Tropic Thunder Review

Quick Description:

Tropic thunder is a really funny comedy that brings together Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downy Jr., and Tom Cruise, Just to name a few. They play the role of actors acting in a movie, that’s behind schedule, and there’s a risk that it’s going to be cancelled. Their stereotypical actor attitudes aren’t making things easier. The director decides that it would be a good idea to throw them into the jungle, and film them with a handheld camera. Things don’t go as planned, and the actors are soon trying to fight their way out of the jungle. 

Quick Review:

9.5/10 Tivos.

Tropic thunder is a friggin’ hilarious movie. For starters, how often do you get to see Robert Downey Jr dressed as a black man, or as he puts it, a dude, playing a dude, disguised as another dude. If it wasn’t funny enough to see that, there’s also Jack black playing a B-list comedian trying to break into serious cinema, Ben stiller as a washed up action star, and let’s not forget Tom Cruise… but I don’t want to spoil it. Jay Baruchel plays an up and coming actor, while Brandon T. Jackson does a really good job portraying a rapper-turned-actor.

The movie mercilessly taunts the film industry, from distraught directors to, premadonna actors, to crazy casting agents trying to get their actors Tivo. “You want the Tivo? I got the Tivo.” They make fun of actors peddling energy drinks, super forced product placement, and drug addicted actors. We’ve all seen comedies that are just too much, too over the top. Although this one has over the top moments, they’re handled well. When this movie does have over the top moments it’s usually to make fun of those kind of movies.

Detailed analysis

**Spoiler alert?**

This is a funny movie. It doesn’t need analysis. But there are some overall things I thought I’d talk about. For instance half of this movie was improvised, which is kind of impressive, bro. And check out how awesome these prosthetics are:

Aren't they cool?

Also, the fake trailers at the beginning. They’re funny because they’re true. This movie came out at a good time for making fun of Hollywood:

Stop releasing these before the world explodes please.