I thought that "Stranger than Fiction" was just OK. One detail I thought was curious though - did you notice that when both Emma Thompson and Dustin Hoffman were working, they had bare feet?

I was slightly disappointed in Borat. Too much plot. The scripted bits, probably 60% of the film, aren't nearly as funny as the improv bits (with the exception of the Running of the Jew, which is one of the funniest things I've ever seen). Plus, it seems like he's repeating a lot of what he's already done prior. And he's not nearly as scathing as he's been in the past. (Getting a crowd of drunken rednecks to sing along with "Throw the Jew down the well so my people can be free" is probably his apex.) But still, it's damn funny, even if does seem like Borat for Beginners.

I didn't notice that.

(check out the size of Borat's black stripe)

Cohen's behavior also wasn't funny to former TV producer Dharma Arthur, who claims she was duped into giving Cohen airtime on a morning show segment in Jackson, Miss. Cohen's live appearance, in which he said he had to go "urine" and hugged a bemused weatherman, led her life into a downward spiral, she told the AP. She is seeking an apology.

Although Arthur has said she was fired from the show, she told the AP that she left the station.

Borat is very funny, but the comedy barely keeps pace with the grossness. Is Kazakhstan owed an apology? I thought Americans were mocked as much as the Kazakhs, so it was probably a wash.

We just got back from it. It's smart, crazy, funny, fast paced (a bit too much sometimes; there's a lot to take in), and very inventive. The whole underground London scene is amazing. There are lots of little jokes in the background, so it will repay rewatching.

Nancy says to tell you the movie's very good and the singing slugs are adorable. I can hardly wait for the action figures.

...Re: the frat boys' lawsuit - too bad Borat wasn't around to interview Mel Gibson during his recent drunken tirade.

.....Running of the Jew...a fat naked man being chased down the hall by another naked man waving a rubber fist, (check out the size of Borat's black stripe) ....washes his face in the toilet, masturbates in front og a lingerie ad, and......shits on Trump.