Comments on: Borat Review: Funny, but real or staged? http://www.livedigitally.com/2006/11/04/borat-review-funny-but-real-or-staged/ Reviews and opinions about consumer technology, gadgets, Websites, new media, services, and more. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:13:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Valerie http://www.livedigitally.com/2006/11/04/borat-review-funny-but-real-or-staged/#comment-252813 Valerie Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:32:20 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/2006/11/04/borat-review-funny-but-real-or-staged/#comment-252813 Hey, I AM the blond girl that was in the elevator. Let me tell you - It or at least the part with me in it is real. The two ladies in the elevator were not in the elevator with me - that is fake they spiliced them in. I rode with them in the elevator without them saying one word to me for 6 floors until i could get out. There was me, Borat, his assistant a camera man and one other guy that got on the elevator with me at the 1st floor in the LAX hilton hotel - the hotel was not in Dallas and it happened on august 11, 2005 - 13 months before the movie came out. These nude clown got on the elevator after me on the 4th floor and i got off finally on the 10th floor. and those are the facts! Hey,

I AM the blond girl that was in the elevator. Let me tell you - It or at least the part with me in it is real. The two ladies in the elevator were not in the elevator with me - that is fake they spiliced them in. I rode with them in the elevator without them saying one word to me for 6 floors until i could get out. There was me, Borat, his assistant a camera man and one other guy that got on the elevator with me at the 1st floor in the LAX hilton hotel - the hotel was not in Dallas and it happened on august 11, 2005 - 13 months before the movie came out. These nude clown got on the elevator after me on the 4th floor and i got off finally on the 10th floor. and those are the facts!

]]> By: JS http://www.livedigitally.com/2006/11/04/borat-review-funny-but-real-or-staged/#comment-80505 JS Sat, 09 Dec 2006 15:02:00 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/2006/11/04/borat-review-funny-but-real-or-staged/#comment-80505 Frat kids: not staged. www.thesmokinggun.com for details Frat kids: not staged.
http://www.thesmokinggun.com for details

]]> By: du http://www.livedigitally.com/2006/11/04/borat-review-funny-but-real-or-staged/#comment-76922 du Thu, 23 Nov 2006 08:35:39 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/2006/11/04/borat-review-funny-but-real-or-staged/#comment-76922 You are wrong about the frat boys, i believe they are suing over the scene. You are wrong about the frat boys, i believe they are suing over the scene.

]]> By: Data Miner : Was Borat Staged? http://www.livedigitally.com/2006/11/04/borat-review-funny-but-real-or-staged/#comment-76360 Data Miner : Was Borat Staged? Mon, 20 Nov 2006 22:59:32 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/2006/11/04/borat-review-funny-but-real-or-staged/#comment-76360 [...] .. Share this post: Email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! Published Monday, November 20, 2006 4:48 PM bymtalha [...] [...] .. Share this post: Email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! Published Monday, November 20, 2006 4:48 PM bymtalha [...]

]]> By: Jeremy Toeman http://www.livedigitally.com/2006/11/04/borat-review-funny-but-real-or-staged/#comment-73277 Jeremy Toeman Tue, 07 Nov 2006 19:10:26 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/2006/11/04/borat-review-funny-but-real-or-staged/#comment-73277 Mike - how can you say the subway scene was <i>definitely</i> not staged? I'm certainly open to the counterargument... Chuck - I agree that the camera angles do not <i>prove</i> the scenes were staged, but by being <b>inside</b> the car, it means they MUST HAVE done the scenes multiple times to get all the angles, and if you think about the dialogue, it simply felt a little forced to me. Ultimately, these are just my opinions based on watching the movie, a little research, and a little discussion... Mike - how can you say the subway scene was definitely not staged? I’m certainly open to the counterargument…

Chuck - I agree that the camera angles do not prove the scenes were staged, but by being inside the car, it means they MUST HAVE done the scenes multiple times to get all the angles, and if you think about the dialogue, it simply felt a little forced to me.

Ultimately, these are just my opinions based on watching the movie, a little research, and a little discussion…

]]> By: Chuck http://www.livedigitally.com/2006/11/04/borat-review-funny-but-real-or-staged/#comment-73274 Chuck Tue, 07 Nov 2006 18:59:53 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/2006/11/04/borat-review-funny-but-real-or-staged/#comment-73274 I went to a college where the frat boys did act like this and would definitely say sexist, racist, homophobic things (especially when they were wasted) just like the ones in the movie. I think the editing makes it appear staged. I'm pretty sure Pamela Anderson was in on it, but the joke is really on the people in line (not to mention that the scene is necessary for plot advancement). Also, different camera angles does NOT prove that the scenes were staged, as most of these Borat victims signed a release form thinking that they were being filmed for a foreign documentary. Read the Newsweek article. I went to a college where the frat boys did act like this and would definitely say sexist, racist, homophobic things (especially when they were wasted) just like the ones in the movie. I think the editing makes it appear staged. I’m pretty sure Pamela Anderson was in on it, but the joke is really on the people in line (not to mention that the scene is necessary for plot advancement). Also, different camera angles does NOT prove that the scenes were staged, as most of these Borat victims signed a release form thinking that they were being filmed for a foreign documentary. Read the Newsweek article.

]]> By: Mike http://www.livedigitally.com/2006/11/04/borat-review-funny-but-real-or-staged/#comment-73259 Mike Tue, 07 Nov 2006 17:39:29 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/2006/11/04/borat-review-funny-but-real-or-staged/#comment-73259 That subway scene was definitely not staged. None of those scenes in New York were staged. The two scenes that were definitely staged were the Pam Anderson and the frat boy scene. That subway scene was definitely not staged. None of those scenes in New York were staged. The two scenes that were definitely staged were the Pam Anderson and the frat boy scene.

]]> By: Jeremy Toeman http://www.livedigitally.com/2006/11/04/borat-review-funny-but-real-or-staged/#comment-72973 Jeremy Toeman Mon, 06 Nov 2006 22:41:15 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/2006/11/04/borat-review-funny-but-real-or-staged/#comment-72973 'twas sarcasm... ’twas sarcasm…

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