I Bought a Ticket and I was Punk'd

Rating: 4/10 (6 November 2006)

A friend of mine took the time to share his delight with a pre-screening he viewed of Borat. It's currently getting a 96% positive feedback from the critics. This was an unequivocal 'must-see' this weekend for me. All I can say is, "I'm feeling pretty lonely right now."
You talk about being out of sync. Most of the Borat audience in which my wife and I attended was hysterical with laughter, and yet I found myself pretty much bored, offended or otherwise turned off by much of the movie. A touch of vulgarity, and a sprinkle of crude can spice up a movie effectively, but after about fifteen or twenty minutes in, my overload button was already beeping with an endless onslaught of 'poop,' masturbation, urination, rape, Jew & gay jokes. A very MTV/Punk'd tone to it.
For me, mildly amusing, occasionally insightful, but way too concerned with shocking the audience into uncomfortable laughter. Kind of lonely way out here all by my lonesome self. Definitely showing my age on this one. My new nickname, "4% Minority."