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NSFW Trailer:

http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer...d-band-trailer

Mandatory LOL:

Sadly this is the American fratboy douche bag.

Oh, and apparently he dropped his pants in front of Ron Paul. This should be better than Borat, or at least more whacky and controversial.

Haha that clip was awesome.
What you mean gay tV

This looks uproarious!

I was curious as to how he was going to continue tricking people. I guess the answer is a new wig.

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Originally Posted by The Germanator (Post 248082)

I was curious as to how he was going to continue tricking people. I guess the answer is a new wig.

I assumed that he just traveled to the south.

As you can see from my graph....

There is also a chance he went to Canada, which is why I had to make an improvement to the original graph:

Wow, you're looking for a fight, aren't you... :D

I approve of this graph. ;)

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Originally Posted by thatmariolover (Post 248260)

I approve of this graph. ;)

I second this approval. :lolz:

Sorry guys, wasn't trying to spark controversy. Those graphs came from the North American Graph Committee...

Well I just saw Bruno. It was alright, but considerably less funny than Borat since the joke has kind of worn thin. It was sort of disappointing because a lot of the interviews seemed staged (not that Borat didn't have that feeling from time to time). The best part was the Ron Paul part which was just awkward and weird.....and the talk show with all the black people was funny too because of the whole Prop 8/civil rights thing.

Honestly, the movie wasn't as controversial as I have heard, and I think a lot of people are going to miss the point which is that Bruno is not how gay people really act. I realize that that is the "joke" but at what point does the message become the hate?

Gay people need to lighten up. There were some obvious stabs at the conservatives and religious people and typical Cohen shenanigans.

Honestly, if as much stuff was cut out of this movie as they claim, I'd just wait and pay to see it on DVD.

Oh, and the movie still supports my witty graphs. :angel:

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Ever killed an animal? No! But I once suffocated a hamster in Mykonos!

:lol:

I loved the movie. I have read some negative reviews that say it is does not have a moral base (as did Borat) for all the jokes, therefore the jokes fall flat or are just plain mean. I disagree. I think that "racism is bad" is more accepted by far more people than homosexuality and overt sexual images are. Thus the controversy.

I have heard many people are seeking refunds. I wonder if that's true. I have also heard the tickets grosses from Friday to Saturday dropped by half.

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Originally Posted by manasecret (Post 254312)

I wouldn't say it lacked a moral base, if anything it was a tad bit predictable. I mean are we supposed to be surprised that redneck hunters hate gays or a priest who converts gay people hates gays? I thought Borat was more innocent and genuine in its intentions to showcase people's ignorance.

It wouldn't surprise me if people are seeking refunds though. People were groaning during all the nudity parts (mostly the spinning, talking penis part). I thought it was hilarious. I still don't understand why this country is OK with seeing tits on screen but a penis is taboo. Is it really like that Seinfeld episode? A woman's body is beautiful to look at but a male body is utilitarian...it's like a Jeep. :lol:

I've heard other complaints that Bruno should have received a harsher rating than R. The swinger scene, in particular, was criticized although it had fucking black censor boxes! Here's humor for you. No one in this country complained about Transformers 2 which came out a week ago and is full of needless violence, but a movie with sex (something natural) is criticized.

Why is sex so dirty in this country? Why is porn made to be dirty? Something something western culture and capitalism.

I just saw it last night. I had a lot of hearty laughs, but I'll agree that it didn't quite have the same appeal as Borat. A lot of the general gags were the same and as KG said, many of the reactions were predictable.

The parts with the parents who were selling out their babies for the photo shoot was both sad and hilarious. Anyway, still funnier than a lot of comedies I've seen in the past.

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Originally Posted by KillerGremlin (Post 254332)

Why is sex so dirty in this country? Why is porn made to be dirty? Something something western culture and capitalism.

I think the women in the Middle East would disagree with that assessment... I think religion has more to do with it. The more secular a society is the more comfortable they are with their own shame.

Me? I like my sex dirty and verboten. Makes it exciting. :D