Showing posts with label Mockumentary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mockumentary. Show all posts

8/31/09

Bruno (2009)

Director: Larry Charles (Borat, Religulous (supposably very good))
Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa)
Gustaf Hammersten (A bunch of German stuff you've never heard of)
YesNoSoso: 1

I laughed pretty consistently throughout the whole movie. If you get squeamish about homosexuality, not only are you not going to like this movie, but its main purpose is to make fun of you. Not nearly as genius as Borat: Cultural Learnings of American for Make Benefit for Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, but still pretty g-ddamn genius. I def enjoyed myself for 2 hours, but can't imagine this movie being very funny on the second viewing.
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11/19/08

For Your Consideration (2006)

Director: Christopher Guest (Best in Show, Almost Heroes)
Stars: Catherine O'Hara (Home Alone, Orange County)
Eugene Levy (American Pie, Armed and Dangerous)
YesNoSoso: 1

If you enjoy Christopher Guest style mockumentaries (This is Spinal Tap, Best in Show) then this movie is definitely worth checking out, but don't expect it to be as funny. Ricky Gervais makes a great cameo but mostly its just more of the same, which is good enough for a viewing but nothing to get too excited for.
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10/30/08

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)

Director: Larry Charles (Masked and Anonymous, "Curb Your Enthusiam")
Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen (Ali G Indahouse, Madagascar)
YesNoSoso: 2

Incredible. I am one of those people that understand and respect the 'embarrassment' humor of Curb and Ali G, but can hardly stomach the awkwardness. If you could see a webcam of me watching Saw and then an episode of Curb without knowing which one I was watching when, you would guess them backwards. Borat is fucking incredible. I was worried that after an entire series, Borat's humor potential would be dried up, but just like Jackass (the original) it came off as a best-of-compilation despite it being all new material.
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