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Oh shit. Oh shit. Oh shit. Tropic Thunder was hilarious. I was really afraid that the reasons Lara's mom was concerned (she works with mentally retarded people and has been getting like 80 emails a day from organizations saying to boycott the movie or whatever) would be valid and it would ruin the movie. But NO OH MY GOD. The part that everyone was flipping out over wasn't even necessarily a comment on retardation-- especially when they showed Space Invaders with the kid in the credits, I think he is just supposed to be ugly/nerdy/awkward/fat. And that is most definitely not the undercurrent of the story, the movie is exactly what the advertising said it was.
Holy shit Tom Cruise's cameo. I thought he had some sort of Hollywood cameo (like Voight or all those others did at the end, because they're actors) but RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS RANT AT THE RED DRAGON I REALIZE HE PLAYS LES GROSSMAN OH MY FUCKING GOD.
So then right after he yells "I am going to fuck. you. up.", Alicia says "Jump on the couch!" and we freaking DIED.
Plus this movie is so meta it's ridiculous. Things they mention with Tropic Thunder (the movie in the movie) and stuff that I think applies:
1) Saving actors who Hollywood says careers' are burning: Tom Cruise (namely, which makes me cry, because I really don't want to like him, and I actually didn't like Top Gun at all) and a little bit Jack Black (fat comedy I think playing on Eddie Murphy, but also that he's been in a little bit of a rut) and Ben Stiller as a director (because people keep saying Night at the Museum was disastrous, which I think is bullshit but STILL there is no way this movie can fail, it is awesome).
2) Giving actors diversity (goes a bit with saving careers maybe?): Matthew McConaughey? actually PLAYS A ROLE in this movie, and is not his one-of-two-general-characters deal.
3)...I had something else and I forgot it.
Plus? Totally quotable like HELLS YEAH. Lazarus/Osiris' "Whut!" is something I already do, which already makes it awesome. Plus I love "I JUST KILLED A PANDA!" ("Amanda?! That's probably not even her name!") and "I know who I am! I'm a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude!" and "Lance?!" "I said NANCE!" (Which, by the way, how could it have not have been Lance Bass? And why were so many people surprised?)
...And did anyone else see the Raiders parody...? ;D
Holy shit Tom Cruise's cameo. I thought he had some sort of Hollywood cameo (like Voight or all those others did at the end, because they're actors) but RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS RANT AT THE RED DRAGON I REALIZE HE PLAYS LES GROSSMAN OH MY FUCKING GOD.
So then right after he yells "I am going to fuck. you. up.", Alicia says "Jump on the couch!" and we freaking DIED.
Plus this movie is so meta it's ridiculous. Things they mention with Tropic Thunder (the movie in the movie) and stuff that I think applies:
1) Saving actors who Hollywood says careers' are burning: Tom Cruise (namely, which makes me cry, because I really don't want to like him, and I actually didn't like Top Gun at all) and a little bit Jack Black (fat comedy I think playing on Eddie Murphy, but also that he's been in a little bit of a rut) and Ben Stiller as a director (because people keep saying Night at the Museum was disastrous, which I think is bullshit but STILL there is no way this movie can fail, it is awesome).
2) Giving actors diversity (goes a bit with saving careers maybe?): Matthew McConaughey? actually PLAYS A ROLE in this movie, and is not his one-of-two-general-characters deal.
3)...I had something else and I forgot it.
Plus? Totally quotable like HELLS YEAH. Lazarus/Osiris' "Whut!" is something I already do, which already makes it awesome. Plus I love "I JUST KILLED A PANDA!" ("Amanda?! That's probably not even her name!") and "I know who I am! I'm a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude!" and "Lance?!" "I said NANCE!" (Which, by the way, how could it have not have been Lance Bass? And why were so many people surprised?)
...And did anyone else see the Raiders parody...? ;D
