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Save your money. I didn't intend on seeing the movie because it looked like it tried too hard to make the stereotypes work. But I was invited to go see it after having dinner with a friend; so I checked out what critics and reviewers had to say about the movie and they all overwhelmingly approved. The few complaints were about suggesting it be an NC-17 movie (I think R was more than sufficient) and about how the movie was nothing but America-bashing (where won't you find someone these days defending perceived threats against the US?) And so I thought, alright, let's go see it anyway then. And we did. And it was awful. I'll stop before I go off onto a rant about the immaturity of people. If you're 13 and think a naked man is the most hilarious thing in the world then this is for you. I'm just trying to save ya'll the $9.

I saw some old Borat stuff, great funny.

I always thought that comedy was supposed to be rather immature. Is that why you found it awful?

I don't know...I don't like that stuff so much, the Ali G stuff and the Borat stuff. I'm not sure...I mean, it's "eh, ok, I got that" funny? But not "hahaha, omg, that's so true!" funny...I guess it's just not my style of comedy.

No, you're right. I meant, 'so true' as in 'oh I get it in the larger context of the story/funny thing he/they are trying to portray' lol

I guess I just never could follow Borat/Ali G stuff...it's not that I don't get what he's doing, just...I don't laugh? :S

Really, Skully? *pulls out a bazooka in obvious imitation of Skully on other threads* So you prefer the British way?

I totally agree, though. If you ever want a good laugh, get a couple of highly opinionated people together (doesn't matter if their opinions are the same or different; sometimes it's funnier if they do have the same opinions), pose a purely-hypothetical-but-clearly-aimed-at-a-current-hotbed-issue question, and let the fireworks roll. It's good for hours of entertainment, if it doesn't devolve into violence first.

Yup, it's true, we value conflict and people who can stand up for themselves. Subtlety is a characteristic that we don't exactly possess. Cowboys even less. Politicians...are usually the ones who have it, but with the recent elections, I've come to discover that they've eschewed subtlety for widespread lying and mudslinging. (Is anyone else grateful that election day has passed? Why the hell do we have to suffer through political ads once every two years??? And is it just me, or were they more vicious than usual this year?)

I'm sorry to say that American politics is laughable, and that Canadian politics is forgettable. Both sides of the border suck, politically.

I mean, there are good points somewhere, but I'm not here to point THAT out; let's talk these campaigns.

First of all, and especially during the past two presidential campaigns, its seems facts and truths are not in the menu for these ads and campaigns. All it's about is pointing out flaws and mistakes of the other guy, regardless of how irrelevent they are to politics, and/or running a country. It's insane. Take how, in 2004, Kerry and the Democrats just kept saying that Bush is wrong, but never said how to fix the mistakes! And the Bush ppl are all up on "anti-americans" WTF IS ANTI-AMERICAN! I honestly believe something anti-american is just sitting down and mindlessly saying "yes, we want war in iraq, I don't care why" or even just saying "yes, the president is right for everything I dont' care why". Americans are all about rights and freedoms and expression, even if they're using their rights and freedoms and expressions to disagree with the president on certain issues. I'm not even an American, and *I* was insulted by that line, lol

And then there's using religion and supposed 'family matters' s**t, it's ridiculous. Great, you believe in God...but I thought we seperated church and state? I thought that God doesn't have a vote in this matter, that the matters of politics and country is all on us humans? When does being a Catholic, or Protestant, or Evangelist become important to running a country? If it was up to me, I'd much rather have a leader who's less religiously devout. Sure, morally correct, but someone who's all up-ons on being religious...just look at the middle-east. They're all up on being overly religious, and look what's going down there! It's just mind-boggling.

I don't know, I just don't get it. Most politicians, as far as I can see, are just run by corporations and special interests that fund them. I hate re-using Bush, but he is a prime example when it comes to oil, him and Cheney. But it isn't just them, though. It all just comes down to money, at the end of the day, which is sad because the REAL people suffer for it.