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Rating: 7/10 (9 September 2013)

TROPIC THUNDER
I had seen this when it first came out and I was very disappointed with it. I remember it being not very funny, and all the funny bits were in the trailer. Now after a few years, I decided to watch it againÂ… I really liked it.
The movie is about a bunch of actors who are shooting a war movie called Tropic Thunder. The whole shoot is a disasterÂ… so the director decides to end them to Vietnam to shoot the movie in the real jungle. Everything sounds like it will make a good movie until they get attacked upon by a group of drug dealersÂ… but the actors think it's all part of the movie! It is a comedy, and there are some very funny moments in the film. I love the use of languageÂ… it is executed so well.
The actors do a great jobÂ… even the ones I don't like did really well. Tropic Thunder stars Ben Stiller (who also directed it), Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr. & Anthony Ruivivar. I quite like Ben Stiller. He has made some very good films, but in general he can be a little bit annoying. But he was very funny in this film. Jack Black is an actor that I am not very keen on. I think he is over the top and very annoying, but he has also made some good movies. I just don't really like his acting styleÂ… but again, in this he did a very good job and was not annoying at all. He was actually funny. I am a big Robert Downey Jr. fanÂ… I think he has made some amazing movies and plays all the roles with passion and really does a great jobÂ… especially in Natural Born Killers. Finally, Anthony RuivivarÂ… I don't think I have seen anything with him in before. He was very funny and really fit in well with the other actors.
There were a lot of other famous faces that had smaller roles, but really made their mark in the movie. Matthew McConaughey played Bens agentÂ… he was not in the movie a lot, but was still funny. Nick Nolte plays an ex Vietnam veteran, whose life story is what the film is aboutÂ… Nick has gone off of the rails, but he really is a good actor and it was good to see him in this. I hope to see him in more in the future. Steve Coogan plays the movies director. Steve is another actor that annoys me a little bit. I just don't find the man funny. He was not that bad in this. But the best character for me was definitely Les GrossmanÂ… played by Tom Cruise! The thing I love about Tom is he can play any kind of character. He doesn't normally play comedy roles, but when he does he is so funny. Especially his dance. His character in this was hilarious. He had some of the best lines in the movie and he delivered them perfectly. I was crying with laughter when he was on the screen. There were quite a few other famous faces that had cameos in the movieÂ… but if you have not seen it, it is more fun trying to spot them. Good luck.
The beginning of the movie was brilliantÂ… at first I thought I pressed the wrong button on my DVD player. I pressed play and a load of movie trailers started playing. They are fake trailers for the movie, but they were really well made. It was a great way and a different way to start a movie. Very unique and entertaining.
The story is very good, the acting is very good and the comedy is outrageous in places but funny.
I will give this film 7 out of 10.
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