Movie Title: Zoolander No.2
Grade: C+
Rating: PG-13,
1 hour 40 minutes
In a Nutshell: Blue steel is back! If you loved the first Zoolander
movie, like
I did, you’ll generally get a kick out of this sequel. If you didn’t enjoy it, then you’ll want to
pass on this one, because it’s more of the same goofy nonsense.
Filled with TONS of celebrity cameos and a very thin plot, this ridiculous satire of the fashion industry and pop culture features Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Penelope Cruz, Kristen Wiig and Fred Armisen.
Filled with TONS of celebrity cameos and a very thin plot, this ridiculous satire of the fashion industry and pop culture features Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Penelope Cruz, Kristen Wiig and Fred Armisen.
Uplifting theme:
- “How
can you expect to love 11 people when you don’t even love yourself?” –
Kiefer Sutherland (playing himself)
- What’s
inside you is more important than what’s outside.
- Beauty
is in the eyes of the beholder.
Things I liked:
- The
film includes special appearances of some of the icons in the fashion
industry: Tommy Hilfiger, Vera Wang, Valentino, Alexander Wang, Anna Wintour,
and Mark Jacobs.
- Benedict
Cumberbatch!
- You
get a little history lesson in the beginning to fill you in on what has
happened since the first Zoolander
movie came out. Has it really been 15 years?
- Other
celebrity cameos include: Billy Zane, Ariana Grande, Kiefer Sutherland,
Willie Nelson, Katie Perry, Sting, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Susan Boyle,
Madonna, Usher, Lenny Kravitz, John Malkovich, M.C. Hammer, Olivia Munn, and
many more. Susan Sarandon appears
and quotes a line she said in the movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show
.
- #oops!
- Penelope
Cruz works for Interpol in the Fashion Division. Ha ha
- There
isn’t a surprise at the end of the credits, but you can watch Mugatu dance
as they roll.
- I
liked what they did with Fred Armisen’s character.
- The
beginning of the movie with Justin Bieber was pretty funny.
- A lot
of the movie is filmed in Rome! I
love Rome! Here are some pictures I
took there during my last visit there a couple of years ago.
Things I didn’t like:
- Kristen
Wiig’s character is so repulsive and hard to understand that there is very
little humor on the screen when she appears. I do, however, think it’s funny that she
“floats”, rather than walks.
- Some
of the fashion gags get a little tired.
- I
actually laughed out loud several times, but most of the humor is really, really, ridiculously stupid and you can see them coming a mile away.
- For a movie to have a sequel, it has to have a good reason to exist. Other than a money grab, there just isn't much there. Huge Zoolander fans will probably be disappointed by that.
Funny lines:
- “I
miss not knowing things with you.” – Derek
- “Prison changed me. I’m bad to the core now!” - Mugatu
- “Don’t
drink the water or you’ll die.” – VIP
- Farm-to-table
Wi-Fi….ha ha
- “All
is all just married hermself. Mono-marriage
is legal in Rome now.” – VIP
- “We
were a joke out there…a total laughing stick.” – Derek
- “Please
accept my apologies, Derek.” – Valentina Valencia
“None taken.” – Derek
- “You’re
the most narcissistic person I’ve ever met.” – Derek Junior
“But that’s not how I see myself.” –
Derek
- “I’m
not fat.” – Derek Junior
“He’s Plus Size!” - Derek
Tips for
parents:
- 1
F-bomb, although you get to hear Justin Bieber say “Oh fudge!” Penelope Cruz swears in Spanish.
- Like
the orgy scene in the first Zoolander movie, there is another one with
Hansel.
- Penelope
Cruz is practically falling out of her bathing suit and blouses in every
scene. Zoolander grabs her chest in
one scene and has an “aroused” profile in another.
- Mugatu
and Todd have another odd sexual facial exchange like in the first film.
- Most
of the characters are extremely shallow.
Talk to your kids about self-esteem and the importance of not
judging people by their appearance alone.
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