Sherrye F. from HOUSTON, TX wrote on 6/12/2009...
1 of 3 member(s) found this review helpful.
It was hilarious, but a bit over the top with male nudity and sexual references.
Sarah F. (Ferdy63) from DALTON, GA wrote on 3/29/2008...
1 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.
If you haven't heard of Borat by now - what rock have you been living under? This is done as a mockumentary of a reporter from Kazakhstan coming to American to learn our culture, etc. It is irreverant, politically incorrect, quite crude at times and even sacriligious. All that being said, put on your Depends before you start to watch it because you'll laugh so hard you'll wet yourself. Definitely NOT for kids!
Kristina H. (shris) from CONCORD, NC wrote on 1/29/2008...
3 of 3 member(s) found this review helpful.
Borat is well-produced and consistent throughout. It follows Borat, a journalist from Kazakhstan as he travels through the US. Originally he was supposed to film only in New York, but when he hears his wife has died, he goes on a quest to California to meet Pamela Anderson.
Personally, I couldn't handle the low humor. Lots of crude jokes, sexist remarks, blatant ignorance, etc. It was too much for me. However, my husband thought it was OK. It was like a tremendously long, drawn out skit from The Daily Show or The Man Show from comedy central. If that's your thing, you'll enjoy the movie.
Note: The case and disc in the set have been deliberately produced to look like a bootleg. The label on the case looks like a cheap color photocopy, and the disc itself is almost blank with what appears to be a handwritten name. However, if you look closer, you can tell the real from the fake. The barcode on the case is absolutely clear, even though the rest is fuzzy. The disc is brand "Demorez" with slogan "Is real? No. Demorez." and the disc has a copyright with the studio name included. The name that appears to be handwritten on the disc is actually screen-printed like all discs.
So be careful before you reject the DVD--it's made to look fake!