It's honestly hilarious to me that this was the first thing you ever saw Robert Downey Jr in 🤣 What a crazy way to be introduced to him!

You're innocent inability to tell that Jack Black's character was doing drugs and having withdrawals is absolutely adorable 😅 Loved the reaction.

My introduction to Rober Downey Jr. Was in 1985 the movie was "Weird science".

Robert Downey Jr was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the movie!

“What offends me is how they disrespected Toby Maguire!” That was freaking hilarious. Thank you.

Toby McGuire actually did win best kiss in the MTV movie awards. He won for the first Spider-Man movie, when he kissed Kirsten Dunste upside down.

"I'm the dude playin' the dude, disguised as another dude." "Man, I don't drop character 'til I done the DVD commentary." RDJ f'cking *killed* this role.

The explosion on the bridge and Speedman getting blown away sideways is straight out of mission impossible 3, almost shot for shot.

Tom Cruise was unbelievably funny in this movie. Aggressive, but it was done tastefully lol

"Is he just hungry or what?" Oh you sweet summer child. 😅

The movies that Tropic Thunder is really parodying are Platoon, Apocalypse Now, and Rambo Part II. You should watch all of those. More broadly, Tropic Thunder is a parody of all of the cliches of Vietnam war movies.

Tropic Thunder is one of the few movies that I would say is a perfect 10/10. Every single person in the cast is absolutely perfect. I'm glad you do talk about all of the actors briefly because I feel like Brandon T. Jackson and Jay Baruchel don't get enough credit in the movie since they're playing the straight men to everyone else's absurdity. I think what truly highlights how well written this movie is the fact that Robert Downey Jr. got nominated for his role. White actors being cast in ethnic roles has been a problem in Hollywood even in modern history. The fact that the movie was able to satirize it (Along with method acting) using the extremely touchy subject of blackface and do so so successfully that the portrayal is met with applause by both critics and audience is quite frankly amazing. I know a lot of people say "Oh this movie could never be made today", but this movie is only 15 years old. Blackface was not acceptable 15 years ago either. It's such a fine line to walk between proper satire, and being actually offensive, and this movie manages it perfectly.

Something she said made me think of something that Laurence Olivier said to Dustin Hoffman on the set of Marathon Man. Hoffman’s character was supposed to have been awake for like 3 days and so Hoffman being a method guy stayed awake for about that long. He kept messing up the scene which aggravated Olivier who was classically trained. He supposedly told Hoffman "My dear boy, why don't you just try acting?"

Robert Downy Jr actually DID stay in character while he did the DVD commentary.😂

"What's Tivo?" Aw... that's just precious. Early 2000's tech reached obsolescence so quickly.

The Sherlock Holmes movies are also a good introduction to Downey Jr. And Dodgeball is an excellent comedie with Ben Stiller.

when ben stiller asked tom cruise to be in the movie, all tom said was "i want fat hands and i wanna dance." 😂

Not parodying "Saving Private Ryan" it was parodying "Apocalypses Now" .

Comedy has always pushed the boundaries of what is appropriate or offensive. This movie could not have been made today because so many people would feign outrage. You'd likely have boycotts of the movie, the actors, the studio, the catering company, etc. There would be protests of mock violence leading to real violence. It's not just "your generation." Everyone is guilty and we should all be a little thicker skinned.

You may like The Cable Guy (1996), directed by Ben Stiller, Starring Jim Carrey, has Jack Black in a supporting role. It’s an underrated black comedy.

Tom Cruise said in an interview that his only requirements to agree to do this character were, "I want fat hands, and I want to dance." For the record like he says in the movie, Robert Downey Jr actually does the DVD commentary as Lincoln Osiris.

I'm impressed at how you quickly 'got' what they were were doing, even though you hadn't seen many of the movies & memes they were parodying. This may be the most ...meta... movie I've seen. It's very self aware, and while they brutally send-up all these Hollywood clichés (which may be clichés for a reason), there is also a bit of empathy for all the characters, however outrageous they may be. I suspect the reason they got so many 'heavy hitters' in this is because everyone who saw the script recognized someone, or had similar experiences and really wanted to be a part of this self-aware spoof. I don't think anyone in this cast has done better work than they did here. Sure, many of their things are great, but Tropic Thunder is in a class by itself. Thanks for choosing this. It's always fun to see a familiar film with a first-timer. The reactions are priceless.I can also see why you want to watch it a few times. There's a LOT packed into this film, and the more you watch, the more you find. And on the subject of offensive stuff in older movies? Check out Mickey Rooney in Breakfast at Tiffany's. Most. Offensive. Role.. EVER! It was squirm-worthy at the time, but has only gotten worse with age.

When you watch Kung Fu Hustle, I'd watch it subtitled and not dubbed.

At one point Downey is an American playing an Australian playing a Black American playing a Vietnamese Farmer which is Inception levels of Meta

I think the first thing I ever saw Robert Downey Jr. in was either the 1999 thriller 'In Dreams' or 'Natural Born Killers'.

I'm a black man from Nairobi, Kenya and I don't mind black face. I think context is crucial e.g Downey Jr in the current movie. Moreover, I prefer the devil you know. Sometimes you have to allow people to hurt your feelings to truly know them. Love the channel. Keep it up!

This was genuinely the oddest reaction I've watched in ages. I don't think I've ever seen a reactor sit through an entire film and not understand any of it. Awesome! 🤣🤣🤣

Robert Downey Jr has had a long but up and down career. Back in the 80s he was a teen hearthrob who starred in several hit teen comedies and was a cast member on Saturday Night Live. Then he fell into drug addiction and was in and out of rehab for almost 20 years, during which he was unemployable and didn't make any movies; he was one of those "where are they now?" has-beens. Then this movie resurrected his career and showed the world that he could still act, and he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. This role got him cast as Iron Man the next year (2009), which re-launched him into the world famous star he is today.

Ben Stiller was in Zoolander (1 & 2 ) and Meet the Parents (2000 ) and There's Something About Mary (1998) . Robert Downey Jr in the MCU as Ironman (2008 )- and Sherlock Holmes (2009) Chaplin (1992) and Back to School (1986) . Those are movies you might want to check out.

14:00 - He was watching an old episode of Star Trek. I can't remember the name of the episode, but if you can find the scene it's absolutely worth watching. It's some of the most godawful, yet iconically 60s style fight scenes ever made. I don't know why they thought that balling your hands together and bopping somebody with your finger blob would work. Two hands equals double power? I don't know, but it was the go-to fight move in movies back then. Doing a reaction to that scene alone would be awesome actually. I don't think anyone has done it and it's kind of a perfect opportunity.

Hey Whimsory, here's a watch suggestion for ya. "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" With Robert Downey Jr and Val Kilmer, while still having comedic notes is a great new age noir/mystery flick. I think you'd enjoy it.

My favorite Ben Stiller movie is The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. It's not like any of his other movies, really, but it is SO GOOD!

You're a cinematic virgin. A national treasure that must be preserved at all costs. Best reactionary ever. Speaking of reactionaries, watch "The Big Labowski." ❤️

Great reaction! ‘There’s something about Mary’ is a absolute classic Ben Stiller comedy worth your time!

“Why can’t these actors just…act” is almost exactly what Sir Lawrence Olivier said to Dustin Hoffman on the set of Marathon Man. His exact words after Dustin was doing his method stuff were “try acting”.

Something about Mary, Dodgeball and Meet the Parents are Ben Stiller comedy staples that should take precedence.

Jack Black's preview movie trailer was a spoof of an Eddie Murphy comedy called The Klumps where he too plays multiple characters, most of them fat.

You got the "Get in the chopper" reference just fine.

Platoon is parodied too, as war movies go it's pretty great (great score too), definitely one to react to.

Happy independence day to whimsory and everyone else

Well, I don't know if the conversation between Tugg and Kirk actually intends to make fun of mentally or physically challenged people. In my perspective, the conversation between Tugg and Kirk clearly explains how Hollywood movies always portray mentally challenged characters in such a way that their disability is not too extreme that the able-bodied audience doesn't find them repulsive. Such characters can still exude positivity and provide wholesome feeling for the able-bodied audience. They are always potrayed as innocent magical souls and often conform to the beauty standards. The best example is Forrest Gump. His disability is neither gross nor too extreme for him to be successful in life even though he mostly got lucky. He is handsome, has a respectable family heritage, is financially sound and has a loving mom who goes to any extent for her son. But, the problem is Hollywood movies always fail to portray characters with extreme mental disabilities who are not blessed with a good family, resources, looks, opportunities or even luck. Well, it's mainly because able-bodied people may find such characters too depressing, aesthetically unappealing or even worse, outrightly repulsive. Audience may not even find anything to relate to such characters. That's the primary reason why we often get to see characters like Forrest Gump in cinema but seldom characters like "Simple Jack". I think this is what Kirk meant when he said "never go full r*tard". I strongly think this single line alone is in itself a satirical dig at the Hollywood's recurring trope of mentally challenged people whose disabilities are not too extreme that they still turn their lives around and are epitomes of innocence and optimism. Of course, it's understandable why people find the use of the "r word" over and over in this particular conversation off-putting or objectionable because the same "r word" has been used since ages as an insult by being completely unsympathetic to the mentally challenged people. They are still seen as outcasts in many parts of the world. But, I think instead of seeing this movie conversation as an insult to a particular group of people, we should focus on how this conversation cleverly exposes Hollywood's age old depiction of mentally challenged people only in a way that is acceptable to the able-bodied audience. Much love ❤.....

Absolutely love this film. It's so well done. Also love your reactions and how involved you get when researching them. I look forward to your reactions for The Usual Suspects and Shawshank Redemption (fingers crossed). Two of my all time favourites.

This movie is really deep when deconstructed. Knowing Hollywood behind the scene knowledge really brings a lot of the satire out. The struggle of the production company versus new director struggle (I.e. Alien 3), the over the top ambitious method actor (i.e. Daniel Day Lewis), the drug addicted comedian, the rapper turned actor, the book writer over embellishing real life events, the actor agent focus(TiVo). I loved your reaction and analysis to this movie. Each one a of your vids is fantastic!

Ngl you are the first person I've seen react to this movie that wasn't dying while watching it lol.

Robert Downey, Jr. has been around since the 1980s. Less Than Zero is one that stands out. Soapdish from the 90s stands out. And Kiss Kiss Bang Bang from the 2000s stands out.

I was thinking this movie, as most satires and parodies do, depends on the viewer being familiar with current pop culture. This movie was so much more than that. So I'm glad you enjoyed it, nevertheless. Specially the big laugh you got out of the kid being flung over the bridge (I saw that don't deny, lol). I hope your channel continues to grow. I like your format, where you mostly watch the movie and enjoy it (interacting with what's happening onscreen), and save your thought/critique post watch. Good luck!

You have the best movie reviews, by how in depth you go.👍🏼

Adrien Brody sold his stuff for The Pianist (2022), he won an Oscar for that film. Leonardo DiCaprio eating the raw meat was the The Revenant (2015), he also won an Oscar for his performance in that film. Dustin Hoffman slapping Meryl Streep was for Kramer vs Kramer (1979), and they both won Oscars for that film.

So innocent, thought the jelly beans were just fun dip.

‘What’s TiVo?” Oh god…I’m only 40, I’m only 40, I’m only 40…

Dropped everything for this one.😂 it's a humour test.

I don't remember if you've watched "School of Rock" yet, but if you haven't, you must. It showcases Jack Black at his finest, his acting, his comedic abilities, his infectious personality, and his musical skills, all without having to be subjected to his normal crudeness. And the child cast is utterly adorable and talented as hell in their own right.

"He looks so weird now, I never seem him as a white dude". LOL that's so damn funny.

i'm sure you'll be seeing plenty of the main actors going forward. love that your cat woke up for the director stepping on a mine.

OMG. I can’t wait to begin watching your reaction to this! What a treat got July Fourth. I love your reactions, Whimsory!

I love your analytical mind! It's so rare to see this type of in-depth analysis in reaction videos. And you're so young too! You're doing amazing work, keep at it!

Everything about this movie is great. They all play off each other so well. And Tom Cruise's performance as Les Grossman is perfect. It's one of the two best comedies of the 00's, the other being Team America: World Police. Which I hope you'll react to some day. :)

Ok, commenting before watching your review. Does your sense of humor fit in here. I'll soon find out...regardless, I love all your reactions so I'm looking forward to this because I can stretch to the demented humor. Keep up the good content ❤

It's a bizarre combination! It starts as a satire of the Hollywood system (actors and producers especially) and of Vietnam war movies -- and then becomes a big-budget war movie. One the few movies where the DVD commentary is essential.

At the beginning you had to let us know that you didn't fart. which went together perfectly with *Jack Black's* preview movie

Hey well, your in an absolutely blessed position to be doing yt & know barely any movies. That just will let you have a TON of first time movie reactions in the future. Good luck I subbed

a really solid Robert Downey Jr. movie outside of the superhero genre is Kiss, Kiss, Bang Bang! It was my first RDJ movie and from what I can see it was his first big movie after his rehab stint. It also stars Val Kilmer. It's worth a watch if you get the chance!

They were absolutely poking fun at the length some method actors will go to 🤣 I think it’s hilarious

"Is he just hungry?" lmao

Love Tom Cruise's acting. Don't think much of him otherwise. I mean, what kind of person eats the afterbirth of his child? Having said that, Tom Cruise's character was my favorite character in this movie.

I had fun because you had fun. Thanks. Happy 4th of July.

You mentioned Leo Dicaprio's method acting. I believe that was in preparation of The Revenant. It's phenomenal. I highly recommend it.

Still one of the funniest movies ever made.

"What face was that?"...that was a "should have been an outtake face", just like when he practically laughs during that scene. Comedy gold!

Ben Stiller - 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty', serious and the comedy is organic.

You watched the movie Predator a couple months ago. The guy with glasses cracking jokes directed a movie with Robert Downey Jr and Val Kilmer called Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. He also did a movie called The Nice Guys with Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling.

17:03 "the insults just keep getting worse" 😂 sums it up pretty good. they were mocking hollywood and all the sequels, and greed. little did they know it got much, much worse, they were thinking a 400 mill return was crazy, now nothing but a billion will make them happy. another great reaction! 👍

Your reaction was so good for this. Just as good as the actual movie.

"I thought it was jelly bean fun-dip." 😂😂😂 Child please don't ever change. Don't let doing movie reactions ruin you absolutely beautiful innocence it is a precious thing that you can't ever get back.

Love your content, keep it up!

"Satans Alley".. "oh hell yeah, that looks good"... either some important innuendo was missed, or a small window into Whimsorys mind was cracked open a smidge. I do find it funny, that so many American reactors seem incapable of recognizing Tom Cruise in this. His voice is pretty easy to recognise.

Tug was watching a classic episode of the original 'Star Trek' where Caption Kirk battles a reptilian alien on the ipod right before he killed the panda.

Ben stiller is the son of two older comedians, Jerry stiller and Anne Meara. He's a comedian through and through. 42:58

I loved your face when Damien stepped on the mine! : D

Trust and believe this movie doesn't spoil Saving Private Ryan.

Hellll Yeeaahhh.... Your in for a wild ride 😊

There are few movies I really like watching people react to. It's such a goofy movie, and the look of confusion people have. 😆 Especially for young people who, let's face it, aren't as thick-skinned as us old people are. 😉

Ben Stiller is in a very serious drama called "Permanent Midnight". Comedy runs in the family, his father Jerry is a comedy legend, and I think his mother is too.

He was watching Star Trek The Original Series. Kirk was fighting against Gorn!

Omg… Def do Kung Fu Hustle for your next “need a funny movie”! It is Amazing! This one is also brilliant, so good choice either way! 👍👊😎

Someone should have told you that this movie is a satire of several famous war movies. It's always hard to understand satires if you aren't yet familiar with the source material that it's trying to parody. Once you watch the original movies -- Apocalypse Now, Platoon, Rambo 2, Full Metal Jacket, Mission Impossible 3, Predator (which you got with the chopper line), two of which are on the AFI list of all-time best movies (Apocalypse Now and Platoon)-- you'll recognize where a lot of the scenes in this movie came from and why they're funny.

"The other guy on the cover" hahaha 😆 😂

Oh SNAP! I didn't know you reacted to this today. Saw Tropic Thunder in the theater. Remember the Robert Downey Jr. lines as the funniest thing in the film. When he said, "For four hundred years... " I lost it. That was SO unexpected. I was laughing so hard I'm sure I missed what he said after that. Totally did not remember the Tom Cruise Apple Bottom Jeans part. Hilarious.

Tropic Thunder is one of the best comedies ever made, even if some of the jokes go over your head there's still enough for you to laugh at and I saw this around the time it came out, I was too young to understand all the jokes and references but it was still one of my favourites and I've just grown to understand and appreciate this movie even more

Ha! Fun dip. Glad you picked up on Robert Downey breaking character! Stiller being shot in the beginning was an ode to Platoon. You doing your homework on films puts you a cut above.

I saw the notification for this and thought, “Oh, no … does she know what she's getting into?” Then she said, “There’s a white guy under there”, and I thought, “Yeah, no”. The post reaction/analysis on Lazarus was spot on, though.

Hi Whimsory. Another great reaction from you. You spotted Tom Cruise way before I did when I watched this for the first time. In my defence I had not seen him in many films at the time. I really appreciated the satire in the film and how it showed up many Hollywood practises from the past. Have you seen Jack Black in the new run of Jumanji films? It is a video game rather than a board game and he is one of the avatars, brilliant.

"the fatties" is a parody of eddie murphy's "nutty professor" for those who didn't catch it

Definitely a fun reaction -- I haven't seen anyone else watch this that had no idea who Robert Downy Jr. was! As you Really like Jack Black, I assume you've seen the Kung Fu Panda movies. If you haven't, I Strongly recommend them.

I don't see any affiliation to saving private ryan in this movie. But there's definitely a reference to the movie platoon.

Good job researching the references! You've got to watch some of the other reactors on this, especially the black dudes. It's so much fun to see them burst out laughing.

"I just realized that's Tom Cruise". Literally one of the best reason to watch all of the reaction videos to Tropic Thunder. LOL Though, some of the reactions make me feel REALLY OLD. Never seen an RDJ movie before this? Oy....

Hey, loved this reaction ☺️ this is such a fun and wacky movie haha. Suggestions- so I'm not sure if these are on your list to watch or not as these are pretty well liked but I highly recommend these just in case- The Star Wars and Harry Potter franchises (fi you haven't seen them) The green mile Shawshank redemption Jurassic park. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind Anyway I think you have such a great personality and you going into these films with such a raw and open minded perspective is a joy to see ☺️

The way your face dropped when the director exploded lol. Also, nice shoutout to Tenacious D, they’re the best. If you haven’t already, you should check out their old HBO show, it’s great 🤙

Iron Man also came out in 2008, which I think is the *perfect* movie to show RDJ. The character he plays, Tony Stark, is somewhat close to how RDJ was - incredibly skilled but too much fame leading to drug/alcohol problems, who finds his way out. Also it's a GREAT place to start with superhero movies as it's the first Marvel/MCU movie! It's still one of my favourite movies that I love to see reactors react to! It also stands well on its own outside of the MCU! For Ben Stiller, I *really* hope you get to Zoolander at some point! Finally, I like that you talk about the research you do on a movie after you watch it, I do this too! I never used to, and didn't care about references or things I might have missed, and didn't have a lot of actor/movie knowledge, but eventually you build that up, and I feel like this movie is probably going to be a tipping point for you! Great reaction, please keep them coming!