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[J Tourettes]

That was cringeworthy.


Also;

Sir Ben Kingsley,

WHY?

Fuck SBK. When I worked for ICM, we had to address that jumped up little prick as 'Sir Ben', lest he throw a mega strop.

 

[astroturfing]

hmm, i didnt think Bruno was that bad. it had some incredibly intense scenes like the cage match in Arkansas (was just on TV here, man it was harder to watch than i remembered lol).

i will give this a chance. if its all staged and has zero real reactions from people i will be really disappointed though.

Fuck SBK. When I worked for ICM, we had to address that jumped up little prick as 'Sir Ben', lest he throw a mega strop.

ouch, lol. i can imagine.

 

[bobs...onGaf]

Ugh, looks like a by-the-books standard pop comedy movie.

SBC always was at his best when he wrings subconscious reactions, especially discomfort and prejudice, out of unsuspecting people. This is just seems like a movie out of any standard comedian-that-needs-to-pad-the-bank-account catalog.

Agreed on all counts. His scripted humour is pretty weak on the whole. There are a few highs, but his real genius comes to play when he is fooling the public. Even that race scene is just typical of what you can see in any comedy movie. But where he shines is his ability to do the human interaction thing. Its what he should stick with.

 

[FStop7]

His schtick has gotten pretty tired. Ali G and Borat were pretty funny. Bruno and now this... not so much.

 

[Vaporizer]

i dont know what sadder. His cringing worthy attempt at playing some blood thirsty arab dictator or the music whic is actually indian.

 

[Grinchy]

i will give this a chance. if its all staged and has zero real reactions from people i will be really disappointed though.

I think you are going to be disappointed. You seriously think there's any possible way that someone would take him seriously in that ridiculous costume? Borat looked like a real person. Bruno did too to an extent. Nobody would believe this guy with the awful fake hair/beard would be a real person.

 

[astroturfing]

I think you are going to be disappointed. You seriously think there's any possible way that someone would take him seriously in that ridiculous costume? Borat looked like a real person. Bruno did too to an extent. Nobody would believe this guy with the awful fake hair/beard would be a real person.

never underestimate the stupidity of people.

 

[daviyoung]

This will be a purely fictional film like Ali G, not the same style as Borat or Bruno.

 

[Alphahawk]

The trailers for this film look atrociously unfunny. Even the race scene, which many have called the highlight fails to ignite a smile, actually that was the least funny part.

 

[TheMan]

i dont know what sadder. His cringing worthy attempt at playing some blood thirsty arab dictator or the music whic is actually indian.

yeah I found that kind of confusing- maybe they expect most people to not know the difference?

 

[Shogmaster]

Saw it last month. It's not as good as Ali G Indahouse, but not horrible. Certainly no where as good as Bruno and Borat.

 

[FanTomasas]

His performance was great in Hugo. Will see the BRrip in the autumn

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

His performance was great in Hugo. Will see the BRrip in the autumn

I wonder if we'll be seeing you in the autumn.

 

[Soulscribe]

That reminded me more of an Adam Sandler film than a Sasha Baron Cohen one. That's not good, right?

 

[Sotha Sil]

Fuck SBK. When I worked for ICM, we had to address that jumped up little prick as 'Sir Ben', lest he throw a mega strop.

I remember him saying something along those lines in a Sopranos episode. I guess they were going for realism.

 

[lethial]

His performance was great in Hugo. Will see the BRrip in the autumn

YAH BUDDY

 

[FreeMufasa]

Ali G (not the movie) was some of the funniest shit ever, he'll never capture that magic again.

haha yep. I was watching his interview with the Beckhams and his speech to Harvard Uni a couple of days ago. Classics.

 

[SpacLock]

There's a lot of stuff on the site.

From March 2nd on the calender:

Holocaust Remembrance Day:

At this somber occasion, Aladeen remembers all those who were so tragically released from Auschwitz.

And from his biography:

Childhood

Aladeen’s childhood was filled with tragedy; all six of his older brothers met with the most accidental of deaths. The eldest slipped on Aladeen’s Hot Wheels cars and fell down the stairs while babysitting Aladeen. Another brother fell and impaled himself through the eye on Aladeen’s “Action Jackson” action figure -- again while babysitting. Another was murdered at age 12 by General Motors when his Pontiac Trans Am put itself in drive and ran him over. Tragically, Aladeen’s remaining three brothers perished in a typical suicide pact by simultaneously shooting themselves in the back multiple times with automatic rifles.

 

[master15]

haha yep. I was watching his interview with the Beckhams and his speech to Harvard Uni a couple of days ago. Classics.

Actually those are Ali G at his worst (Outside his movie and Parkinson apperance). The character is so much funnier when he doing interviews on the streets or has a grounded concept with surreal moments such as this

Still nothing may top this Borat segment; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi4umaL_bmM

 

[effzee]

yeah I found that kind of confusing- maybe they expect most people to not know the difference?

I doubt they know the difference themselves. Probably didn't bother to even research.

I did some background work as an extra for this movie while it was filming in Astoria Queens last summer so I might just check it out to catch myself but yeah from the trailers it looks awful.

 

[FreeMufasa]

Actually those are Ali G at his worst (Outside his movie and Parkinson apperance). The character is so much funnier when he doing interviews on the streets or has a grounded concept with surreal moments such as this

Still nothing may top this Borat segment; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi4umaL_bmM

omg :lol

I shouldn't be laughing this hard when i'm this ill. Now going through all his other material.

 

[Oldschool]

AWESOME

 

[D23]

His performance was great in Hugo. Will see the BRrip in the autumn

lol junior

 

[NJ Shlice]

Actually those are Ali G at his worst (Outside his movie and Parkinson apperance). The character is so much funnier when he doing interviews on the streets or has a grounded concept with surreal moments such as this

Still nothing may top this Borat segment; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi4umaL_bmM

This is the best Borat skit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_S-BmQ4KF0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Full theatrical trailer

 

[Digishine]

Oh nonononononono

 

[shira]

Full theatrical trailer

Oh there is a plot.

Well slapping hipsters is nice, but yeah.
This is like a really expensive youtube skit mashup.

 

[Jackpot]

Every clip with that girl seems to drag.

 

[crimzonflame]

I still think the ice-cream glove is the funniest Ali G bit.

 

[MMaRsu]

Full theatrical trailer

lololol

looks good enough for a stoned viewing

 

[ksan]

Full theatrical trailer

The 100m made me think of this :lol

 

[rar]

He is no Charlie Chaplin that is for sure..

more like he's no chris morris

 

[Medalion]

This was a hilarious movie.. at the very least, way way better than his Bruno movie.

This movie and Borat, are awesome.

 

[Grinchy]

This movie fucking sucked. I don't want to say "I told you so" but I can tell by my posts from months ago that I was right on the money about how bad this would be.

What a shame. The guy is brilliant but I don't think I ever care to see him in another movie.

 

[Medalion]

Aladeeners gonna Aladeen

 

[big_z]

There's some good stuff in this movie but some of the jokes venture into Adam sander territory which hold it back. Not as good as borat or Bruno but still worth seeing.

 

[criesofthepast]

There's some good stuff in this movie but some of the jokes venture into Adam sander territory which hold it back. Not as good as borat or Bruno but still worth seeing.

Bruno was awful. So this is not as good as Bruno? Yikes. I wanted to see it one day.

 

[Expendable.]

Bruno was awful. So this is not as good as Bruno? Yikes. I wanted to see it one day.

Borat was hilarious. Bruno was funny. The Dictator is shit on a stick.

 

[Enco]

Borat was funny, Bruno was horrendous and The Dictator was a waste of time.

 

[Fei]

Bruno was incredibly unfunny. It's the only reason I haven't seen The Dictator.

 

[daviyoung]

Bruno was a pretty good satire, I preferred it to Borat actually. It's probably his best movie, but I was burned out on Borat after his shows and the movie was just more of the same. The Dictator is the worst film I've seen this year.

 

[Medalion]

The one thing I will say about this movie that differs greatly from his other movies, is that unlike Borat and Bruno, this movie is very heavily scripted and stylized like a conventional comedy movie... it doesn't do the whole, his character interacting with supposed 'real people'/non-actors to gauge their reactions to his behavior

Everybody in this movie is obviously an actor