Tropic Thunder DVD Review

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T ROPIC THUNDER DVD REVIEW

Certificate: 15

Genre: Comedy

Who's in it: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr.

Chris' Verdict On Tropic Thunder DVD: 7/10- "Great cast, great humour and
overall a good comedy. Not as good as the classic comedies that you can watch
over and over though."

Ellie's Verdict On Tropic Thunder DVD: 5/10- "Wasn't really my thing, at times I
found it funny but overall a bit distasteful. Ben Stiller and Jack Black looked like
they had a lot of fun making this film."

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Film Release date: 19th September 2008

Tropic Thunder DVD Review

Robert Downey Jnr and Jack Black have teamed up to create their own satirical
comedy. Unusually, in Tropic Thunder, each actor plays an actor; Jack Black, plays
a washed out comedian who is struggling with his addiction. Ben Stiller directs and
stars as the commander in chief of the whole operation. Completing the trio of
Hollywood stars is Robert Downey Jnr who is, "the dude playing the dude". You've
seen Apocalypse Now, now comes the satirical and supposedly funny version. Like
me, you are probably thinking, who better to satirise something as potentially
sensitive as Vietnam, then Jack Black and Ben Stiller?

As you might expect from a film with a plot as unlikely as that of Tropic Thunder,
the narrative and dialogue Tropic Thunder disappoint on both counts. While Tropic
Thunder has plenty of comic potential it never really manages to get started.
Downey Jnr's black street talk becomes repetitive and unamusing despite a
promising start, while Ben Stiller and Jack Black run around acting crazy in the
hope of finding something funny lurking in the jungle. Despite not reaching its
comic potential, Tropic Thunder is still a decent movie.

Unfortunately, none of the cast can leave the war zone unscathed, all of them need
to move on from this distinctively average film. Ironically, it is the A-list qualities of
the cast that mean Tropic Thunder will still draw in the crowds and perform well at
the box office no matter how good the film really is. Tropic Thunder's spectacular
special effects took me by surprise and are a par with other recent action films like
Transformers. For Ben Stiller, Tropic Thunder is small improvement from 'The
Heartbreak Kid' but he is still not performing at his best. Overall, I thought Tropic
Thunder was worth going to see but I was left disappointed by the lack of comedy.

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