Why do British comedians do this to themselves? Why do they promote their amusing half-hour TV performances onto the big screen where they are so obviously unable to compete? We never see Friends: The Movie or The Simpsons: The Movie. American sitcoms realise their limitations. It's about time their British counterparts did the same.
Ali G (Sasha Baron Cohen) has got more than a cult following in the British isles. He's contributed a dozen words to the language. "Aieee", "Westside", "Booyakasha", etc. His TV show consisted of him interviewing unsuspecting higher-ups who he would quickly bring down to size. Politicians, Feminists, Unionists, anyone extreme would be perfect bait for Ali G. They would agree to the interview believing him to be a youth television presenter and his polished ignorance would create a ludicrously entertaining conversation. It was satirical brilliance. He took the snobs down to size while teasing the ignorant youths of Britain.
However, most of these ignorant young people didn't get the joke. They saw Ali G as one of their own and aspired to be as stupid as him. His favourite catchphrases were copied. His clothes, sexism and gross humour were greeted with awe when they should have been laughed at. Ali G, the exploiter of fashion and trends, had become the trend itself.
So he decided to make a movie. And boy howdy, what a movie. Ali G indahouse is one of the worst feature lengths I've ever seen. It has no business clogging up the cinemas. Ow! It hurts me to even remind myself of some of the lame jokes that were pushed on the audience. Most of the audience escaped the theatre, relieved that it was over. The only ones who seemed to enjoy it were a bunch of 8 year old kids who were in front of me. How they got into a movie when it was restricted to over 18s, I'll never know. But their admiration for Ali G just highlights its juvenility. It's all racist, sexist, homophobic jokes with big penis mentions as an aside. It's like a horrible Jay and Silent Bob. And I thought that was fairly awful.
It's disappointing to see that Sasha Baron Cohen has joined this brigade. I hope he's just cashing in on this cash cow. I hope he's just exploiting the stupid fans who didn't get the joke. I'd be disappointed if he took this movie seriously and had started to believe in his character's popularity. The man is talented but there is absolutely none of that talent on show in this movie.
Ali G (Sasha Baron Cohen) has got more than a cult following in the British isles. He's contributed a dozen words to the language. "Aieee", "Westside", "Booyakasha", etc. His TV show consisted of him interviewing unsuspecting higher-ups who he would quickly bring down to size. Politicians, Feminists, Unionists, anyone extreme would be perfect bait for Ali G. They would agree to the interview believing him to be a youth television presenter and his polished ignorance would create a ludicrously entertaining conversation. It was satirical brilliance. He took the snobs down to size while teasing the ignorant youths of Britain.
However, most of these ignorant young people didn't get the joke. They saw Ali G as one of their own and aspired to be as stupid as him. His favourite catchphrases were copied. His clothes, sexism and gross humour were greeted with awe when they should have been laughed at. Ali G, the exploiter of fashion and trends, had become the trend itself.
So he decided to make a movie. And boy howdy, what a movie. Ali G indahouse is one of the worst feature lengths I've ever seen. It has no business clogging up the cinemas. Ow! It hurts me to even remind myself of some of the lame jokes that were pushed on the audience. Most of the audience escaped the theatre, relieved that it was over. The only ones who seemed to enjoy it were a bunch of 8 year old kids who were in front of me. How they got into a movie when it was restricted to over 18s, I'll never know. But their admiration for Ali G just highlights its juvenility. It's all racist, sexist, homophobic jokes with big penis mentions as an aside. It's like a horrible Jay and Silent Bob. And I thought that was fairly awful.
It's disappointing to see that Sasha Baron Cohen has joined this brigade. I hope he's just cashing in on this cash cow. I hope he's just exploiting the stupid fans who didn't get the joke. I'd be disappointed if he took this movie seriously and had started to believe in his character's popularity. The man is talented but there is absolutely none of that talent on show in this movie.
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I couldn't believe that she knew my name. Some of my best friends didn't know my name.
I couldn't believe that she knew my name. Some of my best friends didn't know my name.