Tropic Thunder (Unrated Director's Cut + BD Live) [Blu-ray]
Starring: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Nick Nolte, Steve Coogan
Directed By: Ben Stiller
Editorial Reviews:
Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 11/18/2008 Run time: 122 minutes Rating: Ur
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Not for everyone
Comment: This movie is not for everyone. Some of the blood and guts humor was not funny to me. I know, it is just a movie........just a movie not for me.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Disappointing
Comment: I thought it would be funnier but I was disappointed. Harold and Kumar was much better
Customer Rating:
Summary: Tom Cruise, all is forgiven
Comment: Tropic Thunder works as a satire on war movies and Hollywood's attempt to reproduce the realities of war. It's a reminder that even behind the greatest of the genre (Schindler's List, The Thin Red Line, etc.) are greedy and manipulative producers. But the movie wants to do too much. It wants to have a discussion about race as well, and while that part of the film is done rather well, it pulls the movie in too many directions.
The cast is quite good: For once, Ben Stiller is consistently funny, Jack Black actually plays a character (and not himself), Nick Nolte does some decent character acting (Matthew McConaughey still hasn't figured out how to do that), Robert Downey, Jr. is in blackface (and black "voice"), and Tom Cruise - well, you'll just have to see Tom Cruise for yourself. Cruise is in no way subtle, he steals focus from the film, and I wouldn't want it any other way.
There is nothing politically incorrect in this film. Political incorrectness is a malicious use of language and images in order to keep a specific population of people in a lower status than the majority. Tropic Thunder is aware of social conventions and prejudices and has zero interest in seriously insulting anyone except bigots. In short, having a discussion or writing a book or making a movie about political incorrectness is not the same as actually promoting it. If you don't understand that, you probably won't like this movie.
There are lots of fun explosions and props straight out of a horror movie. And, thankfully, very little CGI. In the end, Tropic Thunder is one of Ben Stiller's better attempts at advanced humor. I wouldn't call it more mature than his other films, but it is better crafted and directed.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Tropic Thunder Excellent But Could Offend the Politically Correct
Comment: Tropic Thunder is not for the politically correct and this movie will offend those who are sensitive to jokes about the mentally challenged or handicapped. If this does not bother you then you are going to enjoy Tropic Thunder which is a parody of action movies and the movie industry. If you play along with the premise of the movie, that a Director would be allowed to send Actors in to a real life battle situation, risking their lives then you will enjoy this movie. Tom Cruise, Jack Black, Nick Nolte, Matthew McConaughey, Ben Stiller and Robert Downey JR. are in top form and there are plenty of laughs. Performances by Robert Downey JR and Tom Cruise are reasons alone for seeing this movie. Both actors are over the top and Cruise is like you've never seen him. The quality of the BluRay transfer is fine as it should be but if you are on a tight DVD budget you don't need to see this move in BluRay,
Customer Rating:
Summary: tropic thunder
Comment: the product was delivered fast and as advertised. i was very pleased with my purchas.
Binding: Blu-ray
Brand: Paramount
EAN: 0097361394442
Format: Closed-captioned
Label: Dreamworks Video
Manufacturer: Dreamworks Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Dreamworks Video
Release Date: 2008-11-18
Running Time: 107
Studio: Dreamworks Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Directed By: Ben Stiller
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Editorial Reviews:
Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 11/18/2008 Run time: 122 minutes Rating: Ur
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Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating:
Summary: Not for everyone
Comment: This movie is not for everyone. Some of the blood and guts humor was not funny to me. I know, it is just a movie........just a movie not for me.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Disappointing
Comment: I thought it would be funnier but I was disappointed. Harold and Kumar was much better
Customer Rating:
Summary: Tom Cruise, all is forgiven
Comment: Tropic Thunder works as a satire on war movies and Hollywood's attempt to reproduce the realities of war. It's a reminder that even behind the greatest of the genre (Schindler's List, The Thin Red Line, etc.) are greedy and manipulative producers. But the movie wants to do too much. It wants to have a discussion about race as well, and while that part of the film is done rather well, it pulls the movie in too many directions.
The cast is quite good: For once, Ben Stiller is consistently funny, Jack Black actually plays a character (and not himself), Nick Nolte does some decent character acting (Matthew McConaughey still hasn't figured out how to do that), Robert Downey, Jr. is in blackface (and black "voice"), and Tom Cruise - well, you'll just have to see Tom Cruise for yourself. Cruise is in no way subtle, he steals focus from the film, and I wouldn't want it any other way.
There is nothing politically incorrect in this film. Political incorrectness is a malicious use of language and images in order to keep a specific population of people in a lower status than the majority. Tropic Thunder is aware of social conventions and prejudices and has zero interest in seriously insulting anyone except bigots. In short, having a discussion or writing a book or making a movie about political incorrectness is not the same as actually promoting it. If you don't understand that, you probably won't like this movie.
There are lots of fun explosions and props straight out of a horror movie. And, thankfully, very little CGI. In the end, Tropic Thunder is one of Ben Stiller's better attempts at advanced humor. I wouldn't call it more mature than his other films, but it is better crafted and directed.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Tropic Thunder Excellent But Could Offend the Politically Correct
Comment: Tropic Thunder is not for the politically correct and this movie will offend those who are sensitive to jokes about the mentally challenged or handicapped. If this does not bother you then you are going to enjoy Tropic Thunder which is a parody of action movies and the movie industry. If you play along with the premise of the movie, that a Director would be allowed to send Actors in to a real life battle situation, risking their lives then you will enjoy this movie. Tom Cruise, Jack Black, Nick Nolte, Matthew McConaughey, Ben Stiller and Robert Downey JR. are in top form and there are plenty of laughs. Performances by Robert Downey JR and Tom Cruise are reasons alone for seeing this movie. Both actors are over the top and Cruise is like you've never seen him. The quality of the BluRay transfer is fine as it should be but if you are on a tight DVD budget you don't need to see this move in BluRay,
Customer Rating:
Summary: tropic thunder
Comment: the product was delivered fast and as advertised. i was very pleased with my purchas.
Technical Details
Audience Rating: UnratedBinding: Blu-ray
Brand: Paramount
EAN: 0097361394442
Format: Closed-captioned
Label: Dreamworks Video
Manufacturer: Dreamworks Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Dreamworks Video
Release Date: 2008-11-18
Running Time: 107
Studio: Dreamworks Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
