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[Shaanyboi]

This movie...

I saw it in theaters a decade ago and wondering how it's aged. And frankly for the most part, it does a pretty good job. In some ways, it's still pretty amazing. The way it tears apart so many film cliches, Tom Cruise at his most ludicrous, etc. That stuff is still just so strong.

Some of the more outright offensive stuff is mostly played as a joke against Hollywood itself which saves alot of it. It atleast helps elevate it a bit, but there are still some mixed marks once in a while. Also I generally think Jack Black is completely ignorable in this movie. Like by far the worst part. But contrast that with Matthew Mcconaughey throwing a Tivo at a rocket, and the movie largely avoids disaster. I wish they had more to say about the blackface thing, especially considering the recent whitewashing conversations.

Overall, this is still a solidly funny movie. I'm glad I revisited it, despite its warts.

 

[ThisGuy]

Pump your brakes, kid, that man's a national treasure.

 

[CrimzonSamurai]

I didn't really like it the first time I saw it, but I've enjoyed it more with each subsequent viewing.

 

[Gamer @ Heart]

Rewatch it with the cast commentary.

RDJ is true to his word until that moment.

 

[WrenchNinja]

I forgot Jack Black was even in this

 

[Takamura-San]

One of the best most recent comedies. I would consider it a fresh take on Three Amigos.

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

This movie...
Tom Cruise at his most ludicrous, etc. That stuff is still just so strong.

Get Back, FTFY -

Tom Cruise at his most Ludacris

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

Movie is so darn good.

 

[TheVBkid]

This movie made me realise that tom cruise isn't as much of a fuckwit as he's made out to be.

Never go full retard.

 

[Shaanyboi]

This movie made me realise that tom cruise isn't as much of a fuckwit as he's made out to be.

Never go full retard.

I mean... he's a fuckwit. Just a very talented fuckwit.

 

[adamy]

This movie made me realise that tom cruise isn't as much of a fuckwit as he's made out to be.

Never go full retard.

Tom Cruise is an amazing actor, the hate he gets is stupid af

 

[bigosc2k]

Didn't really care for Ben Stiller.

 

[Tagyhag]

Fun movie, RDJ's acting skills are seriously good.

 

[Electret]

Les Grossman is the best part of this movie.

 

[Inceptional]

My favorite scene: https://youtu.be/8w9xfOa6gtQ
It's just so random I love it.

 

[B33]

This movie rules.

 

[Burt]

Probably like the third greatest movie ever

 

[reelbigtink]

My favorite scene: https://youtu.be/8w9xfOa6gtQ
It's just so random I love it.

This and the mantis flying into Ben Stiller's face got me good. Oh, and Half-Squat being slung off the bridge.

 

[Rodney McKay]

I don't know how I missed this movie in theaters, but when I finally saw it on video it was one of the funniest comedies I'd seen in a long, long time.

It had the right amount of ridiculous raunchy humor (didn't go too overboard like I felt a lot of movies were doing around that time) and it was a fantastic action movie parody.

 

[Dash_Riprock]

The movie produced some AMAZING memes:

 

[Nokterian]

Seeing tom cruise as les grossman is a treasure in this movie, one of the few movies ben stiller made that is really funny. I can't get enough of watching this scene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odd8Zdhuj9o

 

[CrimzonSamurai]

Seeing tom cruise as les grossman is a treasure in this movie, one of the few movies ben stiller made that is really funny. I can't get enough of watching this scene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odd8Zdhuj9o

Probably the best parts of the movie are in that office.

"No more frequent flying bitch miles for my boy!"

 

[Rembrandt]

It's so good. One of the few recent comedies I can rewatch and still laugh through. People single out Tom Cruise and RDJ, but everybody killed ot tbh and after this and Bernie, I want Jack Black to be everything Adam Sandler couldn't be.

 

[hertog]

It's my favorite American comedy movie (has to share that spot with Anchorman) of the 2000's.

 

[Goldboy]

I haven't seen this movie in years, but I remember thinking it was one of the best comedy movies I'd ever seen when I first watched it.

 

[Durden77]

Movie owns. Feel like it never got the spotlight it deserved because Ben Stiller was in a weird place star-power wise. One of my favorite comedies.

 

[the_batman]

Tom Cruise is an amazing actor, the hate he gets is stupid af

the hate's not about his acting, it's about him being a prominent Scientologist.

 

[b&jy77VjiKn$#F]

i wonder which version gaf prefer most, theatrical or unrated?

 

[stenbumling]

I remember liking it back then, but I have come to hate it so much solely because of one picture:

[IMG]http://kingofwallpapers.com/tropic-thunder/tropic-thunder-006.jpg[/IMG]

Holy shit, I get furious just looking at it. I will not listen to a word by anyone who uses it as an avatar.

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

Jack Black is completely ignorable in this movie.

Legit forgot he's in it until this

 

[Acrylic7]

I'm black and didn't realize that that was Robert Downy Jr until I saw the movie. He looks completely black. It had me in stitches every time he was on screen.


Iv never met anyone who had a problem with that role in person.

 

[Frozenprince]

Legit forgot he's in it until this

I remember he does a lot of drugs and he was the excuse for their big plan.

Other than that yeah, drawing a blank.

 

[Defuser]

The only problem I had with the movie is Jack Black. For a third person billing his character was wastefully written. More of a side character than a main character.

 

[Morat]

It was bad when it came out and I can't imagine it has improved with time. An unfunny non satire crammed with deeply shitty product placement.

 

[SolidChamp]

This movie...

I saw it in theaters a decade ago and wondering how it's aged. And frankly for the most part, it does a pretty good job.

AAAAND you lost me.

Made the sorry mistake of getting it super cheap on bluray, thinking it would be just as good as it was back then.

Nope. Nope. Nope.

 

[parrotbeak]

I just rewatched this earlier this year and I only found out Tom Cruise was in it from this thread. Head blown off.

 

[TsunamiOfSwagger]

One thing I like about Les going ballistic on the phone was how calm he was when he said can you find out who I was talking to.
That man gives zero fucks.

 

[Inceptional]

It was bad when it came out and I can't imagine it has improved with time. An unfunny non satire crammed with deeply shitty product placement.

You should give it a re-watch as I HATED it when I saw it in the theater and now it's in my top ten comedies of all-time.

Funnily enough, this also happened with Hot Fuzz and now it's my favorite comedy of all-time, with MacGruber a close second.

 

[ginger ninja]

When I first saw it, I found it extremely valguar and trying hard funny, which makes sense because I was a sheltered pussy back then. Now, I think it's EASILY one of the top 5 funniest movies ever made. Like every single line said in this movie is hilarious. It's so goodddd.

 

[kopitarrulez_11]

I still laugh in legit tears every time Stiller plays with the Coogan prop head. "We got our war faces on Damien" hahahaha

 

[Previous]

I remember being disappointed when I first saw it in theaters but the film is now one of my favorites.
I blame my initial disappointment on Pineapple Express being released only 7 days earlier and setting the comedic standard too high. (No pun intended)

 

[Discotheque]

Best movie with RDJ post-KKBB

Shit was hilarious in theaters. The fake trailers and marketing at the start and just all the fuckery. Even Tom Cruise bothered to try something different for a change

I died when we got all those corny ass war monologues from Nick Nolte and you find out he's a fraud

 

[Meier]

I loved it back then but haven't seen it since the theater. Will have to watch it again one of these days. Steve Coogan was so good -- I also remember getting a kick out of Danny McBride.

 

[BetterThanNothing]

"Whatchu gettin' at with the booksscripts SPIT THAT SHIT OUT MAN" as Robert Downey Jr. tries not to lose it at how far he's pushing it at the camp fire scene is hilarious. Apparently, he was intentionally seeing what type of things he could get a away with in the movie as the director told him specifically to be as ridiculous as possible.

Just watched it a couple weeks ago. And yea, Jack Black isn't funny anymore. Far better at Drama, actually. Or maybe i'm just way older than I used to be. Or both.

Best movie with RDJ post-KKBB

Shit was hilarious in theaters. The fake trailers and marketing at the start and just all the fuckery. Even Tom Cruise bothered to try something different for a change

I died when we got all those corny ass war monologues from Nick Nolte and you find out he's a fraud

"I don't know what type of gun it is. I just remember the sound it makes when it kills a man."

The movie kind of outstays it welcome a bit but it is way better than it has any right to be imo.

 

[Jaguar Victory]

Just cause it's the theme song to The Jeffersons don't make it not true.

 

[Fuchsdh]

Bumping because I noticed this was on Netflix. I don't think I'd seen it since the film released, but I'd argue it absolutely holds up.

It's no secret that pretty much the only thing Hollywood likes more than a feel-good movie with some minor social justice rah-rah message is movies about movies. It's catnip to them. (It's why one of the weakest films Scorcese ever made got nominated for a ton of awards... hey, Hugo.) And Tropic Thunder is the absolute perfect lampooning of all of that. From diva actors to guerrilla directors, film executives who think they're the shit, lying about military service to seem more legit, and the worst of American ignorance in global affairs.

I think on rewatch the stuff that stuck out for me most (aside from small roles I missed at the time—hey, it's Yvette Nicole Brown as a secretary! Hey, it's Carina from Chuck!) was that despite being sidelined by the big names in the cast, Jay Baruchel and Brandon T. Jackson have the best parts of the movie, as the actor just trying to do his job, and the closeted rapped trying to come to terms with the schism between the personality he thinks he has to display in the music scene and his actual self. He also gets a great exchange with RDJ about whitewashing roles that's a better argument in a minute than most think pieces manage in 1000 words.

 

[Gnome Scat]

Love this movie, has some really amazing lines.

"Same thing happened to me when I played Neil Armstrong in Moonshot. They found me in an alley in Burbank trying to re-enter the earth's atmosphere in an old refrigerator box."

 

[barit]

I forgot Jack Black was even in this

But he has the best scene in the whole movie!!

"my fruit drops!! It has my fruit drops! I need my vitamins"

"Want some BustaNuts instead?"

"Fuuuuck you"



The performance is so great. I laugh everytime

 

[pottuvoi]

Fun movie.
Devil's alley trailer was brilliant.
https://youtu.be/vuziQsUrbeM

 

[Rad Shadow]

You forgot your Tivoooooooo!