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That's nice! And I agree. The two less than desirable frat boys from Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan have lost their court case against the film. Their slew of charges included fraud, rescission of contract, statutory and common law false light, appropriation of likeness and negligent infliction of emotional distress, as reported by Yahoo! Entertainment. Apparently, the two were demanding their scenes be eliminated from any film cuts for future screenings as well as completely deleted from the DVD. They also desired financial solace for the individuals that they truly are.

Their entire argument revolved around being overly intoxicated, and as a result, they were not able to edit themselves properly. But we, the audience, wouldn't want them any other way. Nor would Sacha Baron Cohen for that matter. I'm thoroughly amazed at his commitment to the character throughout the film. First of all, his ability to take these people seriously deserves a standing ovation. Then, his mischievous and brilliant ability to get the truth out of people in the most non threatening subliminal ways deserves every award known to man. I still don't know how he was able to hold it together while he was being "saved" by the Evangelical Christians. I actually wonder what they think about the film.

I do find it utterly fascinating that there are no other (to the public knowledge) Americans in the film that have attempted to sue Borat for its depiction of them. The fact of the matter is that it wasn't a depiction. Depiction is a portrayal or a description of something or someone. Those people were just behaving simply as who they are. They are grounded in that fact and thus have nothing to apologize for. Perhaps their lack of apology and uprising against the film is more honorable than a couple boys trying to cover up for being obnoxious, racist and an utter embarrassment to this country. Lately, we're used to being embarrassed but hopefully no one is more embarrassed than them. Let's keep our fingers crossed that they've learned a little something about themselves and let it be more than not to get too drunk when there is a camera around.

Now that you're probably sick to death of Borat and his various antics, we here at Cinematical would like to congratulate you for sticking by us (and our plethora of Borat coverage) over the past few months. Since you've been so kind to us, we'd like to reward you with yet another post on Borat ... but don't worry -- this one is definitely worth it. We think. And hope. Here's what's happening in the world of Borat today:

• Worldwide, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America Make for Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan has raked in $56.5 million at the box office and will test its legs this weekend when Sacha Baron Cohen goes up against his Talladega Nights co-star Will Ferrell and Stranger Than Fiction.
• Russia thinks Borat is more offensive than filthy porn and has subsequently banned the film from playing in the country. Cinematical promptly sent three bottles of vodka to the Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography in an attempt to alter their perception decision.
• Two fraternity brothers from a South Carolina University want to smack a lawsuit on Borat after making drunken asses of themselves on camera, spewing racist and sexist slurs thinking they were taking part in a documentary that would not be shown in the United States. The boys claim they were fed alcohol and coerced into acting like morons, however it's our opinion that Borat should turn around and sue them for being the only frat boys in America not aware of Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat and Da Ali G Show.
• Finally, Salon has thrown up a great article called, "What's Real in Borat." It goes into great detail regarding a number of different scenes in the movie, how they were put together and what Borat's "victims" thought of the experience and the way they were portrayed in the film. Surprisingly, most got a good laugh out of the whole thing -- well, except for those frat boys. But we're sure an all-night kegger (on Borat's dime) could correct that situation without a bunch of stupid lawyer dudes getting involved.