Posted on 11-08-2008
Tropic Thunder the new movie from Ben Stiller
Filed Under (Celebrities, Movies) by jay

Does the world need another Ben Stiller movie?  Whether we need one or not we have been given Tropic Thunder.  It’s a war movie co-starring Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr. in blackface.  This sounds like the premise of a skit on SNL, not a good one either.

Let’s take each of these points in turn, first, Ben Stiller.  This buy never met a pile of crap he didn’t feel like turning into a movie.  I very rarely enjoy any movie he is associated with though I think Dodgeball is a guilty pleasure but please don’t ever tell anyone.  Tropic Thunder just looks stupid though.

Jack Black, isn’t his 15 minutes up yet?  I hated Tenacious D back in 2001 and I still don’t like it.  I don’t really like his movies.  Actually, I liked him in the Jackal but only because he had the courtesy to die painfully.  Putting him in a Ben Stiller movie is an obvious move though.

Robert Downey Jr in blackface?  What?  Is the minstrel show making a comeback?  The concept is ridiculous.  But apparently you have to be fearless to make movies in hollywood today.  Oh wait, did I say fearless?  I meant an overrated hack.  The sad part is that I actually like Robert Downey in some of his stuff but He will not get me to watch Tropic Thunder.

i think the concept of this movie is just stupid.  I’m not a big fan of comedies in the first place and this one is no exception.  I only hope it will die a quick death at the box office but since it has such a powerhouse of stars it probably will be in the top five at the box office this coming weekend.  Thats just the way it goes.

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