffman role

that was a fantastic show

[Under The Radar]

4. That was an excellently written movie and Sasha proved to be a talented actor.

[greenman3610]

47. he's great in Taledaga Nights

[greenman3610]

50. he's great in Taledaga Nights

[appalachiablue]

60. I just watched the Chicago 7 Trial, SBC was terrific as Abby Hoffman

AH sat down beside me in a college student ctr before his lecture; I was a kid but recognized him instantly. Lol.

[Karma13612]

5. Same with me

I never gave him a chance until hubby and I saw Chicago 7 the other night.

Wonder if I need to see his previous movie in order to enjoy the one opening tomorrow on Netflix.

Anyway, I agree. This guy is incredibly talented.

And he got Giuliani in fine fashion!! Such a good take down.

[Skraxx]

7. Well, It Depends on Your Type of Humor

His movies can be VERY Raunchy and infantile in many ways, but also VERY deeply revealing of truth through brilliant humor and satire. But it's also a lot dick jokes and silly, childish stuff. I would actually suggest starting with his TV Show "Ali G", then move on to his movies. I don't know if you NEED to see the first Borat movie before this one, but the first Borat movie is one of the funniest films I have ever seen.

[Karma13612]

9. OK, fairly warned!

I just might need that right now!!

[Skraxx]

13. Seriously, I have never laughed so hard at anything before than

Cohen's stuff. Ali G, Who is America, Borat, Bruno....Gut bustingly funny, gasping for breath laughter, for me.

[SergeStorms]

43. I liked them all...

with the possible exception of 'Bruno'. I don't think it lived up to his other works. I won't go into the parts I thought were too sophomoric or far too politically incorrect, but I just thought it missed the mark. Personal tastes differ.

[Ferrets are Cool]

30. Well stated.

[USALiberal]

33. I agree with you, Borat 1 was a classic, the outtakes are even great! nt

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

67. I love the Marx Brothers and can't stand the 3 Stooges.

There's a lot of Stoogery in SBC's stuff.

But, I have to admit to laughing a lot at the Ali G show. And some of SBC's last film.

He often shows some unfortunate truth that needs facing.

[Lucky Luciano]

39. You gotta see his Who Is America stunts. Jaw Dropping!

These are all so incredibly over the top, but you can’t not enjoy these right wing lunatics get played so badly!

[Pacifist Patriot]

14. I'm in that category as well.

I'm about 2/3 of the way through the movie. It's excellent, and he is brilliant as Hoffman.

[Under The Radar]

16. "Hoffman's" best scene is near the end and Cohen plays it great.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

23. I recommend (going by memory here) 'The Spy', I think it's called on

Netflix. Mini series about Eli Cohen. He killed it on that one.

[Danascot]

46. Yes, a riveting watch and SBC is amazing

all the more effective as it is based on a true story.

[Sneederbunk]

2. We already knew Giuliani was gullible.

[tanyev]

6. I think the timing of this is what makes it so exquisite.

[Stuart G]

8. I agree...and the timing is totally perfect...

[Harker]

20. Rudy should've minded his own laptop hard drive. n/t

[MLAA]

22. 😬

[Harker]

31. Yeah... sorry.

I have to go with what my mind first says.

[MLAA]

32. Oh, I loved it!

[Harker]

36. Clenched teeth always leave me guessing...

[MLAA]

37. I thought that emoticon was a shit eating grin! Haha

[Harker]

38. Ah!

Looks more like a grimace to me.

[Karma13612]

10. exactly! Final stretch of the race-Trump ally--Bam!! nt

[GopherGal]

61. Oh, yeah.

I totally had "October surprise = Borat 2" on my 2020 bingo card.


Honestly, his type of humor isn't really my style for reasons similar to those stated by others here. But the man's undeniably some twisted kind of genius...

[ResistantAmerican17]

11. Honest to Odin, when I saw Borat in the theater I thought I was going to tear out my

abdominal incisional staples from laughing so hard. That movie was funny enough to chance it.

[Dave Starsky]

57. I only remember the fight scene.

And that was simultaneously one of the most repulsive and funniest things I thought I'd ever seen.

[ResistantAmerican17]

58. That!!!!! That was the point that I feared for my life....

[Jirel]

12. I utterly loathe Sacha Baron Cohen. Except this.

Even the un-funniest comedian can do great art... at least when they aren’t being funny. Good job, Borat! I still refuse to watch your crap, but I will give this effort a standing ovation.

[bucolic_frolic]

27. I find him obnoxious and not funny, though I agree with his objectives.

Ethnic stereotypes leave me cold. It's not comedy, it's division. We laugh at the other.

[Jirel]

41. That, and he's always about the comedy of embarrassment.

I don’t find embarrassment funny, ever. It’s mean spirited, not actually funny. It says a lot to me when people find someone else being humiliated funny.

[Dream Girl]

45. Yep. Not funny to me!

[USALiberal]

51. Some people don't get parody. Nt

[Dream Girl]

52. I actually love clever parody. I just find his stuff not that clever.

Look how ignorant, racist and fucked up America is is not funny to me. I’m well aware of the nonsensical hypocrisy. I also don’t find ethnic stereotypes funny. Sophomoric.

[USALiberal]

54. lol, ok! Nt

[fleur-de-lisa]

29. I loved him in that stupid 'Talladega Nights' movie.

His character, the gay Formula One drive from France, was fantastic and was the only good part of that movie.

[spooky3]

34. I thought his punking Joe Arpaio was great:

[Jirel]

42. Love that Arpaio got punked.

But, it was totally unwatchable to me. Just not a kind of humor I can relate to at all.

[USALiberal]

49. Lol, really? Ok then! Lol

[ismnotwasm]

15. Usually that kind of shit makes me cringe, not laugh. Cringe Hard. Ugh. Hate it

Actually so does that Giuliani scene.

But the exposure of a sick demented man, who has gotten away with far too much? Priceless Schadenfreude and I’m not that proud. Fucking hilarious.

[jpak]

17. You have hand party with Pam Ella!

[SidDithers]

18. He's brilliant...

His takedown of Facebook is a good watch:

Sid

[Cetacea]

25. Agreed

[LiberalLovinLug]

26. +1000

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

66. So good. There's another recent speech, I think for the Anti-defamation League,

in which he delivers appropriately scathing commentary.

[SidDithers]

68. I think this is an excerpt from the same speech...

Sid

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

69. You are absolutely right.

I wasn't in a place where I could watch this clip earlier. But it occurred to me later it was from that ADL speech.

Respect!

[Le Roi de Pot]

19. See the Trial of Chicago 7

[DonaldsRump]

21. Sacha Baron Cohen is a REMARKABLY intelligent person

This is from November 2019 from the Anti-Defamation League. It's a bit long, but well worth the watch:

[Maraya1969]

24. I think he did a disservice to the villagers of Glod Romania

They are mad they he included them in his spoof and they only paid them 3 Euros each I believe.

I think if he makes a lot of money off of this film he should give some to the village. They are extremely poor and live in hard conditions.

If not maybe someone who knows them could set up a Gofundme. I would donate.




https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1078446/We-hate-Borat-The-poor-Romanian-villagers-humiliated-Sacha-Baron-Cohens-spoof-documentary.html

We all hate Borat: The poor Romanian villagers humiliated by Sacha Baron Cohen's spoof documentary
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
UPDATED: 19:58 EDT, 17 October 2008



Seventeen-year-old Carmen Ciorebea may be a listless teenager, but she is resolute about one thing. 'Glod is a terrible, terrible village. Nothing ever happens and there is nothing beautiful to see here,' she sighs. 'I will never be happy here.'

She is not alone in these sentiments, which are shared by many in the poverty-stricken Romanian village, nestled in the shadow of the Carpathian mountains north-west of Bucharest. Life is hard here: toilets are little more than sheltered holes in the ground, and horses and donkeys are the only source of transport. Most people eke out a living peddling scrap iron or working scrubby patches of land.

So when a Hollywood film crew descended on Glod three years ago to make a 'documentary' about their lives, many of the 1,000 residents were only too happy to take the £3 that was offered to anyone who participated.

[Ferrets are Cool]

28. He is a genius to be able to re-create himself so many times in such spectacular fashion

A REAL stable genius.

[paleotn]

35. With Borat and Borat 2, he holds up a mirror

to a large swath of America. Otherwise, we would have never elected something as loathsome as Donnie Dumb Ass, he wouldn't have near +40% approval and wouldn't be a shoe in in a number of red states. +40% of this country, the majority in a handful of states, really are that fucked up.

[Hassler]

40. I never thought much of his stuff before, but if he destroys

Rudy "Pocket Pool" Jailiani, I will become a fan.

[Piasladic]

44. His stuff makes me very uncomfortable,

but yeah, genius gadfly. Just going to cringe over here in the corner. Brilliant man, Cohen,

[riverwalker]

48. This summer

When he showed up at the White Supremacist picnic and started singing crazy stuff, he had to run for his life, getaway car was an ambulance. I wonder if it will be in the new movie?

[jb5150]

53. Sacha Baron Cohen is a little hit or miss with me, but ..

let's face it, Giuliani's not the brightest bulb on the tree, how hard could it be to punk him.

[orangecrush]

55. Considering Rudy's mob ties

It was also an act of courage and defiance.

My hat is off to Sacha.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

56. I love Borat!

I can't wait to watch this movie on Friday. The first Borat movie was wicked funny. I love how he does the character for promotional interviews too. He was Borat with Jimmy Kimmel on Monday. It was super funny.

[Dr. Strange]

59. If Ali G teaches you anything...

it should teach you how to respek everyone: animals, children, bitches, spazmos, mingers, lezzers, fatty boombahs, and even gaylords. So, to all you lot reading this, but mainly to the normal people, respek.

West side!

[Skraxx]

62. That Show Was So Fucking Brilliant!

The interview with Andy Rooney! How about Buzz Aldrin?

[Lucky Luciano]

63. Gore Vidal!

[coeur_de_lion]

64. His timing is impeccable

The spoof on Giuliani was brilliant but the timing was the coup de grace.

We will be forever in his debt.

[OnDoutside]

65. I have a great distaste for his "style" of comedy and wouldn't watch it. Still though, Rudy.