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Written May 19, 2012
Hilarious!!!

by mavram

This movie is hilarious and loads of fun. You have to have an open mind and a great sense of humor to see this movie and love it. I thought it was clever, very funny, and thoroughly entertaining.
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Written May 20, 2012
The Dictator

by missdianahuang

The movie in the beginning played what the trailers showed. However, it was a pretty good movie overall. It created lots of laughter in the theater and was a funny movie in general. I enjoyed the movie & I would say, GO WATCH IT!
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Written May 16, 2012
No Go

by zohreh1486

I'm a huge fan and this movie was a complete let down...
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Must Go!
Written May 19, 2012
Fantastic movie: The Dictator

by belferradj

My wife and I went and saw this movie yesterday in Torrance Del Amo movies complex. It was the most hilarious movie I have ever seen. My wife and being originally from Algeria, could relate so well to everything that went on and of course to all the nuances made throughout the movie, the traditional characteristics shown throughout, and more than anything else, the attitudes portrayed and the plots...We were also ecstatic that most of the music was sung by Algerian musicians who specialize in Rai music. The movis IS REALLY FANTASTIC!!!!! My wife never cried so hard in her life, we continued laughing driving home and even when we woke up this morning, remembering some of the scenes.

IT IS A DEFINITE MUST SEE!

This movie is going to win big at the next Oscars for sure!
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Written May 16, 2012
Enjoyable-- a straight up comedy with a point.

by jjr1567

This is a straight forward comic movie, no ambush interviews, or outrageous characters trapping people into absurd situations, but a standard, and very funny, satire, with a point to make (as all good satire must do). Somewhat unfortunately, many of the funniest moments lost their impact because they were seen in the trailers (the trashcan thrown into traffic, the helicopter scene, etc). The movie is sloppy enough that anyone could enjoy it, and smart enough for those following the news to appreciate the points he is making.
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So-so
Written May 20, 2012
just see the trailers

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All the best parts were in the trailers. It's hard to laugh at a joke you've already seen ten times. Also a bit preachy. Mildly funny.
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Written June 12, 2012
Enjoyable.

by bc6hix

Gratuitous nudity...check
Stupid humor...check
Great movie....check

It was definitely worth seeing, especially if you like low brow humor. And The Dictator also sported a lot of social commentary, in a light hearted way. One of the best movies for this year.
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Written May 18, 2012
One of the funniest movies ever!!

by nng

The trailers don't do this movie justice...it was FUNNIER than I had expected, and was so hilarious I couldn't stop laughing/crying. Every minute/moment was full of witty jokes, yes racial jokes but hilarious, mocking/emphasizing racial notions, just overall HILARITY and stupid funny entertainment. The best part was that it wasn't just stupid humor, it was stupid humor done intelligently, and so well and it made the movie so entertaining hilarious and enjoyable. cohen mocked and used every racial or racist concept possible, but did it so well. It was over the top funny crazy funny on another level movie... the concept of a 'stupid guy' playing the dictator's double made it even crazier as cohen even played himself, playing the stupid guy imitating the dictator...every minute of this movie was over the top crazy funny...don't miss it and it's not one you just want to check out once....
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Written May 28, 2012
Epic Failure!

by avid_movie_goer773

I'm a fan of "Borat" and a fan of "Bruno" but this movie was garbage! 3 people even walked out the theatre halfway through the movie. I stayed because I thought it would get better..that I'd at least get one good laugh...and I was sadly disappointed. This is just an epic failure of comedy. Thumbs down all the way!
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Written June 2, 2012
This movie was extremely funny

by sreaver76

Don't listen to some of the negative reviews here. This was by far the funniest movie I've seen so far. You also have to be smart to get some of the jokes too but it's hilarious in general. I would give this a 9.5/10
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So-so
Written June 18, 2012
The Dictator was "Okay".....

by renatadash

The Dictator was better than the two other movie flops we saw this summer (What to Expect When You're Expecting and Rock of Ages) but it was only "okay". Parts of it were pretty funny and we laughed quite a bit, but it could have been so made so much funnier. There was a birthing part that was really weird and rather gross and inappropriate that really didn't add anything.

Overall, it was really "okay". Not fantastic, but not a total waste. Not a waste of money to see it, but it also wouldn't be a bad idea to wait to see it on DVD if you want to see it.
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Must Go!
Written May 22, 2012
Loved it!!!

by LatinDancer_Khan

Some of the things that was said are pretty typical of the region and it's just so funny to me that how it was mentioned. After I watched the trailer I knew I would want to watch it. My Jewish friend didn't seem to like it so much. She thought it was ok, but I definitely give it 2 thumbs up.

Couple of parts of the movie was a bit weak, but over all it was really good.

If you haven't watched it, you should definitely go -- just to laugh and enjoy a good evening.
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Written May 29, 2012
Wish this guy got hit by a bus

by Be_Wil_Derd

So I made the mistake of walking into the movie as I waited for my movie to start and I am sad to say I will never get those moments back in my life. I thought his other movies were pretty funny but ever since his negative publicity stunt I have been overly tired of this a-hole. Watching a few minutes reminded me how he regurgitates the same slapstick humor from movie to movie and keeps getting teens to buy in thinking its original. It made me sad to think I supported him with his other movies and then I sat watching this and hearing the same BS he's done before. YAY for unoriginality! Sorry, but I am glad I could walk out of his movie without having paid for it...otherwise I'd be really mad.
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Written June 4, 2012
Admiral General AlaWORST

by cafaturk

I'm usually a fan, but Sacha jumped the shark on this one. We've seen it all before, only much better done. Boo. Thumbs down. Trite. Boring. Amateurish. Need I say more?
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Written June 10, 2012
The Dictator

by mshoneyb

Very funny movie! It has a lot of stereotypes or he makes a lot of comments that can thought of as racist. But I think the whole point of the movie is to show how people generalize a race or group of people. I am black and found it funny, all the comments he was making because it is what it is.
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