Bruno

[GracchusBabeuf]

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[Dr Mindbender]

oh god yes.

I actually prefer bruno to borat.

This movie is going to win.

[Bandito]

YES YES AND YES!

His early works,than Ali G,Borat and now Bruno...
This guy is amazing!

[Sean]

Some trivia: Heres how he dupes the fuckers: Clicky (http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0319092bruno1.html)

[Pirate Utopian]

Fucking awesome, I cant wait!

[an apple]

Although I love Baron Cohen's work and I think he's fucking excellent, my current thought is:

"Oh god, here we go again with the fucking impersonations."

[MarxSchmarx]

Although I love Baron Cohen's work and I think he's fucking excellent, my current thought is:

"Oh god, here we go again with the fucking impersonations." True dat.

Here's how you might want to think about it. See, Cohen has this ability to put the focus on the subject of his interviews and the viewer, rather than himself. Thus, I think each impersonation is really a tool he uses to get people to express their own absurdities, and as there are an infinite number of absurd fools out there, there's a persistent novelty to his approach. It reminds me of the old addage: "nobody ever lost money overestimating the stupidity of the American people." Well at least until GM began producing the Hummer.

[The Idler]

I ask light-heartedly and with an appreciation for Sacha Baron Cohen, should leftists approve of humiliating radicals (albeit far from left-wing ones) like Ron Paul in an infantile way? Lets not forget as Ali G he embarrassed Noam Chomsky and Tony Benn.

[OneNamedNameLess]

I ask light-heartedly and with an appreciation for Sacha Baron Cohen, should leftists approve of humiliating radicals (albeit far from left-wing ones) like Ron Paul in an infantile way? Lets not forget as Ali G he embarrassed Noam Chomsky and Tony Benn.

Yes. Ron Paul humiliates himself anyhow.

[Dr Mindbender]

Has anyone else seen the way that bruno page has been spammed by angry Ron Paul supporters?

:D

[Sarah Palin]

I thought it couldn't get better than just having a show. Then he made a movie for Ali G, then Borat, then he makes Brüno. Fucking awesome.

[Killfacer]

i'm looking forward to it. If borat is anything to go by it should be funny.

[Dimentio]

True dat.

Here's how you might want to think about it. See, Cohen has this ability to put the focus on the subject of his interviews and the viewer, rather than himself. Thus, I think each impersonation is really a tool he uses to get people to express their own absurdities, and as there are an infinite number of absurd fools out there, there's a persistent novelty to his approach. It reminds me of the old addage: "nobody ever lost money overestimating the stupidity of the American people." Well at least until GM began producing the Hummer.

IRL trolling.

[Kassad]

I ask light-heartedly and with an appreciation for Sacha Baron Cohen, should leftists approve of humiliating radicals (albeit far from left-wing ones) like Ron Paul in an infantile way? Lets not forget as Ali G he embarrassed Noam Chomsky and Tony Benn.

Sorry, but working for revolution doesn't mean you have to lose your sense of humor.

[amandevsingh]

Lol, BRUNO! :thumbup1:

I usually like Ali G most of all and Bruno least, but this movie looks too good not to see. :lol:

The Ali G Noam Chomsky Interview mentioned nothin with politics though, only Linguistics :(

[-marx-]

What I love about SBC is he tours the world IN character, not as himself but as the guy from his last film. I loved borat so I'm looking forward to bruno!

[Il Medico]

This should be funny as hell. Can't wait to go see it.

[Jack]

This is my favorite clip of him as Bruno when he had his show:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7uvs5sweio

[Mindtoaster]

Justin Says:
March 19th, 2009 at 9:03 am
Y did you go after Ron Paul? You should of gone after Rudi Guliano or someone else. Hopefully people will get to know Paul’s message of FREEDOM!
Check out his websites here:
http://www.ronpaulforpresident2008.com/news/
http://blog.yaliberty.org/

Check out this interview where he destroyed Stephen Baldwin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufekh_SwZd0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ronpaulforpresident2008.com% 2Fnews%2F&feature=player_embedded
:laugh:

[Kyrite]

I still love watching what Bruno and Eminem did at the MTV music awards. :laugh:

[Pirate Utopian]

I still love watching what Bruno and Eminem did at the MTV music awards. :laugh:
Eminem was in on it. He said so in an interview, he laughed for 3 hours after seeing it back on TV.

It was funny though.

[Bilan]

I hate him, and Brüno. Only because I have to deal with all of you.
Once it's out on DVD, I don't mind. I might go watch it. But for now, death to you all!

[Kyrite]

Eminem was in on it. He said so in an interview, he laughed for 3 hours after seeing it back on TV.

It was funny though.

Yer i know he was in on it but it is still as funny as hell :D

[Manifesto]

I hope it is better than Borat. I mean there were a few good laughs and all but I think it was over-hyped just not that good.

[Pogue]

I hope it is better than Borat. I mean there were a few god laughs and all but I think it was over-hyped just not that good.

I agree actually, Borat wasn't all that when it came down to the film.

[MarxSchmarx]

I agree actually, Borat wasn't all that when it came down to the film.
How much of that do you think is because you became so familiar with the character on the AliG show that it became too predictable? If that were brand spanking new, a lot of the novelty was well-deserved.

[bellyscratch]

SWP article on the film


Bruno: A homophobic and tedious failure of a film

http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=18381

[Sean]

Attacking both gays and bigots doesn’t make everything equal and leave us where we started – the film fails to take sides, and as such does nothing to undermine anyone’s anti-gay ideas.Theres always a handful of humourless lefties often brainlessly attack anything dealing with PC that doesn't hammer out a lesson in its favour in black & white as if the rest of the population are too dumb to recognise where the humour actually lies. While there is that brainless minority who take comedy literally (see republicans who think Colbert really means it deep down, or teenagers who immitated Catherine Tate's character or Vicky Pollard) it shows an overall patronising attitude toward everyone else by assuming that they are incapable of making the distinction in my opinion. Stephen Merchant (works with Ricky Gervais) said this a couple of years ago which pretty much nails it:

"[W]e deal in taboos and hot areas by appearing to approach them from a non-PC standpoint, but as soon as you even introduce topics that PC has declared off limits, people assume you are trying to be dangerous and politically incorrect. Often we're all unsure of what to say, for example, in the company of someone who is disabled. These are areas ripe for comedy because of social anxiety, not because the subject itself is intrinsically funny. A joke about race, and about how we react to race, is not necessarily a racist joke. That is fundamental. Political correctness has made the world better for those who might otherwise have been unfairly marginalised, but there is the problem of the idea that you cannot discuss different areas for fear of being politically incorrect."

[bellyscratch]

Theres always a handful of humourless lefties often brainlessly attack anything dealing with PC that doesn't hammer out a lesson in its favour in black & white as if the rest of the population are too dumb to recognise where the humour actually lies. While there is that brainless minority who take comedy literally (see republicans who think Colbert really means it deep down, or teenagers who immitated Catherine Tate's character or Vicky Pollard) it shows an overall patronising attitude toward everyone else by assuming that they are incapable of making the distinction in my opinion. Stephen Merchant (works with Ricky Gervais) said this a couple of years ago which pretty much nails it:
I pretty much agree with what your saying. I didn't post the article because I agreed with it, but just thought it would be interesting to what people thought of it.

[Sean]

I pretty much agree with what your saying. I didn't post the article because I agreed with it, but just thought it would be interesting to what people thought of it.
I didn't suspect you of being humourless mate.


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[Jimmie Higgins]

Comedy doesn't need to share my politics to be funny, but there are some things that cross the line such as minstrel shows - would it be humorless to criticize this popular form of comedy from the slavery-era to the early part of the last century?

Personally I think there are two ways to make fun of people: populism or elitism. The difference between Colbert and Cohen is that Colbert's character is making our leaders look like asses - it's the congressmen and pundits that are the dupes we laugh at. In Cohen's work, he makes fun of Ron Paul (Yeah I'll watch that part) but the big celebrities are in on the joke when they are "pranked". Regular people, on the other hand, are not in on the filming and are ridiculed. It's not humorlessness to think that such elietism is simply not funny just as it's not being humorless or "PC" not to laugh at a co-worker's rape joke or immigrant joke.


Theres always a handful of humourless lefties often brainlessly attack anything dealing with PC that doesn't hammer out a lesson in its favour in black & white as if the rest of the population are too dumb to recognise where the humour actually lies. While there is that brainless minority who take comedy literally (see republicans who think Colbert really means it deep down, or teenagers who immitated Catherine Tate's character or Vicky Pollard) it shows an overall patronising attitude toward everyone else by assuming that they are incapable of making the distinction in my opinion. Stephen Merchant (works with Ricky Gervais) said this a couple of years ago which pretty much nails it:

[Dr Mindbender]

i saw it on Saturday. It had it's moments but it was a bit of a dissapointment all round. I have buyers remorse now.

Opinion: wait for the dvd. Borat may be ''so 2006'' but Bruno is no Borat.

EDIT: that socialist worker review is pretty much on the money. In fact it made me realise more ways in which the film is bad that i overlooked when watching it.

[Idealism]

After seeing the ron paul part, and for all that crap about libertarians being "leftists when it comes to social issues", Ron paul yells down the hall:
"HE'S A QUEER!"
Good movie though.

[Dr Mindbender]

Good movie though.

Comedy and irony aside, it wasnt. It was a bad film.

Even if you ignore the cringeworthy script, without posting spoilers the narrative was all over the place.

I really expected better from Sacha baron Cohen, very dissapointing.

[bellyscratch]

Another review from a Socialist Resistance blogger

http://liammacuaid.wordpress.com/2009/07/12/brno/

[RedRooskie]

loved Borat! can't wait to see this :D

[politics student]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sZHT_J59fs&feature=channel_page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sZHT_J59fs&feature=channel_page (Heres the link if its not working)
A rather daft review but I rather enjoy him for some of his jokes. (mainly his review on star trek)

Newstateman had a review which made it sound rather good. I may see it.

[Stranger Than Paradise]

The Ron Paul bit is very funny. He looks so vulnerable when Bruno asks if he wants champagne and starts dancing.

Then when he pulls his pants down and Ron Paul goes straight to the door, then when he gets outside "he's a queer, he hit on me an he pulled his pants down"

[Dimentio]

I actually agree with the SWP chronicler on this one.

Trolling is only good when it does'nt appear as trolling.

[khad]

SWP article on the film

http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=18381

After what that Zionist toolbag did to exploit that poor Romanian village in Borat (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-415871/Borat-film-tricked-poor-village-actors.html) (which, btw, was also a racist cheap shot at Kazakhs), I can't stomach this Cohen motherfucker. Why is it that his targets of ridicule are always disempowered people? His slander against Kazakhstan is even more ridiculous when you consider the fact that the country is one of the most ethnically diverse places in the world--they have very few problems with anti-Semitism.

How about portraying a new Israeli character, who hates Palestinians and refers to them as sub-humans who deserve to be gassed? He could live on his illegal settlement and practice shooting at Palestinian trespassers while stuffing his face with matzo balls.

This parody will never happen because only disempowered people can be the butt of jokes in capitalist humor.

[Il Medico]

I saw it, thought it very funny. Especially the parts with Ron Paul and the Army Drill Sergents.

[Stranger Than Paradise]

I saw it, thought it very funny. Especially the parts with Ron Paul and the Army Drill Sergents.

I thought the bit where Bruno was making out with that dude in the wrestling match was cool. To see all those homophobic pricks scream and actually start crying was quite satisfying.

[Il Medico]

I thought the bit where Bruno was making out with that dude in the wrestling match was cool. To see all those homophobic pricks scream and actually start crying was quite satisfying.
Yeah. I especially liked the one dude who was do over the top "GGGRHRRRG" when Bruno was saying the go straights stuff. But was freaking out all like "AHHRGHHHG???" when they started kissing. His expression was priceless. :laugh:
But yeah, the homophobes weren't just in the movie, like ten people walked out of the showing I was at saying "this is gay shit, I didn't think it'd be like this". The funniest thing was, they didn't leave after the talking Penis and beginning sex scene but not until Bruno and Lutz, or whatever his name was, were tied together.

[Stranger Than Paradise]

Haha, just exposes people's bigotry really. I find it sickening when supposedly anti-homophobic people are repulsed by two men kissing when they see it in a film or on TV.

[The Idler]

The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades (the Palestinian nationalist militias in the West Bank) now plan to target Sacha Baron Cohen saying "The movie was part of a conspiracy against the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades.". Anyone who thinks this is an appropriate response I would have to ask if they think it would be an appropriate response from the Ron Paul tendency too.

[fiddlesticks]

I've never seen so much penis at a movie theater in my life...funny stuff though :laugh:

[Pol Pot]

The idea is great. Icant wait to see the movie.

I expecially loves how he made fun about those skins on youtube:laugh:

[Sarah Palin]

I saw it and could not stop laughing. Some scenes did make me cringe though. But overall, pretty damn funny.

[Intifada]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZheYqoKtt60&feature=player_embedded

The scene with the "Islamic terrorist" is a fabrication.

[Dr Mindbender]

they're taking him to court,

lol who's laughing now you **** :lol:

[Pogue]

i really dont like him despite how he is clearly talented.