Tropic Thunder

Pros: Script, direction, humor, ensemble, especially Stiller, Downey, and Cruise
Cons: Stiller doesn't make more movies like this

Some of the world's most popular entertainers went to Vietnam to film a war epic. Along with the bevy of stars came a clash of egos. This clash put an inexperienced director weeks behind schedule within days of the start of the shoot. The movie's ...

Pros: Great cast, good chemistry, fun dialogue, interesting use of comedy.
Cons: None.

Yabadeba, where do I start?! I like my comedies. I am not a big fan of spoof movies that area simply strung together sketches of other movies (the Scary Movie type movies are a perfect example of what I don't like). It seems like the theaters are ...

Pros: Downey, Black, Stiller, great writing, music and photography
Cons: None

Even before I saw the film I heard that there were complaints about the movie from several groups. Although I know that we live in a time of "political correctness", I don't think that the criticism is deserved. This movie was pure satire from ...

Pros: Solid cast, some funny parts.
Cons: A little too long.

While Ben Stiller’s latest comedy film, Tropic Thunder isn’t a perfect film it is one of the better comedies to come along this summer (although, when your competition is comprised of films like The Love Guru, maybe this is damning it with faint ...

Pros: Ben Stiller’s writing and acting
Funny, Hard-hitting satire
Cons: May be offensive to just about anybody
Vulgar and violent, even though it’s fitting

Every once in a while, I like to watch a movie for my Id – just pure, non-politically correct, immature, funny entertainment. Tropic Thunder doesn’t make the kind of message on bigotry that Borat did, but instead it is pure, ...

Pros: Talented cast, good celebrity cameos, some hilarious moments.
Cons: Something is missing, comedy-wise.

You've probably already heard something about Tropic Thunder on some news show or another - probably that it's offensive, cruel, or politically incorrect. What it is, in fact, is a spoof movie that takes a few not-so-gentle shots at Hollywood in ...

Pros: Hilarious dialogue, acting, especially Downey
Cons: Black not as much, and a weaker final act

While I haven't made a point of seeing all of his movies, I've liked Ben Stiller's movies since we happened to catch < b>Zoolander one day a few years ago. After loving that one and Dodgeball, it's a pretty ...

Pros: Gr8 action, humor. Downey/Cruise knock it out of the park. Funniest movie ever. Period.

Cons: The profanity may be above your tolerance level, and borderline for a child's exposure.

OverviewThis was just brilliant! Steve Coogan portrays Damien Cockburn-a newbie director who cannot control his super-egotistical stars-while trying to make the mother of all war movies, based on a popular book about a ...

Pros: Stiller's Direction, Script, Satire, Hijinks, Music, Location, Look, & Cast.
Cons: A Few Jokes that Don't Work.

Throughout the history of cinema, there are notorious film productions that often express the ego of a director or a film star. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the new Hollywood-movement of directors from the 70s started to make films that were bigger ...

Pros: Original...funny....fun to watch.
Cons: Rapid fire jokes make them easy to miss.

Gotta love trailers…. Hubby and I have wanted to see Tropic Thunder since the first trailer we saw months ago. And we were not disappointed last night when we saw it. I laughed a lot and we had some great conversation afterwards. THE ...

Pros: Some of the most complex satire I've witnessed.
Cons: Not always funny.

Some will scoff, but Tropic Thunder is easily the funniest movie released this summer and the second wide release of this year (distant behind The Dark Knight, however). Its humor is of so many types, its satire functions on so many levels, ...

Pros: Stiller willing to take risks. Downey's brilliant performance. Great supporting cast.
Cons: Problematic third act.

A little over a decade ago, Ben Stiller directed a film called THE CABLE GUY. It was a daring move considering it starred the biggest box office star at the time, Jim Carrey, and put him in a dark comedy that many of his fans didn't get. The movie wasn't ...

Pros: Cast, humour, soundtrack
Cons: Really, really offensive, not always on-target

The story of the filming of a big-budget Vietnam War movie, written by a grizzled and probably deranged bully (Nick Nolte, having a blast in a role possibly inspired by Sam Peckinpah, John Millius, Hal Ashby, or certainly Col. Kurtz), directed by a ...

Pros: A very, very solid cast with lots of good digs at Hollywood pretension.
Cons: Very few and very minor.

Many months ago, when I first heard the concept behind TROPIC THUNDER, and the names of the cast members, my interest was certainly quite high...but so was my expectation of disappointment. So often, movies with great concepts fail to execute well (good ...

Pros: Funny, some great silliness, great supporting performances.
Cons: Slow down toward the end, Jack Black a bit flat.

Movie: Tropic Thunder Genre: Comedy Rated: R (Language, gore) Released: Aug 13 2008 Starring: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey, Brandon T. Jackson, Jay Baruchel Director: Ben Stiller Tropic Thunder, a star-studded affair – aims to make fun ...