No Need to See New Cohen Film

Yesterday, we commented on Sacha Baron Cohen's new movie which features Bruno, a gay Austrian fashion reporter. Today, we comment on Sacha Baron Cohen's new movie which features Bruno, a gay Austrian fashion reporter. But not tomorrow - I can see what's happening, and so I am placing a self-imposed two post limit on this latest Cohen project.

According to The Smoking Gun.com:

JULY 8--Lured by $1 beer and the prospect of "hot chicks" and "hardcore fights," thousands of Arkansans were duped last month into appearing as extras in comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's latest staged mayhem. Cohen and his confederates organized cage fighting programs on consecutive days in Texarkana and Fort Smith. Both cards ended with two male grapplers (one was identified as "Straight Dave" and wore camouflage) tearing each other's clothes off and, while in underwear, kissing down their opponent's chest.

Two comments and then the self-imposed limit begins.

1. According to IMDB, this movie isn't being released until May of 2009. If the past two days are any indicator, we can expect weekly, if not daily, updates on Sacha's pranks over the next 10 months. Basically, if you pay attention to entertainment news, you will be able to accurately predict 90% of what will be in the movie. You know how some movies show all the funny parts in the preview? Same thing except it will last FOREVER!

Combine this with the same sort of parroting that followed the Borat movie, and you can skip seeing the movie all together. You'll have the plot (if there is one) basics from all this "news" and your friends will fill you in on the funny details...ad nauseum. You're welcome - I just saved you $10 ($20 if you get popcorn and a drink).

2. This obviously is a viral marketing campaign, and yes, D&F is now part of it. I've got to hand it to the brainiacs in Hollywood. Based on the sort of crap that's been green lighted over the past 10 years, I would have thought a bunch of Down-Syndrome monkeys with an Etch-a-Sketch were producing everything. Now I know that those monkeys apparently know how to manipulate the mass media, which really shouldn't be a surprise seeing that the mass media is run by lobotomized monkeys.