Watched the Borat film

[PCIntern]

Could not stop laughing. (How he decides to sneak into CPAC is unbelievable.)

[HipChick]

1. Not one person challenged him..

[underpants]

2. Where is it?

HBO NETFLIX?

[ZZenith]

3. Amazon Prime.

[mr_lebowski]

4. You watch ZZ? nt

[ZZenith]

10. Couldn't convince the Mrs.

So I waited until she went to bed.

Never seen anybody balance Cringe with Hilarity quite like he does.

Some scenes are obviously staged, but he needed that for the story arc, which plays second fiddle to the unbelievably fearless acts of public ridicule he subjects the unwitting rubes to. The Conservative Mind is laid bare in all its illogic and hypocrisy.

My favorite new Kazakhstani curse: “May all your shits have antlers!”

That’s my hot take - have you had a chance to catch it yet?

[mr_lebowski]

40. Not yet, catching up on Lovecraft Country ATM but maybe tonight ... nt

[StarfishSaver]

5. And Giuliani was not tucking in his shirt

[FreeState]

17. Cohen was visibly pissed off

When he barged in - that wasn’t good acting that was a real reaction to her being taken advantage of by a creep.

[StarfishSaver]

18. I hadn't thought about that, but I think you're right.

Sleezeball. Giuliani was so casual about it as if he thought it was just a given that he was going to go to bed with this young woman. It was nauseating.

[mr_lebowski]

41. Not sure. SBH is a very good actor and he was selling the story that she was 15 ...

In that context for sure coming off really pissed is the way to sell it, so it's kinda hard to know IMHO.

Disclaimer however: I've not watched yet. I've just read what happens.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. The debutante ball! OMG!

[PCIntern]

7. Remarkable stuff

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. I'm still laughing.

Although some of it is kinda scary.

[MissB]

27. That part killed me

Plus the republican women’s meeting. Someone call her an uber!

[JanMichael]

34. I was somewhat impressed with their more or less polite response.

Sure they looked shocked (that was hilarious) but they were polite.

The young woman that played Borats daughter is getting rave reviews. This film may make her career. She has nerves of steel.

[StarfishSaver]

38. Something I've noticed about Cohen

In his films, he doesn't make fools of people who don't evidence cruelty or hate.

For example, at the debutante ball, as you said, the guests were stunned, but remained polite. So he didn't mock them or make the look stupid. He even allowed the Q-Anon guys with whom he stayed to have some dignity - probably because, although they were clearly nuts, they treated him with kindness and opened up their home to him.

I noticed he did that in his previous movie, as well. The only people he made look ridiculous were people who demonstrated cruelty, outright racism/antisemitism/misogyny or hypocrisy - Giuliani and the "Women's Health Clinic" guy being the most obvious examples. Everyone else he left alone and just allowed them to be portrayed as who they are and let the audience decide.

He is a remarkable artist and social commentator.

[smirkymonkey]

32. That was shocking, yet hilarious at the same time.

I love it when people like that are scandalized.

[uponit7771]

33. +1

[StClone]

8. Maria Bakalova gets the movie going

She plays Borat's daughter and they play off each other in such way as to distract people from the setup he is contriving. I laughed pretty hard, and even though pretty funny, I got embarrassed for some of the stooges who fall for his shenanigans. I recommend the Borat movies. The goal is to show the culture of America not Kazakhstan.

Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.

[Richard D]

15. Maria . . .

. . . was delightful. Took the movie away from Sasha.

[StarfishSaver]

19. She was wonderful, wasn't she?

[PufPuf23]

9. Security is such at WH is that if one looks like a potential blonde female news clown

for faux, there is no security. Unreal. Rudy is an incompetent pervert grifter.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

13. The "interview" was in the hotel, not the WH.

But Rudy's really pervy.

[PufPuf23]

16. The movie is more than that with Rudy G.

Another scene is on the grounds of the WH.

Usually not personally up for that type of humor (had not watched anything by Cohen prior though had an idea and had watched clips from Boret).

[StarfishSaver]

20. I missed that part. What was at the White House?

[Arazi]

24. Bakalova stayed in character and got into the WH a couple weeks ago

[PufPuf23]

26. Thank you. I watched the movie and that clip yesterday.

Thought for I was going (more) insane but also watched a clip (not this specific one) too.

[PufPuf23]

28. See the clip about Borat's daughter being interviewed at the WH.

For a moment thought perhaps had dreamed the sequence after watching Cohen's new movie.

whew the old brain is only slightly faulty.

In fact, a serious security breach.

[StarfishSaver]

30. I see. It wasn't in the movie, but happened later

That explains why I didn't see it!

[PufPuf23]

36. Good AM and why I was so confused.

Watched the movie and the clip and combined the two in the head. lol

[SoonerPride]

12. We tried 3 times to stream it and it just never would start

Prime needs more servers I guess.

So we watched Netflix again

We will try again tomorrow I guess.

[Freddie]

14. My favorite bit was the "Women's Health Center"

Brilliant. And Pence talking about “only 15 cases and we have this under control!” while they haul the faux-Trump out of the hall.

[MissB]

29. I don't know- the debutante ball might have been better

Or maybe the republican women’s meeting

[misanthrope]

31. I don't understand how the women's GOP meeting

Didn't grow suspicious when this odd young woman showed up with a camera crew for their get-together.

I also wonder how many of the folks at the debutante gathering were suspicious but said nothing because they are so pressed into silence by social graces. The people in those little Southern society groups have known each other or run in the same circles for most of their lives but then up crops two strangers with unusual behavior, accents and attire and they have cameras with them. How could they not be wary to some extent?

[JanMichael]

35. How about the creep as fuck plastic surgeon?

Dude needs to be in jail.

[mopinko]

21. just finished. died.

the running of the americans. omg.

[PCIntern]

22. The transition from when he says how to get admitted to CPAC and the

Walking in in the Klan outfit. Unbelievable.

[dalton99a]

37. +1. To meet the vice pussy-grabber

[Olafjoy]

23. There is a clip circulating of Tutar going to the WH with that Chanel from OAN.

No background check or COVID test. No masks. She meets Don Jr. and shakes his hand. Unbelievable. The scene was cut from the final movie but they have released it.

[Arazi]

25. Here you go

[nuxvomica]

39. OMG it was funny! And Maria Bakalova is amazing

To use Hollywood parlance, I have seen the new Lucille Ball!