I just saw it - it was movie night out in celebration of our 15th wedding anniversary!
I’m a big fan, but I think all the hype led me to set my expectations too high. I really liked it, and laughed my ass off, but I was hoping for even more.
The Pamela Anderson thing had to be staged - why would so many people show up to a Pamela Anderson signing? And she didn’t appear to be there pimping anything in particular.
The bed and breakfast was clearly staged, and Lula (or whatever her name was) was clearly in on it.
The convention seemed real to me.
I loved the pictures that he showed to his etiquette coach, and I thought that they played a lot better than the ones he used to use in the show. I also loved the dinner scene, especially when he returned from upstairs. I’m really curious what happened to make the hostess become so openly hostile at the end.
Simple. He had a prostitute (and I mean a real prostitute) show up uninvited. Well, I highly doubt they would have liked an invited prostitute, black or not, but you have to figure that was the straw that broke the camel’s back. I’ll admit, I’ve never been to Birmingham, but I have to imagine that that wouldn’t go over well most places, not just the south.
The hotel wrestling scene was outstanding. Every time I thought they hit the peak with the scene, they took it to another level. There was a ton of stuff in the movie that was hilarious – most of it was not directed at other people’s expense.
It was also really interesting to note how quiet the audience would get at certain parts, for instance when they show up at the bed-and-breakfast. Clearly the audience was familiar with the character.
I loved when he was unpacking in the elevator, taking a dump in the bushes, or driving a ice cream truck with a live bear. But I have to say, when the guy is eating the cheese – the look on his face was worth my $9.50.
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There seemed to me a markedly different tone from her between the “Gee, it’s late and time for our party to end” bit and the “Can she stay for dessert? No, and neither can you. We’ve called the cops” part. My guess is that something further happened in between, and I would bet that someone may have gotten wise to the fact that this was all a put on.
I know she was “in on it” meaning she knew what was going on and her lines were scripted, etc., but do you know for sure that she is not or was not an actual prostitute also?
T the ending back Borat’s village it looked like there were a bunch of people with flowers lined up to get into his house. Was it to see his new american girlfriend or something?
I thought there might be a payoff line about “She number one prostitute,” and maybe something about his sister being jealous, but they let it go without making it clear, which was cool too.
