TROPIC THUNDER (2008) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION
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- Tropic Thunder (2008) First Time Watching Movie Reaction, Review, and Commentary for JL.
Many moments of consideration for Robert Downey Jr. as the GOAT and admiration for McConaughey's level of friendship were had.
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At one point RDJ is an American playing an Australian, playing a black man, playing a Vietnamese. That is some inception levels of acting right there. And judging by how you laughed, you loved this. Most people do
He really is the dude, playing a dude pretending to be another dude
I loved the academy intro that year with Hugh Jackman. "All about variety. RDJ, an American , playing an Australian, playing an African."
Downey was nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. Had the late, great Heath Ledger not brilliantly played the Joker in "The Dark Knight," that year, I'm pretty sure RDJ would have won. He was that good.
What an amazing actor
Really? I didn't catch that.
Ben stiller deserves huge credit for directing and writing this.
This man just referred to Ben Stiller as "The blonde chick from Hey Dude's husband." Absolutely amazing
"Is he black or just a dirty white boy" had me rolling
To answer your question about "why the key grip?"...the key grip is usually the biggest dude on set. He helps rig the lighting...so no one stronger to punch the director in the face.
Interesting...cool
Nice copy n paste answer from reddit 😭☠️
Man the best part is Tom Cruise had disappeared for a while before this movie. Everybody thought he went crazy, he had been saying weird Scientology shit. Then he just shows up in this movie out of nowhere. This was totally the best thing he ever did lol.
It made people like him again. Definitely a smart move.
@@roems6396 publicity at it's finest!
“I wanna dance and I want fat hands.”
Also fun fact, Christian Bale based his portrayal of Patrick Bateman on Tom Cruise.
Quite possibly one of the funniest movies ever made.
This film gets funnier as the Hollywood scum unfolded in recent years. Tom Cruise's portrayal of Harvey Weinstein is really spot on.
I thought it was a parody of Scott Rudin, but maybe both and that kind of person in general@@chaost4544
@@chaost4544 apparently Les Grossman was based on several people, and Weinstein was actually not one of them. 😂 Just a fun Little fact. If you wanna see a character inspired by Weinstein, search Gothmog the Orc.
Even Tom Cruise was funny.
@@chaost4544surprisingly, I think it was later revealed that Weinstein is one of the few people grossman wasn’t based on (could have my info mixed up though)
I just love that McConaughey got the best of both worlds. He used the G5 to fly to Vietnam and save everybody
I've seen this multiple times and I only just got this
The Key Grip who punches the director was the actual IRL key grip for this movie.
As Ben said in the commentary "He's the kindest guy I know, and he had to go to a really dark place for that scene."
That's amazing, and you know he got his SAG card for that too. Give that man a 💰.
@@ShortyLongstrokin No way, that's the best bit of trivia I heard in a while!
And the reason he wants the key grip to punch the director is because they're often the strongest guys on set, lugging the equipment around.
@@ShortyLongstrokinYeah, $8.55 a year in residuals from this movie.
See how big that dude and his hands are? No way I'd want to take one on the chin from him
"What do you mean you people?"
Robert Downey Jr. shoulda won the Academy Award for this role.
Alpa Chino: “What do *YOU* mean, you people!” ☺️
He WAS nominated for one for this. Which in itself is pretty funny.
He had to go against Heath Ledger's Joker...
RDJ did a Reverse Michael Jackson 😂
@@johanregalado69just goes to show how OP 2008 was for movies
Platoon is the movie you were thinking about at the start. 1986 staring Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, and Forest Witaker. Great movie to react to.
Yes, Keith David, too. EOM, put it on the schedule!
went to the comments to find someone saying to react to this. Thank you. Hope he does it.
Admission: I had the biggest crush on Sgt. Barnes (Beringer) when I was younger (and still do lol). His character, not so much...but his looks? SOLD! Scars and all 😅...in fact especially the scars lol. My other character crushes: Heath Ledgers Joker and Rory McCanns The Hound smh lol...and the funniest part is that my husband has a baby face and often gets mistaken for being in his early 30s while in his early 40s 😅
No idea whats wrong with me so go ahead and ask, but I have no answers 😄😉. I would love a good analysis...
Winter be great if Tom Cruise brought back Les Grossman as a disguise in the new mission impossible coming out in July
Classic movie.
Referring to Ben Stiller as the “husband of the blonde headed chick from Hey Dude” is absolutely amazing. lol Love ya, Jay. You are truly one of a kind and this 90’s Nickelodeon kid is here for it.
Loved me some Melody back in the day lol
Melody was rockin'. Brad was pretty hot too. And Lucy as well.
I was a pretty horny kid.
That brought back so many memories of that show and Salute Your Shorts.
He should watch Good Burger or the other Nickelodeon movies
I was trying to remember where I knew her from. I haven't watched Hey Dude in decades.💯😀
#YippieKaiYaiyaaa...
I saw this in theatres. The trailers started without warning and it was just soo funny.
I worked at a theater when this came out. I remember being so confused with Alpha Chino’s ad. It was like, “Um…we sell neither of these things.” 🤣
I am crying laughing before the review even begins, I have never ever heard anyone describe Ben Stiller as 'the husband of that blonde haired chick from hey dude'. Accurate, but a new one for me
"He beat the Simple Jack outta him." Omg, I'm dying! 🤣🤣🤣
The kid being chucked off the bridge is the most appropriate time to use “yeeted”.
In the theater, the real trailers went right into the fake movie trailers seamlessly. It took a very confusing minute to figure it out, the funniest start to any movie I've seen!
He was watching an episode of the original Star Trek series.
Yep, "Arena" episode from season 1.
The commentary is HILARIOUS for this movie and Downey even goes as far as living up to his joke by staying in character for the commentary
What!? Omg I need to see this. Hilarious.
m.th-cam.com/video/_3PHQB6pgBA/w-d-xo.html&pp=ygUZVHJpcGljIHRodW5kZXIgY29tbWVudGFyeQ%3D%3D
Here you go
100%
Doesn't he also switch to an Australian actor at the end after him and Ben stiller have talk in the village
"Man, I don't drop character 'till I done the DVD commentary."
Fun Fact: When recording the audio commentary for the Unrated DVD and Blu-ray, Robert Downey, Jr. actually spends the entire commentary in the character that appears on the screen as the movie progresses.
Historical Fact: The South East Asian gang Flaming Dragon, led by a pre-teen boy, was modeled after God's Army, a guerrilla army in Myanmar. The group was led by twin brothers Johnny Htoo and Luther Htoo, who were nine years old when it was founded in 1997. Johnny and Luther Htoo were fond of American action movie heroes, especially the Rambo franchise.
Cruise Unbound Fact: Ben Stiller said nearly all aspects of the Les Grossman character were developed by Tom Cruise, including the dancing and the look of the make-up. Stiller said that in addition to the more obvious make-up effects applied to Cruise's face and head, and the extra hair on his chest and arms, Cruise also decided to play the character wearing oversized prosthetic hands.
You asked how they got Tom Cruise to play this role. Well in fact, it was entirely his idea. He actually had to do a test run with the prosthetics to sell it to Ben Stiller. Genius!
He wanted fat hands. And he wanted to dance.
Add according to an interview done with Conan O'Brien about the movie the first time Tom Cruise was in character with the full Prosthetics, Ben Stiller nearly wet himself from laughing. And you will never think about the song Apple Bottom Jeans the same way ever again without referring back to this movie. And the end credit scene was hysterical for the simple reason that they shot it with no music and only added the Ludacris song during post-production and after they got the okay to use it. And in my opinion it was a perfect fit
Not sure if someone brought up the Fun Fact: RDJ was still in character during the commentary until the credits. 😂
6:45 the movie that they’re parodying right there is Platoon (1986). It’s one of the greatest war movies ever made, and as a result, one of the most parodied war movies ever 😂
Agreed! That movie was Saving Private Ryan before it was made. It's a much watch for this channel. A total opposite of this film.
Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, Appocalypse Now... the holy trinity of Vietnam movies.
I love that Tom reprised his role for that years Oscars.
The Hey Dude reference in the opening earned an immediate sub from me. Melody was her name, and she was played by Ben Stiller’s future wife Christine Taylor. 😊 Tropic Thunder is one of the greatest comedies of all time. Absolute masterpiece.
I loved hey dude, I watched it religiously when it was on air. About a year ago my sister found the complete series on DVD and got it for 😁 I was super stoked lol
@@mcrose9067 what a fantastic sister! I love gifts like that.
They both star in one of the other greatest comedies of all time Dodgeball.
"this is about to be so fucking ignorant' never has a movie been judged so accurately on it's intro. LMAOOOO
I watched this in the movie theater, and my boyfriend was laughing soooo hard the entire time, that I'll never forget it. Don't get me wrong--we were both crying laughing throughout. But his laugh in particular took me OUT! The only movie I've laughed harder at in the theater was Liar Liar, but this was a close second. I think Tropic Thunder is one of the best examples of comedy writing in the history of film.
Same here! I laughed harder at Liar Liar, but this was a close second for me. Watched both in the theatre and watched both countless times again and I will never not laugh! My significant other and I were laughing so hard at Tropic Thunder in the theatre that we missed some of the dialogue, so we appreciated it even more when we watched it the second time! 🤣🤣🤣
Loved this reaction! A lot of people don't realize it was Tom Cruise until the end. I agree it was one of Cruise's best roles. He almost never does comedy, and rarely plays the bad guy, but he's great at both.
Oh mannnnnnn RDJ killed this movie 😂😂😂😂😂😂 He plays a black man in war movies to a TEE 😂😂😂 the whole satire is genius. Sending love to you and your babies ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Bro, this gonna be FUN-E!
That wasn’t just the funniest reaction I’ve ever seen, it’s one of the funniest things I’ve seen in a long time. Well done J and Blank
Just when we think one video is an all timer for the channel, we get videos like this 😆
I love that the "what do you mean you people" joke got you laughing so hard your dog had to get up and check on you. Thats what I watch reactions for. Pure genuine laughs and great reactions.
The moment when Downey became Australian at the end, I knew he did a phenomenal job because I immediately missed and grew attacked to his black Sargent character. Like, a lot. It was like at the end of White Chicks when the girls tell the undercover cops they know now the white girls they pretended to play aren't real, but they were real to them, bonded and miss them so the cops go into character again to give the girls closure. The only difference is White Chicks required a suspension of disbelief whereas Downey actually looked, sounded, totally disappeared into the part. He's crazy talented, mad acting skills. I kept laughing, going, 'But, that's Tony Stark.'
I completely understand this exact feeling
Tom Cruise had like 2 min of screen time and was my favorite part of the movie. 😂 Also, Blank’s killing the thumbnail game 💯
That’s all Sean with the thumbnails. LoL
@@EOMReacts Yay Sean! 👏👏👏
27:28 - He's watching the original "Star Trek". I'm pretty sure the episode is called "Arena".
On a related note, I'm really looking forward to the day you decide to react to "Star Trek: The Motion Picture". The Director's Edition is dynamite 😉
McConaughey is the best agent ever.. he went the extra mile to deliver the tevo
100% the best Tom Cruise role and Robert Downey Jr roles. You had me rolling with laughter your whole review!
I'm really sad I missed the premiere, but this was great!!! RDJ was actually nominated for an Oscar for this role and lost to Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight. The funniest part is the role was making fun of actors who go to extremes to play roles that are not for them but if they call it art, Hollywood would embrace them. So the fact he was nominated for this role blew his mind that...Hollywood didn't get the joke. And then he lost to a clown. Best Oscar's story I randomly know.
And in a sad twist, Heath Ledger lost his life because he "went to the extreme" in getting into the mindset of The Joker, ended up taking a killer cocktail of drugs.
@MeurikTV that's just what is deemed fan legend. He was an addict for a long time and had been either taking advantage of the lack of proper care or suffered at the lack of proper care. Pharmacies should communicate pickups. He died with an outrageous mix of meds from multiple doctors that weren't even seeing him. The role didn't kill him. He had an underlying addiction that had already put him on a path to death. It was just a matter of when. It is very tragic. Heath died before he won his Oscar, but it wasn't the role that killed him. Please be more responsible and hold those proven responsible responsible so that others do not follow.
@@Darkthunder84That's not why he lost his life bro. Sorry but that was all bs. He ODd because he had a drug issue. That simple. He mixed too much and everyone reacts differently. His body couldn't handle it. He was abusing them for years
This movie was probably the greatest masterpiece of comedy since Blazing Saddles. It saddens me that nothing this great will ever be able to exist again in my lifetime.
I agree this is one of Tom Cruise’s best performances!
This movie is controversial to this day because of RDJ’s blackface but I think people who get comedy get it (I’m Black btw).
A lot of reaction watchers don’t seem to know who Lance Bass is so that’s awesome that you caught that cameo. This movie came out shortly after he did so it was even more funny at the time that Booty Sweat’s dream guy Lance is actually Lance Bass lol.
I disagree with all the controversy. I think blackface should refer specifically to the exaggerated makeup people used to use to make fun of and hurt black people. They would paint their face literally black, not brown. Going for an accurate depiction non-maliciously shouldn't be called blackface. The conflation of these two things is a somewhat recent invention, with this movie being an example. When this came out it was unusual and funny, but it wasn't a controversy. It seems like we're going backwards.
@@JWar- To be fair, I've never actually seen a person upset about RDJ in this movie in real life. I'm starting to 100% ignore anything I read online unless it correlates ever so slightly with what I see in real life.
LOL No it isn't. This is a movie that people who want to whine about political correctness like to point to, but there was no controversy about this at the time and there still isn't now.
Love this movie, and RDJ was amazing. But it seemed to me (personally) that his character portrayal bothered a lot more white people than black people. Just a personal impression.
@@JWar- Plenty of white guys have played Othello on stage and no one ever batted an eyelid.
That poor pitti couldn’t get a wink of sleep 🐶 😂
Robert Downey‘s best role ever! He was brilliant!
I preferred him in, Satan's Alley.
This movie is a parody of the great movie “Apocalypse Now” that suffered many issues behind the scenes and was a nightmare to finish. Apocalypse Now would be a GREAT movie for you to react to and maybe as a bonus you could then watch one of the many documentaries made about it that talk about all its nightmarish struggles like it’s lead character having a heart attack and almost dying had he not CRAWLED for help... Yeah, it was THAT messed up!
There were a few war movies being parodied or homage to.
Robert downey jr was epic in this movie. He don't break characer till he does the dvd commentary 😂
Stiller and Cruise have been friends since the 80's, and always wanted to work on something together.
Tom Cruise wanted to do the part, but would only do it if he got to look like that and dance. He walked in and proved it would work.
You’re right that Tom and Robert are what makes the movie entertaining.
Robert Downey Jr was the best part of that movie, absolutely hilarious.
19:38 RDJ did in fact, do the DVD commentary as his character! 🤣🤣🤣
_Correct._
I remember being a teenager watching this. To this day it is still one of my favorite comedies Ever!!! 🤣
Like most Ben Stiller movies, this was the funniest movie of 2008. Only “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” comes close. Ben Stiller’s ability to get the best casts for his movies is incredibly. This cast couldn’t have been cheap. This movie shows how much faith the studio had in Ben. And I agree that Robert Downey Jr. was the MVP of this movie.
Always a favorite. Love that this and iron man came out in the same year.
My son walked by and heard what I was watching and just went off "yeah! He's watching tropic thunder, yeah! That's a great freaking movie!" He has heard me watching EOM reaction videos several times before already and is familiar with it because of this.
My husband wandered in to chat and sat down to watch the second half with me. Nobody can escape EOM. 😁
"The blonde chick on Hey Dude, her husband is in this" Best way I've ever heard Ben Stiller described in my life lol.
This movie only gets funnier with every viewing! And bonus points for the “Hey Dude” reference!
26:18 is one of the most underrated moments in the whole movie. Good on you for catching it. Also, that pitbull/dachshund is adorable.
RD Jr... 'You talkin to me this whole time!' He was stellar in this role! Your reaction to this crazy, brilliant film had me laughing out loud. Saturday started on the upbeat 👏👍
I don’t care what anybody says Maria Menounos had the funniest line in the movie fight me. That was so unexpected cuz everything before that she was serious with it. She crossed her eyes when she did it most people listen to the stutter and forget her eyes and she was serious when she did it.
I saw this pointed out years later and felt dumb for not thinking about it. His manager took the deal and used the money and g5 to get him that Tivo.
Heck Yes our Guy is about to have a Blast.
I love that they introduced the characters and their type of usual role with just trailers. It's so efficient and perfectly in line with the movie
Alpa Chino: “What do *YOU* mean, you people?” 😆 My favourite line!
amazing comedy. some classic memes came from it, I wonder what he knew about it before watching. I sure everyone is excited for the “director scene” or the “panda scene”.
Commenting before premiere...The prophecy!!! Like 7+ months ago I thought Tropic Thunder would be amazing on this channel. Amazing thing to see on my feed.
your pups looking at you from behind is another layer of comedy
I've seen this movie before and laughed my a** off. But watching with you was even funnier. Always enjoy your reactions! Keep 'em comin'.
I love how deep this movie actually is... and the social commentary, yet it goes over so many heads and they think it's just genuinely mean-spirited... and they either love or hate it on that merit.
But great reaction, J! ♥
This is one of the best movies I’ve ever watched in my life. 😂😂 Doesn’t matter how many times I’ve watched it, I’m always in stitches. 😂
I made my girlfriend sit down and watch one of your reactions(gladiator) with me and she was in stitches the whole time. We both have seen the movie a million times, but you make it a completely different viewing experience with your humor. Also, your editing is perfect. You show a great balance of the movie to get us sucked in, but also the commentary that we are here for.
The cast is impeccable, the comedy is dark, and the writing is flawless. This is the greatest comedy of all time
That doggo loves his dad so much lol
This film is a classic comedy that'll live forever. Great reaction bro! 👍🏿
The greatest thing about the way this movie starts with trailers is that we were all super confused for a minute when it started in the theaters. It eventually gets obvious but still so damn funny😂
I don’t think I’ve *ever* seen you laugh this hard, or this much, for a single movie. This whole cast is solid gold.
This is just Hollywood actors making fun of Hollywood actors!! Priceless!
"Platoon" is the movie where the guy is running from the gunfire with his arms in the air. Huge hit. Worth a reaction.
"Tropic Thunder" is the best war movie, though. It blows the hands off of other war movies!
I was so busy staring at the bully’s (“bully breeds” Bulldogs, pits, etc. anything beefy with bull in it 😂”that I forgot this was a movie reaction 😂.
This is the perfect combination of YT movie reactor and movie. I knew it when I saw the thumbnail. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
At 6:43 when you asked "what movie is that?" They were spoofing Platoon. A classic Vietnam War movie.
Didn't expect an Ernie Reyes Jr reference.😊
Did anybody notice how our RDJ was speaking Vietnamese with his blackcent, still in play😂
A true classic...one of the best movies ever.
Hey Dude that's taking me back to childhood 😂 it was "hey dude" then "Salute your shorts," "are you afraid of the Dark", "Tales from the crip", and the Animaniacs kicked off the cartoon Hour 😂 crazy how you remember
My popcorn's ready and waiting !!! 🍿🍿🍿 Thanks for reacting to this one 👍❤
"What movie is that?"
The movie with the guy facing towards you with arms out like that. Although the pose is slightly different, the one you are thinking of is Platoon. In that, the guy has his arms up while looking upwards. It has been parodied a bunch of times though so you probably have seen people with their arms out like that as well.
I'll be at work and intentionally ignore someone and then say "You been talking to me this whole time?" Usually people don't get the reference but it makes me laugh. Those people can aim for the bushes.
"Hey, he beat the Simple Jack outa him". LMAOOOOOOOO! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Have been looking forward to this one the whole week. And now, I really do need some rest to recover from 1 hour of laughing. J, Blank, this reaction video is a "3 for 1":
- Watching TT.
- Watching J watching TT.
- Watching Romulus' shenanigans in the background.
You guys just made my day. Thanks. ♥
Have a great weekend everybody.
"This is about to be so F*****G ignorant"
That may be the truest thing to ever be stated on this channel
And he said that before he saw what RDJ was gonna be doing
I laughed when you realized it was Tom Cruise. When i saw this in theaters, i knew right away it was him, and the friend I was with thought i was wrong. The end when he dances has me cry laughing
Your puppy looking at you and wagging it's little tail expectantly is so cute
The pup’s reactions were great
Hello Extraordinary Ordinary Media, my junior high school colors were red & white. So, our mascot was a red & white Panda Bear. I think about that everytime I see this movie. I'm glad that you found it. " Hey! "
42:41 Ernie Reyes Junior, Jr. LMAO! None of my friends seem to remember that kid. He was one of Nate Diaz’s coaches in his last UFC fight.
"Why they got these guns when they aint got no bullets?"
They're still real guns, they're just loaded with blanks (assuming they haven't fired them all). That means they can pick up live ammunition (if they can find some of the right type) and load their guns with real bullets. Also, you can clock the shit outta someone with an empty gun.
My favorite thing about this movie "I don't drop character untill I do the DVD commentary" RDJ did the dvd commentary for tropic thunder in character.... fuckin legend
The scene at the beginning, where Ben Stiller is being shot while running towards the plane is a clip referring to a scene from the film Platoon, which was played by William Defoe
the thumb nail got me, with you wearing the panda hat 😂😂
Dog I’ve been needing a good upload the past few days, I already know this one is gonna be one of your bests
Was looking forward to this since Sunday. Got the perfect high and buzz going and it was amazing, lost a cup worth of tears from laughing so hard!
The “Hey Dude” reference was perfection.
Waited til I got home, built a tall strong drink and enjoyed the HELL outta watching your reaction. One of the best I’ve seen, as I knew it would be. Every moment of this movie is genius and every moment of your reaction is pure gold. Enjoyed it.
"Aww shut the fuck up he gon'" I laughed so hard at that.