The Dictator : Movie Review

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Yesterday I watched a dumb movie and I enjoyed it. I wonder what that says about the type of person I am.


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A couple weeks back I was going through my Twitter feed and I came across a meme from a movie. Upon scrolling I found out the name was "The Dictator". People were talking about how funny it was, so I added it to my watchlist. Yesterday I was bored and wanted to watch something funny. I remembered this movie and I set out to watch it. I eventually found out afterwards that the meme was from a scene in the movie that wasn't aired. However, I have no regrets whatsoever watching the movie.

The movie was released in May 2012 it airs for an hour and forty minutes and has an Imdb rating of 6.4/10. I'm not surprised one bit with the rating. It's a dark comedy type of movie and while some get a laugh out of things like this others find it offensive. Going online to see the reviews, I'm starting to feel bad that I enjoyed it.

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The plot

Admiral General Aladeen has ruled the country of Wadiya ever since his father died, when he was just seven years old. He is a dumb and very backwards leader. Word gets out that he has nuclear weapons and is planning to bomb Isreal so the UN gives him an ultimatum to address them or go to war.


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While all of this is happening Aladeen's uncle who secretly hates him for taking his throne, gets a new look alike for him after the previous one is assassinated. He then hatches a plan to kill Aladeen when they go to America. His plan fails woefully as Aladeen escapes, loses his beard (his signature look by the way) and is no longer recognizable. With the help of Aladeen's look alike he decides to make Wadiya a democracy.

Aladeen must now find a way to be recognized and stop Wadiya from becoming a democracy.

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My Opinion

Just look at that plot and tell me it doesn't sound dumb. It's a comedy movie so you'd expect it to be dumb. But damn, the dumbness is so much. I laughed virtually through the whole thing.

Hidden in all this dumbness is offensive and crude jokes. The movie is filled with lots and lots of these jokes, everyone gets a share. If you get offended easily you shouldn't watch a movie like this. I doubt any new movie can get away with the amount of offensive jokes spewed in this movie. After watching it, I had to cleanse my soul for actually enjoy it :P. Oh yeah and there's nudity so this is definitely not something for kids. Heck, I don't think I can watch this with anyone in my family.

The acting is actually really good, they are able to make every single scene just the right amount of cringe.

It's a movie made just for laughs and silent (not so silent) digs at the world.

Apparently the main character Sacha Baron Cohen is known for movies like this. I may just peep around and look at some of his other movies.

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Conclusion

I don't want to give it a rating, as whether you enjoy the movie or not is completely subjective.

You can check the movie out if you're someone who can take or enjoy dark comedy. If you're not, please don't watch it. You won't enjoy it.


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16 comments
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Sasha baron cohen is at his best for me in his movies Ali G (in da house) and Bruno. Dictator isnt his best not his worst

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This is the first of his movies I've watched and I've found it really funny. I'll check ouf this two you've mentioned

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You know b0s, this film is dumb, but it has its funny moments. The first time I watched it, many, many, many years ago, I remember laughing so hard - like every 2 seconds! I don't know if I'd still enjoy it to the same extent now, but I do like Sacha Baron Cohen. Have you seen the Borat films, or his series he did on American politics?

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You know the funny thing is I was reading one of your posts when this comment came in.

Yes I was laughing almost all through this.

I'm yet to watch any of his other movies. But now I'm going to go watch them.

!PIZZA

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b0s, because I like you, I'll give you some advice. Watch Borat (2006) - it's really funny. Watch Borat (2020) - it's perhaps less funny (although, it could be my age now - the humour stayed the same as the one 14 years earlier). The TV series 'Who Is America' is also hilarious! In those texts, part of the humour is that he is playing a character, but he is interacting with people who have no idea they're in a film, or being made fun of.

However - DO NOT WATCH Bruno (2009) - it is a waste of time, and really quite gross. Because the Borat (2006) was so controversial, he was trying to push it further in 2009 - and the film was a shit show.

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Thanks so much for the advice. The one that's peaked my interest so much is the "this is America". It's great to watch comedy that wasn't necessarily scripted.

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I remmeber this movie. I wont watch it now that I am older but definitely at that time, i find it pleasure to watch with how crazy things are, just like the movie hang over.

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Yeah it's a really crazy movie. I've watched hangover as well. Just can't really remember much from it as it's been so long.

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Movies that makes us laugh is always one of a kind, because the moment you were bored, it can just clear the boredom out and make us happy again.

Aladeen's seems like a cool young man to me.

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Indeed, comedy movies are the best. Aladeen is not cool haha, he's dumb 😁

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I need to watch this movie and see, thanks for sharing, it was a great one.😊

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Nah, dark comedy certainly isn't my genre for movies tho, so I doubt I can watch it😅... Still, I enjoyed reading this. Thanks for sharing,will be looking out for more of your movie reviews😊.(p.s thanks for the token 😉, I really appreciate ❤️)

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I see 😅. Thanks for reading though... You're welcome 😊

!PIZZA