MC #62: Bruno

Posted by on Jul 17, 2009 in MovieChatter | Comments Off

MovieChatterVassup?  This week Andrew and Morgan return to the regular show format, complete with a few quick reviews, a look at Rian Johnson's new film The Brothers Bloom, and DVD Recommendations.  But the feature discussion covers Sacha Baron Cohen's controversial new comedy, Bruno, which is literally the gayest movie so far this year.

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MC #62: Bruno

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SHOW NOTES:

Announcements:

  • 2:10 – Back to regularly formatted shows!
  • 2:33 - Voicemail: 866-830-2525

What We’ve Seen:

  • 3:57 – Franklyn (Andrew)
  • 6:20 – Mad Men, Season 1 (Andrew)
  • 8:40 – Burn Notice, Season 2 (Morgan)
  • 11:00 – Evil Dead and Evil Dead 2 (Morgan)

Review – The Brothers Bloom (Morgan):

  • 14:45 – Intro
  • 15:50 – Synopsis and general thoughts
  • 18:19 – The main problem with the film (note: contains spoilers)
  • 20:20 – Andrew’s brief thoughts

Discussion – Bruno (spoiler-free):

  • 21:24 – Intro
  • 23:23 – Morgan’s rating and general thoughts/comparisons with Borat
  • 25:30 – Andrew defends Borat; rating and general thoughts

Discussion – Bruno (spoilers):

  • 30:59 – Comparing the “satire” of Borat and Bruno
  • 32:26 – Andrew feels the people in Bruno react naturally and politely
  • 34:09 – Is Sacha Baron Cohen just plain mean, or an insightful social scientist?
  • 37:15 – Andrew talks about the thematic satire that worked, and that which didn’t
  • 39:24 – Morgan just doesn’t care!

DVD Recommendations:

  • 41:17 – Intro
  • 41:33 – Andrew’s Pick: Brick
  • 43:26 – Morgan’s Pick: The Green Mile

TRAILER:

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