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The 2001 film ZOOLANDER is a comedy about two male models, the eminent Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) and the up-and-coming Hansel (Owen Wilson), who with the help of an investigative reporter (Christine Taylor) must thwart the plans of a megalomaniac fashion designer (Will Ferrell) to maintain third-world child sweatshop labour. Most of the humour in the film comes from Stiller's portrayal of Zoolander, a dimwitted manchild with a heart of gold, and the fact that the actor playing this male model isn't remotely glamourous. Myself, I really dig Hansel's character, the reincarnation of an Istanbul to Kathmandu trail hippie who resides in a festive warehouse flat with, among others, a Sherpa and a quartet of Finnish dwarves. The character is in some ways quite similar to that which Wilson played in THE ROYAL TENNENBAUMS, which appeared the same year. The supporting cast includes David Duchovny as a conspiracy theorist and Jerry Stiller as Zoolander's conflicted manager.

What is really remarkable about the film, however, is the huge amount of cameos, with over 30 celebrities making brief appearances. Certainly the film will be thought-provoking for criticizing the rampant use of child sweatshop labor in the garment industry, while the Hollywood idols within it continue to support designer fashion.

ZOOLANDER has entrenched itself into American culture, with quotations from the film popping up fairly often in the speech of my generation. While it is by no means a great work of art, it is sure to offer some laughs.

With preening self-importance and pouty narcissism already baked into the industry's DNA - torturing couture fashion almost certainly lacks good sportsmanship. Fashion has always been a satirists Piñata party so I was pleased that Zoolander went well beyond the clichéd "dumb model" premise to focus on the countless small affectations that make fashionistas well, fashionistas.

From the first scene where the shadowed, dimly recognizable outlines of fashion icons Karl Lagerfeld, Anna Wintour and Donna Karan conspire to assassinate the Malaysian prime minister (whose new government threatens to outlaw clothing sweatshops) it is clear that the producers will gore every detail in the search for gut-busting comedy. Yes, Ben Stiller (Zoolander) and Owen Wilson (Hansel) are terrific as the vacuous supermodel savants who become unwittingly enlisted in the assassination plot - but, it is Will Ferrell and Ben's father, Jerry Stiller who steal the show. As an actor, Ferrell's trademark has been a glowering self-absorption that makes even his bad films worth the effort. As fashion-scion, "Mugatu" ("a defrocked member of `80s club band, Frankie Goes To Hollywood and inventor of the piano tie.") he is clearly at the top of his game and caused more than one of my friends to spit their drinks when he came on screen. His performance is classic and alone justifies the cost of the DVD. Finally, there's Jerry Stiller - wrapped in a designer jogging suit and 50 years of borscht belt shtick - Jerry's turn as "Balls" Model Agency Owner, Maury Ballstein is so Catskills lowbrow that not laughing is just not possible.

Just a fun movie - highly recommended.

This is an extremely funny movie! If you like fashion and comedy, I definately recommend this movie! It is nonstop laughs for 2 hours!

ben stiller awesome, and pretty ripped. didn't know that. i was shocked. a great piss up. with some good cameos.

If you love "stupid comedies" like austin powers and movies like that then you'll LOVE this movie.

Just silly, funny and you know they all must have had a blast when making this film! Watching it on regular TV is not nearly as fun as many words or scenes may be cut. Great cast and many cameos as who wouldn't want to work with Ben Stiller, as he seems to be quite the character.

Just like any comedy, there are some misses, but some of the scenes are the funniest you will ever see. When male model Zoolander returns to his home and family (father and brothers) in the "coal mining region of Southern New Jersey", you will laugh your blank off

Not many movies make me laugh; not many things make me laugh, but this one did. It was wonderfully and outrageously silly. It's been quite a while since I last saw it, and it still gives me a good feeling. I bought it for a friend, because she seemed to be enjoying it, while we were drifting through Myer-Emco. It still leaves me with a good feeling, and I think I am going to borrow it from her sometime.

...This would be the movie to watch. The funniest thing about this comedy is that a studio actually put money into this script and managed not to recoil in shame. It's cute, it's pointless, it's a perfect movie to watch when the tv screen is watching you, or a group of friends are not sober and bored.

I'm generally not a big fan of ultra wacky comedy films but the '01 release of 'Zoolander' starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson is definitely an exception to the rule. This is probably one of the most amazingly original, dementedly funny films I've ever seen. The hilarious physical comedy, off-the-wall dialogue and the clever, neverending parade of cameo appearances by the rich and famous will keep you glued to the screen.

This one is a classic and definitely a worthy addition to your private DVD collection.

This movie is so bad I couldn't sit through more than 20 minutes. please don't buy or rent this horrable movie

Ben Stiller, the model. This is a great stupid movie. I really enjoyed it. Ben Stiller does a great job playing the empty headed supermodel. Also, the Center for children that can't read good? What a great idea! There are several memorable scenes and quotes in this movie, an it is a must watch.

There's something about `Zoolander' that just tickles every funny bone in my body. Aside from one scene involving David Duchovny I swear this to be the perfect comedy. The pairing of Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson and Will Ferrell is just brilliance, utter comedic brilliance. Ben Stiller has never been so funny as he is in `Zoolander'. Owen Wilson had a great year in 2001, with his performance in `Zoolander' as well as `The Royal Tenenbaums' he proved that he is comedic gold. I personally was never sold on Wilson's bankability until I saw him here and realized he has the goods. Don't get me started on Will Ferrell. The man is as obnoxious as the day is long but I can't think of a comedian as funny or as entertaining. As the evil Mugatu, Ferrell completely steals the show away from Stiller and Wilson.

The film is a major spoof on the fashion industry today, poking fun at the high maintenance, vain personalities of today's socialites. In the middle of this fast paced world of hair products and wax-jobs lies Derek Zoolander, quite frankly the most legendary of male models. Derek sits atop the world comfortably, that is until Hansel comes along poised to take his fame and respect. Hansel is the male modeling worlds freshest face and his `cool guy' persona and `no cares' attitude quickly make him a hot commodity leaving Zoolander jealous and emotionally shattered. In this state Zoolander is particularly vulnerable to the evil manipulations of fashion designer Mugatu. Mugatu is fed-up with the prime minister of Malaysia and his promise to end the countries child labor which would as a result create a huge dent in Mugatu's profits. He orchestrates an elaborate scheme to brainwash Derek Zoolander to assassinate the prime minister at a fashion show for his new line especially created in the prime ministers honor.

In the meantime Derek also has to content with the intrusive reporter Matilda Jeffries and the sneaky Mugatu spy Katinka. Derek also has issues to work out with his own self esteem with regards to his father and the love and support his father refuses to give him because of his chosen profession. No matter how successful and famous he becomes he'll still only be a laughing stock to his father.

That and the whole turning left thing.

The film is filled with some of the funniest one-liners I've ever heard and has some of the funniest comedic performances to date. Ben Stiller is just effortlessly hysterical as Derek Zoolander, and he's only embellished by the great partnering with Owen Wilson who becomes Hansel in every way shape and form. Stiller's real life wife Christine Taylor appears here as Matilda and does a great job, as does his real life father Jerry Stiller who plays Maury Ballstein, Zoolanders agent. Milla Jovavich, Jon Voight and the rest of the start studded cast are excellent (except for Duchovny, I just didn't like him) but no one comes close to the brilliance that was Will Ferrell. One of his funniest performances to date! The film also features cameos by the likes of Donald Trump, Paris Hilton and Billy Zane just to mention a few.

`Zoolander' remains one of my all time favorite comedies ever and is sure to bring a smile, a chuckle and a slew of full belly laughs.

This movie is 6 years old and I'm just watching it now. I never really had much interest in seeing it b/c I didn't think that it looked very funny.... Well I have rented sooooo many Amazon unbox videos that I had run out of options so I decided to take the plunge and rent it. I was pleasantly surprised by the outcome. It definately was much funnier than I thought and I had a few good laughs. The costumes and hair are hilarious and Vince Vaughn as Zoolander's coal mining brother who didn't say a work cracked me up. There is a great many "cameos" that make the movie worthwhile and even has Paris Hilton in it 2 years before she bacame famous. Will Farrell does an expected funny job as does Owen Wilson. I'd recommend it for when you are sitting home alone or with a buddy w/nothing to do on a weeknight. It isn't "American Pie" or "Blades of Glory" funny but it is definately worth renting.

This is colourful but lightweight satire on the inanity of the fashion industry and male models in particular. Unfortunatley the makers apparently regard the film's audience as itself lacking critical faculties and intelligence, so the satire is obvious and inane rather like, um.... the notional male model.

Because there's not.

I love this movie more than I can say. Where to begin. Okay, Ben Stiller plays Derek Zoolander, a male supermodel and recipient of the Male Model of the Year Award for three years in a row. The movie begins with Derek being profiled by a TIME magazine reporter the same night that he's going up for his fourth nomination against newbie Hansel, played by Owen Wilson. Now, that Hansel, he's SO hot right now, but Derek is a household name. Who takes home the honors? The newbie. Of course. Then, to top things off, Derek's best friends and roommates die in a freak gasoline fight accident. Crushed and depressed, Derek decides to leave the world of male modeling and go back to his roots. But how long will that last?

Beginning with the MTV awards right down to the final runway walk, this movie is hilarious! First of all, it's so full of celebrity cameos you can't blink or you might miss one. This includes the outrageous (and fantastic) cameo and a half put in by David Bowie. If you wonder why it's a cameo and a half, you'll have to watch to find out. Secondly, I have never seen a satire so completely willing to go anywhere and take any risk while completely making fun of itself at the same time. I mean, Ferrari, Le Tigre, Blue Steel... what more could you want in a male model? I thank TBS for reintroducing this movie into my life, and Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, and Will Ferrell for being so hilarious. When you're in the mood for a laugh, Zoolander will never steer you wrong.

This movie is hysterical. I bought it for my sons 13th birthday because they had all caught it on TV a dozen or more times. He and his friends,both girls and boys,quote it and think it is the funniest thing. It is no braniac of a fim but if you are looking to escape and watch something fun and silly this is it.

This movie is HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I loved it so so so so so so so so so much. It is a great plot, and quite creative. Your an idiot not to buy this movie!!

Ben Stiller is hysterical in this unique comedy set in the world of jet-setting male models. Stiller has once again knocked it out of the park with his hysterical portrayal of Derrick Zoolander. Blue Steel and Magnum forever!!!

Not everyone I watched it with or spoke to about it liked this movie but I'm a big Ben Stiller fan and I thought this spoof on male models was hilarious! I guess it just depends on your sense of humor!

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I have enjoyed watching this movie several times. It is a bit off-beat but hilarious. Ben Stiller & Owen Wilson are 2 of my favorite actors. The humor is "ridiculously" funny. It does have about 2 scenes that are a bit "risque" so you might want to be aware of that with kids but overall a comedy worth seeing.

I generally can't stand Ben Stiller movies. They are usually far too crass for my enjoyment and I've turned more than one of his movies off early. I'd heard good things about this from my wife's family over in England (having spent many years living in England my sense of humor slants in that direction and British humor IS different) so I gave it a shot. Zoolander has some really great visual moments (in the coal mine hiding against the wall covered in black coal dust and then opening those eyes and grinning) and lots of subtle gags about vantity. David Duchovny as the world's greatest hand model "We're an entirely different kind of animal" was literally unrecognizable until he started to speak.

Some of the dialog in the "tea party" scene was unecessary but it wasn't too offensive really.

There are many momentary cameos in Zoolander, I'm sure I didn't catch them all. I saw Billy Zane, David Bowie, Lenny Kravitz, Claudia Shiffrin (I think) and a bunch of other people I recognized but couldn't name.

The scene at the gas station with the male models when a harmless game of flinging winshield washer fluid at one another escalates into playfully spraying/drenching one another with gasoline (with Wham's Wake Me Up Before You Go Go playing in the background) in an all out gasoline war... I had tears in my eyes, it was so ridiculous, and laughed 'til I cried again when they showed the memorial fountain for the gasoline warriors at the "Zoolander School for Children Who Can't Read Good and Want to Learn Other Stuff" Hilarious! One of the funniest gag scenes of all time, really!

Don't mind the professional critics and their bad reviews, they often get it wrong and did this time. Yes it is over the top silly but in a way that will make you laugh yourself silly.

Much better than I expected and gets better with repeated viewings. Whether or not someone likes this movie depends on whether they get into the jokes that underly the surface jokes. This movie has excellent production values and shows that a lot of time went into crafting the story. Will Ferrell's delivery of my review title is almost worth the price alone.

I love this movie! And Amazon had it for the best price. Its sooooo funny. Plus there are a lot of cameos from other stars in it. I recommend it for anyone with a sense of humor! Or if you love Ben Stiller/Owen Wilson films :-)

This movie is funny and entertaining. If you like Saturday Night Live types of humor then this movie is for you!

This movie got some seriously bad reviews, but I liked it as a biting and farcical satire of the idiocies of the modern fashion industry.

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This is a good film if you are brain dead or comatose. I have never given any movie a one star until now. But this had no redeeming quality that is worth mentioning. It lacked anything resembling decent acting. It was like the actors/actresses were trying to intentionally bomb, and they succeeded. The plotline was written on par with a picture book for a two year old.

If you are looking for a good movie then pass on this.

zoolander is almost a cult movie in our group...all the highschool and college kids can watch this a million times and never get sick of it!! If you like surprize endings to an otherwise wacky movie, this is a good one!

My teenage boys and I watch this movie any chance we get. It is hillariously funny material, acted brilliantly by Ben Stiller. We highly recommend this movie if you want a laugh.

I can't figure out which makes me laugh more: the actual movie, or the review written by Roger Ebert where he climbs up on a soap box and attempts to lecture the worlds on the dangers of terrorism before handing out a one star rating. I would think it's quite an honor for a film to be panned by the man who once trashed A Clockwork Orange, #46 on AFI's list of 100 great American films.

Honestly, this isn't the type of movie that will blow you away the first time you see it. There are some funny parts, but you may be distracted with wondering why Stiller chose his wife to play the token hot woman. But, like any classic comedy, this is the type of movie that just ages well. It's not a masterpiece that will spark discussions like The Royal Tenenbaums. It's probably not even the type of movie that you'd want to lie around and watch on a rainy day. But it's a perfect background movie. You know, the type of movie that comes on TV and you end up watching when you're just killing time. Or the type of movie you can throw in for background noise when you have a few friends over.

The actual plot is as off-the-wall as they come. An investigative reporter is looking into the life of male-models and eventually discovers a plot to brainwash Derek Zoolander and make him into an assassin, all for the good of the fashion industry. One of the funniest things about the movie is that the successful male models are played by Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson--who aren't exactly pretty boys.

The comedy in the movie can be pretty hit or miss, but you never get the feeling that the guys are mailing in their performances; this one doesn't suffer from a lack of effort. There are plenty of word gags reminiscent of Leslie Nielsen flicks. The movie has several appearances from well known actors like Jon Voight, Will Ferrell and David Duchovny, but what really carries it is the strength of the leading men: Wilson and Stiller. In the end, it's hard not to be at least mildly entertained. Any one who likes the stars should enjoy the movie.

I really like Ben Stiller which is why I was so disappointed when I saw this movie. Ben Stiller is brainwashed by Will Ferrell to kill the president of Korea and the movie is about all the twists and turns as the day approaches. Owen Wilson is quite funny and I also loved the cameo's by Jon Voght and Vince Vaugh. But the whole plot and story are so lame. I think this is a good movie for over 13 but under 21 in my opinion.

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