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Tropic Thunder Will Go Down as One of the Funniest Movies Ever

by Joi on August 27, 2008

in Hollywood Today!, Movie Reviews, Robert Downey Jr

I can’t remember the last time two hilarious movies came out the same week – Pineapple Express and Tropic Thunder make a lethal 1-2 punch.  As a fan of Pineapple Express, I only wish it could have come out a different week or even month.  I mean, it’s a fantastic movie, but it has to fight for attention against the giant that is Tropic Thunder.  You have to figure that a movie boasting this cast is going to be huge:  Ben Stiller, Robert Downey, Jr., Jack Black, Jay Baruchel, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Cruise, Brandon T. Jackson, Nick Nolte, …

I had been looking forward to Tropic Thunder for so long that I was beginning to be afraid I was over-expecting. I was pleasantly surprised to see that this movie MORE than lives up to the anticipation and hype. Not only is it freaking hilarious, it’s also a very good movie. All around perfect entertainment!

If I were to take each actor, one by one, I’d be here all day. But this movie is just perfectly cast – each and every individual is perfect in their role. Robert Downey, Jr. is as remarkable as you’d expect him to be. He was to this film what Johnny Depp is to the Pirate movies – you can’t take your eyes off of him. Ben Stiller, Brandon T. Jackson, Jay Baruchel, and Jack Black were nothing short of brilliant as well. Jackson and Baruchel will soon be names as well known as Stiller, Downey Jr., and Black. They more than held their own with these giants.

I do want to give special credits to Tom Cruise and Matthew McConaughey, though. Tom Cruise was… well, words fail me! He chewed up the scenery, spit it out, then (literally) danced on it. This movie, without him, wouldn’t have been the same. He HAD to be in this role, it’s one I’ll never forget.

Matthew McConaughey was also a huge part of making this movie so special. He’s getting kind of lost in the hub bub, but he was terribly, terribly funny.

If you haven’t seen Tropic Thunder yet, get yourself to the theater as soon as possible. You’ll thank me for sending you in the direction of so much fun and so many laughs. Plus, trust me movie fanatics, you don’t want to miss performances (Robert Downey, Jr. and Tom Cruise) that’ll go down in Hollywood History.

Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian

by Joi on August 19, 2008

in Hollywood Today!

Nights at the Museum 2 - Amy Smart and Ben Stiller

YESSSSSS!  This one has me totally excited.  They’re filming Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian.  I completely loved the first movie – it was a beautfiul, fun, entertaining, little feel good romp that had me smiling for days.

The release date is 22 May 2009, but since the movie is “in production,” that could always change. 

In the second movie, Amy Smart will star as Amelia Earhart who will, apparently serve as somewhat of a love interest for Ben Stiller’s character. Fortunately Dick Van Dyke and Owen Wilson will be back as well.  No sign of Robin Williams – hopefully his character’s off making happy time with Sacajawea.

Ben Stiller told FilmSchoolRejects that things will be bigger and better than ever. “We have a much broader palette, because it takes place at the Smithsonian, so there’s a bunch of different museums we get in and out of like the Air and Space Museum and the art galleries, we go into paintings and stuff. And then there’s just this incredible ensemble cast … we also have new people like Christopher Guest (Ivan the Terrible), and Hank Azaria (Kah Mun Rah), Amy Adams (Amelia Earhart). So it’s really been fun because it’s a lot less lonely than the first one.”

Easy there, Ben, I loved that first one.