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Populist_Prole

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16. Didn't do anything for me either; I thought it was just me

Thu Oct 30, 2014, 12:28 PM

Oct 2014

Several people highly recommended it to me, using all manner of superlatives and gestures describing it and all but insisted I see it. I could manage scarcely even a weak chuckle. The humor was too forced and obvious, and low-brow for the sake of being low-brow. I thought it would build as the movie went on. It didn't.

As with you, I can appreciate low-brow humor too. The movie 'Clerks' for example, is raunchier and lower brow than 'Borat' but the dialogue was clever and snappy from beginning to end.

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What's your favorite scene from the movie Borat? [View all] red dog 1 Oct 2014 OP

That movie was classic bigwillq Oct 2014 #1

Easily got to be the rodeo scene. Initech Oct 2014 #2

I hope that girl on the horse holding the flag wasn't hurt when she fell off.. red dog 1 Oct 2014 #4

The rodeo scene ohnoyoudidnt Oct 2014 #3

I couldn't stand that movie. NightWatcher Oct 2014 #5

Same here actually. Xyzse Oct 2014 #14

Didn't do anything for me either; I thought it was just me Populist_Prole Oct 2014 #16

The one right after I turn off the TV LynneSin Oct 2014 #6

The hotel scene PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #7

Then the fat guy ran out of the hotel room naked & Borat, also naked, chased him red dog 1 Oct 2014 #8

Yes, that's it! PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #11

the comedy lessons Enrique Oct 2014 #9

The scene at the guest dinner table aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2014 #10

When he proudly displays a picture of his "son"... LeftinOH Oct 2014 #12

I thought the movie was much like those SNL character movies. cemaphonic Oct 2014 #13

"Throw the Jew down the well, So my country will be free, red dog 1 Oct 2014 #17

When Borat runs out of the ladies strip club in his underwear.... Brother Buzz Oct 2014 #15

That sounds more like Bad Grandpa. Initech Oct 2014 #19

In my perfect world they would be paired for a double feature down at the Bijou Theatre Brother Buzz Oct 2014 #20

"This is my neighbor Yusuf Von Bagtite. He is pain in my assholes. " Initech Oct 2014 #18