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[Ouch!]

Initially, I thought the trailer looked terrible. However, while they certainly don't have perfect track records, I had faith that Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black, and Ben Stiller couldn't possibly all decide to do a movie together if it was that bad. I didn't realize, of course, that the movie's cast didn't stop there. I was surprised when Matthew McConaughey and Tom Cruise showed up. I was surprised even more that Tom Cruise was smurfing awesome (and I dislike him so much that I usually can't look past Tom Cruise to the character).

I think Tropic Thunder did something that most movies of its kind fail to do properly. It never took itself seriously. I think the premise aided this. The actors were playing actors whose characters were ridiculous and overblown. This whole movie was ridiculous and overblown. Usually this descends into stupidity and fail, but for some reason... Tropic Thunder succeeded. I'm not quite sure what exactly made it so awesome, but I don't think I've laughed so hard and so often in a movie in my life. I can't think of a single joke in the movie that I didn't think was worthy of a laugh, no matter how stupid (or sometimes admittedly lame) it was. Somehow, they always managed to pull it off.

Opinions?

[I Took the Red Pill]

I thought Jack Black was consistently pretty funny. Other than that I was basically tired of the movie after about half an hour in. Not terrible but I didn't think it was anything special.

[Breine]

Just the fact that Robert Downey Jr plays a black man in this makes me wanna see it. On the bonus side Jack Black and Ben Stiller are both great too, so I'll definitely see this movie at some point.

[McLovin']

It was ok but tbh I only laughed when Tom Cruise did his lines.

[Bunny]

I enjoyed the movie. I did not, however, enjoy the other people in the theater. I had two people on either side of me laughing hysterically at everything in the movie, even the parts that weren't that funny.

[Goldenboko]

Originally Posted by Bunny ^

I enjoyed the movie. I did not, however, enjoy the other people in the theater. I had two people on either side of me laughing hysterically at everything in the movie, even the parts that weren't that funny.

Me and my friends enjoy doing that at completely serious movies

[Dolentrean]

I loved it, imo it is one of the funniest moives I have seen in quite some time.

[El Bandito]

Man, first Iron Man and now this.

Robert Downey Jr. is back!