Review Revue: Tropic Thunder, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Clone Wars and Mirrors
Summary
There are a whopping four wide releases to choose from this weekend, so how will you decide what to watch? Let the Tomatometer be your guide, that's how! See if critics are going fresh or rotten on the jungle comedy Tropic Thunder, Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona, the CGI animation Clone Wars, and Kiefer Sutherland's ghost thriller Mirrors. Back to Article
There are a whopping four wide releases to choose from this weekend, so how will you decide what to watch? Let the Tomatometer be your guide, that's how! See if critics are going fresh or rotten on the jungle comedy Tropic Thunder, Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona, the CGI animation Clone Wars, and Kiefer Sutherland's ghost thriller Mirrors. Back to Article
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on Aug 16 2008 10:38 PM Jen, have you read Todd's review of TROPIC over at IGN? You both have the same critique, it's crazy. I agree though, TROPIC is a very cocky picture. I just thought it was nice to see a successful comedy NOT from the APATOW factory. (Reply to this) |
on Aug 17 2008 12:39 AM Go see Tropic Thunder...with a PANDA! (Viral!!) When I saw Tropic Thunder, I kept thinking about that (amazing) viral video by Stiller, Downey Jr., and Black where the latter star gets hit in the junk repeatedly while wearing the Kung Fu Panda head. Brilliant. I think that TT could have the most jokes that I've seen attempted in one movie, which ultimately made me feel like a lot of them missed, but some were still funny (but more missed than hit for me, which isn't so bad when there are so many jokes). I laughed, but not to an LMAO level, just a simple LOL at times. It will be interesting to see how the box office pans out after Tropic Thunder this weekend. Of course, all this comes before the most anticipated movie of the latter half of August 2008: The House Bunny! Manhole covers will never be the same! Jen Yamato and Anna Faris FTW! (Reply to this) |
on Aug 17 2008 08:59 AM I laughed more at pineapple but i enojyed both. i think its because pineapple is a stoner movie, and i'm incline to like stoner movies, more then movies with alot of retard jokes. Don't get me wrong tropic had alot of funny parts and i still liked it alot. i just thought pineapple was wayyyyyy funnier. (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 17 2008 09:00 AM I laughed more at pineapple but i enojyed both. i think its because pineapple is a stoner movie, and i'm incline to like stoner movies, more then movies with alot of retard jokes. Don't get me wrong tropic had alot of funny parts and i still liked it alot. i just thought pineapple was wayyyyyy funnier. (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 17 2008 09:59 AM In reply to this comment (#1983690) martinscorsese25, Better luck next time, Ha, Ha. (Reply to this) |
on Aug 17 2008 10:49 AM In reply to this comment (#1983560) Oh i loved that trailer. (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 17 2008 03:28 PM It's DAVE!!!!!! (Reply to this) |
on Aug 17 2008 11:10 PM Finally someone who actually knows a thing or two about film is talking in these stupid videos. The Creative Director should become a permanent host on these things. He should maybe even be the only guy. The other two sound like they never know what they're talking about. They just blindly follow Tomato Meters. (Reply to this) |
on Aug 18 2008 06:40 AM Er....isn't the purpose of the RT Review Revue to let people know what the Tomato Meters are saying? (Reply to this) |
on Aug 18 2008 09:28 AM Yes, HyperionChild. You got it right. McKrakin...sigh. I don't even know what to do with you. (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 18 2008 09:34 AM 707, it's funny you should mention Todd's review at IGN. We saw it together and agreed for the most part about it, though he puts it far more eloquently in his review than I did in my comment. One difference is that he went to see it twice, whereas another viewing for me won't really be necessary. (Reply to this) |
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