Directed by:
Ben StillerCinematography:
John TollComposer:
Theodore ShapiroCast:
Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black, Jay Baruchel, Brandon T. Jackson, Nick Nolte, Danny McBride, Steve Coogan, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Cruise (more)VOD (3)
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During the filming of a big-budget Vietnam epic, the self-absorbed stars signed up to the project behave unreasonably, resulting in a four million dollar explosion going off with no cameras shooting - and rendering the whole project unviable before it has even begun. The director of the film, Damien Cockburn (Steve Coogan), decides to leave the spoiled actors in the middle of the jungle - and, in an attempt to salvage some footage from the wreckage of the doomed project, installs hidden cameras to follow their escape. The actors are left with only a map and a scene listing to guide them to the helicopter waiting at the end of the jungle. Along the way they encounter a series of obstacles including land mines and an international heroin-dealing ring. (Paramount Pictures AU)
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I like Ben Stiller as an actor, but perhaps even more so as a director because he always manages to bring out the right essence in a film. In this case, it's a fantastic critique of actors, executed in such a way that it's truly entertaining. Great actors were chosen for all the roles, but Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Cruise are simply unforgettable.
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An excellent comedy - just my cup of tea. Stiller rammed an incredible number of snappy lines, hidden surprises and a marvelously cussing Tom Cruise into Tropic Thunder. Even though the real powerhouse is Robert Downey Jr. who really lives his role of a guy who plays another guy and I personally hop that he gets an Oscar for it, which would be a crowning glory for this picture. P.S.: In the end I felt sorry for Jon Voigt. You could see just how much he wanted that gold statuette.
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Big American bullshit crammed with star names and wannabe cool catchphrases, barely half of which manage to entertain as originally intended. As for the actors, there really are no complaints, Stiller enjoys his role, Downey as a black man (sorry, as a nigger) is a treat in itself, and it's all topped off by Tom Cruise in his best role since Collateral. Unfortunately, as dynamic as the film is plot-wise – and even the action is good – it's awfully flat, with nowhere to latch on tightly, and the over-engineered humour bores rather than entertains. Tropic Thunder was supposed to be an unbeatable hit, but it's only a mediocre and unnecessarily bloated parody that plays at being more than it really is. 55%
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Very wacky and with a bold humour that is very close to my heart. On the plus side, the casting is great, some of the actors were unrecognizable (Tom Cruise wtf? ! I also had a problem with the black Robert Downey Jr.), the plot is fine and fresh, the lines are crazy and Ben Stiller steals the whole movie for himself, after all, he directs it. I believe it was incredibly fun to make. Great line from the movie: “I'll cradle the balls, stroke the shaft, work the pipe, and swallow the gravy. Get it over here, buddy. Let's do this.”
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I wasn't expecting this film to be anything special, and it wasn’t, but I had fun. The cast was great, except for Jack Black of course, I’m not a huge fan of his. Those who stood out in particular were Robert Downey Jr. as Kirk Lazarus/Sgt. Osiris and surprisingly Tom Cruise, whose hairy Les Grossman with lumberjack arms was probably the funniest role I've ever seen Cruise play. The story had momentum, it was funny, which isn’t a given with comedies, and there were plenty of one-liners, so I have nothing to complain about.
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