Comments on: Tropic Thunder, and Summer 2008 Movies http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1613 Reading, Writing, Movies and Mothering in Minneapolis, Mostly Mon, 11 May 2026 21:51:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: girldetective http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1613&cpage=1#comment-14216 girldetective Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:30:52 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1613#comment-14216 I can easily imagine that this movie could go either way, good or bad depending on my mood, what I was expecting, etc. I was not expecting much, since I'd read bad reviews, but I wanted something dumb that would make me laugh a few times. Done, and done. What I really liked about the Cruise performance was that he was deliberately playing against type--his physically ugly, profane character was a sendup of his whole Tom Cruise persona, and I thought that demonstrated an ability to laugh at himself. I know I laughed at him. I haven't seen Dodgeball. I'll save that for a rainy day. I can easily imagine that this movie could go either way, good or bad depending on my mood, what I was expecting, etc. I was not expecting much, since I’d read bad reviews, but I wanted something dumb that would make me laugh a few times. Done, and done.

What I really liked about the Cruise performance was that he was deliberately playing against type–his physically ugly, profane character was a sendup of his whole Tom Cruise persona, and I thought that demonstrated an ability to laugh at himself. I know I laughed at him.

I haven’t seen Dodgeball. I’ll save that for a rainy day.

]]> By: Steph http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1613&cpage=1#comment-14124 Steph Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:49:30 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1613#comment-14124 I saw Tropic of Thunder at the local drive-in theatre (in a double-feature with Step-Brothers), and have to say I didn't care for it. I don't mind stupid-funny movies (I really liked "Dodgeball", for instance), but I just found this one incredibly light on the funny and was bored by most of it. Downey Jr was good, but was unimpressed by everyone else (including Tom Cruise, who was much lauded in this role). I didn't love Step-Brothers much either, but enjoyed it the most out of the two offerings that night. I saw Tropic of Thunder at the local drive-in theatre (in a double-feature with Step-Brothers), and have to say I didn’t care for it. I don’t mind stupid-funny movies (I really liked “Dodgeball”, for instance), but I just found this one incredibly light on the funny and was bored by most of it. Downey Jr was good, but was unimpressed by everyone else (including Tom Cruise, who was much lauded in this role). I didn’t love Step-Brothers much either, but enjoyed it the most out of the two offerings that night.

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