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Tropic Thunder

Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:15 pm
by Grandpa's Spells
Riotously funny. Ben Stiller, who I'm not a big fan of, put together a very funny movie. Everything Robert Downey Jr. did cracked me up.

Re: Tropic Thunder

Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 2:27 am
by nafod
Robert Downey Jr. seriously deserves an Oscar for his role. His lecture to Ben Stiller on never going full retard was classic. That and cleaning his gun.

Re: Tropic Thunder

Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:07 am
by Hagbard
"what do you mean, 'you people'?"

Re: Tropic Thunder

Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:34 pm
by Grandpa's Spells
I now tell my girlfriend not to go full retard when she has blond moments. It is a tribute to Downey that she laughs.

Re: Tropic Thunder

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 5:15 pm
by GoDogGo!
Saw this last night; kudos to my wife for renting it. I haven't laughed that hard at a movie in a long time. Nolte, Stiller Black, Downey, and (although I hate to admit it) Tom Cruise were hysterical. Cruise's dance at the end killed.

A must-see comedy.

Re: Tropic Thunder

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 6:06 pm
by DrDonkeyLove
I agree about the movie and about Cruise. I liked the unexpectedness of his character. I even enjoyed Matthew McConaughey who is also on my try to avoid list.

Re: Tropic Thunder

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 9:18 pm
by Bram
I thought this movie was pretty shitty. Robert Downey, Jr. was funny and a few scenes apart from him were good (the first 15 minutes and simple jack), but this was difficult to sit all the way through.

Re: Tropic Thunder

Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 8:46 am
by vern
I love Ben Stiller, but I thought this movie was a mess. There were a few good laughs though (panda), and Downey was great.

If you blinked in the 1990's you missed seeing 'The Ben Stiller Show'. Probably one of the funniest shows ever on TV. So of course, it was canceled it after only 12 episodes.

Worth a rental or purchase if you like Ben.

http://www.amazon.com/Ben-Stiller-Show- ... 277&sr=8-1

EDIT...Hell I just found a bunch the skits on youtube.

Here is a little sample guaranteed to make IGxers laugh


Re: Tropic Thunder

Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 5:05 pm
by DARTH
vern wrote:I love Ben Stiller, but I thought this movie was a mess. There were a few good laughs though (panda), and Downey was great.

If you blinked in the 1990's you missed seeing 'The Ben Stiller Show'. Probably one of the funniest shows ever on TV. So of course, it was canceled it after only 12 episodes.

Worth a rental or purchase if you like Ben.

http://www.amazon.com/Ben-Stiller-Show- ... 277&sr=8-1

EDIT...Hell I just found a bunch the skits on youtube.

Here is a little sample guaranteed to make IGxers laugh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmHm79QY1X0
" That's right I said KILL Doug Shetsky!"

That show was great, back when Jenneine was a sweet peice of Alterna chick ass and not a social commentater.

Re: Tropic Thunder

Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 10:44 pm
by TerryB
I couldn't sit through the whole thing.

Terrible movie.

I've never thought Ben Stiller was funny in anything (Dodgeball might be an exception). The whole "I'm pretending to be serious while doing something zany!" thing just doesn't work for me.

Re: Tropic Thunder

Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 10:58 pm
by Fat Cat
I agree. My wife and I only lasted about 25 minutes.

Re: Tropic Thunder

Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 1:14 am
by johno
The first & last five minutes were pretty funny. The middle...not so much.