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By Tom Charity from LOVEFiLMThe Aristocrats is a documentary by Paul Provenza, and boasts a cast list which reads like a who's who of American comedy. One hundred comedians tell the same dirty joke with their own twist.
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By kate tudor from Reading, England , 15 Mar 2006[Highly rated reviewer]
A man walks into a talent agent's office. He says, 'Remember the Blair Witch Project? How that was utter crap but got so overhyped that the dumb audience went out and paid for it anyway? Well have I got an act for you..' That's about the premise of this film - get 100 comedians to discuss a lame joke, throw in as much obscenity as possible, mention 9/11 and all the other things that people get upset about, give the audience absolutely nothing for their money, although the cast and the people making the film appear to be having a great time, and pass the whole thing off as the greatest film ever. And what do we call ourselves 'The (comedy) aristocrats'. They should have paid me to spend 1.5 hours of my life watching this utter pile of s**t (I wouldn't have edited that word, but the review won't be accepted without it) - I'm really angry that they took my money to watch this. Avoid, as you would a rabid dog.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(155)Don't bother
By a customer , 25 May 2012This doesn't deserve any stars: it's a rubbish 'documentary' about all these comedians telling a similar dirty joke. It's garbage.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Vile, Offensive, Disturbing... Check!
By Kobra (43 reviews) from London , 20 Oct 2011Those of you who have glanced over many of the other reviews would have noticed the opinions are all over the place. I have noticed that those that are unaware of exactly what to expect rate this feature poorly and are disappointed by it. Equally, people that have been referred by others and/or already have a description of the film and know what they're getting into like it and found it enjoyable. It's true, the blurb and trailer and the rest are misleading and there's no excuse for it. More detailed descriptions are required.
So, in detail, the film is more a documentary than a movie comprised of input from many leading comedians and assembled in a fast paced collage. It centres around the age-old joke which punchlines 'The Aristocrats'. The aim in telling the joke is to cram as much outlandish, disturbing and offensive detail in the build-up before the punchline. Naturally, with comedians such as Billy Connolly, you can imagine how far it goes. So it's not entertainment for the feint-hearted or easily offended,
Now you know what you're getting yourself into and can watch it with an open mind perhaps you won't feel so let down.
There are some flaws in the editing but they are minor and, as a whole, the feature is well put together. I found it quite entertaining.- Was this review helpful to you?
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If you're interested in comedy...
By Smartartz (45 reviews) from Stockport , 08 Mar 2011Ok - a lot of people don't get this movie. I think they're expecting a comedy, but it's ABOUT comedy. It's about how comedy works, about humour, obscenity, about context and about comedians, etc etc etc. In that sense it's a specialist movie. I rented it because i'd read Stewart Lee's book about comedy where he talks about it at length, and so I found it fascinating, funny and genuinely shocking in places (I won't say where because that would be a spoiler, and will be different for different people). So, if you watch a lot of stand-up, then you might enjoy this - as long as you don't think you're actually going to see some stand-up - and as long as you're not worried about whether the joke is actually any good or not - because that's kind of the point.... I hope I pricked your interest.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Overated, give it a miss
By a customer from Brighton , 04 Jun 2010Saw a trailer and it looked good, got excellent 4/5 stars, with comments like 'funniest film ever' etc.
Thought it is worth a shot, however I started watching it but could only bear about 20 minutes before I couldn't bare it anymore and turned the TV on instead.
Definitely skip it.- Was this review helpful to you?
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I don't get the joke but....
By howlingmadlythe (11 reviews) from Middlesbrough , 20 Dec 2009What a great film i have got to say some really funny faces on it. The best part however is the myme telling the joke. Then the south park clip with cartmen telling it. But i will warn you don't watch this if you think you will be offended.- Was this review helpful to you?
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