D > B

Happy November, from gray and wet Rochester.

So, we finally get some funny comedies playing in the multiplexes. Last Saturday I attempted to see "Borat" on its opening night. I think every college student in town showed up to see it. The line extended out to the sidewalk. Also, it opened at only two theaters in town. So, now that "Borat" has expanded to a few other theaters, I went to see it yesterday. And yes, it's funny. The stereotypes Borat is playing to are Eastern European stereotypes, rather than Central Asian ones, but other than riding horses across the steppes, what other Central Asian stereotypes do people know? It was as wild as people say. However, I can't call it the funniest movie of the year.

Reason being: I saw a sneak preview of "Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny" back on Thursday night. This is your funniest movie of the year, people. It's so over the top, so un-self-conscious (Borat, meanwhile, is all self-conscious, all affectation) - I loved it. I've been a fan of The D for a while now, though. Explosivo!

But wait! I'm back again, just to say that "Little Miss Sunshine" was pretty darn hilarious too, and that came out this year. Darn superlatives, so subjective. I guess "Little Miss Sunshine" is a little different class of picture.