Tropic Thunder (Unrated Director's Cut + BD Live) [Blu-ray]

This movie is too good. The casting in this is superb, the writing is perfect and it’s shot beautifully.I’ll be honest: This is easily my favorite comedy of all time, I watch it several times a year.Justin Theroux and Ben Stiller wrote this and really nailed all of the tropes of war movies and then really tools on the actors, director, and whole production end of shooting a film.The casting is perfect, I really can’t begin to explain how great individually each and how perfectly each adds into the plot as a whole. Stiller and Downey taking themselves too seriously makes it sillier. Jack Black and Brandon T Jackson give great “in it for the money” performances while having good and interesting arcs. Jay Baruchel is basically the only straight man while everyone else is a fall guy.It’s as quotable as Anchorman or any Monty Python and does things no movie should be able to get away with.I love this.

This movie since I saw it for the first time in 2007, from the beginning to the ending I just laughed my head off, I never laughed so much in a movie, that’s what I want it now in 4k….

Gotta smoke some good weed then watch this. Twice as good

Incredible comedy.Be ready for extremely offensive jokes. If you can't take it, don't watch it. Would definitely watch this again

Movie - 4.5When I first saw this in theaters, I thought it was funny. Not hilarious, but funny. However, the beauty of having a copy to watch at your own leisure makes for a much more comfortable and self-paced approach, which in the end did wonders for this comedic gem. I've always liked Ben Stiller. To me, he's a somewhat more refined version of Will Ferrell and uses a bit more "satire-goofy" style as opposed to "juvenile-goofy." In Tropic Thunder, we see a hilarious self-parody of actors acting as actors who are also.. acting. No, it's not as whimsical or intellectually jabbing as a Coen Brothers or Larry David project, but the degree of absurdity is still every entertaining to watch if you find just the right balance between all these quirky characters. Stiller does his usual thing with the insecure, thick-brained fellow just trying to find himself, while Jack Black makes for a very convincing heroin addict going off and on his highs and withdrawls. But the two performances I enjoyed the most were Robert Downey Jr.'s Kirk Lazarus and Tom Cruise's Les Grossman. Downey Jr. continues to amaze me with his various performances, and this after making Iron Man of all things. And as crazy as Cruise is off camera, I've liked him as an actor for most of his career, and he does a splendid job playing the fat, hairy, hyperactive, money-grubbing, Diet Coke-ing businessman. The story is silly, yet addicting, and the dialogue is full of great one-liners you can recite to yourself or around friends. Watch it for what it's worth and enjoy.Video - 4.5Being a sort of comedic-action movie, I was actually surprised at how great the video looked. Cinematography in particular shoots many a beautiful landscape, expressing lots of lush greens during daytime scenes, accompanied by great levels of detail and depth upon action sequences (especially on the foreground). Some of the indoor shots and night time scenes were a bit grainy, and I think the colors were just a tad softer on a few scenes that involved closeups of the actors, detracting this from a perfect rating. But given that this is more so a comedy film than action, it's definitely a well-efforted transfer by the people at Dreamworks.Audio - 4.5While presented with a Dolby TrueHD 5.1 track, keep in mind that this a comedic-action movie (more emphasis on the "comedic" part), so it's important to remember how this can effect a movie's sound design. Thankfully, though, it doesn't make much of a difference at all, and they did a great job anyway. Music and helicopter effects in the opening sequence are reference quality, in my opinion. Dialogue throughout the entire film is easy to hear and understand (yes, even Downey Jr's ebonics), but I do wish they had given gunshots and explosions a little more oomph. Overall directionality is quite immersive placing every sound where you think it'd be coming from. But again, some of the action sounds were a bit more underwhelming than I wanted. If you're friends can't tell the difference, though, tell them it's reference and see how they react.Extras - 4.5While not high in quantity (perhaps an additional 25GB disc would've helped?), the special features presented are pretty fun in their own right with commentaries, "making of" featurettes, and deleted/extended scenes. I had no idea this film was 10 years in the making until they said it, but I would have to say the dividends really paid off after all this time. I also liked the Les Grossman dance test and found it hilarious to a see a half-costumed Tom Cruise booty dancing to no music. It's a fairly good amount of quality extras for just a single 50GB disc and gives you a bit of insight from all the cast and crew and should be watched at least one time through.Overall - 4.5It's not a perfect movie with perfect technical specifications, but it's close. To this date, it is by far the funniest of Stiller's movies that I've seen, and it's full of laughs all over the place. If you like quirky characters and an equally absurd storyline to suit them, then definitely give this a watch, if not at least for the faux movie trailers at the beginning.

Big actors and great lines

This is a funny movie !!! Has an all star cast, hilarious !!!!

If you like funny vulgar movies watch it!

This is a review of the excellent 2009 All Region Blu-ray from Paramount Home Entertainment. It comes with a large number of extras.When we had finished watching this film last night, my husband’s perceptive comment was “Well, that was almost a great film!”. As huge film fans, we were well able to see what Director, Lead Actor and (one of three) Screenwriter(s) Ben Stiller was trying to achieve. We could spot his nods and tributes to a number of well-known movies. We could appreciate that ‘Tropic Thunder’ is very clever, very handsome, and effectively filmed. It was also pretty clear that Stiller’s fellow cast members were having a fantastic time making it. And it IS great fun. But…It is fair to say that American comedy, both TV and filmic, can appear slightly over-cooked, a little brash and even (say it softly) a bit unsophisticated, to the European palate. At its best, with shows like ‘M*A*S*H’, or films such as ‘Jerry Maguire’(1996) or ‘Planes, Trains and Automobiles’(1987), American comedy is joyful and brilliant, and endlessly watchable. But there is a strand, represented here, and also, for example, by certain Mel Brooks films, where a more manic, less subtle, humour takes over. The result can be very funny, very clever, but somehow, just not QUITE brilliant.New Yorker Ben Stiller has had a hugely successful career, directing, producing and/or writing several well-known, highly successful films, and franchises including the ‘Meet the Parents’(2000-2010) and ‘Night at the Museum’(2006-2014) trilogies. He clearly has pulling power, with regard to big Hollywood names. This film is absolutely littered with major Stars doing balmy things: a bald and paunchy ‘Dad Dancing’ Tom Cruise(!); Nick Nolte and Matthew McConaughey in quite minor roles; Jack Black as a drug-addicted flatulence-prone fatty; Tobey Maguire ~ blink and you’ll miss him. And that’s just for starters.Certainly, the film references are many and very good. Besides myriad Vietnam War films, particularly Willem Defoe’s character in ‘Platoon’(1986), and the pyrotechnics of ‘Apocalypse Now’(1979), there are also references to Eddie Murphy spoofs, ‘Brokeback Mountain’(2005); possibly even ‘Predator’(1987) with characters being held hostage in hostile jungle camps.There are also a couple of rather controversial aspects: Stiller’s character’s previous film ‘Simple Jack’, about a disabled farm boy caused considerable criticism amongst advocates of the disabled community. Also, Robert Downey Junior appears in highly politically-charged ‘Blackface’ guise for most of the film, complete with a faux African-American accent. Perhaps surprisingly, this proved less problematic than Stiller’s role as Jack.The film IS often funny, the plot is bonkers but good, much of ‘Tropic Thunder’ works well. It just seems that in places, the cast are slightly running amok. It could all do with being tightened up a bit. The feeling that everyone is having a ball on set, wins out over the overall effectiveness of the film. So, in the end, this is 4½ Stars, not 5.

Well we certainly had some stars turn out for this one? Stiller was typically Stiller – all rather obvious now I’m afraid, and Black was Black – already over exposed and now IMHO not funny anymore! He added nothing to this film.Downey Junior would have been good if you could have made out what he was saying half of the time? Tom Cruise was a hoot, and I didn’t even realise that it was him under all of that make up and padding!There were some seriously funny moments, but too many others that relied on tired old traits of comedy, simple gurning and startled looks into the camera. I lost interest a long way before the end of the film. It may seem a strange thing to say but I found a lot of the comedy very tiresome, over used, unfunny, and frankly better aimed at a juvenile audience?I watched the Bluray version which is very sharp and pleasing on the eye.I was going to give this two stars, but on reflection, it was well filmed with some nice effects and moments, though some of the plot was very weak. It was nice to see so many stars hamming it up!The film got back its outlay, and scored a very average 7/10 on both Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb, which essentially says it all.

`Tropic Thunder' was directed by, co-written by and starred Ben Stiller and makes for a fairly amusing couple of hours viewing. From the spoof adverts and film trailers at the start of this film you know what you're letting yourself in for and the film continues in much the same vein. This is a spoof Vietnam film about the filming of a Vietnam film and it borrows very heavily from Platoon, as well as other famous Vietnam films to a lesser extent. If you know your Vietnam war films you can play spot the scene relatively easily. This didn't have me belly rolling in laughter, but it did have some funny moments that raise a laugh and it is fairly easy going and humorous. The cast is pretty great, with many famous faces, not least Tom Cruise as a funny film exec and Nick Nolte as a Vietnam Veteran, but the one who stole the film for me had to be Robert Downey Junior who had me laughing at nearly every line he delivered, he was very funny and this film would've been a lot duller without him. The direction was good and the pyrotechnics were pretty impressive too. If you've seen other Ben Stiller films you'll know what to expect, this has plenty of his off the wall comedy, slightly crass jokes and lots of furrowed brows and pouting. For an afternoons easy viewing this is pretty decent, nothing ground breaking or amazing, but a good enough comedy to pass the time.Feel free to check out my blog which can be found on my profile page.

`Tropic Thunder' was directed by, co-written by and starred Ben Stiller and makes for a fairly amusing couple of hours viewing. From the spoof adverts and film trailers at the start of this film you know what you're letting yourself in for and the film continues in much the same vein. This is a spoof Vietnam film about the filming of a Vietnam film and it borrows very heavily from Platoon, as well as other famous Vietnam films to a lesser extent. If you know your Vietnam war films you can play spot the scene relatively easily. This didn't have me belly rolling in laughter, but it did have some funny moments that raise a laugh and it is fairly easy going and humorous. The cast is pretty great, with many famous faces, not least Tom Cruise as a funny film exec and Nick Nolte as a Vietnam Veteran but the one who stole the film for me had to be Robert Downey Junior who had me laughing at nearly every line he delivered, he was very funny and this film would've been a lot duller without him. The direction was good and the pyrotechnics were pretty impressive too. If you've seen other Ben Stiller films you'll know what to expect, this has plenty of his off the wall comedy, slightly crass jokes and lots of furrowed brows and pouting. For an afternoons easy viewing this is pretty decent, nothing ground breaking or amazing, but a good enough comedy to pass the time.Feel free to check out my blog which can be found on my profile page.

Bought as a gift for my Dad as he loves RDJ.His performance is outstanding. And this film is just absolute genius. From the 'Satan's Alley' trailer at the beginning to Kirk Lazerus' classic lines, this is Ben Stiller at his best.Should go down as one of the greatest comedies ever in my opinion