Blistering Barnacles! Film Night: Tropic Thunder

[erastes]

I've been keelhauled mateys!  Me and my cabin-boy canarieschick sat down to watch Tropic Thunder - some Shipping Forecast about the Tropic of Capricorn I thought - to find it was some war film!  I shot the usher in the aisles, overturned the popped corne stand and plundered the grog bar in disgust. 

However it was bloody funny and I loved it.For a cinema-aholic like me I found this absolutely brilliant, so so so many digs at Hollywood, and a billion and one homage shots to other Vietnam war films like Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, Apocalypse Now and probably more I missed. This is the second Stiller directed film that I've seen and I'll say something for him, he makes better films starring himself than other directors do. 

From the first minute you know you are in for it because the actors - as their characters each have a trailer for their newest film. Tugg Speedman is bringing out "Scorcher VI", Jeff Portnoy is doing a "Klumps" rip-off "The Fatties" - and Kirk Lazarus is bringing out "Satan's Alley" about gay monks, which I personally would pay good money to see.  Please click on the links.  They've REALLY gone to town with these sites. 

Do you think anyone would mind if I stole the plot of Satan's Alley?

yes - that's Tobey McGuire... *dies laughing *  wouldn't YOU go and see that????

Add in brilliant performances by Nick Nolte, Matthew McConaughay - and a Steve Coogan performance I didn't hate!  The best performance though is one that made my jaw drop to the FLOOR when it came up on the credits. You'll not spot him, you'll never guess and if you get surprised by it, don't let the cat out of the bag because it's bloody brilliant.

If you like war films, you'll spot the references, if you like Hollywood satire (they are harsh - but I think they could have been harsher!), if you like to laugh at "luvvies" - all good reasons to go and see this.  I think it's one of the best films this year to be honest, and I wonder if the satire will go over people's heads. They might see it like a watered down "superhero movie" or something - which in a way - it is- but it's far far FAR cleverer than that.


Hamlet in Facebook stylee - hilarious.

ETA:  I've just noticed that you can change Googles language to "Pirate" - BRILLIANT!

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Comments

[marquesate.livejournal.com]

*skips reading* *skips reading* *skips reading*

Just booked tickets for watching it tomorrow afternoon. Can't wait! :-D

[erastes.livejournal.com]

It's ok - there's no spoilers - I'm sure you'll LOVE it, it's right up your street.

[marquesate.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha the overacting in that trailer is just brilliant! And those (Rosary) beads do remind me of a rather different type of beads :-D

[erastes.livejournal.com]

And the wave, crashing against the rocks!

*rofls*

[marquesate.livejournal.com]

You SO have to write this - just less .. ah .. "dramatic" :-D

[erastes.livejournal.com]

It's almost like they've been reading some of the UST from ebooks. Or even my stuff.

*chortles*

[oddnari.livejournal.com]

Oooh Tropic Thunder was hystericsome! And I know who you're talking about and he was brilliant. I've never ever liked him, always thought him overrated but in this film? Oh. My. God. It's a toss-up between Robert Downey Jr and HeWhoMustNotBeNamed for my current deity.

Incidentally, Satan's Alley (http://www.satansalley.com/) and Kirk Lazarus (http://www.kirklazarus.com/) BOTH have their own websites hehehe. Check out the wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropic_thunder) for more links. And oh, please, please, please flesh out Satan's Alley. You'll be able to do justice to the UST and sly humour. PLEASE PLEASE PRETTY PLEASE?

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Stupid chat show host is spoiling it on BBC one right now - Stiller's a bit annoyed about that, I think...

I may have to do gay monks, now!

:)

[oneminutemovies.livejournal.com]

I was floored by HeWhoMustNotBeNamed. Couldn't believe it.

It was my favorite movie of the year so far.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

As Oddnari says, I didn't like him much before - never really liked a film he was in but he was very very good in this.

Hope you are going to OneMinute it.

[lyras.livejournal.com]

You've sold me on the film, and I think you should definitely nick that plot!

Also, that cat macro is a thing of beauty.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Good - I hope you like it as much as I did!

:)

[zamaxfield.livejournal.com]

Oh, Monks, NOM NOM bead clutching NOM NOM Latin speaking... hair shirt wearing NOM NOM repression...kneeling...vow of silence...self flagellating...NOM NOM NOM

Really, why is this pressing all of my buttons? I should be worried, shouldn't I?

[erastes.livejournal.com]

i KNOW - It's so wrong it's right. I've written two Monk short stories, one Snape, one original - perhaps I need to dig out my rosary beads again...

:)

[tharain.livejournal.com]

I WANT A CABIN BOY!! ARRRRRRRR!

Can I borrow yours?

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Well, frankly - I have to say that someone who lives on a boat is Letting The Side Down if he doesn't have one chained to the bilges or whatever!

Shame that you are so swamped - didn't you get that lovely icon last TLAPD?

[lareinenoire.livejournal.com]

Oh, The Unnamed One had me falling out of my seat from laughter. I completely did not recognise him until he opened his mouth. I never expected to use his name and 'brilliant' in the same sentence, and yet.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

I know! me too!