This comedy from Ben Stiller who wears many hats is a parody of Hollywood from on set nightmares to agents and studio heads to super stars and serious actors. Clearly inspired by notorious shooting of "Apocalypse Now", it takes several action and Oscar winning stars through the mud literally thanks to the skills of the leads and superb supporting cast. The film has some hilarious moments but does not deliver a home run as the trailer indicated. Besides some of well publicized events the film refers, there's many invented ones and insider jokes. Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Cruise steal every scene they are in. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Tropic Thunder
This comedy from Ben Stiller who wears many hats is a parody of Hollywood from on set nightmares to agents and studio heads to super stars and serious actors. Clearly inspired by notorious shooting of "Apocalypse Now", it takes several action and Oscar winning stars through the mud literally thanks to the skills of the leads and superb supporting cast. The film has some hilarious moments but does not deliver a home run as the trailer indicated. Besides some of well publicized events the film refers, there's many invented ones and insider jokes. Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Cruise steal every scene they are in. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.
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