Clearly, I am missing something

So has anyone seen Borat? I was planning on trying to sneak away and see it this weekend because it has been so wildly popular, and if I am going to see a movie I might as well see the one that everyone is seeing. But after actually reading a synopsis instead of just going on the fact that the rest of America seems to love it, I have no interest. It sounds just awful. Am I missing something? Is it just me? Right now the animated one with the dancing penguins is looking pretty good.