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"This raucous, low-down commentary on Hollywood filmmaking, war movies, narcissistic actors and the thin line between make-believe and reality is the most giddily entertaining, wickedly smart and cinematically satisfying comedy in a season overloaded with yuk-'em-ups. If there's any justice, Tropic Thunder should be the breakthrough moment for Stiller as a director." -- from David Ansen's review/interview piece (dated 8.2) in Newsweek.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on August 2, 2008 at 6:52 PM

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EOTW says ...

Sorry, Dave, but ZOOLANDER was Stiller's breakthrough as a director. That movie only gets funnier with each viewing and the DVD is priceless ("if you're watching these special features, you must be one of the HUNDREDS of people who saw ZOOLANDER in a theater!"). Genius!

Posted by EOTW at August 2, 2008 7:13 PM

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iamwhoiam says ...

Tropic Thunder is a comedy masterpiece. I pity those who can't see or enjoy it.

Posted by iamwhoiam at August 2, 2008 9:46 PM

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AndrewOwens says ...

Can't wait for Tropic Thunder - looks delirious.

Off topic, but here's the Rachel Getting Married trailer...looks a little like Festen or The Anniversary Party, with the handheld cameras? (Hope its not too shaky, had to leave the theater with Cloverfield)

Posted by AndrewOwens at August 3, 2008 7:23 AM

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AndrewOwens says ...

Sorry, here:

http://www.worstpreviews.com/trailer.php?id=1281&item=0

Posted by AndrewOwens at August 3, 2008 7:24 AM

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BurmaShave says ...

Suddenly I'm feeling a Bill Irwin Oscar nod.

Posted by BurmaShave at August 3, 2008 3:06 PM

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hcat says ...

Would love to see Irwin win just so he could do a few pratfalls on the way to the podium. But this looks like a return to the kind of movies Demme used to make at Orion before he won an oscar and became "important" (though I'm the only person who enjoyed the Truth about Charlie despite a terribly miscast Wahlberg).

Posted by hcat at August 5, 2008 9:14 AM

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