I knew it was going to be bad...but not THIS bad!

If you have been living under a rock this weekend then you do not know that Sacha Baron's new film Bruno came out on Friday. It is his follow up to Borat, and the third and final character from "Da Ali G Show". I have already written my review on Bruno, I thought it was very funny but not on par with Borat.

A few weeks before the movie came out, I was wondering how it would do at the box office. Coming to the conclusion that it would do well but not as good as Borat. Why? Because Borat is more likable than Bruno, and the obvious...Borat is straight. America is still a highly homophobic nation and a "gay comedy" is not going to go well with the general population. As it turns out, I was correct, Bruno only brought in 30 million dollars opening weekend. There have been countless people walking out and bitching about how gay it is. But thats what Bruno is supposed to do, expose people for the bigots they are, the box office is not lying when it says we are still pretty damn homophobic. What gets me is that even if you are not homophobic and do not complain about how "gay" the movie is, how can you not think its funny? I guess when we are spoon fed the same bullshit comedies over and over again we become accustomed to them and if you break the mold it sucks? Here is a good idea, grow a pair and venture outside the comfort zone.

Another thing, I have heard of parents taking their 13-15 year old kids to see it then only to complain about how offensive it is...read why its fucking rated R before you take your baby into the movie!

Finally, I have heard people call this "the dumbest movie I have ever seen". On the contrary, Bruno is probably one of the smartest movies you have seen. Sacha Baron does what most people in the industry dread, he breaks the mold. He also pushes boundaries doing things in his films that are unimaginable to most people.. that's what makes him a genius. Like I always say, Comedy is pretty much a dead genre you have: Apatow directed films, as well as Sacha that's it everything else sucks.

But I suppose if you were in on the joke, like avid viewers of the show then you will surely appreciate Bruno, after all its like a giant episode. Then I am sure there are people who will see it because they enjoyed Borat, maybe they like it maybe they dont. But it looks like Bruno is going to bomb and that means it arrives in my bluray/dvd collection sooner than expected.