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To me, the absolute best thing about this movie is that RDJ got nominated for an Oscar, for playing an Oscar-bait role in the movie within Tropic Thunder. It's so meta it melts your brain.

I love that robert downey jr actually DID stay in character for the DVD commentary... including switching to an Australian accent at the end for Kirk. Only when the end credits start rolling does RDJ talk like himself lol

My favorite part about Tom Cruise's performance in this movie is that when Ben Stiller approached Cruise for the role, he said he would do it only if he got to wear a fat suit and dance, and Stiller was just like "uhhhhhhh.... sure we can do that I guess" and somehow it made this movie even better

Robert Downey Jr. is my favorite african-american actor

RDJ in his absolute prime. Iron Man and Tropic Thunder came out in the same year.

I can sum up Tropic Thunder in one sentence: It's the ‘This Is Spinal Tap' for the Hollywood film industry.

I’m still trying to figure out how in the world did Ben Stiller pitched this and how he got everyone to agreed to play their roles 😂😂 specially Tom Cruise!

When I first watched it, I didn't even realize it was Tom Cruise until the credits rolled in

"What do YOU mean, you people?!?!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

As a longtime jellybean user, I can’t imagine the hell Jeff Portnoy was going through. The middle of the jungle is the last place you’d ever want to run out of jellybeans.😥

The funniest thing abot the line "I don't drop character until i'm done with the DVD commentary" is that in the moment he says that, he is breaking character. And we STILL believe in his dedication .

And Robert Downey Jr didn't drop the character until the very end of the (very good) DVD commentary

"He ain't playing God.. He's being judged by him" 😂

I love that scene when Robert Downey Jr.'s regressing through all his personalities. It kind of reminds me of the end of Terminator 2.

I just spent like 30 seconds recovering AGAIN... at the 17:17 "SPIT THAT SHIT OUT MAN" line delivery, facial acting, the voice and knowing who is delivering it as well.... every single time I see that moment, before I know it comes up I try to tell myself "Alright, hold it in" ... I can't. It's just incredible.

This cast was unbelievable. Matthew McConaughey might even be the funniest one, but around Tom Cruise and RDJ, you could almost miss how good he is.

This film is a masterful example of how to do satire. I honestly think aspiring storytellers can learn a lot from it.

RDJ getting Oscar nomination for playing an Oscar-seeking actor is pretty great.

You're so right! Robert started to break so bad at 17:17 then you see the wave of "Keep it under control" sweep back over his face XD

No matter how many times I watch this movie, I laugh hysterically when he yeets that child off the bridge. Hahahaha

The joy of watching people take joy in the same things you do is invaluable! People need to lighten up. Cheers!

It just now occurred to me that the shot of Ben Stiller running across the exploding bridge at the end, is satirizing the Tom Cruise running scenes in all of his movies. Maybe satirizing is the wrong word, but I feel like it is definitely a nod to it.

Jay Baruchel doesn't get enough love for this movie. Imo he's a sorely underrated actor. He's the glue that holds this movie together, but because his character plays it straight he gets overshadowed by the over the top performances surrounding him. (I'm not knocking the others, they're great and a big part of why this movie works so well.)

Tropic Thunder is one of those rare comedy movies that you find something new to laugh at each time you see it.

I think why they got away with so much in this is because it is a satire of Hollywood. People who don't get it don't understand what they are making fun of. Satire is so hard but this movie pulls it off perfectly.

Watching this in the theater was one of the best experiences I've ever had, just because of the intro. The amount of people in the audience doing double takes because they didn't realize those ads were fake. Priceless.

Kirk Lazarus: "But are we cool?" Alpa Chino: "Not really." that line kills me

Two other films in the "actors mistaking a real scenario for a gig" sub genre: Three Amigos and Galaxy Quest. Both worth a watch.

RDJ stayed in full character for the DVD commentary. He hilariously gives Jack Black sh*t for showing up late to the recording.

My favorite part was when they’re taking tugg out and he walks through sunlight and he puts his hand up and turns his head as if he’s a vampire. Just excellent work all through

This is one of my favorite comedies ever. Really one of my favorite movies ever. I dont like too many comedy movies but this and team America are in my top 10 fav movies ever. Downey is just amazing in this

the cow gave birth during filming when jack black was strapped to it, and the owners named the calf after him. EDIT: bill hader was blown by tom cruise's performance he forgot it was him until the premiere when they saw tom again without the makeup and prosthetics.

"I want to watch this film because it's funny and I like laughing" that is straight up the best reason I have ever heard to watch a movie.

One of the great things about this film from the 'behind' perspective is that it goes way into the meta with a lot of the things the crew/producers/etc. do which is extra funny if you get it.

RDJ got nominated for an Oscar for this role.

“(Gregorian Chant) Starring 2002 Best Kiss MTV Award Winner Tobey McGuire... 6 Time Best Actor Oscar Winner Kurt Lazarus...Satan’s Alley.”

years back no one would have guessed that one of the top ten all time great comedy character/cameo performances would involve Tom Cruise.

The most memorable thing about this movie for me was realizing that Less Grossman was played by Tom Cruse when i was reading the end credits Great movie

For 400 years, dat word has kept us down. Took a whole lotta tryin just to get up dat hill... 😅

I love this movie. That line RDJ gives, the 'i'm just a dude' line, that's actually a 4th wall break. I'm not sure if they did it on purpose or not but he's literally referring to himself, because HE'S the dude, playing a dude, disguised as another dude. This movie is genius. Edit: Oh, and thanks for watching this cause i can always do with a rewatching of this film.

" I'll honest with you'll i thought he was black " 😳☠

"What do YOU mean 'you people'?" So good. :)

I was 100% sure that you would skip over that insanely good 17:20 reaction from Downey Jr. I laugh my ass off every time I see it. Its a glimmer of 100% genuine emotion shining through and thats what makes it so awesome, sadly most people dont seem to get it.

RDJ was fantastic in the film but Cruise deserved a nod as well cause that was a fantastic and comeback performance (wow two comeback performances in one film)

Robert downey Jr's mandarin is actually pretty good. I appreciate that they tried to make mandarin accurate throughout and didn't switch around

Downey’s face right after he spazzes out the “SCRIPTSPITSHIT SPIT THAT SHIT OUT MAN” makes me laugh every. single. time. Like, his face spazzes right after his brain makes his mouth spazz and the little weird smirk is just pure acting genius.

This may legitimately be one of the best performances ever with RDJ doing this. It is unbelievably good. Scary how good he is in this. It's ridiculous. The whole cast is just phenomenally talented. This is a whose who of actors here.

That year they should have made two Oscars. For Heath Ledger and RDJ. Outstanding both.

Tom Cruise purposely played his character as a parody of Harvey Weinstein lol.

I love this one. One of the best comedies out there. Smarter than most satires out there. I'm surprised this commentary was able to be said with this big of a cast and crew.

"I'll cradle the balls, stroke the shaft, work the pipe and swallow the gravy" That's romance right there folks.

Hahahaha yea I love that moment with the "Book, script SPIT THAT SHIT OUT MAN" and that manic grin that turns into a near-blank stare

He was literally correct he does the whole DVD commentary in character you have to listen to it on KZfaq it’s remarkable

i HAVE SAID SINCE 08' THAT THIS MIGHT BE THE BEST COMEDY OF ALL TIME . Masterpiece of filmmaking and too many stellar scenes to mention .

People who say RDJ did blackface in this movie are the same people who think Daniel Radcliffe should be burned at the stake because he's a wizard.

I also hope everything is okay and that you are happy? You kept saying "this is what you needed" so my heart goes out to you if you're having a tough time. Thank you for sharing a special reaction with us!

RDJ gave a legendary performance lol Tom Cruise was a straight SAVAGE!

My all time . Rainy day movie... a movie that can be watched over and over again.

Fun fact: he actually did the dvd commentary in character

17:20 YES! I've always loved that it's Robert Downy 100% breaking character and starting to laugh, but it's just SO perfect and well timed, and he catches himself by going stoic..So fucking funny I lose it every single time lol

Yo my man! This is my favorite comedy EVER, it always makes me laugh non-stop like no other.

My favorite part of this movie is whenever Tom Cruise is on screen! 🤣 Say what you will about his personal views, you can't argue he's not an A-List actor. Just a hilarious performance, period. 👌

Dude this is literally my favorite comedy of all time. So glad u covered it! Much love from bavaria :)

The explosion at the bridge where Ben Stiller comes toward the camera and then gets yanked offscreen to the right is a direct homage of the scene on the bridge in Mission Impossible III where Tom Cruise gets blown into a car.

Let's do Royal Tenenbaums next, since you're on a Ben Stiller streak.

I think the premise of this movie and how it all played out, genius. Next level. Even adding the fake previews, which ADDS to the movie without being just straight exposition, amazing.

"That's the theme song to the Jeffersons..." "Just because it's the theme song to the Jeffersons doesn't make it not true" Love that line😏

And if you listen to the DVD commentary he doesn’t drop character.

Yet again, another solid movie reaction. Your channel keeps getting better and better

LOVE that you do these!

What a film to react to 😂 this channel can’t be topped imo, yours and Brandon’s anyway 🔥

There's so much subtle brilliance in this movie, overshadowed completely by sheer stupidity. And I think that's the point. Probably one of the most underrated films of our generation, as it really is so much more than a comedy.

I remember watching this movie back in 2008 when it came out and saw Tom Cruise being credited and I had to check IMDB to see who he played.

"I'm going into catering after this", "I don't know what it is called; I just know the sound it makes when it takes a man's life." - OMG, sooooo many great lines in this movie that I continuously quote. There are so many scene stealers in this movie... I agree, the ending credits were awesome. I listened to the DVD commentary and heard that the person that did the ending credits specializes in that. Lots of great background info in the commentary. For example, the bridge that they blew up in the end, like the whole village, was something the set designers had to build. However, the bridge had to be real as they needed to drive trucks over it, so blowing it up was a lot harder than the fake buildings that they made.

Definitely needed this reaction after a long work day

I had the honor to watch this opening night and I had no idea what was in store. I didn't know what the movie was about, but my friends and I were obsessed with Robert Downey Jr. so we were in. Do you know the person that is a little extra when they watch movies, the person that laughs a little too hard, and a little too loud? Yeah I was that person for the entirety of this movie. I could not stop laughing, stomping my feet, and at the end of the night my ribs were hurting bad! It's still one of my favorite comedies and I cannot get past the performances. They are perfection.

Funniest thing was seeing half squats spinning off the bridge near the end😂😂😂

Dude loving the channel keep it up I don’t if this has been said already but at the part where you say that it’s over the top is a direct take from platoon

Robert Downey Jr playing a 'black' dude in this movie is kind of a full circle thing because his father, Downey Sr, directed the film Putney Swope in which Arnold Johnson, in his first role, played the titular character. Johnson had a hard time memorizing and delivering his lines, so Downey Sr impersonated Johnson's voice and dubbed his lines for him. Putney Swope also came out in 1969, meaning Tropic Thunder came out just one year away from it's fortieth anniversary.

He actually does the DVD commentary in that character.... this shit is hilarious

I love the fake trailers at the beginning. Perfect parodies of the types of movies each of the studios were making at the time, plus introducing us to the main characters. And that HDDVD vs Blu-ray argument, anyone who was old enough and on movie boards at the time remembers people saying those exact things 🤣 And I love Lance Bass was his “Lance”

I saw RDJ in an interview once taking about his thought process when deciding to take this roll. Basically he said: I get to be a black guy for a summer? YEAH I'm doing that.

The loose parodies to Apocalypse Now and its production hit me different haha. Aside from the Vietnam setting and chaotic production Stiller, the biggest diva, in the shadows is likened to Brando, a big diva, showing up to set way overweight so they had to hide him too.

The key grip was like "I like ya cut G"

This is a absolute Masterpiece!

Next up, a Mel Brooks marathon! The Producers (1968) The Twelve Chairs Young Frankenstein Silent Movie Blazing Saddles History of the World Part 1 (and stay for the trailer of History of the World Part 2) High Anxiety (his tribute to Alfred Hitchcock) To Be Or Not To Be (the 80s version of that film) Spaceballs Life Stinks Robin Hood: Men In Tights Dracula Dead and Loving It The Producers (2005) - and stay for the end of credits song 'Goodbye!'

John Toll is my favourite cinematographer and he made this one of the best looking comedies of all time IMO

There are so many references and hollywood in-jokes built into the performances in this. Jack Black's character is a thinly veiled Tom Sizemore that was at that time having a lot of drug problems, Cruise based the character on Harvey Weinstein who were at the time mostly notorious for being "a fat balding producer with an insane temperament" before Me Too broke and so on.

Awesome Movie and Work Bro Thanks 👍👍👍👍😎Greetings from Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸

As much as I love your insights on filmmaking, you having fun with a movie is also a good time for me. You don't have to feel like you have to talk about filmmaking techniques to us all the time. Still enjoy it tho :) much love from Germany.

You constantly surprise me with movies that you haven't seen. I find myself sitting here scratching my head at times. All the same at least you are enjoying them. :D

“I’m a dude playing a dude dressed as another dude”

Tropic Thunder?!!! Now you got me man - see you on patreon.

Wait, they changed “I’m a lead farmer MF” to “Here’s my MF farm” WACK!!

I dont think a movie has ever made me laugh more than this. It was so funny and just so good

Best part is the actors commentary disc - RDJ stays in character and he riffs with Ben the whole time. It’s funnier than the movie

Probably my favourite comedy of all time. Thank you for a great reaction ! Another Ben Stiller comedy I absolutely love is "Zoolander".

One of the best comedies ever))) Simply brilliant.

the best joke in this entire movie to me is when Cruise on the video chat goes "who is the key grip? go punch that guy in face" because that is so specific yet fucking HILARIOUS if you get why he says Key grip lmfaoooo.