If you haven’t seen it yet, rent or buy Tropic Thunder for your next movie night! The all-star cast includes Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Nick Nolte and Matthew McConnaughey (who is hilarious) plus Tom Cruise in a supporting role that just earned him a Golden Globe nomination (he really is something in the part). Each character in the movie is a famous actor, and the first five minutes of the film introduces each character by showing a movie with them in it. So it’s actors playing actors playing actors! The premise of the film is that the actors are making a war movie set in the jungles of Southeast Asia, and when their director drops them off in the middle of nowhere to lend realism to their performances, things go very wrong and they are left to fend for themselves.
Be warned, this movie takes political incorrectness to a whole new level. Ben Stiller’s character is famous for playing a “retard”, and there’s a scene where he says that word over and over, Robert Downey Jr. is a Method actor whose character in the film is black, so he has some kind of skin treatment that turns him, well, black. And Brandon T. Jackson plays actor “Alpa Chino”, a hip hop artist-turned-actor who product-places his signature drink “Booty Sweat” into every scene possible (and yes, ewwww).
There are a few slow moments but for the most part, the character portrayals are genius, even though the plot itself is totally far-fetched, and you’ll laugh. A lot. The movie is available on DVD and Blu-Ray, and a 2-Disc Director’s Cut that includes commentaries and a bunch of really good special features, really in-depth looks at how the movie was made. Including my favorite title for a bonus feature ever, a look at the pyrotechnic effects called “Blowing S#*t Up”. Buy or rent it, you’ll enjoy it!
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I watched the film when it first hit the screen at my near cinema, its packed with action and funny features, a great hit with best of best comedy actors, this is on my dvd buying list
Seriously? I watched the first 1/2 hour or so and turned it off LOL Should I have left it on?
My favorite part was the fake trailers at the begining! LOL!
I’ve seen that before and it was not that great. Maybe because I expect too much.
Looks like I have another one to add to the list! Thanks for the review, I scanned by this at Blockbuster but was unsure of how good it was gonna be. Now I think I’m gonna have to rent it the next time I’m there. Thanks!
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I hope this movie sells like the pile of crap that it is. It will never be on a television in my house. The misuse and abuse of the word retarded is uncalled for and offensive. The word is used a minimum of 17 times in under two hours. That’s too much for any word, but when used so hurtfully it’s a disgrace. My son has Down Syndrome and is mentally retarded and just thinking about the movie sickens me.
The twisted over-the-top humor in tropic thunder was just my cup of tea. The trailers were a blast, and ben stiller restored my confidence in his ability to bring on the funny. downey was a riot!
This is such a great movie! Can watch it over and over again with my husband!
I sure will watch this one. Have Robert Downey Jr. and Ben Stiller starred in any other movie together? They do make a great combination. Don’t they?