Review: Zoolander 2 - Ben Stiller (2016)

"OLD?" - Hansel
"LAMÉ?" - Derek

        So my local cinema has an advanced screening of this film last weekend (06/02/16) and I decided to wait till now to start reviewing films again, at least this will be out before release day.

        The film picks up in the present day fifteen years after the end of the last film and summaries what happened to the characters in the intermediated years, the situations the main characters find themselves in is equally hilarious and heartbreaking (at least in regards to the characters) and in the broadest sense results in Derek Zoolander and is soon Derek Junior being separated and the most basic synopsis of the film being the two finding each other and getting back together.

        This film is filled with celebrity cameos from start to finish and while some work better than others they all raise a laugh from the audience.The reason for most of celebrities being in the film is to do with the plot of the film which is celebrities are being killed by assassins and then posting death selfies pulling Zoolander's signature Blue Steel look before they die, this leads to the fashion police looking for Zoolander, while at the same time the fashion world is looking to bring Zoolander and Hansel out of retirement. I don't want to spoil the rest of the plot of the film, but I will say that the bad guy from the last film do show up in the film and their appearance is hilarious and over the top.

        I loved this film and I was so glad I went into it not knowing anything about the plot. I know a lot of reviews are being very harsh and judgmental about this film but I feel they are being overly hard on it, in my opinion it was one of the funniest film's I've seen in ages and was the first for a longer time that make me burst out laughing and did the same with everyone in the cinema. I'd highly recommend going to see this film if you're in the mood for a laugh, don't go expecting a great story but it's far from the worst story I've seen.

Davey does the IMDB top 250

        So I didn't make a new years resolution, nor did i give up anything for lent this year, I however have decided to do something else, something massive and I'd like you all to join me. As you can see from the title I have decided to watch and review (at least in some form) the top 250 films as rated by the community on IMDb.com , one of the main reasons behind this post is to get a working list of the Top 250 (8:00 PM 11/02/16), as it is constantly changing. I also plan to review these films in batches of 5 films every week or so depending on my personal life. I hope this will get me back in the habit of reviewing films.

        Anyway without further ado here's the list, I'm going to mark films I've already seen in green so here it goes:

1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

2. The Godfather (1972)

3. The Godfather: Part II (1974)

4. The Dark Knight (2008)    

5. Pulp Fiction (1994)

6. Schindler's List (1993)

7. 12 Angry Men (1957)

8. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

9. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

10. Fight Club (1999)

11. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

12. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

13. Forrest Gump (1994)

14. Inception (2010)

15. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

16. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

17. Goodfellas (1990)

18. The Matrix (1999)

19. Seven Samurai (1954)

20. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

21. City of God (2002)

22. Se7en (1995)

23. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

24. The Usual Suspects (1995)

25. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

26. Life Is Beautiful (1997)

27. Léon: The Professional (1994)

28. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

29. Spirited Away (2001)

30. Saving Private Ryan (1998)

31. Interstellar (2014)

32. Casablanca (1942)

33. American History X (1998)

34. Psycho (1960)

35. City Lights (1931)

36. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

37. Rear Window (1954)

38. The Intouchables (2011)

39. Modern Times (1936)

40. The Green Mile (1999)

41. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

42. The Pianist (2002)

43. The Departed (2006)

44. Whiplash (2014)

45. Back to the Future (1985)

46. Memento (2000)

47. Gladiator (2000)

48. Apocalypse Now (1979)

49. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

50. The Prestige (2006)

51. Sunset Blvd. (1950)

52. The Lion King (1994)

53. Alien (1979)

54. The Great Dictator (1940)

55. The Lives of Others (2006)

56. Cinema Paradiso (1988)

57. Django Unchained (2012)

58. The Shining (1980)

59. Paths of Glory (1957)

60. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

61. WALL·E (2008)

62. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

63. American Beauty (1999)

64. Aliens (1986)

65. Princess Mononoke (1997)

66. Citizen Kane (1941)

67. Oldboy (2003)

68. North by Northwest (1959)

69. Vertigo (1958)

70. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

71. Das Boot (1981)

72. M (1931)

73. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

74. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

75. Amélie (2001)

76. Reservoir Dogs (1992)

77. Braveheart (1995)

78. Requiem for a Dream (2000)

79. A Clockwork Orange (1971)

80. Taxi Driver (1976)

81. Toy Story 3 (2010)

82. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

83. Double Indemnity (1944)

84. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

85. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

86. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

87. Full Metal Jacket (1987)

88. Amadeus (1984)

89. The Sting (1973)

90. Singin' in the Rain (1952)

91. Bicycle Thieves (1948)

92. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

93. Snatch. (2000)

94. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

95. Toy Story (1995)

96. The Kid (1921)

97. Inglourious Basterds (2009)

98. L.A. Confidential (1997)

99. Rashomon (1950)

100. For a Few Dollars More (1965)

101. The Apartment (1960)

102. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

103. All About Eve (1950)

104. A Separation (2011)

105. Inside Out (2015)

106. Scarface (1983)

107. Metropolis (1927)

108. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

109. Yojimbo (1961)

110. Batman Begins (2005)

111. Some Like It Hot (1959)

112. The Third Man (1949)

113. Unforgiven (1992)

114. 3 Idiots (2009)

115. The Hunt (2012)

116. Up (2009)

117. Good Will Hunting (1997)

118. Raging Bull (1980)

119. Downfall (2004)

120. Die Hard (1988)

121. Chinatown (1974)

122. The Great Escape (1963)

123. Heat (1995)

124. On the Waterfront (1954)

125. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

126. Sunrise (1927)

127. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

128. My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

129. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

130. Ikiru (1952)

131. The Gold Rush (1925)

132. Ran (1985)

133. The Seventh Seal (1957)

134. Blade Runner (1982)

135. The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)

136. Room (2015)

137. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)

138. The Revenant (2015)

139. The General (1926)

140. Wild Strawberries (1957)

141. Casino (1995)

142. The Elephant Man (1980)

143. Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

144. Warrior (2011)

145. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

146. V for Vendetta (2005)

147. Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

148. A Beautiful Mind (2001)

149. Gran Torino (2008)

150. The Big Lebowski (1998)

151. Rebecca (1940)

152. The Deer Hunter (1978)

153. Gone with the Wind (1939)

154. Cool Hand Luke (1967)

155. Fargo (1996)

156. How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

157. Trainspotting (1996)

158. Incendies (2010)

159. Dial M for Murder (1954)

160. The Sixth Sense (1999)

161. Into the Wild (2007)

162. Finding Nemo (2003)

163. It Happened One Night (1934)

164. The Thing (1982)

165. No Country for Old Men (2007)

166. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

167. Spotlight (2015)

168. Gone Girl (2014)

169. Mary and Max (2009)

170. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

171. Rush (2013)

172. The Maltese Falcon (1941)

173. Life of Brian (1979)

174. Hotel Rwanda (2004)

175. Platoon (1986)

176. The Wages of Fear (1953)

177. There Will Be Blood (2007)

178. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

179. Network (1976)

180. The 400 Blows

181. Stand by Me (1986)

182. Persona (1966)

183. 12 Years a Slave (2013)

184. The Princess Bride (1987)

185. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

186. Touch of Evil (1958)

187. In the Name of the Father (1993)

188. Amores Perros (2000)

189. Shutter Island (2010)

190. Million Dollar Baby (2004)

191. Annie Hall (1977)

192. Ben-Hur (1959)

193. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

194. Wild Tales (2014)

195. Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)

196. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

197. Stalker (1979)

198. Diabolique (1955)

199. Jurassic Park (1993)

200. Gandhi (1982)

201. 8½ (1963)

202. The Martian (2015)

203. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

204. Donnie Darko (2001)

205. The Wizard of Oz (1939)

206. Before Sunrise (1995)

207. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

208. Sin City (2005)

209. Strangers on a Train (1951)

210. The Terminator (1984)

211. Twelve Monkeys (1995)

212. Rocky (1976)

213. The Truman Show (1998)

214. Memories of Murder (2003)

215. Groundhog Day (1993)

216. Monsters, Inc. (2001)

217. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

218. Jaws (1975)

219. Infernal Affairs (2002)

220. The Battle of Algiers (1966)

221. Barry Lyndon (1975)

222. The Avengers (2012)

223. La Haine (1995)

224. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

225. Fanny and Alexander (1982)

226. Throne of Blood (1957)

227. Prisoners (2013)

228. Ip Man (2008)

229. La Grande Illusion (1937)

230. The Imitation Game (2014)

231. The King's Speech (2010)

232. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

233. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

234. High Noon (1952)

235. A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

236. The Help (2011)

237. Roman Holiday (1953)

238. Castle in the Sky (1986)

239. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

240. Notorious (1946)

241. Catch Me If You Can (2002)

242. Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

243. Beauty and the Beast (1991)

244. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)

245. Before Sunset (2004)

246. The Night of the Hunter (1955)

247. Underground (1995)

248. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

249. La Dolce Vita (1960)

250. The Graduate (1967)