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Postby guy07 » Mon Jul 20, 2009 6:52 pm

So like ... that's possibly the most offensive movie in the world. I watched it (alone, thank god) and really had no idea if i should start laughing, crying or getting angry ... i settled for laughing.
Was anybody else brave enough to see it? Do you regret watching it? I'm sort of glad I watched it ... but i'd never watch it again. lol
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Re: Bruno

Postby CodeZTM » Mon Jul 20, 2009 6:54 pm

I'm going to see it tomorrow with friends. I've already heard it was outrageous, but I'm looking forward to it.
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Re: Bruno

Postby The Origonal Head Hunter » Mon Jul 20, 2009 6:55 pm

I don't plan to see it because watching the antics of a gay Austrian don't interest me.
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Re: Bruno

Postby godix » Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:12 pm

I liked the humor of Borat and also admired it's way of making social commentary. I've been told by people I trust that Bruno fails at being funny or making a point. I might download it later if I hear some decent reviews, but so far it's looking bad.
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Re: Bruno

Postby meleechampion » Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:53 pm

You make it sound like laughter in this instance is an insincere reaction, that it's simply masking our true emotions. Oh wait...


Anyway, I saw it opening weekend. Never heard a louder movie theater... partially because I was making such a ruckus myself.

Afterward, my brother asked me if I wanted to see it with his group of friends. My reply:
I saw it last night (this morning?). It is definitely a new benchmark as for what this generation considers grossly inappropriate. Yet for some reason I could not contain myself, nor could anyone in the theater. Hilarious, yet repulsive, all at once. I cannot recommend it, even though I really want to.



...they ended up not seeing it. =(
They couldn't convince the girls to go.
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Re: Bruno

Postby downwithpants » Mon Jul 20, 2009 11:35 pm

good racist humor, but i liked borat more.
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Re: Bruno

Postby guy07 » Tue Jul 21, 2009 4:26 pm

meleechampion wrote:...they ended up not seeing it. =(
They couldn't convince the girls to go.


With all the gay sex and male nudity, you think they would have been the most interested in going. lol
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Re: Bruno

Postby CodeZTM » Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:01 pm

guy07 wrote:
meleechampion wrote:...they ended up not seeing it. =(
They couldn't convince the girls to go.


With all the gay sex and male nudity, you think they would have been the most interested in going. lol


Not all women are like wurpess guy. :lol:
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Re: Bruno

Postby wurpess » Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:25 pm

Code wrote:
guy07 wrote:
meleechampion wrote:...they ended up not seeing it. =(
They couldn't convince the girls to go.


With all the gay sex and male nudity, you think they would have been the most interested in going. lol


Not all women are like wurpess guy. :lol:

Did someone say gay sex and male nudity?! :awesome:


But seriously, not too interested in seeing it in the theater. Kinda meh when it comes to Sacha Baron Cohen's brand of humor. But I'll probably catch it on DVD.
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Re: Bruno

Postby CodeZTM » Tue Jul 21, 2009 7:49 pm

Bah. My friends pussied out on me. >.>

But I still have to do something really gay and austrialian. I guess that means I have to work on project editor round 2 tonight and watch Crocodile Dundee. :|
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Re: Bruno

Postby Ghet » Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:30 pm

meh, seems to me like its low grade shock humor, might give it a watch, but not paying 10 dollars to see it in theaters.
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Re: Bruno

Postby guy07 » Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:14 am

Ghet wrote:meh, seems to me like its low grade shock humor, might give it a watch, but not paying 10 dollars to see it in theaters.

good call. it's a "only watch once" sort of movie. And ya, it's pretty much 100% shock humor. renting it once it comes out is fine.
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Re: Bruno

Postby meleechampion » Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:57 am

It's not 100%, but yeah, the shock humor was what it was. That's what people end up talking about afterward.

...but that's not it. The entire concept of the movie depends on you realizing he's just playing a character. The joy comes from how he uses Bruno to mess with other people. To watch THIER reactions. The audience knows this, the movie knows the audience knows this, and they use it to set up some really great situations. The beginning velcro suit, the Paula Abdul thing, the hunters, the hotel staff... and the finale is just wonderful, and it's NOT shocking. By the end of the movie, you almost know what's coming. Even the most "shocking" thing (to me, should be to everyone) the focus group, was still funny to watch the unsuspecting victims react to the show.

See, while it's still shock humor to us, while we watch what unfolds in front of our eyes, we also get to see other people react to the shock humor. The looks on their faces, what they do and say, is what's funny to me. It's to see people take this man seriously, when you're in on it, because you know it's all just an act. The movie is one big inside joke.

Even more reason to at least try and watch it with other people. REALLY not going to be as good if you see this by yourself.
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Re: Bruno

Postby Kitsuner » Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:39 pm

meleechampion wrote:It's not 100%, but yeah, the shock humor was what it was. That's what people end up talking about afterward.

...but that's not it. The entire concept of the movie depends on you realizing he's just playing a character. The joy comes from how he uses Bruno to mess with other people. To watch THIER reactions. The audience knows this, the movie knows the audience knows this, and they use it to set up some really great situations. The beginning velcro suit, the Paula Abdul thing, the hunters, the hotel staff... and the finale is just wonderful, and it's NOT shocking. By the end of the movie, you almost know what's coming. Even the most "shocking" thing (to me, should be to everyone) the focus group, was still funny to watch the unsuspecting victims react to the show.

See, while it's still shock humor to us, while we watch what unfolds in front of our eyes, we also get to see other people react to the shock humor. The looks on their faces, what they do and say, is what's funny to me. It's to see people take this man seriously, when you're in on it, because you know it's all just an act. The movie is one big inside joke.

Even more reason to at least try and watch it with other people. REALLY not going to be as good if you see this by yourself.

So it's basically a 2girls1cup reaction video where we watch the video that's causing the reaction too?
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Re: Bruno

Postby meleechampion » Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:25 pm

Not exactly. Although there are certainly PARTS of the movie where it seems EXACTLY like that.

It's a tad more elegant, a bit better performed, and overall more enjoyable.
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