I went to the movies this weekend to burn some time while in Regina. There were a few options, and I was going to choose between The Prestige and Borat. I decided to go with The Prestige first, and if I was up to it sneak into Borat for a nice double-feature afternoon. In the end, that’s exactly what I did but then gave up on Borat pretty quickly.
I sat through about 10 minutes of Borat before walking out, and while it was no doubt funny it just wasn’t a big-screen experience nor do I want it to be. The movie (at least the early parts that I saw) are shot in documentary style with a camcorder, which adds to the premise of the movie but really doesn’t make for a good cinematic experience. To make matters worse, they were showing Borat on the biggest screen in the house. It really looked terrible, and I felt like I was wasting my time.
Now I’m not saying that Borat is a bad movie; I haven’t seen enough of it to make that determination. I am however saying that it is the kind of movie that I’d rather watch on my laptop during my next cross-country flight. I don’t even think that I’d subject my home theater to the abuse that is Borat.
22
11
2006
Borat on the big screen? No thanks.
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