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Couldn't get past 10 minutes - worth a second try?


No laughs and just made us cringe at how bad everything about it was, decided it wasn't worth persevering but seeing as it has a reasonable score and I missing something - is it worth giving it another shot?

Got fed up around the "ahhh America, birthplace of AIDs" "joke".

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This movie sucked big, the first 20mins anyway,after that i walked!

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Technically you didn't see the movie, so your opinion doesn't count.

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please don't comment on the content of a movie you have not watched, also why do people like you start forum topics and never respond?
why the *beep* did you make the topic in the first place?
useless waste of internet space

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i've watched thsi twice cause my friends keep wanting to watch it lol & its just *beep* weird but dont take it seriously, or dont even bother lol doesn't matter!

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Excellent point. It wasn't funny in the beginning but if you stick around most of my laughs came in the last 30 minutes. Not for the easily offended but a lot of clever topical jokes. 4 out of 10.

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I'm forcing myself to sit through it so I can write a scathing review of this piece of trash.

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Great thread! I came here to check out the ratings...and was tempted to rate it myself. Then I remembered I quit watching it because it wasn't worth my time. Now, keep in mind, I've wasted A LOT of time on movies in my life, so it's saying something when I give up on one.

Why am I posting? Well, I went back to try to finish this film and guess where I had bailed out? 13 minutes!

I'm going to try to suffer through it, so I can come back and give it the really crappy rating it deserves.

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OK. There. I've just finished it. If you've turned it off after the first 10 minutes here's some advice: don't waste your time.

Upon resuming the film I found myself hopeful because the film took an interesting turn with the "Dictator" being ousted by his second in command and wit-less double, but sadly even this change does nothing to salvage this wreck.

2/10 (one star for every minute it was funny...and I'm being generous)

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Two great jokes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVs8R40Euso

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYJ2w82WifU

A bit shock humor-ish but well constructed jokes.

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No. Watch Chaplin's The Great Dictator instead. It's what this was ripped off from so horribly. Charlie's film is funnier, smarter, better written and much more moving.

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I thought that 90 minutes wasn't enough. People say it's stereotypical but I thought it was intentional. Besides I'm from a country that doesn't understand the sensitiveness of the stereotypes mentioned. So I guess all I got what fresh humor mixed with smart political views.

If you don't stand the movie then don't bother forcing yourself. Everyone has their preferences.

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Anybody who can't even get through the first ten minutes of this movie shouldn't bother watching the rest. It wasn't meant for you. I laughed from start to finish, it was great.

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I stopped after the masturbation scene, this movie is just terrible

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If you shut this off after 10 minutes, what were you expecting from SBC playing another borat? It was kinda funny.

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