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Zoolander
9 of 10 on the Spiff-O-Meter
I went into this movie after a nasty Calculus exam
hoping to find a silly, funny story that I wouldnt
have to expend too many brain cells to watch. It did
its job quite well. Ben Stillers directorial debut
was deeply amusing and a cute feel-good sort of movie.
This first not only pot-shots the fashion industry,
it additionally pot shots much of pop culture. Its
got GREAT cameos from David Bowie, David Duchovny,
Billy Zane, and many, many more. I laughed out loud
when I realized that the evil Russian fashion woman
was being played by Milla Jovovich, who really did
start out as a fashion model. Ben Stiller has his
whole family in this movie (Hey! Kinda like my home made schlock
film only with a bigger budget). If you want a silly
no-need-to-think-too-deeply-here-kiddies type of movie
this would be my very strong recommendation.
Bandits
Zack (of Console-tations) wanted to go see the latest Bruce Willis movie,
and the trailer looked amusing so we decided to go see
it while we were up in Ft. Worth. Bruce Willis and
Billy Bob Thorton star as two convicts who break out
of jail and become bank robbers...very, very successful
bank robbers in order to buy a hotel in Mexico.
In between a heist Thortons character gets run over by
a very unstable woman played by Cate Blanchett.
Blanchetts character is very unhappy with her
marriage and her life, and is. I repeat, really really
unstable. She falls in love with both robbers, and
they both fall in love with her. Its a cliche roller
coaster ride from there and it starts to drag at about
that point. However, by the end it picks up and
resolves the whole story in a really cool, totally
unexpected way. Overall, its an entertaining movie.
I give it a 7. Its ending makes it better than
average.
7 of 10 on the Spiff-O-Meter
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