We practically pee in our pants watching the half hour Da Ali G Show, so we figured his feature-length movie would have us soaking the coach. We were mistaken. Sure, Sacha Baron Cohen inhabits his grammatically-challenged, bling-lovin’ alterego like his own skin and there are some hilarious bits when he’s beatboxing with his lily-white posse, but the flim lands way too far into the realm of juvenile male humor for our taste (the opening scene contains a revolting animal-gratification act that grossed us out immediately.) The ridiculous plot revolves around Ali G trying to save his neighborhood community center when he is suddenly catapulted into the upper echelons of British politics; he must then save the world by ogling boobies and making beat-off jokes. We guess if you’re a 13-27 year old male it might be entertaining, but the gimmick works way better in television format.
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This movie is over 2 years old! Dont beat up on Sacha for the flik. Yes it will appeal to hip-hoppers and “Wu” fans who also enjoy the humor of such classics like “Scary Movie” and “Scary Movie 2” and “White Girls”. This movie great for its audience, but the HBO fans might not appreciate it as much. Again, dont forget that this flik is over 2 years old! I saw it bootlegged back when it came out in the UK.
Ali G is the sh**znit. Where did you see the bootleg?
Oh, please, got-milk, Sacha can take it. I was just sayin’ the show appeals to a much more intellectual audience than the movie. Yeah, it’s a coupla years old, but does that excuse the dog-lickin’ scene?
Love the show. Movie was lame. What makes him funny on the show is that he basically punking people the whole time. You can’t do that in a movie.
That movie is 2 years old and it was good when it first came out. The show was after the movie. Get European films and you will see.
wasn’t he in the Madonna/Esther’s video for Music?
Yeah Madonna was the first that I saw to break him in the states in her “Music” video where he was driving the limo. Ali’s been hot in the UK forever. We’re just now catching on. Lo and behold the Ali G slang glossary: http://www.hbo.com/alig/glossary/index.html