Power of marketing

Rating: 3/10 (4 July 2009)

It's amazing what marketing can do for a movie. I tried viewing this movie 8 months ago but quit after watching the first 30 minutes. The IMDb ranking wasn't too good also back then.
I stumbled upon the movie again yesterday and wondered why was it that I hated it so much ... Checked out the IMDb page and saw a 7.3 and thought, man I must have missed something. This time I went through the movie completely and you know what? I was still right even 8 months back. This movie has no reason to be such a hitter other than what the power of marketing will do for a movie.
As always, there are plenty of great movies out there that deserve far greater rating than Tropic of Thunder. Sad ... but true, this is yet another example to be wary of hype and marketing.