The Dictator -2012- Bluray Unrated | FULL › |
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The famous scene where Aladeen orders a missile strike on his own people to solve traffic is extended. The UNRATED cut adds explicit squibs, slow-motion dismemberment, and a joke about "collateral damage" that was removed from the theatrical release. While the scene is absurdist, the MPAA objected to the tonal whiplash of cartoon violence meeting realistic blood spray.
The Dictator is not Cohen’s masterpiece—that title likely belongs to Borat—but it is arguably his most re-watchable film. By moving to a scripted format, he sacrificed the unpredictability of reality for a tighter, more consistent narrative. The UNRATED BluRay elevates the experience, delivering the full, unadulterated vision of the film without the constraints of the MPAA. The Dictator -2012- BluRay UNRATED
Rating: 7.5/10 Recommendation: Highly recommended for fans of shock comedy and political satire. If you are easily offended, steer clear.
The UNRATED track features a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 mix. During the "Rocket Launcher" scene, the LFE (low-frequency effects) channel shakes the room. Streaming compression reduces the dynamic range, meaning the quiet, whispering threats from Aladeen are harder to hear, and the explosions are muddier. On BluRay, the contrast between a whispered "You vill die" and a sudden gunshot is jarring and hilarious.
For the uninitiated, The Dictator stars Sacha Baron Cohen as Admiral General Aladeen, the flamboyant, brutal, and utterly clueless leader of the oil-rich North African nation of Wadiya. After a UN summit goes wrong, Aladeen is stripped of his iconic beard and identity, forced to work in a Brooklyn activist co-op run by the wholesome Zoey (Anna Faris). The film is a loving, if savage, parody of everything from Coming to America to the fall of Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi. Yes if:
If you search for "The Dictator -2012- BluRay UNRATED," you are likely looking for specifics. Here is a breakdown of the key differences between the standard theatrical cut and the UNRATED version available on BluRay.
Released during the height of the Arab Spring, The Dictator was a ticking time bomb of taste. Baron Cohen stars as Admiral General Hafez Aladeen, the brutal, womanizing, and deeply insecure dictator of the fictional North African nation of Wadiya. The plot follows Aladeen’s trip to New York to address the United Nations, where he is kidnapped by a hitman hired by his traitorous uncle, shaved of his iconic beard, and forced to work in a radical, eco-friendly grocery store.
The theatrical R-rated version was controversial enough. It featured crude humor, scatological jokes, and a helicopter missile strike on a crowd of protesters. But the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) forced Baron Cohen and director Larry Charles to cut over 11 minutes of footage to secure that R-rating. The UNRATED BluRay restores these cuts, and the result is a film that feels less like a studio comedy and more like a guerrilla satire. No if:
Most "Unrated" cuts add a few seconds of blood or an extra curse word. The Dictator UNRATED cut (clocking in at approximately 99 minutes, only 4 minutes longer than the theatrical) uses its extra time to amplify the absurdity.
Here is what the Blu-Ray UNRATED version gives you that the streaming services cut out:
