Cohen's satire is genius, but he definitely takes things way too far. How can you not love catching really stupid people at their worst? Especially people who have run for president and questionable baseball heroes--some of this was in the deleted scenes. I love his movies because of the outrageous humor, but really would like to see them without the sheer, raw, unnecessarily blatant sex scenes which are truly tasteless.
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Common Sense says
Intentionally shocking comedy even edgier than Borat.
Themes in this movie include: gender issues
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What Parents Need to Know
About Bruno
Parents need to know that this mockumentary from comedian Sacha Baron Cohen is even edgier and more sexually explicit than his previous outing, Borat. It's full of intentionally shocking material, including a startling amount of nudity (both male and female full-frontal), as well as actual sex acts (black bars block out genital areas) and lots of discussion about both sex and sexuality. And then there's the strong language (from "f--k" to "p---y"), violence (including a bloody Ultimate Fighting event), drinking, and drug references. Bottom line? Cohen's point is to expose intolerance with his extreme antics, but he does it not by just pushing the envelope, but rather setting it on fire.
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Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the heterosexual Cohen's portrayal of the flamboyantly homosexual Bruno -- is it a broad, silly character or an offensive stereotype? Does a character like Bruno -- created to confront -- encourage people to talk about controversial issues or confirm prejudices?
- Families can also talk about whether filming interview subjects who don't know they're part of a comedy is funny or cruel. Does Bruno's mockery of ignorance help the people he targets understand his point, or are they clueless "victims" of his humor?
- And families can talk about the film's satire of celebrity culture -- are there people who will do anything to be famous? If so, what do they get from that sacrifice?
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- I rate this title off for age 17 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
Why not NC17?
- I rate this title off for age 15 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Negative role models
- My highlights are:
Okay, this movie is insanely funny! But, cation to parents, this is one of the most shocking movies i've ever seen! Although most of the extreme graphic nudity is covered by black boxes, or blurred, there is a video of a penis talking at the camera (Extemely Graphic). There is also full-female nudity, although you never really see her pubic area. Also, there are actual people performing sexual acts on screen (penetration is blocked out, if this movie didn't have those black boxes, it would be an absolute NC-17!) Bruno also does constant sexual dances with extemely tight wear like thongs. This movie practically has gay porn! Does give kinda good message about gays, though, and that people shouldn't rip on them just for having a different state of mind.
- I rate this title off for age 17 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
dont ever let your child see this
Unlike my last review of bruno. i found out that that was the wrong movie i saw. bruno is a complete homosexual pornographic movie. do not ever let your child see this movie, or they will get the wrong message. i guarentee if you let your child see this movie, after it he will say: i wish i never saw this movie, and if not, then there is something going very wrong. i mean sure its funny in some parts, but they should of taken the gay parts out.
- I rate this title on for age 15 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Negative role models
- I rate this title off for age 17 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
16 yr olds horrified.
I'm 16 years old. I thought it was absolutely disgusting. I forced my entire group of 16 yr old friends to leave... even the guys. If you think teenage boys are inappropriate - just watch this. It's not porn. it's gay porn. It's not funny. I really didn't laugh. At all. None of my friends laughed, they were horrified. The movie had no plot and what's more, its a jip. Firstly I wasted fifteen bucks on it! Secondly it goes more 1 hr and a bit... and 1hr and a a bit too long! Thirdly the movie has now been rated R in DVD stores. However we were allowed to watch it as the dodgy cinemas changed it to MA15+ so they could sell more tickets. I wish they hadn't. I think I'm scarred for life. So if you're looking for a fiery hot sex film of gay porn with explicit sex and scenes of someone's ass being waxed... this is the movie for you.
- I rate this title off for age 17 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
horrible
absolutely inappropriate for any age group. i was disgusted and left after 15 minutes. i tried again later on the computer and still sickend. nudity was abundant. sex was woven throughout and nothing about it was entertaining or funny. making fun of unsuspecting people isnt very funny.
- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
very iffy
this movie is very hard to explain. the language is severe but other than that every other thing isn't extreme. im not saying take your 6 year old into the movie. but if you have a teenager or preteen thats mature then they should be able to see this movie.
- I rate this title off for age 15 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
It's pretty funny but way more raunchy then Borat.
- I rate this title on for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
I passed for a 17 year old guy and im 14
i dident think the movie was that bad it was preaty funny except theirs a part whare their are two gay guys haveing sex and you could see it. thats right i got in a r rated movie and i passed for 17. and the other sexy parts were sexy.
- I rate this title off for age 16 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
bad movie
my mom saw this movie with my sister while i saw star trek with my dad.i didnt see this movie but my mom and sister said it was really nasty and gross and i think only 16 and up should see this movie.this stupid movie sounds like it should've be NC-17!
I rate this title iffy for age 15 and give itMy concerns are:- Inappropriate sexual content
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Cool movie!
My sister watched it!
- I rate this title on for age 17 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Negative role models
Bad for anyone under 17
I have never seen the movie but from the reviews that I've seen it's deff not 4 kids.If u c it u c it but if ur under 15 then it's probably a bad idea.Anyway it's R so it's probably not a ok movie.
- I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
kool
my mom let my 7 year old sister watch it
- I rate this title iffy for age 16 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
High concept "mockumentary" just doesn't work
I'll say something first, I LOVE Da Ali G Show and thought Borat was quite faithful to the show, so my dislike of this movie is not because of prudishness. The problem is that the film goes so out of it's way to shock the audience that you often don't know whether you're laughing because of uneasiness or because it's genuinely funny, a bad sign. The film has a few noticeably brilliant scenes(a segment in the Middle East for example), but if you look beneath the vulgarity, the majority of the film isn't that funny, it's just rather disgusting, crossing the boundary between raunchy and just plain gratuitous. I will say this again, I AM NOT A PRUDE. I wasn't disgusted by a penis flopping around for 30 seconds until it becomes erect and screams "Bruno" because it involved a talking penis, I was disgusted because it didn't serve any purpose other than to make people gasp. This film is supposed to be about exposing prejudices, but when Bruno is a walking stereotype who goes out of his way to flaunt his homosexuality, it justifies the bigotry of the "participants". This was why Bruno was the weakest character on Da Ali G Show, but that show had 2 brilliant characters to balance him out. If you've seen what the film is Rated R for, then I won't need to explain too much, I'll just say there's plenty of full frontal male nudity and some strong profanity.
- I rate this title on for age 17 and give it
not for kids, but fine for adults(18+)
When I went to go see it I didn't think it would be that bad. But, even though there's all that nasty stuff in it, I was definitely laughing my butt off the whole freakin movie.
- I rate this title on for age 16 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Negative role models
Bruno your message sucks!
I hated it...not to say that there was nobody in the theater! I am shocked that this movie is in theaters and should be at the nearest s*x store! It is dammaging to kids and this movie has nothing that conveys something intelligent. Even I did not want to see any body parts...especially close ups and there was horrible portrayal of the sexual act and homosexual acts which no one wants to see in such a way!!! DO NOT GO IF YOU ARE UNDER 18 years of age!!! In general do not waste your time on this nonesense, go watch something else!!!!
- I rate this title off for age 16 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Negative role models
Sacha Baron Cohen definitely knows how to pull reactions from people, whether it be good or bad. When I was going to see it, I expected some nudity or whatever since I had seen Borat, but there was more penis than i have ever wanted to see in my entire life. The movie was definitely funny, but I would not go see it again. It was more appalling than funny, I'd say. Do I regret seeing it? No, because I don't take offense to this type of movie. I think that the sexual content did take away from the exposure of homophobia in this country, but I was unsure as to the image Bruno was giving to homosexuals. I wouldn't ever recommend this movie in general, but it definitely did what sacha wanted it to!
- I rate this title off for age 17 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
Such a bad movie that they shouldnt have made it
I went to see this movie with myself and it was so bad and i saw 5 year olds in the theater i just hated the movie so much i left at the middle of it
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| 93% | of parents say the sexual behavior isn't age appropriate |
| 85% | of parents say it has language their kids can't use |
| 63% | of parents don't feel there are good role models |
| 56% | of parents don't think the messages are positive |
| 26% | of parents say there's too much drinking, drugs, or smoking |
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