Ali G Indahouse - The Movie (Widescreen Edition)
by Mark Mylod
List Price:
Our Price: $3.60
You Save: $9.38 (72%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $1.97 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD details
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
DVD details
Actor: Dana de Celis, Dominic Delesilva, Emilio Rivera, Gina La Piana, Sacha Baron CohenDirector: Mark Mylod
Brand: Universal Studios
Writer: Sacha Baron Cohen
Producer: Dan Mazer
Writer: Dan Mazer
Producer: Debra Piazzie
Producer: Eric Fellner
Producer: Mairi Bett
Producer: Natascha Wharton
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Japanese (Subtitled); Korean (Subtitled)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 85 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-11-02
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Universal Studios
DVD Reviews of Ali G Indahouse - The Movie (Widescreen Edition)
DVD Review: Missing its fundamental ingredient
Summary: 2 Stars
The Bottom Line:
The reason Sasha Baron Cohen is funny is because of the fact that he's springing his outrageous personas on real people, so I have no idea why the creators of Ali G Indahouse thought they should change the nature of Cohen's comedy by putting his Ali G character through a series of very scripted and largely unfunny motions that take him away from his strong suit; the problem would be rectified in Borat and Bruno, but this film (which tellingly wasn't given a theatrical release in the U.S.) falls flat on its face.
2/4
DVD Review: Though I am a fan, I unfortunately have no choice but to give this movie 1/5 stars (because I couldn't give it 0/5).
Summary: 1 Stars
Though I am a fan, I unfortunately have no choice but to give this movie 1/5 stars (because I couldn't give it 0/5).
If you know about Sacha Baron Cohen from his recent films (Bruno, Borat, Talladega Nights), you'll probably be interested in Ali G, his first over the top persona.
This movie was released as a spin-off of the tv show in 2002 and it is in a completely different comic vein than the rest of his work. Though he did write and produce the flick, somehow it turned out to be completely incongruous with his otherwise exceptional and unique blend of wit, graceless incompetence, and subtle, good-spirited mockery.
Baron Cohen's brilliance lies in his ability to manipulate real situations; to build an incredibly awkward framework, a uniquely clumsy and ludicrous sphere of consciousness almost, within which like a mad puppeteer, or a perverted symphonic conductor of the absurd, he directs and orchestrates scenes on the fly from directly within them. There's an anxious and sometimes frantic quality about the situational structure of the film, thanks in large part to the direction of Larry Charles. The approach he took with Borat, Religilous with Bill Maher, and again with Bruno (which I haven't seen yet, can't wait for the DVDRips to come out-- DVD will be released September 30!), the viewer experiences a strange sensation` that resembels being shocked, but is more along the lines of not being able to believe what you're [...] seeing.
In Borat, not only the performance of Baron Cohen but the whole tone of what writing there was (being that the film is largely improvisational in nature) and the production was extremely cohesive, and displayed sense of being "in character" so ingrained and so intrinsic that real people in real situations end up involuntarily in one sense and voluntarily in another, playing "the straight man". As they play along and indulge the antics of these over the top, and often baffling characters, steadily the evelope is pushed a little further and a little further until you come to find yourself not so much shocked, but awed at it's sheer audacity. The best moments of these films, many as there are, usually come when the "participants" as I suppose they may be called are goaded or, to be more accurate, baited into either making their bed or digging their grave. And in the end quite a lot of the most memorable lines in the films are not scripted-- the stuff they couldn't make up.
Where these other films were revolutionary in that respect, Ali G Indahouse is anything but. This cheesy, low brow, nigh unwatchable drivel from the very first scene descends to a level akin to the likes of Tom Green, How High, Amerikaz Most Wanted, and almost anything Martin Lawrence has ever done. It's depressing almost when you consider how clever the other stuff is. And granted, the "blue" humor (ie, dick jokes. lots of dick jokes.) does show up in the other material, but it is certainly approached in a fashion that is far removed from the hyperactive 3rd grader mentality which this straight-to-DVD grade crap exhibits.
So there it is.
On the other hand, I do highly recommend Da Ali G Show, the television series where the characters of Borat and Bruno started, which ran over a span of four years between Channel 4 in the UK and HBO in the US.
I could tell you, but you really ought to just see for yourself how hilarious it is.
In conclusion,
BOOYAKASHAW! Keep it Real! Don't get mashed up! Big up yaself! Respek.
DVD Review: Very Funny...Spoiler alert at the end of review.
Summary: 4 Stars
"Ali G In Da House" is a very funny movie that has some very silly comedy in it. I was able to watch the movie in Britain when it was in the theaters there and at the time I thought it was not done very well, and that it was some sort of poorly done gangsta rap take off (A-la: Don't Be a Menace to South Central while Sipping your Juice in the Hood). However, as with Monty Python and Benny Hill it is just typical British humor.
It may be a little difficult for some viewers on our side of the "pond" to understand what the characters are speaking about as they use lots of British slang, and phrases that we never hear or use here. But I definitely recommend it to anyone who may be aware of hip hop culture from the late '90's and even early '80's. It will crack you up, as it is an accurate depiction of what the "jungle" or "garage" (pronounced the English way - these are the names associated with hip-hop in Britain) culture is like in Britain, and just how different it is from our hip hop culture here. Tip for those who might have a hard time understanding British English: Put on the subtitles to really understand what they are saying. Enjoy, and remember to laugh. SPOILER ALERT: The main character of his next movie, Borat, makes a cameo in the movie.
DVD Review: good stuff
Summary: 4 Stars
very fast and well preserved. It turned out to be a rental but works nice N E WayzDVD Review: Pretty good, but I'm not British
Summary: 3 Stars
I'm sure if you've lived in England and have seen the people that Ali G is making fun of, then this movie would be several times more hilarious. However, I still enjoyed it a lot. It helps to have a working knowledge of the way Parliament is set up....
Description of Ali G Indahouse - The Movie (Widescreen Edition)
Ali g unwittingly becomes a pawn in a plot to overthrow the prime minister of great britain. However instead of bringing the prime minister down ali is embraced by the nation as the voice of youth & realness making the prime minister & his government more popular than ever. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 08/23/2005 Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen Michael Gambon Run time: 88 minutes Rating: RAli G addicts have been fretting over the British comedian's spiraling popularity. As word of his outrageous celebrity interviews spreads--the deer-in-the-headlights gaze of his victims as they wrestle with incredulity over his audacious stupidity is itself always worth the price of admission--his pool of potential victims naturally diminishes. Not to worry: Ali G as a character has enough flexibility to make the leap to full-length film. The transition is far from perfect: few moments in Ali G Indahouse can match the unforced hilarity of Da Ali G Show. The film's biggest drawback, in fact, is the absence of the real-life personalities we know from the interview format; it's the friction between them and comic actor Sacha Baron Cohen's imposter shtick that generates so many howlers. Ali G Indahouse, in contrast, hangs on a silly plot. The setup of fictional characters interacting with Ali G simply can't have the same payoff.
Said plot is nothing more than a vehicle to subject the hip-hop poseur to a variety of ridiculous situations. He finds himself the unexpected champion in a parliamentary election and has to deal with the devious plotting of the Machiavellian Chancellor of the Exchequer (played by Charles Dance, who undergoes all manner of extreme humiliation). The result is a mix of Dumb and Dumber and Leslie Nielsen-esque pratfalls, with a hint of the Peter Sellers character in Being There. A good deal of the intended irony falls flat, and the litany of dated jokes calculated to offend all over the spectrum gets tiresome: from raunchy malapropisms to Ali G's recurrent obsession with being perceived as gay. But Baron Cohen's genius for getting under the skin of his creation remains undiluted. One aspect of special interest to Ali G fans is the light Ali G Indahouse throws on topics that are always behind the scenes in the Ali G Show context. We actually see Ali's Nana and his crib in suburban Staines, and "me Julie" (Kellie Bright) becomes a focal point as the story unwinds. Genial Borat makes an appearance (and gets dissed by Ali); we even learn the secret origin of Ali G's name (an abbreviation of Alistair Graham). It all might add up to a guilty pleasure, but hey--check yaself before ya wreck yaself. --Tom May
Comedy DVDs
DVD Video
- Action & Adventure
- African American Cinema
- Animation
- Anime & Manga
- Art House & International
- Classics
- Comedy
- Cult Movies
- Documentary
- Drama
- Educational
- Fitness & Yoga
- Gay & Lesbian
- Horror
- Kids & Family
- Military & War
- Music Video & Concerts
- Musicals & Performing Arts
- Mystery & Suspense
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Special Interests
- Sports
- Television
- Westerns
Bestsellers in Comedy DVDs
![Shaun of the Dead [Blu-ray] Image](/images/Shaun-of-the-Dead-Blu-ray-B0025VLEM0-X.jpg)
Shaun of the Dead [Blu-ray]Universal; Release date: 2009-09-22; DVD
Best price: $13.39
Price in other shops:
![Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels [Blu-ray] Image](/images/Lock-Stock-and-Two-Smoking-Barrels-Blu-ray-B002QZ2DPW-X.jpg)
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels [Blu-ray]Universal; Release date: 2009-12-01; DVD
Best price: $17.99
Price in other shops:
How to BeMPI; Release date: 2009-11-17; DVD
Best price: $14.89
Price in other shops:
Sense & Sensibility (Special Edition)THOMPSON,EMMA; Release date: 1999-08-24; DVD
Best price: $5.34
Price in other shops:
![A Clockwork Orange [Blu-ray] Image](/images/A-Clockwork-Orange-Blu-ray-B000Q678OO-X.jpg)
A Clockwork Orange [Blu-ray]Warner Brothers; Release date: 2007-10-23; DVD
Best price: $8.90
Price in other shops:
Love Actually (Full Screen Edition)Universal Studios; Release date: 2004-04-27; DVD
Best price: $7.48
Price in other shops:
![Love Actually [Blu-ray] Image](/images/Love-Actually-Blu-ray-B002LFAHBO-X.jpg)
Love Actually [Blu-ray]Universal; Release date: 2009-11-03; DVD
Best price: $15.99
Price in other shops:
Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf or DeathLions Gate; Release date: 2009-09-22; DVD
Best price: $7.99
Price in other shops:
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Special Edition)CHAPMAN/CLEESE/IDLE/GILLIAM/JO; Release date: 2001-10-23; DVD
Best price: $5.98
Price in other shops:
Love Actually (Widescreen Edition)UNI DIST CORP. (MCA); Release date: 2004-04-27; DVD
Best price: $6.86
Price in other shops:
Similar DVDs, VHS Video, Audio CDs
BrunoRelease date: 2009-11-17; DVD
Best price: $16.99
Price in other shops:
BORAT: Touristic Guidings to Minor Nation of U.S. and A. and Touristic Guidings to Glorious Nation of Kazakhstanby Borat Sagdiyev
Flying Dolphin Press; Published: 2007-11-06; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $5.40
Price in other shops:
Ali G Indahouse: Da SoundtrackRelease date: 2002-03-25; Music CD
Best price: $13.13
Price in other shops:
The Jolly Boys Last StandTrinity; Release date: 2007-11-06; DVD
Best price: $3.78
Price in other shops:
Da Ali G Show - The Complete Seasons 1 & 2Warner Brothers; Release date: 2005-09-13; DVD
Best price: $30.99
Price in other shops:
Borat - Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (Widescreen Edition)TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT; Release date: 2007-03-06; DVD
Best price: $3.77
Price in other shops:
Da Gospel According to Ali Gby Sacha Baron Cohen
Pocket; Published: 2003-01-07; Paperback; Book
Best price: $1.58
Price in other shops:
Da Ali G Show - The Complete First SeasonWarner Brothers; Release date: 2004-08-17; DVD
Best price: $3.92
Price in other shops:
Da Ali G Show - The Complete Second SeasonHBO HOME VIDEO; Release date: 2005-09-13; DVD
Best price: $5.94
Price in other shops:
Da Ali G Show - Da Compleet SeereezHBO HOME VIDEO; Release date: 2006-11-21; DVD
Best price: $18.00
Price in other shops: