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

Jak sie masz! To sum this movie up in 2 words, it's fucking hilarious (excluding the it's of course). I admit, im into corny but funny jokes, and silly ones. Not so much into intellect ones, so you get a rough idea of my expectations. Not much actually haha. But it's seriously funny (serious? funny?).

The plot revolves around this character baptised Borat (Sacha Baron Cohen of Ali G fame), who hails from Kazakhstan. As convincing as he is, Sacha is not a Kazakh and the movie wasnt even freaking shot in motherland Kazakh. It was shot in Romania. Anyways, he leaves behind his family (with a younger sister who's Kazakh's 4th best prostitute, and he gets to 'lachi' her.) And leaving behind the village rapist, who's this nerdy dude and told to stay off the animals. Poor guy. Dont tink he even understood wat Borat said. And so Borat is leaving motherland for U.S And A, in a mission to learn about the culture there and bring back some useful practices.

Join him in his journey and making fun of people. Of how he tries to shit on the Donald Trump sign. Of how he learns to make "NOT!" jokes. To me, the most hilarious has got to be when he tries to bargain the price of the hotel, and his reaction when brought to his "room".

Call it stupid all you want, but to see it from another angle, it is an intelligent movie. Like a social commentary, It manages to expose the social problems that still lurk among Americans, which we dont see on tv. This (if not scripted) is reality tv. Of how old wise-looking white men telling Borat to shave off his moustache as he looked like a muslim and tat aint a good thing. Of white frat boys, claiming that women should be treated like bitches and that the minority are given more rights. These people unwittingly gave too much an opinion, on national theathers too. Good for you lads. And the Red neck crowd at the rodeo, roaring everytime he supported the War on Terror, but these buffoons were aghast when Borat sang Kazakh's fake national anthem in the tune of the American anthem.

Of course, who would like it when someone comes up to you, offers a handshake and then tries to smooch you. Like one white dude, I'd kick his balls too. Not a homophobic thing, but just not used to it. And the testes-smelling moustache touching ur cheeks might feel ticklish. And when Borat was doing a 'live' interview with a morning show, he was asking if he can go pee, and stood up doing the interview while the host was sitting down, and so you see his body in one shot, and his head in another diff shot. And how, when he showed the woman teaching him etiquette, he asked if it's appropriate to show pictures of family and he showed her a picture of him with his cousin, first carrying him naked and second a mug shot with his cousin's dong hanging in its full-glory.

Be forewarned, the R-rating is given with good reason. Dont watch if you cant bear seein good 'ol nude wrestling (altho I strongly believe Borat's censoring his dong is a tad exaggerated in length) and the facial shot (im referring to photo here hor, not spermula kind) and strong coarse (not rough) language. And if you jew, dont tink u'd be able to sit thru the many attempts of Borat to kill the jews (he even asked a car dealer if a Hummer can run down jews easily). Seriously, Sacha being a jew, I wonder how he can be at peace wif himself making fun of his own people. But I must say, I pitied the nice jew couple that took him. That was a tad too much (oooh elfian, carrying shit in a plastic bag aint too much issit). Im talking in third person here.

It has been a long long time since I laughed this hard watching a movie (perhaps the last time was Kung Fu Hustle). I had cramps, for Alexander Graham Bell's sake. And people around were laughing laughing, and then coughing. Hahahah. Laugh until throat dry liao lah.

With that, this movie gets 4.5 / 5 Char kueyss. High FIVE!

P.s: The ending is freaking awesome. So soviet-east european-communist feeling. Kazakstan, greatest country in the world/all other countries are run by little girls/Kazakhstan is number-one exporter of potassium/Other Central Asian countries have inferior potassium/Kazakhstan, greatest country in the world/all other countries is run by the gays...