Ad critic contributor David Keifaber lays into Ben Stiller.
About a quarter of the way through [Dodgeball], it hit me: He was playing the same self-absorbed fitness nut he played in Heavy Weights, with a bit of his dumbass Zoolander character thrown in, and was basically wearing his Anchorman costume. Stiller’s comedic delivery has gone unchanged for years now. From now on, ads for Ben Stiller movies should simply describe his character as a composite of everything he’s ever done. That way, fewer people go home disappointed, and his hard-core fans will be relieved that he isn’t trying anything crazy, like developing as an actor.
Ouch! And that is from an ad critic. I wouldn't be so harsh. I kind of think of him as the Woody Allen of our generation.
Speaking of Ben Stiller, Make magazine points to a DIY guide to creating Zoolander's impossibly small cellphone. Nice!
<p>Ad critic contributor David Keifaber <a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2005/06/the_unbearable_.html">lays into Ben Stiller</a>.</p>
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<p>About a quarter of the way through [Dodgeball], it hit me: He was playing the same self-absorbed fitness nut he played in <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110006">Heavy Weights</a>, with a bit of his dumbass <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0196229">Zoolander</a> character thrown in, and was basically wearing his <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0357413">Anchorman</a> costume. Stiller’s comedic delivery has gone unchanged for years now. From now on, ads for Ben Stiller movies should simply describe his character as a composite of everything he’s ever done. That way, fewer people go home disappointed, and his hard-core fans will be relieved that he isn’t trying anything crazy, like developing as an actor.</p>
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<p>Ouch! And that is from an ad critic. I wouldn't be so harsh. I kind of think of him as the Woody Allen of our generation.</p>
<p>Speaking of Ben Stiller, Make magazine <a href="http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2005/06/diy_zoolanders.html">points</a> to a DIY guide to creating Zoolander's impossibly small cellphone. <a href="http://dilldoe.blogspot.com/2005/06/zoolanders-cellphone-diy.html">Nice!</a></p>
