Breaking news, this just in. Don't go see Trp[ic Thunder. Besides actually being hilarious and entertaining (even with a dead hooker joke), Maureen McCormick does not want you to go see it.
That's right Maureen McCormick has come out and said that she will not see Tropic Thunder, and neither should you.
Excuse me, Maureen McCormick? Who? A quick Internets search tells me she was on Brady Bunch, 30 years ago. Who cares. Shut your mouth, and go back to being on whatever washed up celebrity reality show you are going to be on next.
Showing posts with label tropic thunder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tropic thunder. Show all posts
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Where's the laughs?
To end the ages all debate: "What is funnier the Vietnam War or Stoners?" The winner is The Vietnam War.
I went on saw Pineapple Express last night, and I believe it was a huge letdown, especially after seeing Tropic Thunder (before it came out). Pineapple Express is only funnier for about 20 minutes, and it is only the scenes when the three guys (Seth Rogen, James Franco, and Danny McBride) are together. In between those scenes there are non-sense scenes trying to build some subplot in which there is a gang warfare over drug territory in the land and something about crooked cops. The movie even ends with a 15 minute fight sequence in which James Franco and Seth Rogen stop a huge drug cartel that has been running since WWI without any guns or anything.
I think there was potential with just the 3 guys running around making jokes about each other being gay and buying best friend necklaces, but then it slows down with weird plot twists. In the movie Seth Rogen's character has a girlfriend who is in high school (I can relate) which is funny when he visits her in school and sees all these jocks all over her, but then they never return to that at all.
Overall, save your money and go see Tropic Thunder twice.
I went on saw Pineapple Express last night, and I believe it was a huge letdown, especially after seeing Tropic Thunder (before it came out). Pineapple Express is only funnier for about 20 minutes, and it is only the scenes when the three guys (Seth Rogen, James Franco, and Danny McBride) are together. In between those scenes there are non-sense scenes trying to build some subplot in which there is a gang warfare over drug territory in the land and something about crooked cops. The movie even ends with a 15 minute fight sequence in which James Franco and Seth Rogen stop a huge drug cartel that has been running since WWI without any guns or anything.
I think there was potential with just the 3 guys running around making jokes about each other being gay and buying best friend necklaces, but then it slows down with weird plot twists. In the movie Seth Rogen's character has a girlfriend who is in high school (I can relate) which is funny when he visits her in school and sees all these jocks all over her, but then they never return to that at all.
Overall, save your money and go see Tropic Thunder twice.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
You said what?
There has been a lot of uproar this week with the official premier of Tropic Thunder on Wednesday. As I poster earlier, I have seen it and it is hilarious. But now many groups representing disabled individuals and the Special Olympics are asking people to protest the movie because of its stereotypes towards groups they represent.
The movie is distributed by Dream Works and I think they are actually approaching this correctly. They met with these groups before the release and reiterated that this movie is a satire and in no way is supposed to be viewed as real-life or trying to send any message to the viewers. Can't anyone ever have any kind of sense of humor any more? This movie also makes fun of Australians, fat people, actors, African-Americans, Vietnam Vets, drug addicts, and gay people. Take it easy people.
The thing I don't get is why even get so upset over something like this. If something offends you, just don't go see it. As you all know icebergs offend me so I did not go see Titanic. I didn't protest and ask others to avoid the movie as well, I just avoided it myself and allowed others to see it themselves. Growing up all my friends were offended by 'Pin the Tail on the Donkey,' and that is why none of my friends ever came to any of my birthday parties growing up. I never held it against them, I just had my parties all by myself, no big deal.
The movie is distributed by Dream Works and I think they are actually approaching this correctly. They met with these groups before the release and reiterated that this movie is a satire and in no way is supposed to be viewed as real-life or trying to send any message to the viewers. Can't anyone ever have any kind of sense of humor any more? This movie also makes fun of Australians, fat people, actors, African-Americans, Vietnam Vets, drug addicts, and gay people. Take it easy people.
The thing I don't get is why even get so upset over something like this. If something offends you, just don't go see it. As you all know icebergs offend me so I did not go see Titanic. I didn't protest and ask others to avoid the movie as well, I just avoided it myself and allowed others to see it themselves. Growing up all my friends were offended by 'Pin the Tail on the Donkey,' and that is why none of my friends ever came to any of my birthday parties growing up. I never held it against them, I just had my parties all by myself, no big deal.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Live Blog
I received some passes to a screening of the movie Tropic Thunder last night and was going to film it on my cell phone and live blog the movie, but unfortunetly they had actually security guards walking around. BEfore the movie started they came up and talked about the radio station that sponsored the evening then said that recording the movie is illegal, the polic will be called, jail time will be given, the whole nine, and then they said there was security their "with night vision."
The movie was actually quite funny. The movie started with fake trailers from all the actors previous work. For example Ben Stiller in Scorcher VI: "After saving the Earth from the end 5 times, does he have it in him to do it again?" Jack Black in The Farties: Fart 2; was basically Jack Black playing 6 roles (ala Eddie Murphy) and just sitting around the table farting for 30 seconds. Then Robert Downey Jr. (still white) as 6 time academy award winner and 3 time crying monkey award winner in a movie with "MTV Best Kiss Winner Tobey Maguire" about 2 Irish priests who must decide between true love and God's love."
Then it gets into the actual movie and the next 20 minutes are absolutely hilarious. It makes fun of all actors as being over the top and pretentious. Jack Blacks character is hooked on all kinds of drugs, Ben Stiller's character is a terrible actor who is spoiled by his agent and always gets his way, and Robert Downey Jr. is a character who never breaks character, and eventually is not even able to break character "until the DVD is out." There is even a surprise actor who is usually a duche bag who is a good portion of the movie (none of the trailers) and is hilarious.
Once the actors get dropped "in the shit" to make the movie, it takes a small step down, but is still absolutely hilarious. In this scene Robert Downer Jr. is talking to Ben Stiller about how to be a true character actor and why Ben Stiller did not win any awards for playing a retarded stable boy in Simple Jack:
There is even a dead hooker joked worked into the movie. Overall I suggest this movie to anyone who likes laughter. I can say with confidence that it is the funniest movie since lasts years Superbad and makes Step Brothers look like Bambi.
The movie was actually quite funny. The movie started with fake trailers from all the actors previous work. For example Ben Stiller in Scorcher VI: "After saving the Earth from the end 5 times, does he have it in him to do it again?" Jack Black in The Farties: Fart 2; was basically Jack Black playing 6 roles (ala Eddie Murphy) and just sitting around the table farting for 30 seconds. Then Robert Downey Jr. (still white) as 6 time academy award winner and 3 time crying monkey award winner in a movie with "MTV Best Kiss Winner Tobey Maguire" about 2 Irish priests who must decide between true love and God's love."
Then it gets into the actual movie and the next 20 minutes are absolutely hilarious. It makes fun of all actors as being over the top and pretentious. Jack Blacks character is hooked on all kinds of drugs, Ben Stiller's character is a terrible actor who is spoiled by his agent and always gets his way, and Robert Downey Jr. is a character who never breaks character, and eventually is not even able to break character "until the DVD is out." There is even a surprise actor who is usually a duche bag who is a good portion of the movie (none of the trailers) and is hilarious.
Once the actors get dropped "in the shit" to make the movie, it takes a small step down, but is still absolutely hilarious. In this scene Robert Downer Jr. is talking to Ben Stiller about how to be a true character actor and why Ben Stiller did not win any awards for playing a retarded stable boy in Simple Jack:
There is even a dead hooker joked worked into the movie. Overall I suggest this movie to anyone who likes laughter. I can say with confidence that it is the funniest movie since lasts years Superbad and makes Step Brothers look like Bambi.
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