tropic thunder

jeffry lee, aaron, and i went to go see this. we couldnt decide if we should see this one, or 'pineapple express'. we figured the other one would have better dvd stuff, so we could wait. this one won out by default. this is a bit of a metaphor about the movie itself, as it turns out...
the film is about a bunch of actors making a movie about a war, and then they accidentally find themselves in a war in the jungle for real. there was a lot of possibilities for this movie, but it kind of felt like it went nowhere. every character and every joke setup was ripe with humor and ridiculous antics, but the execution was way off. an actor known for fart jokes just makes more fart jokes, an actor known for action just does action, and an actor known for his roles just plays a role. it didnt go anywhere. it seemed like a lot of noise and explosions with no substance. a banana peel, with no bananas. there were a couple good jokes, mostly during the fake previews before the story even started, but not enough to keep it going. i like all three of the main actors, but they just werent able to keep this clunker afloat.

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