Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Sep 25 '08
Pros: Script, direction, humor, ensemble, especially Stiller, Downey, and Cruise
Cons: Stiller doesn't make more movies like this
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Feb 21 '09
Pros: funny, chaotic, characters, and may I continue
Cons: some people might get offended
Summary: Tropic Thunder is one of the funniest movies I've seen. Not as funny as Knocked Up, but chaotically funny and fun. The movie stars Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey Jr. as actors working on a war film that has cost over $100 millions of ... read more
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Oct 18 '08
Pros: Cast, humour, soundtrack
Cons: Really, really offensive, not always on-target
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Oct 16 '08
Pros: Funny movie overall and well worth watching. Lots of funny jokes if you understand them.
Cons: Might get a bit slow at times.
Summary: Even if this is not one of Ben Stillers best movies it is still better than the average comedy. To understand many of the jokes you have to be able to read between the line and understand it. I have some friends who hardly see anything fun in this movie ... read more
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Sep 09 '08
Pros: Talented cast, good celebrity cameos, some hilarious moments.
Cons: Something is missing, comedy-wise.
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Sep 06 '08
Pros: Very funny adult comedy. Great performances by all the star.
Cons: can be gory is some scenes. Some comedy is too crude for minors.
Summary: Tropic Thunder is not the funniest movie I have ever seen, but is the funniest film of the summer season. Robert Downey Jr. is perfectly cast and steals all the scenes he is in. Jack Black is also enjoyable as an actor coming down from a heroin ... read more
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Sep 03 '08
Pros: A funny, well-put-together summer comedy that does its job
Cons: More than a few offensive moments for those who are easily offended
Summary: Some would say that "Tropic Thunder" is stupid. Some would say that it is mindless summer fodder. Some would say that it is offensive on so many levels, that it borders on being uncomforatble. I say they are wrong. About everything except the ... read more
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Sep 02 '08
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.
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Aug 31 '08
Pros: Stiller's Direction, Script, Satire, Hijinks, Music, Location, Look, & Cast.
Cons: A Few Jokes that Don't Work.
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Aug 30 '08
Pros: Big name actors keep the interest going.
Cons: You'll never get those hours of your life back and it'll make you hate yourself.
Summary: It could just be that being far removed from the Hollywood industry in Australia has left me apathetic to the politics behind it; I'd rather watch a movie about world politics rather than box office politics, yet when one reviewer called this title ... read more
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Aug 24 '08
Pros: The actors, the satire, the set.
Cons: The too broad, too raw comedy. The occasional mumbling.
Summary: Tropic Thunder starts out funny with some over-the-top faux promos and movie trailers featuring the stars of the proposed big-budget Vietnam flick, "Tropic Thunder," and then gradually slides into a part broad comedy, part satire, part action pic that ... read more
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Aug 23 '08
Pros: Hilarious dialogue, acting, especially Downey
Cons: Black not as much, and a weaker final act
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Aug 22 '08
Pros: Good Actors
Cons: vulgar satire
Summary: While I enjoy a good comedy, Tropic Thunder was the most vulgar movies I have seen. I walked out of this movie due to the disgusting language and vulgarity. I was so disappointed in the actors that stooped to this level of Hollywood humor. Great actors ... read more
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Aug 22 '08
Pros: Allstar cast. Robert Downey Jr. stole the show. Possibly Tom Cruise's best acting.
Cons: Alot of swearing. Maybe not for children.
Summary: Tropic Thunder is a hilarious movie, that to be perfectly honest, I expected to be mediocre at best. From the previews, it seemed like it would be silly and funny, but worthy of maybe a trip to the theater. I did not expect it to have such clever and ... read more
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Aug 22 '08
Pros: Funny, some great silliness, great supporting performances.
Cons: Slow down toward the end, Jack Black a bit flat.
Summary: 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 ... read more
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