Tropic Thunder.
I was looking forward to this one. Thought it was really weird and not really funny most of the time. Some amazing action though. They should have made a normal Vietnam movie, without the stupid story and just some jokes. It takes the piss out of Platoon, Apocalypse Now and a bunch of other Vietnam movies, all of which are far more entertaining to watch in my opinion.
*SPOILER (look away now): Tom Cruise is badly cast imo. Also one of the weakest roles I've seen Jack Black do.
Useless waste of money, really. Should have stayed home. Doubt I would go and see another Ben Stiller directed movie in the cinema.
No doubt Jack Black will be plugging this movie later on Jonathan Ross tonight, and the big fake Ross as he is will be agreeing with him that it is a great movie. Sigh.
I can't believe this movie cost $92 million to make. I really think they should have made a more serious film with that kind of money instead of a comedy like this. The high rating on imdb and reviews "best comedy in years" is something I really don't get. Hot Fuzz for example was a much, MUCH better Hollywood spoof film than this in my opinion. Why do the biggest comedy stars in the USA make so many unfunny films is my question here? (Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy and now Jack Black
)
Don't get me wrong, this is not the worst comedy I've seen (that prize may have to go to Superbad or other forgettable teen trash) but this was a disappointment I thought.
Some movies, I saw trailers for and I think are going to be quite interesting are:
Death Race and
The Day The Earth Stood Still