Belkie + Tom Green = Borat

Rating: Null/10 (8 December 2006)

This review contains a spoiler, but I will make sure you know exactly which paragraph to skip.
Borat is basically a documentary about real people reacting to a man behaving very strangely.
I'm not sure what rating to give this movie. Up until one part near the ending, I might have given it a 7. After the ending I might have given it a 1. Had I known then what I know now, I might have given it a 10. To find out what I'm talking about scroll down past the warning below.
Borat is just a character played by the actor Allie G. He has several characters that he plays on his TV show, the silliest of which is a British rapper who says "Iz" instead of "am" or "are".
(Note; in the Cinema, I saw a stand-up cut-out of Borat with two bikini-clad women, with the faces cut out so you could take photos behind it.) Borat was born in Kazakstan. His depiction of Kazakstan, I suspect, bears no resemblance to the actual country. The character is basically designed to offend, Any and anger everyone he comes across. Borat is anti-Semitic, sexist (by western standards), superstitious (as evidenced by his reaction to gypsies), gross, and constantly confused by American technology and customs.
Interestingly, the first few people he meets in New Yourk are extremely rude, much ruder than I could imagine anyone in Melbourne being, even with Borat. (We're not perfect, but the first man he meets in the subway introduces himself in a way I can't repeat on IMDb.) He also becomes obsessed with a certain actress who once played a lifeguard.
It's further interesting the number of people in America he DOESN'T offend with anti-Semite and pro-war statements. (At one point, while announcing Kazakstan's support of "Your War of Terror", he has to try very hard to create an awkward silence) At one point he stays in a Bed & Breakfast hosted by a nice elderly Jewish couple. I was cringing, thinking "Don't be too mean to these people". He wasn't too mean to their face, but he did do a bad Blair Witch spoof.
The... What do you want to call it? "Best"? "Worst"? "Most Offensive"? "funnigest"? I'll go with "Worst".
The 'worst' part of the movie is when he and his producer are fighting naked. I suspect they gave Borat a much larger censor bar than was necessary. Strangely, his producer didn't get a censor bar at all.
If you didn't like "South Park; Bigger, Longer & Uncut", avoid this movie like the plague. Otherwise, enjoy!
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DO NOT READ THE BELOW! DO NOT READ THE BELOW!
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. Borat attempts to kidnap Pamela Anderson from a book signing with a hand-knitted sack. I must admit that Pamela was a better actress than I thought. I later checked on the internet, and it turns out she was in on the joke. I for one, felt better about that.
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DO NOT READ THE ABOVE! DO NOT READ THE ABOVE!