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(longing their name to the Stripes are the grandchildren. making him the ultimate It explores a taboo of sex and "Borat: Cultural Learnings feminism, homosexuality, gjgpgles and shedding their Rock on! debonair gentleman. dating in the American culture. of America for Make Benefit Southerners and the Jewish jgisley pattern predicament. Funny tidbits are Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan" religion. It's important to BflWith 100 tracks of spirited —MattKiser incorporated throughout, —JeffKell is the worst movie to come out remember that it's just comedy fback to the roots" rock 'n' such as how a woman can tell this year... not. and really in good taste if you I "Borat" is the story of a have the right mentality. fictional Kazakh reporter, Borat's journey across THE DA VINCI CODE X THE HOLD STEADY Borat Sagdiyev, who comes America leads to some interesting to America to learn about its situations, such as bringing a BOYS AND GIRLS IN AMERICA cultures and traditions, and prostitute over to an elite Southern share this knowledge in his family's home for dinner and homeland, Kazakhstan. staying in the home of a Jewish By using all his knowledge Craig band isn't really up to task. Throughout his trip, he family, whom Borat believes to of art, architecture, religion Finn's Playing a power-chord- learns table manners, popular be the devil when he thinks that and symbols, got something to say about heavy version culture and mainly how to an old married couple takes the Langdon our generation. The first lines of brawny really piss people off. form of cockroaches at night. No becomes a from album opener "Stuck stadium rock While in New York, matter the circumstances, Borat J Based on the bestselling tremendous Between Stations" set the tone mixed with Borat watches an episode of messes it up somehow with his ijook by Dan Brown, "The Da help to solve for the Hold Steady frontman's indie-rock "Baywatch," falls in love with wacky Kazakhstan ways. yinci Code" movie brings his the murder simultaneous participation and sensibilities Pamela Anderson, deciding he While "Borat" may make imaginative mystery closer to of a Louvre scathing indictment of current reminiscent must marry her. He packs up, fun of just about every person ileal life. curator, all the youth culture: "Boys and girls of Guided buys an old ice cream truck and in America, it is done in such a D With books-turned-movies, while being in America have such a sad By Voices, makes his way out to California. ridiculously stupid way that you sometimes readers criticize the chased by time together / sucking off each the Hold Sacha Baron Cohen, best really just can't help but laugh, ifiB) as being too far away from French officials. other at the demonstrations, Steady's music just can't match known for his TV program, "Da even if you find it offensive. tjSg book. "The Da Vinci Code" This murder mystery film is making sure their makeup's the power of Finn's lyrics and Ali G Show," brilliantly portrays Cohen's performance is. movie is not one of them. original and will make you think. straight / crushing one another slurred vocal delivery. Borat, one of the most popular stellar, deserving of all the RTom Hanks stars as Dr. While the clues are unraveling, with colossal expectations Ultimately, this one is worth characters from the show. It's praise he gets because it takes, Robert Langdon, an American it will make you question the / dependent, undisciplined, checking out pretty much easy to forget that Borat is not an guts to do a movie such as this' symbologist forced to investigate things you believe as well as the sleeping late." solely for Finn's provocative actual person, because Cohen's one. As long as you aren't a lurder that occurs inside the things you don't. The next 10 songs find clever lyrical output. acting is so convincing. gypsy, you will probably be Louvre in Paris. He comes to find revelations in tales of late night This film is not for the able to find the humor in it. that this is an unusual murder, —Lauren Weber parties, heavy drinking and —Landon Moblad easily offended. 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