Now that the marathon is over, it is time to do regular people stuff. Before physical therapy Monday afternoon, I watched the new hit movie "Borat!: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan". Borat Sagdiyev is a Kazakh television reporter who travels to America to learn about how Americans live.
For the uninitiated, Borat played by
Sacha Baron Cohen who also starred as the French race car driver Jean Girard in the Tank nominated movie of the year "Talladega Nights". Cohen's other famous character is Ali G from HBO's The Ali G Show.
One of the funniest things in the movie as the rooster he had with him on the plane from Kazakhstan to America. This brought back memories of roosters and other poultry on the Tank's plane flight from St. Petersburg, Russia, to Tbilisi, Georgia, in the summer of 1992. I can laugh now but that was a scary flight as dripping water from the ceiling of the old Aeroflot plane dripped onto me as we were about to take off. The lady next to me and I held hands as we prayed that the plane did not crash and we thankfully made it. As if the flight to Tbilisi was bad enough, the return flight was also an adventure as we had too much cargo/souvenirs and Larry the Tour Director paid off the customs guy so our plane could take off. More adventures for another time.
Anyway, back to Borat's adventures across America in an ice cream truck. Borat interviews former Republican Congressman Bob Barr and two time Presidential candidate Alan Reyes made cameo appearances. Who says Republicans don't have a sense of humor?
Other humorous scenes include the Kazakh national anthem to the tune of the Star Spangled Banner at the rodeo, fraternity drinking games on the cross-country RV, learning hip-hop speech and dress in Atlanta, the Pentecostal revival prayer meeting, and pursuing Pamela Anderson.
Though there is nudity in the film, it is NOT of Pamela Anderson. During the hotel room scene, you may want to (a) get popcorn, (b) go to the restroom, © look away and glue your eyes shut, and (d) all of the above. Trust me!
Though some of the scenes are crude and you'll want to look away, it is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. Just see it if you haven't already and you'll thank me later.
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