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A pair of test screening reviews for comedy TROPIC THUNDER come in! Sounds like a winner!

Primer by CuervoJones	Feb 21st, 2008 02:53:04 AM
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sounds like.. by nolan bautista	Feb 21st, 2008 02:56:13 AM
..a Gummi Savers flavor
Sounds good. by HExTeXly	Feb 21st, 2008 02:56:38 AM

first one is a plant by SnakesOnABicycle	Feb 21st, 2008 03:08:06 AM
second one... eh, probably a plant too, and paired with the too obvious first one as cover. this actually sounds KINDA good though. wait, could i now be the plant? oh no, just checked, still only a douchebag.
Hot Shots Part Trois? by Kefrif	Feb 21st, 2008 04:37:04 AM
Just thinking - wasn't this seam already mined in the 1990's with the Hot Shots movies? - still, will see it anyway. Got a good cast and Stiller is usually an entertaining chap...
sounds top notch by barnaby jones	Feb 21st, 2008 04:58:07 AM
looking forward too it, shame they could get Owen Wilson in there for a cameo somewhere though.
go away steve coogan by Spoiler_Man	Feb 21st, 2008 08:00:34 AM
Whoever you are - you're shit. Youre no Jack Black. Youre not even a Ben Stiller. Why are you still working? Who is employing you?
I'm sick of Stiller and Black. by Nice Marmot	Feb 21st, 2008 08:18:08 AM
But this sounds good. Downey Jr. helps. Alpa Chino. heh.
Wait! Downey jr's character is named Lazarus? by DerLanghaarige	Feb 21st, 2008 08:42:30 AM
Helloooooooo Galaxy Quest! (I just hope it will be at least half as great as Galaxy Quest was!)
all hail coogan. by jamawalk	Feb 21st, 2008 09:31:09 AM
coogan's in this? crap! i'm so there. spoiler man? you're an idiot. watch yourself some Alan Patridge and STFU. Stiller and Black wish they had Coogan's character work chops. Dummy.
First one isn't a review by henrydalton	Feb 21st, 2008 09:41:40 AM
It's a synopsis.
Spoiler Man by henrydalton	Feb 21st, 2008 09:42:42 AM
What are you talking about... you clearly have no idea who Steve Coogan is. He may not be that well known in America but he's been one of the UK's best comedians for fucking years.
The fat suits... by C00L DUD3	Feb 21st, 2008 10:13:18 AM
will get me there...just to see Cruise in all of his scientologist glory, all bloated up. And, Downey Jr. playing an Aussie, playing a black man?? Wow...haha!
Coogan is damn funny. by Knuckleduster	Feb 21st, 2008 10:42:10 AM
I'll be watching this.
ben stiller in dodgeball was so fucking annoying by compn	Feb 21st, 2008 11:01:54 AM
if you remove him from that movie, it becomes watchable.
Let's hope by Stevie Grant	Feb 21st, 2008 11:02:53 AM
Downey's awesomeness overcomes Cruise's creepiness
It was moved to August. by Kid Idioteque	Feb 21st, 2008 11:02:58 AM
Not a good sign.
August-shmaugust... by C00L DUD3	Feb 21st, 2008 11:17:33 AM
Just another good reason to get out of that nasty summer humidity. I don't doubt "Downey's awesomeness," though, for one sec...And after a second read, Jack Black should have a great avenue with the crack-head role. It's cool that they were able to poke fun at the industry, and...ehh-hem 'cough...themselves'...
Sounds a little like a comedic version by skimn	Feb 21st, 2008 11:35:18 AM
of Walter Hill's Southern Comfort also. I am burned out on Stiller and ( I never thought I'd say it ) Black, but this sounds like a return to Ben's "Ben Stiller Show" days. His agent character from that series was great.
McConaughey by PullMyFinger	Feb 21st, 2008 11:56:13 AM
If I remember correctly Matthew McConaughey took over Owen Wilson's role in the film. From these reviews, I think that probably ended up being a good choice in the long run. I've never been a fan of movies where Jack Black tries to not be Jack Black. Doesn't seem like they tried to stifle him here, which is gonna be good for the film. Also I concur on the ben stiller show sentiments.
Cruise is actually a great comedic actor by Laserhead	Feb 21st, 2008 12:57:03 PM
Thinking of his drunken speech in Jerry McGuire, great timing. He should make a move into more comedies, would help his flagging career.
Sounds like junk by Tourist	Feb 21st, 2008 01:20:41 PM
But its got every funny motherfucker in the world in it, so I don't give a fuck. I'll go see it.
This could actually be pretty funny by SpencerTrilby	Feb 21st, 2008 01:42:44 PM
Downey's character description cracked me up. I'm a bit tired of Stiller's films and performances of the last few years but if he can go back to the quality of Zoolander I'd be happy. Sounds good enough for my 8 bucks.
Action scenes by PullMyFinger	Feb 21st, 2008 03:10:32 PM
I cant imagine what the pseudo action scenes are going to be like...I'm picturing stiller diving around double fisting grenades..if it's anything three amigos or anything else i've heard it compared to it'll be one of the better comedies of the year.
anyone who says "hi-frickin’-larious" is not to be trusted by finky089	Feb 21st, 2008 04:07:42 PM
but, who knows, with all that talent maybe it could be as funny as these guys think it was. Or it could be Wild Hogs 2: Hog Wilder on an Island
Thunder in Paradise ???? by picardsucks	Feb 21st, 2008 04:14:34 PM
Brother !!
the first review sucked by JimCurry	Feb 21st, 2008 04:35:24 PM
the second? better.
BraneRobot by Beldo84	Feb 21st, 2008 04:40:35 PM
You know what you're saying is 100% based on something Courtney Love told a reporter. Let me repeat that: COURTNEY. LOVE. Think about it for a minute, and you might want to apologize to Mr. Coogan.
They liked it! They must be plants! It's impossible by CreasyBear	Feb 21st, 2008 04:55:56 PM
for people to have positive reviews! The negative parts were just slipped in there to throw us off the trail! I'm too wise and cynical to be duped! PLANT! PLANT!
Count me in!! by waites	Feb 21st, 2008 07:57:22 PM
This movie sounds freaking amazing. I am there opening day!! Thanks for the reviews. I really doubt these are plants. People are posting on IMBD that they saw it too and loved it.
sounds good by virtual_ninja	Feb 21st, 2008 10:36:30 PM
When do we get a trailer?
Did they watch the same film I did? by dbackdad	Feb 21st, 2008 10:54:28 PM
I was at the test screening also and I can't believe that anyone genuinely thought that movie was hilarious. It's a movie that has no idea what it wants to be - spoof, satire, serious, action. It does none of them well. I think Robert Downey is great but who the hell thought that having a white actor in blackface would be funny? Probably the same morons that thought Soul Man would be a good idea. And milking Stiller playing a mentally handicapped person for laughs? That's sad. And commenter "waites", you are quite the detective. The fact that two people here gave it positive reviews and two on IMDb gave it positive reviews didn't seem to turn on a light bulb in your head. At least one of the two on both sites is the same person (moviemonkey).
dbackdad by Tourist	Feb 22nd, 2008 12:38:25 AM
...So is the movie BAD, or just bad when viewed through your politically correct wanker-vision?
tourist by dbackdad	Feb 22nd, 2008 08:23:33 AM
If it had been a better and funnier movie, it's inappropriate subject matter could have been overlooked. It's not a bad film because of the subject matter. It's a bad film because it's not funny.
word up g by SpazmoCalrissian	Feb 23rd, 2008 01:19:06 AM

Movie Monkey is not a plant, Nancy Drew by Fra Gee Lay	Mar 7th, 2008 10:31:18 PM
Man, I had to create a login just to post this to stick up for a long time friend. Sorry to those who think Movie Monkey is a plant. He's not but nice try, Nancy Drew. He's a great friend (and a great director himself) and just loves movies. Though it made for a good laugh tonight for me and my wife as his nickname just went from the 13 year-standing 'Monkey Boy' to 'The Plant'. Movie Monkey is just one of the many film-geeks on this site who sees every movie that comes out and decided to comment on a screening. Oh, and I'd trust someone who said 'hi-frickin-larious' before I'd trust someone with the log-in 'finky089'. But that's just me.
dbackdad by PR1C3Y	Jun 4th, 2008 05:16:18 AM
Say what you want about this but you leave Soul Man alone or I will cut you.

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