Tropic Thunder (Page 1 of 2)

I hope to see this soon, the concept itself is funny. It was weird how the uptight thought police were protesting it until someone clued them in on what a 'comedy' is.

everyone i've talked to, from people at work to my family, could not honestly believe it was Robert Downey Jr. playing the role of Kirk Lazarus. I had my expectations low but I actually thought his potrayal was so unbelievably good and the movie overall was enjoyable.

I MUST be showing my age however...I have dropped my fair share of four letter words and even worse over the course of my lifetime thus far...but I thought there was an EXCESSIVE amount of coarse language...though I DO understand this movie is supposed to be represent war...

and OMG...when I saw the "fake" trailers before this movie, I groaned out loud in the theater wondering what the hell kind of pictures the movie industry were churning out...I mean c'mon..."The Fatties???" and I know I don't go to the concession stand all that much...but "Booty Sweat???" I'm ashamed to say I sure was fooled...people who said they saw it never mentioned those "trailers" to me lol

Tropic Thunder - Fake Trailers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT9rnlP0mIs

Last edited by joe91074 (2008-12-28 21:48:13)

I just bought the 2 disc director's cut the other day. I haven't watched it yet but I did put it in and watched some scenes and it is really funny so can't wait to watch the whole thing which I'm gonna try and do later today if i'm not really busy. So glad I own it and that it won the Critics Choice Award for Best Comedy.

Well Jack Black really isn't the best actor in my opinion..don't care much for him as he is annoying at times

ahhhh  the TiVo!!! 

I thought Tropic Thunder sucked.  The storyline was boring, the characters were too over the top in a bad way, and overall all the funny parts were pretty much in the trailers and commercials.  One of my least favorite mainstream films of 2008

Robert Downey Jr was fantabulous.  Now, Tom Cruise, a man I love to hate, absolutely floored me in this movie.  He 100% redeemed himself to me in this movie.  Ben Stiller.....he's like Jonah Hill or Seth Rogan, same character, different title.  Still, at that, it's funny.  He kind of played himself in the movie being that typecast action star.......typecast comedy star.....

I totally agree!  Downey Jr was awesome, but Tom Cruise really stole the show.  After that whole fiasco on Oprah's couch I had completely written him off.  But his performance redeemed at least some of his dignity in my mind.  I did not even know that he was cast in the movie until I recognized him.  Overall, I thought that the movie was frickin hillarious.  They held nothing back, making fun of everyone!

Is Jack Black good in anything?  I think the only movie I like him in is I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, only because he dies in it.  Dreaming.......

I trust you.  I don't hate his movies, just he's not funny.  I liked King Kong.  I liked Tropic Thunder.  All his other ones weren't bad, just he's not a comedian to me, he tries too hard.

Hard to pick between Z&M and TT, but Z&M has Tom Savini and a bunch of Dawn of the Dead references.