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Old 12-30-2008, 06:04 PM
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Never even for a second been a stiller fan. Why in the world I even brought this video home is still beyond me. It was made for people who are

A. Either tripping some crappy acid and are easily amused or

B. Have the IQ of a piece of paper.

Tom cruise sucks ( never expected much from him )
Stiller, I have seen better acting at my kids grade school pageants.

The umpteen other "stars" in this movie made it to make money. Definitely not to entertain.

Never before have I walked in the rental store and demanded my money back. That was until I watched this steaming hunk of crap of a movie.

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Old 12-30-2008, 08:03 PM
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Makes me want to go out and rent it
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Old 12-30-2008, 08:18 PM
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B. Have the IQ of a piece of paper.
This is a interesting deduction on your part, as a reasonable IQ is required to get the rather hilarious satire in the film :P

It is a shame you did not find the funny that so many others have.
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Old 12-30-2008, 08:22 PM
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Hey, I was just walking by and heard you all talking about a movie or something..........
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Old 12-30-2008, 08:27 PM
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I must have an IQ of a piece of paper.

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Old 12-30-2008, 08:28 PM
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I'm pretty (read very) broadminded and do possess a sense of humour but when I found my kids watching this, I spat the dummy. How anyone can say this is funny is beyond my comprehension.
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Old 12-30-2008, 08:44 PM
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I'm pretty (read very) broadminded and do possess a sense of humour but when I found my kids watching this, I spat the dummy. How anyone can say this is funny is beyond my comprehension.
They can say it is funny because they have watched a lot of the movies Tropic Thunder spoofs.

In any case, Tropic Thunder is not perfect of course, but above average and quite welcome in the face of comedies such as "Zohan" and action movies such as "Wanted".
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Old 12-30-2008, 08:44 PM
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I was looking forward to seeing this until you told me tom cruise was in it. What a P.O.S. Thanks for the heads up grumpy.
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Old 12-30-2008, 09:57 PM
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I was looking forward to seeing this until you told me tom cruise was in it. What a P.O.S. Thanks for the heads up grumpy.
It would be a shame to miss this. BTW Grumpy spilled the beans on what would've been a VERY funny surprise. Too bad, this flick has a lot of laughs.
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Old 12-30-2008, 10:07 PM
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My son like that movie. I think it sucks. They try to be funny and I don't find it hilarious. Go back to Drama School.
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Old 12-30-2008, 10:22 PM
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Never even for a second been a stiller fan. Why in the world I even brought this video home is still beyond me. It was made for people who are

A. Either tripping some crappy acid and are easily amused or

B. Have the IQ of a piece of paper.

Tom cruise sucks ( never expected much from him )
Stiller, I have seen better acting at my kids grade school pageants.

The umpteen other "stars" in this movie made it to make money. Definitely not to entertain.

Never before have I walked in the rental store and demanded my money back. That was until I watched this steaming hunk of crap of a movie.

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+1 my son rented it, I turned it off. It wasn't worth the phosphor on my CRT's
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Old 12-31-2008, 09:06 AM
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Stiller had a very short lived series on Fox before his movie career started, it was funny as all hell. The "U2, the early years" and "Cape Munster" bits were great.
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Old 12-31-2008, 09:11 AM
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It would be a shame to miss this. BTW Grumpy spilled the beans on what would've been a VERY funny surprise. Too bad, this flick has a lot of laughs.
Sorry, I was unaware this was a surprise.
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Old 12-31-2008, 09:21 AM
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I thought it was a hoot! Skewers every war movie cliche you can think of, and plenty of Hollywood stereotypes. I'm not a Tom Cruise fan by any stretch, but he is hilarious here.

It's not Macbeth, but it is fun.
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