View Poll Results: What did you think of Zoolander?
Hilarious.
54
45.76%
Alright.
35
29.66%
Horrible.
29
24.58%
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Zoolander - Hilarious, OK, or Terrible?
02-07-04, 10:36 AM
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An alright movie with hilarious moments, like when Billy Zane tries to talk Zoolander out of the showdown. Why Billy Zane? Well, why the heck not? It was that kind of movie.
02-07-04, 12:14 PM
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Was really disappointed with this one. Couldn't wait to see it, love Ben Stiller, but just can't find anything good about the movie.
Sadly, I had to vote 'Horrible'.
Sadly, I had to vote 'Horrible'.
02-07-04, 03:00 PM
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I hated it after the first viewing. So many people recommended this. I caught it on cable a few months later and laughed, then again on cable and laughed a bit more.
I have more tolerance for silliness on cable, but not as much for rentals that have been highly recommended.
I wouldn't call it hilarious, but it definitely grows on you. I'd recommend it as OK, but I'd add a disclaimer....
I have more tolerance for silliness on cable, but not as much for rentals that have been highly recommended.
I wouldn't call it hilarious, but it definitely grows on you. I'd recommend it as OK, but I'd add a disclaimer....
02-07-04, 03:10 PM
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A hilarious 45 minutes stretched out to feature length. SO just alright.
A lot is marvelous (dance-off, "blue steel", "school for ants", the sheer idea that Ben Stiller is supposed to be the most beautiful man alive, "listen to your friend... BILLY ZANE"), but it gets bogged down in some poorly written parts. Namely the execution - so to speak - of the assassination plot, Will Ferrel's wasted talent, Jerry Stiller's resolution, that sort of thing.
If Ben had rewritten the draft once or twice, it could have been one of the most expert comedies of recent years. Instead, it's just OK.
A lot is marvelous (dance-off, "blue steel", "school for ants", the sheer idea that Ben Stiller is supposed to be the most beautiful man alive, "listen to your friend... BILLY ZANE"), but it gets bogged down in some poorly written parts. Namely the execution - so to speak - of the assassination plot, Will Ferrel's wasted talent, Jerry Stiller's resolution, that sort of thing.
If Ben had rewritten the draft once or twice, it could have been one of the most expert comedies of recent years. Instead, it's just OK.
02-07-04, 04:04 PM
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Todd! Are you not aware that I get farty and bloated with a foamy latte!?
You can dere-lick my balls cap-i-tan.
Cork it! Zane
You can dere-lick my balls cap-i-tan.
Cork it! Zane
Last edited by Jack Straw; 02-07-04 at 04:11 PM.
02-07-04, 10:12 PM
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I said "alright". It had it's funny moments, but it's nothing terribly special. The best thing it has going for it is Ben Stiller who is amazing in every movie I've ever seen him in.
02-07-04, 10:15 PM
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I think it's absolutely hilarious and probably one of the absolute funniest movie of the last decade (along side Lebowski) and is endlessly quotable... I saw it a good four times in the theatre and countless times on video.... I'm a Zoolander maniac...what can I say?
"God?"
"God? What the Shit, it's Maury!"
MATT
"God?"
"God? What the Shit, it's Maury!"
MATT
02-07-04, 10:31 PM
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You'll be back making piano key ties in Hackensack. One of my fav lines ever.
