Movie Revisited-Tank Girl

I am kicking off a new part of the review blog called Movie Revisited. This will spotlight a movie that I haven't seen in five years or more to see if it still holds up. The movie that I am starting with is the movie Tank Girl, which came out in 1995. It's been over ten years since I last watched the film. It stars Lori Petty (A League of Their Own) as Rebecca (aka Tank Girl). She is a wise cracking, no nonsense anti heroine in a future apocalyptic world. The world is in a severe drought (it hasn't rained in over thirteen years) and there's a power struggle on who get to use the remaining water supply. The land's water is being controlled by a mega corporation, lead by Kesslee (played by Malcolm McDowell), who wants to control people with it. Tank Girl is helped out on her crusade against this corporation by Jet Girl, played by Naomi Watts (yes, Oscar nominated Naomi Watts), and a group of kangaroos freedom fighters lead by T-Saint (Ice-T).I liked the movie when it first came out and , after watching it again, still like it now. There are references that seem dated but the movie holds up. The movie is based on a comic book from the UK and the movie is filled with awesome reminders of that. I would say if you can watch, give it a try. The character Tank Girl works on a simpler level as Deadpool (comparing the characters,  not the movies they're in). There's not much a plot but it works if you like the main character.
Revisited verdict: Still holds up and would watch it again

Review-Zoolander 2

The original Zoolander movie came out in  2001 and became pretty popular on  DVD. It was silly fun comedy that poked fun at the fashion industry while the fashion industry was in on the joke. Fifteen years later, Zoolander 2 arrives with the same ingredients but not on the same level as the first. The movie centers around "beautiful people" all around the world being killed off with no rhyme or reason. Special Agent Valentina Valencia (Penelope Cruz) figures out the key to solving this mystery lies in the head of former model Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller). As the audience finds out in a hilarious "where are they now" segment, Zoolander and his model friend/rival Hansel (Owen Wilson) haven't been seen in years. Due to the quest to find Zoolander's son and Valentina's investigation,  Zoolander and Hansel are lured out of hiding. The movie plays like a Mission Impossible movie with a little bit of The Da Vinci Code mixed in throughout. I say because of that aspect (juggling two types of movie genres in one script) and pacing is a key reason why the movie isn't as funny as the first one. The jokes were spot on most of the time while other times they fell flat. There are, just like in the first movie, tons of cameos that pay off very well. I would recommend the movie if you really liked the first movie and want to give this one a try.
 Rating: 8.0 out of 10