must not have gotten the humor in it

Rating: Null/10 (27 November 2006)

I know I'm quite a bit in the minority on this one but I just didn't seem to think this movie was much more than some obnoxious mockery of third world countries and some fraternity-type humor. I don't think Borat does much at all for pointing out bigotry or antisemitism as much as he simply sensationalizes those same problems at the expense of blind sighted participants being told this was a real documentary. Never liked Ali G. either. Sorry to say I really believe all the critics are wrong. It's not a satire or black humor or much more than crass foolery to me. I think he should cough up some hard cash to Glod, Romania and be a sport about it too. My apologies for possibly appearing self righteous but I do believe there are much better ways to approach the obvious societal problems presented in the movie. Look at Woody Allen or Lenny Bruce performances for example as ways to tackle these issues.