Tropic Thunder
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Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr. lead an ensemble cast in "Tropic Thunder," an action comedy about a group of self-absorbed actors who set out to make the most expensive war film. After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they encounter real bad guys.
Cast: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr.
Director: Ben Stiller
Genre:Comedy/Action
Language: English
Release Date:24 October 2008Trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pxOzSpUXtg
With a cast like tht, it seems like its gonna be one hell of a comedy.
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First of all, the goodies begin even before the main movie starts proper, with some hilarious fake ads and trailers just like Tarantino and Rodriguez's Grindhouse features which fabricated some material of its own, so don't be a dweeb and be late for the movie.
Continues at http://anutshellreview.blogspot.com/2008/11/tropic-thunder.html
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i like the part when they talk about Lance. it was the most what the hell moments, haha
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some parts are really funny though.
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the funniest show i watched tis yr.
4.25 out of 5 for me!
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overrated leh.. funny meh?? watch online.. quite boring leh...
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ching chong people won't really understand this type of comedy
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One of the ultimate funny movies this year... I almost fell off my chair when the terrorist leader go "simple jack!!!"
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tom cruise n robert downey jr really made me LOL.
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The plot is stupid and cliche.
But i like the humour and RDjr. The australian trying to be black. Wahahhaah.
Kirk Lazarus: Everybody knows you never go full retard.
Tugg Speedman: What do you mean?
Kirk Lazarus: Check it out. Dustin Hoffman, 'Rain Man,' look retarded, act retarded, not retarded. Counted toothpicks, cheated cards. Autistic, sho'. Not retarded. You know Tom Hanks, 'Forrest Gump.' Slow, yes. Retarded, maybe. Braces on his legs. But he charmed the pants off Nixon and won a ping-pong competition. That ain't retarded. Peter Sellers, "Being There." Infantile, yes. Retarded, no. You went full retard, man. Never go full retard. You don't buy that? Ask Sean Penn, 2001, "I Am Sam." Remember? Went full retard, went home empty handed... -
When is Satan's Alley coming out? hahaha
I can't wait to see spiderman and ironman together!
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dont want to spoil the laughing mood here but i dont find the "jokes" on the movie work for me
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this one nice ~ hahaa... very funny ~
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i love how Tom Cruise blasted at "Flaming Dragon"
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Originally posted by kopiosatu:
ching chong people won't really understand this type of comedy
I'm more fluent in English and i actually thought that it wasn't funny. It was really lame, random humor...?
Although i really liked the part where Tom Cruise was cursing at Flaming Dragon and i liked Robert Downey Jr's character , Kirk Lazarus. -
Originally posted by ItsJustNC:
I'm more fluent in English and i actually thought that it wasn't funny. It was really lame, random humor...?
Although i really liked the part where Tom Cruise was cursing at Flaming Dragon and i liked Robert Downey Jr's character , Kirk Lazarus.some people don't get british humour
some people don't like brash american humour
being fluent in english doesn't make everyone's humour level or appreciation the same.
understanding what they were crapping about makes a difference.
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i can safely say that someone who watches channel 8 serials his / her whole life isn't gonna understand this show one bit at all.
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Originally posted by seotiblizzard:
The plot is stupid and cliche.
But i like the humour and RDjr. The australian trying to be black. Wahahhaah.
Kirk Lazarus: Everybody knows you never go full retard.
Tugg Speedman: What do you mean?
Kirk Lazarus: Check it out. Dustin Hoffman, 'Rain Man,' look retarded, act retarded, not retarded. Counted toothpicks, cheated cards. Autistic, sho'. Not retarded. You know Tom Hanks, 'Forrest Gump.' Slow, yes. Retarded, maybe. Braces on his legs. But he charmed the pants off Nixon and won a ping-pong competition. That ain't retarded. Peter Sellers, "Being There." Infantile, yes. Retarded, no. You went full retard, man. Never go full retard. You don't buy that? Ask Sean Penn, 2001, "I Am Sam." Remember? Went full retard, went home empty handed...Ah... I LOVED I Am Sam...! That was a good movie...! Liked how they named Dakota Fanning after the song Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds... =D
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Originally posted by kopiosatu:
i can safely say that someone who watches channel 8 serials his / her whole life isn't gonna understand this show one bit at all.
Ah... But being "ching chong" doesn't equates to pop culture apathy...? And Channel 8 isn't the only form of entertainment that caters to mandarin educated individuals. That's why most movies screened in Singapore comes with mandarin subtitles.
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Originally posted by kopiosatu:
some people don't get british humour
some people don't like brash american humour
being fluent in english doesn't make everyone's humour level or appreciation the same.
understanding what they were crapping about makes a difference.
Being fluent in english allows a certain level of understanding which makes a difference like you said.
Yes, the appreciation of humor differs with each individual but i have a question. How would you classify the humor of the movie Tropic Thunder....? I have been known to laugh at "American humor" and "British humor" but Tropic Thunder seems to be in a whole other genre.
It's not brash like The Longest Yard. It's not visual like Mr Bean. It doesn't seem to fit the lame randomness like Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre. So how would you classify it...? -
Originally posted by ItsJustNC: Ah... But being "ching chong" doesn't equates to pop culture apathy...? And Channel 8 isn't the only form of entertainment that caters to mandarin educated individuals. That's why most movies screened in Singapore comes with mandarin subtitles.
and how are those who stick to channel 8 gonna understand this quote from the movie?
Kirk Lazarus: Everybody knows you never go full retard.
Tugg Speedman: What do you mean?
Kirk Lazarus: Check it out. Dustin Hoffman, 'Rain Man,' look retarded, act retarded, not retarded. Counted toothpicks, cheated cards. Autistic, sho'. Not retarded. You know Tom Hanks, 'Forrest Gump.' Slow, yes. Retarded, maybe. Braces on his legs. But he charmed the pants off Nixon and won a ping-pong competition. That ain't retarded. Peter Sellers, "Being There." Infantile, yes. Retarded, no. You went full retard, man. Never go full retard. You don't buy that? Ask Sean Penn, 2001, "I Am Sam." Remember? Went full retard, went home empty handed...things get filtered during translation.
i can watch the same movie in thailand with thai subtitles. the thais watching it are certainly not going to get the full effect of verbal jokes, at most they will see the slapstick side of the movie
look, even someone who watches english shows all the time might not understand half the jokes Eddie Izzard dishes out at his stand up comedy routines.
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Originally posted by ItsJustNC:
Being fluent in english allows a certain level of understanding which makes a difference like you said.
Yes, the appreciation of humor differs with each individual but i have a question. How would you classify the humor of the movie Tropic Thunder....? I have been known to laugh at "American humor" and "British humor" but Tropic Thunder seems to be in a whole other genre.
It's not brash like The Longest Yard. It's not visual like Mr Bean. It doesn't seem to fit the lame randomness like Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre. So how would you classify it...?its just ben stiller.
there are alot of pop culture references in this movie.
like the scene of him getting shot down like in the movie Platoon.
i like it because it makes fun of war movies which i like also.
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Originally posted by kopiosatu:
its just ben stiller.
there are alot of pop culture references in this movie.
like the scene of him getting shot down like in the movie Platoon.
i like it because it makes fun of war movies which i like also.
Haha.! Like that stupid Eddie Murphy parody Jack Black did.! xD The Fatties... Like WTH..?!! xD