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Well I've Got News for You, Walter Kronkite...
Ok, its completely ridiculous. Its a brainless comedy. The average person you ask wasn't all that crazy about it...or just saw it because of the cast. It's an impossible movie....it could never happen. Stopping a ninja star with good looks? I should hate this movie.

But i don't. In fact, i love it. I have seen it about 6 times and i laugh just as much every time. The complete look of confusion on Derek and Hansels face when they think bullimia is the ability to read minds. The revelation of Hansel that the files are "IN the computer...it's so simple...". Dereks rage at the center for ants. Mugatus prancing around in stereotypical gay designer fashion after he purposely scalds his assistant with the coffee he was supposed to drink. The gas station explosion that you don't know whether to laugh about or cry about. Derek's stirring "eugoogly" afterwards. This spoof can be appreciated by ANYONE...anyone who's willing to dumb themselves down enough to enjoy sheer buffoonery on display.

God bless Ben Stiller.
Without this movie, pop culture would be too proud of itself.

Sublimely ridiculous satire
Beneath its ridiculous surface, "Zoolander" is a whip-smart look at one of the stupidest parts of our increasingly stupid culture, namely the world of fashion. Taking a break from his now-standard neurotic-nerd persona, Ben Stiller mugs furiously and often as legendary male model Derek Zoolander, who's sure to go down as one of the most indelible movie characters of the past few years. Derek has a repertoire of looks that have different names but all appear the same, and he's so stupid and shallow that he mangles almost any word with more than two syllables and thinks bulimia is the ability to read minds. The movie sees him searching for some meaning in his life beyond being "really, really good-looking," a search that's interrupted when he unwittingly becomes involved in a top-secret fashion-industry plot to assassinate the prime minister of Malaysia. If you think all this sounds bizarre, that's because it is. But that doesn't mean it's not funny.

Given its subject matter, it makes sense for "Zoolander" to be heavy on stupid humor, and it doesn't disappoint. "Zoolander" starts out over the top, and stays there. This movie throws everything it can think of at you, and some of it sticks, and some doesn't. It's that simple. Everything here is calculated for maximum absurdity, be it Stiller's near-microscopic phone, the ultra-lame '80's soundtrack, or the hairdos and outfits worn by just about everybody (most notably Will Ferrell and Jerry Stiller). Among the more inspired ideas are a "walk-off" between Zoolander and his rival Hansel; a surprisingly intelligent bit that takes off on the Stanley Kubrick classic "2001;" and of course the Derek Zoolander Center for Kids Who Can't Read Good. All in all, this movie has a more than ample supply of laughs crammed into its 89 minutes. While too many movies these days seem to be unaware of their stupidity, "Zoolander" positively revels in it, and even for that reason alone it would be worth watching.

One star because there is no negative 5 option
In a word, innane. In two words, sophomoric and stupid. Don't bother. Between over the top portrayals and no perceivable plot, this is a waste by any standard.

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