borat

Just thought I let you know that Borat -- Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan-- came out on DVD yesterday, its about 11 dollars on Amazon.

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Usually, before I condemn someone, I like to give them a chance. And no, not stuff like James Frey, because that never had a shot at being worthwhile. As soon as Oprah mentions a book, it tells me that the tripe isn't worth my time. No, I mean when society really lays into somebody, I like to see why there is so much controversy. I did this when Salman Rushdie wrote "The Satanic Verses". Frankly, it didn't capture my interest, and is sitting on my shelf gathering dust. But this last weekend, I finally went to the movie theater to see Borat. Yes, even after I said I hated him.

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Click here to read Manodogs thoughts on Borat, which inspired this response.

I detest Borat. Beyond that, I detest Sacha Baron Cohen. I have seen him be funny once, and in the grand scheme of all things funny, this was like the first time you heard the "Why is 6 afraid of 7" joke. Mildly amusing, but something is wrong with you if it drops you to the floor in laughter.

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Sacha Baron Cohen is an asshole. He is not funny, he was never funny, he couldn't be funny if he had funny writers, a funny director, and funny co-stars; he's just a run-of-the-mill asshole, on a par with Howard Stern, Steve-O, and that bald guy who drinks too much and plays golf with your dad.

He used to have a completely humorless show on HBO called Ali G in which he duped serious-minded and sometimes important people, in attempts to make them look stupid. Now he has a movie that does the same to ADHD-minded and completely unimportant people. And, of course, it has topped the box office for the last two weeks in a row.

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