Tropic Thunder (2008) is directed by Ben Stiller in 2008 and is seen as one of the funniest movies from that year. Aside from Ben Stiller the movie has two other great stars, Robert Downey Jr. and Jack Black. In the media the film was highly praised „10/10 ... hilarious“ commented the „Daily Star“.
The movie‘s plot is about three terribly bad actors, Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller), Jeff Portnoy (Jack Black) and Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.), trying to produce an epic Vietnam war film. Tugg Speedman is in a crisis: instead of awards he has only recieved condemnation for his comedy about a disabled farmer‘s son. Jeff Portony is addicted to heroin and wants to improve his image and the last one Kirk Lazarus, who already has got five Oscars, wants to shoot his masterpiece. However the actors do not do their job well so that four leaf, a cheater who pretents to be an old Vietnam veteran determines together with the Director, Damien Cockburn (Steve Coogan) to drop the actors off in the Jungle, so that they would show real fear. At first Damien Cockburn is with the five men, but he got elementary problems and so the group is on its own. Of course they think it is part of the film that they are attacked by the Vietcong, but after the group stumbles upon a heroin producing camp they realize the danger they are in.
The movie has got a clear structure and is very easy to understand and the camera perspectives are chosen very well, as is the music. The movie has got a great harmony of pictures and sound, because it creates the excitement the movie needs. In addition to the firstly funny action the movie has an interesting background-story. All in all i have to recommend this film and rate it with 8/10 points.
The biggest reason for me to watch this movie is that I really like the actors Ben Stiller and Robert Downey Junior, and I can tell that I really agree with your rating of the movie. It is easy to understand and the perspectives are chosen very well. I especially like the satirical view of Hollywood in this movie, actors with airs and graces who take themselves too serious and think that they are the best. I also like the idea that the actors think that all what happens to them isn’t real, so they don’t take it serious enough and some funny confusion happen before they actually realize, that they are in real danger.
I agree with the reviews that the actors are a good choice for this film because they are famous and do a really good job. The film is funny and there is action, that makes it attractive to watch. I agree with svenja in the point that the storyline of the film is great !
Tropic Thunder (2008) is directed by Ben Stiller in 2008 and is seen as one of the funniest movies from that year. Aside from Ben Stiller the movie has two other great stars, Robert Downey Jr. and Jack Black. In the media the film was highly praised „10/10 ... hilarious“ commented the „Daily Star“.
ReplyDeleteThe movie‘s plot is about three terribly bad actors, Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller), Jeff Portnoy (Jack Black) and Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.), trying to produce an epic Vietnam war film. Tugg Speedman is in a crisis: instead of awards he has only recieved condemnation for his comedy about a disabled farmer‘s son.
Jeff Portony is addicted to heroin and wants to improve his image and the last one Kirk Lazarus, who already has got five Oscars, wants to shoot his masterpiece. However the actors do not do their job well so that four leaf, a cheater who pretents to be an old Vietnam
veteran determines together with the Director, Damien Cockburn (Steve Coogan) to drop the actors off in the Jungle, so that they would show real fear. At first Damien Cockburn is with the five men, but he got elementary problems and so the group is on its own. Of course they think it is part of the film that they are attacked by the Vietcong, but after the group stumbles upon a heroin producing camp they realize the danger they are in.
The movie has got a clear structure and is very easy to understand and the camera perspectives are chosen very well, as is the music. The movie has got a great harmony of pictures and sound, because it creates the excitement the movie needs. In addition to the firstly funny action the movie has an interesting background-story.
All in all i have to recommend this film and rate it with 8/10 points.
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The biggest reason for me to watch this movie is that I really like the actors Ben Stiller and Robert Downey Junior, and I can tell that I really agree with your rating of the movie. It is easy to understand and the perspectives are chosen very well. I especially like the satirical view of Hollywood in this movie, actors with airs and graces who take themselves too serious and think that they are the best.
ReplyDeleteI also like the idea that the actors think that all what happens to them isn’t real, so they don’t take it serious enough and some funny confusion happen before they actually realize, that they are in real danger.
I agree with the reviews that the actors are a good choice for this film because they are famous and do a really good job. The film is funny and there is action, that makes it attractive to watch. I agree with svenja in the point that the storyline of the film is great !
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