<p>it was a joke made in bruno…</p>
<p>i saw it… it was terrible. barely funny at all, except for the pastor and the dominatrix woman at the end. </p>
<p>there were just so many poorly-executed jokes and awkward moments… it seemed like everyone in the theater was just laughing at the movie to cover up how uncomfortable they felt.</p>
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if that was the intent of the film, it was hardly effective. if anything i think the movie embarrasses the homosexual community… its the type of film that will just lead to further negative stereotypes against gays.</p>
<p>I finally saw it. I thought it was hysterical but not as funny as Borat. I loved the statement it made about homophobic bigots but also on the shallowness of celebrity culture and some homosexual subcultures (though many people didn’t get the latter, as evidenced by the posts above). the movie clearly exaggerates what being gay is about (as the example of pouring champaign from one’s you-know-what shows). I guess one of the take-away points is… if you made it through the extremely homosexual parts, you must be truly comfortable with homosexuality. if not (and this includes self-proclaimed allies), you’re probably still not really comfortable with guy-on-guy sex especially IF you would been okay watching straight sex (American Pie?). the movie is essentially a test of your comfort level with homosexuality. kudos to Sacha Baron Cohen for a job well-done. he was pretty convincing being gay too.</p>
<p>I haven’t seen it yet, but I heard it was overly graphic (and not to the point of being humorous) and distasteful. More from Hollywood to continue dumbing down America…</p>
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yeah right… we must be bigots because we don’t want to pay $10 to go see dicks swinging around on the ****ing screen </p>
<p>and ftr, i thought the scenes with heterosexual sex were crude and distasteful also</p>
<p>^^Fully Agreed. And comparing American Pie to this movie is a huge laugh. What a moron.</p>
<p>If you are a Sacha Baron Cohen fan then definitely see it. As mentioned, it is quite sexually graphic but it has it’s funny moments. I have to say it kept my attention throughout and while I didn’t like it nearly as much as Borat I do get a kick out of how Sacha pushes the envelope.</p>
<p>I’m a pretty open minded person and enjoy seeing people push the envelope, which is why I thought this movie was hilarious.</p>
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calm down man. I’ve never seen American Pie, but if it’s not as vulgar (which is what you’re suggesting), that’s because American Pie was meant to be a movie with a plot, not a social commentary. Bruno was MEANT to be gross for that reason alone…like I said, it’s meant to test people’s comfort level. People didn’t get that though and continue to not get it.</p>
<p>Bruno was critiquing both the notion that all gays are flamboyant (his identity was clearly exaggerated) AS WELL AS the shallowness of many gay people (this is why he ended up with his publicist). It was not really meant to advance the homosexual cause or whatever you guys are saying.</p>
<p>I just checked some reviews for it and guess what, the New York Times agrees with me. haha That said, I do acknowledge that it’s not as good as Borat.</p>
<p>Finally, your reaction is exactly the kind of reaction that the film was trying to incite. It’s perfectly okay to feel that way. People have different comfort levels with this kind of thing, and I myself am slightly uncomfortable with many of the graphic scenes.</p>
<p>It was hilarious at times, but I must admit there were times when I truly thought I was watching an x-rated movie… to be honest, Im not sure how this is only rated R.</p>
<p>^^There’s a difference between being comfortable with your own sexuality and with that of others’. </p>
<p>And if the NYT agreed with you, hot damn, you MUST be right!</p>
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<p>Yeah, but I think a lot of people in America are not going to get it. They’ll miss the point and the film may further damage public opinion of homosexuals.</p>
<p>the part with the psychic was one of the funniest things i had seen in a long time</p>
<p>i loved it.</p>
<p>i seriously don’t think america would read too deeply into bruno… i really don’t think it damaged the public’s opinion of homosexuals whatsoever.</p>
<p>You have to know what you’re paying for when you go to see it. Expect some of the most vile, crude humor you’ve probably seen in a long time, but if you choose, embrace that fact. I did, and thought it was one of the funniest movies I’ve seen in a long time. </p>
<p>Key scenes: Ron Paul, auditioning parents, television control group (or whatever they were), the first pastor, hotel management, swingers party, most of the camping, and the ending.</p>
<p>Considering I just listed a large portion of the movie, you can tell I enjoyed it.</p>
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<p>Yeah, I was only talking about one’s OWN sexuality.</p>
<p>We can have varying interpretations of Bruno’s intent, but in the end, I believe there’s a RIGHT ANSWER if you ASK HIM what his intent was. Was he trying to portray homosexuality as accurately as possible? No, he was probably exaggerating to make a point (several points).</p>
<p>best parts= fortune teller and cage wrestling. people were jumping in their seats screaming, laughing their heads off like there’s no tomorrow.</p>
<p>I saw it today and I was not impressed. It was definitely more offensive than Borat. This would be the try of movie I’d find hilarious when I’m drunk but otherwise it wasn’t all that great. Some parts were laughable and some were really corny.</p>
<p>There were parts that I found funny, and there were parts that I found a little disturbing. But then again, that’s probably the effect he was going for. I liked his style of diplomatic negotiation.</p>
<p>The movie is a great example of how people will obediently do almost anything if given a little push (the parents of the model children, the guy who was teaching “Bruno” how to fight off gay men armed with dildos).</p>