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Fox has decided to scrap the 2,000 screen launch for BORAT and instead roll it out into only 700! 
Here's hoping word of mouth rocks....
Here's hoping word of mouth rocks....
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Worst.Move.Ever.@PatriotFrames -
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I don't know much about this except that the commercials remind me of Yakov Smirnoff--who I never thought was funny.
So I'm all for the downsizing.Comment
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I saw the first four minutes that are posted online, didn't do much for me :/ Guess it's not my cup of tea. But if it's as good as all the message boards on the web claim it to be, the release might still be re-expanded as the dough rolls in...Last edited by Jakkal; 10-26-2006, 10:53 AM.Comment
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America will embrace Borat just as they embraced Ali G --very little, despite vocal enthusiasm among the hipster elite on both coasts.
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I admit...Borat can be funny.
I've watched all the Ali G episodes and had my share of laughs.
But he's also very offensive and thus...polarizing.
I personally don't think this was going to be a huge hit and can understand the move.
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I've never found Borat funny. I liked Ali G while that schtick was still fresh, and I have nothing against offensive. Hell, I like offensive. But Borat's just not funny to me. He's just that "I KISS YOU!" web site guy taken to boring lengths.
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I'm glad someone finally said that- it's completely true. Though I think Borat looks somewhat amusing, it's a renter at best for me. If I want more Yakov Smirnoff, I'll drive to Branson and see his lame dinner theater act there.Originally posted by amandag View PostComment
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It might be funny (I hope it is), but this isn't exactly a big screen movie. I think the move makes sense.Comment
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Cohen only resembles Yakov Smirnoff (spelling?) when he's in his Borat character. But I think Cohen is really more like Andy Kaufman. And like Andy Kaufman, many didn't get him. I happen to think Borat is a riot and think the movie will do better than expected. To me, both the Ali G and Borat characters are like Candid Camera bits -- only R-rated.Comment
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May not be a Big Screen movie... but it will make a world of difference to see it with friends in a crowded theater of stangers. Do your soul a favor - just go see it and have a fun time!It might be funny (I hope it is), but this isn't exactly a big screen movie. I think the move makes sense.Comment
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I don't know, I don't like those "this is funny because other people around me are laughing" sort of things. I wanna laugh cause it's funny, not cause my relative perception tells me it's funny.May not be a Big Screen movie... but it will make a world of difference to see it with friends in a crowded theater of stangers. Do your soul a favor - just go see it and have a fun time!Comment
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I think they are taking some lessons from the recent shock flop of Snakes on a Plane and are realizing that people sitting at home at computers typing "HAHAHA, thats so funny, I am so there!", and people actually showing up and paying $10 to see it are two completely different things.Frosties are just Cornflakes for people who can't face reality.Comment
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Gotta wait for dvd figuresI think they are taking some lessons from the recent shock flop of Snakes on a Plane and are realizing that people sitting at home at computers typing "HAHAHA, thats so funny, I am so there!", and people actually showing up and paying $10 to see it are two completely different things.
(and yes, I did see it. Bad enough to be funny, good enough to be enjoyable. Now THAT was a movie worth seeing at the theatre.)
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