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Originally Posted by Phalanx
You're not alone.
I thought forgetting sarah marshall was easily that crowds worst film...it's like about 4 really funny lines put into an otherwise shitty, boring movie - the lead plays a better bit part, the bit part guy plays a better lead...I can happily not see this film ever again. That I've heard some people talking about buying it on dvd on release day, honestly confuses me.
I'm also with you on Tropic Thunder, although I at least remotely liked this one. RDJ made the film, Ben Stiller felt oddly empty for his first "adult-ish" comedy in some time, and Jack Black was just annoying. The Tom Cruise character was a bit of a laugh, but overall this just wasn't the film I was hoping it would be.
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Ok, so I'm NOT crazy then. It's weird... FSM just got HUGE buzz (not that I generally listen to buzz, but I find that with comedies generally the "buzz" is fairly reliable). Talk about ridiculously
overrated.
And I completely agree with you on TT - Downey Jr. was HILARIOUS (though I sometimes had a difficult time understanding him, which just made me feel LAME)... Ben Stiller was completely disappointing (I know that some people downright hate him, but I'm generally a Ben Stiller fan)... And Jack Black was a waste of space (could and SHOULD have been a show stopper).
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Originally Posted by neverending
You know we can't see these IMDB pix...
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Well, if I really KNEW that, I wouldn't have posted them that way,
would I? :p
That's weird...
I can see them (seriously - Why would I be able to see them but you can't? - Bizarre). :( I guess I'll stop being lazy and actually throw these pics into photobucket moving forward as opposed to just copying the source link and plugging it into image tags.
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Originally Posted by Angra
Tom Cruise was hilarious. Everything else pretty much sucked about TT.
Haven't seen FSM.
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I wouldn't bother with it, to tell you the truth.
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Originally Posted by urgeok2
i laughed a lot during tropic thunder..
downey was the highlight but i though stiller was better than usual and jack black is always funny to me. Nick Nolte was a hoot...
i enjoyed the war movie cliches, the opening ads (not sure if they are also on the DVD)
there were a couple of things that could have been changed - but overall it provided a lot of laughs.
my last seen : The Jerk.
i was in the mood for a sure fire comedy - and this movie never fails.
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The opening ads were HYSTERICAL and definitely set a fantastic tone (which, unfortunately the movie didn't live up to). They had me rolling. And I agree - The war movie cliches were really well done, but the outcome is making me want to see Apocalypse Now and Full Metal Jacket for old time's sake... Not watching it again.
Also
*POSSIBLE SPOILER*
The part where the director turns around, steps on a mine and blows up - AMAZING. I ran it back and had to watch it a second time. Wish there were more gags like that.
*[/POSSIBLE SPOILER]*
Maybe I'll go watch The Jerk now. It's been a while.
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