Libercontrarian

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Stiller's a Genius

Has anyone other than me figured out that Ben Stiller's a genius? I just saw 2001's "Zoolander" and I gotta tell ya, after watching "Dodgeball" this summer, I heartily believe that Stiller may be my generation's comic mastermind. Nobody does self-effacing humor like Ben Stiller, and he has been well-accompanied in the mission of making Americans laugh by Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, and by his pretty wife, Christine Taylor, who always plays straight-woman to his character's over-the-top antics.

If you haven't seen "Zoolander" or "Dodgeball," you are missing some comic greats. I haven't yet caught "Starsky and Hutch" but I will be renting it presently, to play on the new DVD player I bought Mrs. Libercontrarian for her 40th birthday last month.

posted by: underwhelmed at December 19, 2004 22:41 | link | comments (2) |

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#1  03 January 2005 - 21:20

 

Starsky and Hutch is good (although a bit goofier than the TV show was), but not quite on par with Dodgeball and Meet the Parents. Meet the Fockers is up next on the list!

ecowper

#2  07 January 2005 - 07:09

 

I'd heard that "Meet the Fockers" is a testament to great comedy. The wife and I will be renting the DVD when it comes out!

underwhelmed

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