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Plot not big enough to carry out a full feature
I really like Ben Stiller, and I really thoght that I'd like thisfilm, seing that he wrote, starred, and directed (He has directed 2 other terrible films, Reality Bites and The Cable Guy) in it. Maybe this is the side of his humor I don't like. I also like his dad, Jerry Stiller, who had a small role in the film. Will Ferrel, the fasion industry jerk was, well, Will Ferrow. Hansel, played by Owen Wilsen, was only good since I'm an Owen Wilson fan. I can see why the skit was popular; the movie would make sence better as a small film. I really thought that it dragged, and they could cut out half of it, thus making it a very entertaining 45 minute film. Some of the scenes were terrible, while I enjoyed a lot of the deleted scenes. I think that this film is at least worth renting. I did not see the original skit, but I would like to. My favorite part on the DVD was Ben Stiller as Zoolander explaining the "really, really, ridiculously good looking animated menues." Scene selection: "So you can fast forward through people not as rediculously as good looking as me." Audio: "So you can watch it it French." Special Features: "My eyebrows." If you like this film at all, BUY THIS DVD!!!! I was lent it by a friend and I was impressed. There are a lot of jokes in this film. Some work, som don't, but it's still entertaining. I was not exactly dissapointed with this film. I am not going to give anything away from the many funny things. But, my two favorites were (

1. This scene shows Zoolanders really, rediculously bad vocabulary.

Matilda Jefferies: (sigh)
Derek Zoolander: What
MJ: In 7th grade, I, uh, became, (pause), bolhemic.
DZ: You can read minds?

2. Derek decides to open up a "Derek Zoolander school for kids who can't read good and would like to do other things as well because there's more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking.")

Yes, making an entertaining film. I wasn't exactly impressed with this, but I was entertained. B-

WONDERFULLY WACKY SATIRE OF THE NEW YORK FASHION INDUSTRY...
This film is a zany, funny, irreverent look at the materialistic, superficial, and shallow fashion world. Seen through the eyes of the dense and singleminded male model, Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller), it slyly pokes fun at all that the fashion world holds dear.

Zoolander, a three time winner of the male model of the year award, goes up against the new kid in town, Hansel (Owen Wilson), and much to his amazement has his crown taken from him. No longer the toast of the town and already yesterday's news, Zoolander falls prey to the dastardly machinations of acclaimed fashion designer, Mugatu (Will Ferrell), and his evil sidekick, Katinka (Milla Jovovich).

It seems that Mugatu and Katinka want to turn Zoolander into an unwitting assassin whose killing frenzy will be triggered by hearing certain words of a song. In order to keep Mugatu's sweatshops running at full throttle, they hope to rid themselves of the prime minister of Malaysia, who is planning on abolishing child labor. An intelligent and intrepid reporter, Matilda Jeffries (Christine Taylor), who is also Zoolander's love interest, realizes, however, that something amiss is afoot. Before you know it, bitter rivals Zoolander and Hansel are joined in battle against the forces of evil.

This is a hilarious and silly spoof that is sure to make the viewer rock and roll with laughter. Ben Stiller is hysterical as the dumber than dumb Zoolander, who struggles to find meaning in his life after his modeling career tanks. Owen Wilson is absolutely endearing as Zoolander's equally dense rival, Hansel. David Duchovny has a small, but memorable, role as J.P. Prewitt, a former hand model. Jon Voight is funny as Larry Zoolander, Derek's macho, coal miner father, who is mortified by his effeminate looking son and his chosen occupation.

Jerry Stiller, Ben's real life father, has a pivotal role as Maury Ballstein, head of the Balls Modeling Agency, who claims to love Zoolander as a son but sells him down river anyway, when the chips are down. Ben's real life mom, Anna Meara, has a very small part in the film, as does his real life sister, Amy. Cameos by celebrities who play themselves abound in this film. Look for Donatella Versace, Winona Ryder, Billy Zane, Claudia Schiffer. Gary Shandling, "Lil Kim. Sandra Bernhard, David Bowie, Fabio, Lenny Kravitz, and Donald Trump, just to name a few.

If you are a fan of the Saturday Night Live show, Mad TV, and Comedy Central, then you will, undoubtedly, enjoy this original, silly, satiric, and thoroughly funny and irreverent spoof of the New York fashion scene.

Merman! Merman!
Zoolander, the second film written and directed by Ben Stiller, is a very ridiculous and silly film. Ben Stiller plays Derek Zoolander, an absurdly foolish male model at the top of the business. He's in the best position, career wise, when Hansel [Owen Wilson] enters the industry and steals Zoolander's place as male model of the year--an award that Zoolander had the honor of holding for three years, almost four, in a row. When asked in his acceptance speech whom he admires, Hansel answers, "Sting...Sting would be another person who's my hero. The music that he's made over the years--I don't really listen to it---but the fact that he's making it...I respect that." Owen Wilson is the one that really makes this movie funny. He's funnier than is Ben Stiller--he's a better actor, too. Zoolander is Ben Stiller's and Owen Wilson's funniest movie together--their senses of humor are perfectly harmonized with one another. Though it is funny, there are still some parts of the film that go beyond humor into sheer idiocy--what with the assassination of the prime minister of Malaysia and all. Though the film is often cited as stupid and pointless, I thought it was really cool that David Bowie made a cameo. Zoolander and Hansel are obviously sexually ambiguous--they are male models, yes?--and Bowie is known for his feminine masculinity. Anyhow, I thought that a very commendable and intelligent thing to be added. Overall, Zoolander is a funny movie. Not meant to be taken too seriously, at least Stiller and Wilson know what it takes to make people laugh--stupid brainwashed male models mispronouncing words and stuff.

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