Borat the Kazakhstani took over in 2006. Creator Sacha Baron Cohen took his TV show act, turned it up a few notches and provided a sometimes hysterical, sometimes obscene film which also provided a look at the culture we live in.
It’s been two years and Cohen has been hard at work on yet another film of hysterics and obscenity, this time bringing back Brüno, a Flamboyant Austrian fashionista who, in the aptly titled Brüno, will wreak havoc all over the US.
Last week, reports emerged that the MPAA had slapped Brüno with an NC-17 rating, not too much of a surprise considering what Cohen provided in Borat and the buzz that Brüno is even more offensive but one never knows with the MPAA, maybe it was the organization simply being foolish (what else is new) however, seeing some of the clips in the redband trailer, the rating doesn’t come as much of a surprise.
It’s doubtful that the film will stay with that rating as NC-17 is generally considered a death mark for theatrical distribution, but it sure helps in adding fuel to stoke the already massive fire that will be Brüno. Prepare to be offended on July 10th when the film opens across North America.
Trailer, care of the great folks at Rope of Silicon, is tucked under the seat.
Sorry to say this but I’m not interested at all.
Looks pretty funny but I don’t think it can top Borat.
This. Looks. Awesome.
The gag with the kid looks like a variant of something used in Jackass. Otherwise this looks like a pleasant enough time-waster. I don’t expect it to be the mammoth that was BORAT.
The guy who sits next to me at work has been watching this over and over and laughing hysterically for like half an hour. So I finally watched it and didn’t laugh at all. Hmmmm…but then, I didn’t like Borat either, so I’m clearly the wrong audience (OTOH, I loved Zoolander).
Zoolander love. Blue Steel baby!
“How do you defend yourself against a man with Two Dildos” should be the tagline on the poster.
Ha, agreed, Kurt. Loved Borat, even if it was over-quoted with bad impressions by everyone and their mother afterwards. Should be fun.
Zoolander love. Blue Steel baby!
Bruno utterly humiliated Eminem tonight and I couldnt be more gleeful of it. Eminem has picked on easy targets for 10 years, and he’s finally got what was coming to him
http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=88229458926&h=3aIBM&u=46wLx&ref=nf
or for just a brief animated gif:
http://asslikeborat.ytmnd.com/
dont post links to canada-only sites!
Ironic, I’m on an american IP, and I got that message, try Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/4936389
Found it on a danish website. Eminem is a douchebag, that was awesome.
posted to the only place that worked for me because youtube is pulling every new copy down. I imagine theres a copy on dailymotion by now though.
ditto what Henrik said.
Do you really think this is possible to have happened WITHOUT eminem being in on it? I seriously doubt it. Just think about the logistics of this gag for one second and I think its pretty clear he was in on it.
I seriously do not believe Eminem was in on it. At MOST SBC told him he planned X, but then he did Y instead.
I know enough about Eminem through the years to know there is no advantage to him doing this, and that the last thing he’d do is allow the Moby’s, Mariah Carey’s, ICP’s and every other easy target he’s gone after to have something more severe to laugh at him about in return.
There’s simply nothing to be gained off of it, and if were just a PR stunt, he’d be twittering about it or doing something else to stoke the fire rather than looking foolish outside of his control. He’s the rapper who got teabagged now, and even if HE claims otherwise there’s nothing anymore thats going to erase that. An ass in the face is an ass in the face.
If this had happened to Marilyn Manson or something, they would have giggled and spanked him. Eminem is prime target for this thing.
I’ll also argue flat out that Eminem is a true homophobe, no doubt. Some may point to the Elton John thing, but that was the ultimate example of a “see, i have a black friend so i can say nigger” moment.
Also on a purely visceral level, I dont think you can fake that kind of disgust, and the ‘are you serious?’ reaction actually seemed pretty natural to me.
I think for a lot of people when something logistically difficult happens and is passed off as ‘real’, you end up with “Truthers” who somehow end up believing something alternate, a conspiracy which makes even less sense. Em agreeing to this as it actually played simply doesn’t compute.
But he’s an actor. Remember 8 Mile?
if the president of the united states can sit around in a classroom holding a childrens book, a rapper can sit for 10 seconds while a gay angel descends into his lap.
I hope you’re joking about him being an actor… that’s been a significantly lame but common response.
But I guess I shouldnt be too upset that so many people are trained to be skeptical when something like this happens. But at the same time this and Punkd show me people have some weird shock of disbelief when a celebrity gets pranked that they don’t get out of regular people, or even the dozens of major politicians Ali G was able to con.
I hated 8 Mile. Probably the most overrated movie of that year. I’d rather watch Breakin’.
Yes, I was joking.
Putting aside Eminem agreeing on it, how about MTV agreeing on it? You really think they would be game for this stunt knowing that it might result in a possibly violent outburst and the loss of one of their A-list guests?
If it wasn’t staged…awesome. If it was, still funny.
““Truthers” who somehow end up believing something alternate, a conspiracy which makes even less sense.”
In this case, I think the idea of Eminem being in on it makes MORE sense. If he wasn’t, could he not have a law suit against MTV and SBC? Would MTV risk that? Would they be down for alienating Eminem and his fans?
There are two things that raise my eyebrow here:
1. The cameraman running up to catch the moment. Seems like an attempt to create a feel that this is all happening by accident. Whether or not Eminem was in on it, we all know there were rehearsals for this thing, which would’ve included a camera man knowing exactly where Bruno would land.
2. The reverse angle camera ready to capture Eminem leaving the theatre. That’s not something you’re likely to have waiting around just in case.
Either way its funny. Just seems like in reality, there’s a good chance Eminem was in on it.
“how about MTV agreeing on it? ”
It’s not like MTV hasnt had hosts designed to embarass their other guests before. Chris Rock, Sarah Silverman. And once again, if SBC panned X but did Y, that covers that base easily.
“The cameraman running up to catch the moment.”
“The reverse angle camera ready to capture Eminem leaving the theatre.”
To me you’re creating a no-win situation for it to be real. If one shot looks improvised, they’re faking. If it doesnt look improvised, they’re faking. Not a fair shake there, man.
Awards shows have lots of cameras in the audience to get close ups of people who are seated some to the front, some to the back, and some in other places for establishing shots, etc. I don’t see any suspicious camera activity here unless you’re looking for something to be suspicious of. Some cameras would have to move, others wouldn’t.
“could he not have a law suit against MTV and SBC?”
Like SBC is afraid of lawsuits… but anyways, it would make Eminem look even more like a person who can dish it out but can’t take it.
And if its PR, Eminem would probably have done something other than he did to play up the situation. To me its all about “Would he agree to this, as it played out” and from every angle the answer to me is a clear and loud “No”
I didnt think it was either overrated or underrated. It was good enough. Its one of 3 good Curtis Hanson movies, and of those three, its the third best
I’m glad it didnt launch Brittany Murphy into a bigger career.
It was deserved. Especially after the atrocious performance before hand. Either way, it was funny as hell. That’s also the point where i stopped watching. My brain was rotting away watching the show.
Funny you should mention that Andrew, I was at a bar a couple of weeks ago and they had Breakin’ on the TV, and it was pretty awesome.
@ I think for a lot of people when something logistically difficult happens and is passed off as ‘real’, you end up with “Truthers” who somehow end up believing something alternate, a conspiracy which makes even less sense.
EL-OH-EL! Goon, you can’t compare Mtv award show theatrics to 9/11
I will say that it’s a tribute to Mr. Sacha Baron Cohen that I actually can believe that he would pull out a prank like that without clearing it through proper channels.
@ if the president of the united states can sit around in a classroom holding a childrens book, a rapper can sit for 10 seconds while a gay angel descends into his lap.
We’re you up late last night watching old 9/11 footage?
And MTV agreed to Janet Jacksons nipple slip during the Super Bowl, which probably had more fallout than this will.
I think MTV has a sense of humor, and they like Sacha Baron Cohen.
I just don’t think it’s at all ridiculous — or comparable to 9/11 conspiracy theorists — to assume that this was staged. In fact, I’m pretty surprised so many people think otherwise.
Again, whatever. It was still funny.
I remain kind of skeptical about how real a lot of this stuff is, but it is no less entertaining. I’m looking forward to Bruno. “How do you defend yourself against a man with two dildos?” That’s comedy.
For one, I actually do think its less funny if its not real. The Pam Anderson stuff and some other things in the movie are different to me because that film still has a narrative and the Pam stuff seemed like what was needed to happen.
For an actual real life prank though, I’d like to assume there was an actual prank.
As for 9/11 – maybe I’m pulling the truther thing out of my ass, but I stand by the ‘Bush sitting for 7 minutes crack’, as I merely meant to compare both to being like deer caught in the headlights who didn’t know what to do, and that its not strange to me that someone would sit there for 10 seconds letting it happen to him.
I’m sure everyone’s read this by now
http://chud.com/articles/articles/19692/1/THE-BEST-THING-TO-COME-OUT-OF-THE-MTV-MOVIE-AWARDS/Page1.html
“As for 9/11 – maybe I’m pulling the truther thing out of my ass, but I stand by the ‘Bush sitting for 7 minutes crack’, as I merely meant to compare both to being like deer caught in the headlights who didn’t know what to do, and that its not strange to me that someone would sit there for 10 seconds letting it happen to him.”
I suppose this works if you want to compare someone’s ass being in your face to a country being under attack.
“I’m sure everyone’s read this by now
http://chud.com/articles/articles/19692/1/THE-BEST-THING-TO-COME-OUT-OF-THE-MTV-MOVIE-AWARDS/Page1.html”
Shocked.
There’s nothing on Aukerman’s site that Devin is supposedly referring to. If it was ever there it is now not.
In the meantime the scenario I hypothesized has been reported by a couple entertainment blogs like E! and Life&Style (found via WWTDD):
“(Eminem) was aware that Brüno would be falling on him—but not while wearing a butt-baring thong.”
“…producer Mark Burnett cleared the prank with the rapper beforehand. However, Eminem wasn’t aware of exactly how naked Sacha would be when he agreed to do it!
A second insider also confirms that Eminem was actually Burnett’s second choice. The first? Heiress Paris Hilton, who, luckily for her, declined to participate.”
“I suppose this works if you want to compare someone’s ass being in your face to a country being under attack.”
If you’re Eminem, a man’s ass getting lowered in your face is probably a bigger crisis than a plane flying into a building in another city.