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Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
Mind-blowing Satire
Many times I've seen the phrase "outrageously funny" applied to a movie. This is the first movie I've ever seen where that phrase is literally true. This movie truly is an outrage. It's terrific! I was still laughing the next morning. It's a deeply scathing satire, not on Kazahkis, but on Americans. You won't believe the lengths the actors go to for this film. The big debate will be who is worse, the ultra-crude almost uncivilized Borat, or the red-state Americans he interacts with. At least for Borat, we can say he doesn't know any better. There is also a lot of fun with a chicken and a bear and the words to the Kaxakhi "national anthem" are worth memorizing. You have to see this movie.
The Cold Equations (1996)
Appreciate it for what it is
The comments of others who have read the story have disapproved of the movie and I understand that. But if you are a fan of science fiction, I think you have to be grateful for this movie. I saw the movie before I read the story and I was blown away. How rare is it for a movie to actually include math and physics--correct physics? This movie could even be used to teach things like acceleration, mass, and energy conservation. I also think the actors did a good job. Montgomery not only sold the terror of impending death in the vacuum of space, but she also sold me on her determination to sacrifice herself. Understanding that it is a low-budget (I believe made for the SciFi Channel) movie, I appreciate it. I hope more good science fiction stories are made into movies, as faithfully as possible.