Black dude here... This is my favorite RDJ role by far!!!!!! I lose it every time he says for 400 years that word has kept us down. 😄 RDJ killed it.

@Hiraghm

27 күн бұрын

The thing about this movie is... his black face wasn't mocking black people (as with minstrel shows, etc)... it was mocking white people's _perceptions_ of black people. Like all the kind-hearted white people who said black people didn't know where the DMV was and couldn't get cell phones, during the voter ID debate.

@ChrisE25

27 күн бұрын

@@Hiraghm lmao I never understood how we couldn't get an ID either. Every black person I know who wants a license git one. People will say anything 🤷🏾‍♂️

@oldscratch3535

20 күн бұрын

@@ChrisE25 Its the bigotry of low expectations. They think you're dumb and incapable.

People often miss it... He took the G5 airplane. He then boarded the G5, flew to Vietnam, saved them, jumped back on his G5 and flew home.

@Carrot421911

27 күн бұрын

Yep, he managed to have his cake and eat it too. Got the G5 and saved his friend and client. I dont think his loyalty ever wavered. His thinking was "These people arent gonna do anything to save Tuggernnuts. How can I get to him in the shortest possible time?" Answer: G5.

@BattleAngelFan99

27 күн бұрын

I did NOT realize that!

@Zigmond303

27 күн бұрын

One of the best twists in the movie! Reactors almost never catch that.

@ShanelleRiccio

27 күн бұрын

Definitely missed this!!

@AndrewSkow1

27 күн бұрын

The deal was he uses the insurance money to get the G5. No insurance money if Tugman lives.

RDJ wasn’t playing a black man. He was the dude playin' the dude, disguised as another dude!

As a black guy I have to say Robert Downey Jr kills as a black dude lol.

@yt45204

28 күн бұрын

Unfortunately, the black lead had a hard time at the Oscar's as usual

@travisbickle1552

27 күн бұрын

Huh?

@erikelliott8015

27 күн бұрын

@@travisbickle1552 Performance.

@travisbickle1552

27 күн бұрын

@@erikelliott8015 my bad, i was responding to the other comment. I agree w/ you

@DomR1997

27 күн бұрын

The Downey transcends race, lol

The intro in theaters was genius. They had various trailers for real movies and just went straight into the fake ones in the movie without dimming the lights until the Dreamworks logo came up. Super disorienting!

@Ryotsu2112

28 күн бұрын

It was amazing. I saw this opening weekend and the fake trailers in the theater had everybody laughing before the real movie started. It was the same when I first saw the trailer for Who Framed Roger Rabbit in the theater before it came out. It cold opened with the cartoon they are making in the beginning and I legitimately thought they were going to start showing cartoon shorts before movies again like they did with the Warner Brothers cartoons in the 40's and 50's.

@alexdewayne9392

28 күн бұрын

Dude. I loved it. Just like the other replier said. I was thrown off guard like are these real. Lol

@cobrallama6236

27 күн бұрын

Yeah, seeing the film in a packed theater rumbling with laughter when it opened in '08 remains one of my favorite moviegoing experiences!

@snakeplisskin2570

27 күн бұрын

I got this movie from red box, put it in, started watching and took it out cause I thought I had wrong movie.

@elbruces

27 күн бұрын

What's brilliant about it is that once you start to realize you're seeing fake trailers, you start to wonder how many of the trailers you'd already seen were fake. It made you question everything.

Fun fact. Robert Downey's character says he does not break character till the DVD commentary is completed. Robert did the commentary still in the character of Lincoln Osiris.

@zbennalley

28 күн бұрын

He had to cancel a few jobs because he stayed in character. It would've been a totally different version of Sherlock Holmes if they didn't do the commentary.

@styles9956

28 күн бұрын

That’s not a fact, he breaks character at the end of the movie..

@maxducoudray

28 күн бұрын

The commentary is so funny because Stiller and Black didn’t know he was going to do it in character so he’s constantly cracking them up.

@emanymton713

28 күн бұрын

@@styles9956 Robert Downey Junior doesn’t drop character not Kirk Lazarus…

@maxducoudray

28 күн бұрын

@@styles9956 The post you’re responding to didn’t claim he never broke. He just pointed out the DVD commentary / in-character connection.

Tom Cruise actually worked with Ben Stiller to come up with this role under the requirement that he can play it. So he was all in in the first place and wanted to do that. But "only when i can dance"

@joelwillems4081

28 күн бұрын

And he wanted to have big hands.

@matthewdunham1689

28 күн бұрын

@@joelwillems4081 you beat me to it! 🤪🤣❤️

@MrHale

27 күн бұрын

He also gave a lot of ideas for the script. He came up with the studio interference and the studio head part of the script.

@bobkilla430

27 күн бұрын

Tom based his character on some of the producers he had worked with.

@geneeverett7855

16 күн бұрын

Mostly off Weinstein

Not only did Tom Cruise help create his role, but he spent years trying to get a Les Grossman solo movie going.

I've seen video of Cruise talking about playing Les Grossman. When Stiller originally asked him about it, Tom's only answer was apparently. "I wanna have fat hands, and I wanna dance."

@RocketSurgn_

27 күн бұрын

I think stiller was even just coming to cruise for an opinion and cruise wanted to do the Les part himself (and had those very key requests)

@gregbard

27 күн бұрын

His hands are big because "Les Gros Maines" means "the big hands" in French.

@ReelUrbanity

26 күн бұрын

I love seeing reactions of the realization of les is cruise.

I don't know what NAACP thought about Downey Jr;'s portrail of a black man, but every black reactor I've watched on KZread loves it

@thomaspappalardo7589

28 күн бұрын

Apparently they screened the movie for NAACP reps before the premiere and they also loved it.

@NOLAgenX

27 күн бұрын

Every black friend and coworker I have in New Orleans loved it. The movie was recommended to me by a black friend, as I wasn’t even going to see it. I’m glad to this day that I did and I watch it regularly.

@mrjdgibbs

27 күн бұрын

Think has allay seemed like a no brainer to me. 1. Downey isn't doing blackface, his character is white 2. He's satirizing Hollywood whitewashing, whichever is worthwhile of satire. 3. Jesus satirizing method actors So the overall point is pretty obviously not racist or even anti racist. People are smart(except on Twitter).

@danholmesfilm

27 күн бұрын

Everyone with a sense of humor loves it.

@7thsealord888

27 күн бұрын

As a white dude, I also love RDJ's performance - so easy to see how it could have simply not "worked" with another actor. I also find it very interesting that the few people who question or seem to have an issue with his casting in this role all seem to be white.

RDJ isn't in black face. Kirk Lazarus is. It's subtle, but it's different. lol

@joelwillems4081

28 күн бұрын

Yep, RDJ is a dude playing a dude pretending to be another dude. He even says so in the film. Wasn't that obvious? :)

@StayFractalesque

24 күн бұрын

She looks sooo uncomfortable everytime hes on screen.. lmaoo

They should have called this movie “ Full Method Jacket”

@goldenageofdinosaurs7192

27 күн бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@johnirving5949

19 күн бұрын

Full Methed Jacket

As a black man, I had no issues with RDJ's performance. I thought it was great. It fell in line with the movies underlying theme: a Hollywood sattire. How many times did we see Caucasian actors play non caucassian roles. From The Jazz Singer to the Charlie Chan Movies to Scarface, to the Perez Family and on and on. I appreciate that this movie calls out the hypocrisy of Hollywood similar to how Blazing Saddles did 50 years ago.

Tom Cruise killed it in this movie.

@robertcorbett9455

27 күн бұрын

He just played it crazy and unlikable. So was just himself.

Am I the only one that feels old because almost no reactor ever recognizes Nick Nolte?

@WilliamScavengerFish

27 күн бұрын

Nick Nolte...from such films as 3 Fugitives (watched this one the most)...one was with Eddie Murphy (48 Hours I think, haven't watched it yet). After looking it up, he voiced the ogre king in the spiderwick chronicles. Parker is another one.

@EdwardCooler-py6mu

25 күн бұрын

No, you're not the only one.

@WilliamScavengerFish

25 күн бұрын

The movies he was in don't really stand out of the crowd of the multitude of movies out there. He is known of by those know of him already. So it is up to those who know of him to introduce others to him. It's like introducing todays generations to musical artists of the past. 3 fugitives is a good one...least that's what I like.

@aarondonald1611

21 күн бұрын

I'm 32 and barely know what movies he's in, I recognize the name though just as a general celeb

@HypoGlycemic95

13 күн бұрын

People Leaving out Hulk 2003

Fun fact: I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t love this movie.

@goldenageofdinosaurs7192

27 күн бұрын

Lol, same..

@JimmyLoose

26 күн бұрын

@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 That IS a fun fact. I had a lot of fun reading it.

@geneeverett7855

16 күн бұрын

Factz!

I’m so sad everyone misses the Apocalypse Now and Platoon references

@goldenageofdinosaurs7192

27 күн бұрын

Me too. This script is so good. I’ve only seen a couple reactors who actually got this film. Plenty have laughed at how crazy it is, but so much of the nuance is missed & that nuance is what truly sets it apart.

@jamesbond99

27 күн бұрын

not everybody misses the reference they just don't care about to talk about it because of how crazy this movie is and i have seen lots of people get the references others that don't get them hjaven't seen those movies as well and really who cares its a comedy. do you think everybody that watched austin powers has watched a 007 movie or any other spy movies/tv of the era another example.

@jamesbond99

27 күн бұрын

@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 not everybody misses the reference they just don't care about to talk about it because of how crazy this movie is and i have seen lots of people get the references others that don't get them hjaven't seen those movies as well and really who cares its a comedy. do you think everybody that watched austin powers has watched a 007 movie or any other spy movies/tv of the era another example. Reply

@vincegamer

27 күн бұрын

I've seen a couple reactors get it, but most haven't seen those films since most reactors are pretty young

@karthin8017

16 күн бұрын

Some reactors catch it, but most don't. I haven't seen a single one catch Danny McBride's line about Driving Miss Daisy, though they'll get the Freaky Friday reference.

I find Danny McBride's line about Jamie Lee Curtis especially humorous considering that he'd go on to co-write the recent trilogy of Halloween movies starring Curtis.

@karthin8017

16 күн бұрын

No one seems to catch the Driving Miss Daisy line. Driving Miss Daisy is about Morgan Freeman being a chauffeur to an older white woman. They would NOT have needed a pyrotechnics expert for that. lol

RDJ is the funniest part of this movie, he pulled it off perfectly. People are too sensitive about comedy now, it’s not supposed to be taken seriously.

What do you mean, you people?......What do YOU mean, you people?......Huh?!

@jaredfalk7701

27 күн бұрын

“Smells like baloney for some reason”

Justin Theroux got the Iron Man 2 writing gig based off this film, meeting Robert Downey Jr on set. RDJ and Tobey Maguire are in a film called Wonder Boys, RDJ called Maguire to do his cameo on this film. Cruise met Stiller at the MTV Movie Awards in 2000 where he played Tom Crooze, a stunt double for Cruise, it was a bonus feature on the MI-II DVD.

As an African -American, I thought RDJ's portrayal was hilarious. It's important to remember the context of the character. RDJ wasn't straight out playing blackface. He's playing a pretentious actor who believes he can play any role. Total satire.

It’s ok, you can laugh. You don’t have to hold it back.

There are almost no women in this movie. However, a woman has the funniest line. Maria Menounos doing the happy jack stutter, just brilliant.

One of my favorite details that most people miss is Osiris' lines (or maybe Kirk's lines as Osiris, in this case). Most of his lines are taken from various scripts and prep work he's done over the years. This is why he gets called out for quoting the Jeffersons' theme song. He watched a lot of that show in his prep to play Osiris. He can't ACTUALLY offer any advice as a black man. But he can quote a show that sounds like it's good advice. Later, he uses really weird Vietnamese pretending to be a farmer because all he can do is recite the Vietnamese he's learned from some script somewhere along the line. There's other little pieces of this detail spread throughout the film and it's such a clever touch on his character and how he interacts with the world around him.

Every single reactor that sees this movie none (zero) ever called out the scene from Platoon. Go ahead find me one.

@yt45204

28 күн бұрын

Most of them aren't into comedies

@leonrussell9607

28 күн бұрын

I know at least one did, can't remember the name though

@TheLisa-Al-Gaib

28 күн бұрын

Yeah, I keep waiting for that too.

@bodan1196

27 күн бұрын

They are probably as rare as green goblins.

@walker1812

27 күн бұрын

It’s always a friend of a friend that knew a reactor that made the connection, but no proof.

Tropic Thunder staples: "Is this part of the movie?" "Is that Toby Maguire?" "Is that Tom Cruise?"

Whoa...Shan has not seen this? I could have sworn she reacted to this already? Well...no matter...not gonna complain, because my evening just got a whole lot better because I get to watch Shanelle react to this movie...and that is gonna be AWESOME! lol 😂

@extantsanity

28 күн бұрын

Apparently not. I didn't expect her to get the movie, and she sure didn't lol

If Alpa Chino's character had not existed, I could understand a ton of black folk being wildly upset at Ben Stiller and RDJ for the character of Lincoln Osiris, but Ben Stiller said "Well, we cant make Kirk Lazarus black face decision work without an actual black character to be like "WTF?" Which is half of why the premise of a white actor doing blackface in this particualr context is funny without being offensive.

I wouldnt say black face which is usually a comically insulting method this as skin tinting and character transition. I as a black man never found anything but hilarity in this role Downey shared with us. Still hilarious almost 20 years later.

@dnish6673

27 күн бұрын

Yeah, it’s not blackface, it’s playing an actor who, in his hubris, chooses to do blackface.

2008 without a doubt saw the greatest comeback in movie history . First Iron Man makes RDJ a bigger star then he was before all of the drug busts and kicks off the most successful franchise in movie history with the MCU then this movie where he was nominated for a Oscar. RDJ had gotten back to making movies again after his last arrest to try to build up his career then suddenly Iron Man happens and he becomes a huge star out of nowhere.

Fun Fact: Ben Stiller came up with the idea for Tropic Thunder whilst he was filming the JG Ballard biopic ‘Empire of The Sun’ alongside a very young Christian Bale. The film tells the story of Jamie "Jim" Graham (Christian Bale), a young boy who goes from living with his wealthy British family in Shanghai to becoming a prisoner of war in an internment camp operated by the Japanese during World War II. Empire of The Sun is one of Steven Spielberg's most ambitious efforts of the 1980s & remains an under-rated gem in the directors filmography.

@mark-be9mq

27 күн бұрын

Great film

@davidanderson1639

27 күн бұрын

@@mark-be9mq Absolutely!!! Just wish people would react to it. It’s stunning & the cast is packed with incredible actors; Bale, considering how young he is, does an amazing job as Jim….even more so considering the nature of the role.

@mark-be9mq

27 күн бұрын

​@@davidanderson1639AIts beautiful in its own way. I forgot what a great cast. Spielberg. The Last Emperor, was another special story/film of that period.

@isabelsilva62023

27 күн бұрын

@glennwelsh9784 It is based on British author J.G. Ballard's memories of war time when his family lived in Shanghai.

For 400 years that word has kept us down

"Snake and Nape" = Jets dropping Mk82 Snake Eye bombs, and Napalm.

Saving private Ryan, deer hunter, apocalypse now, mission impossible, Indiana jones, platoon, we were soldiers. Parody of all these movies.

@jamesbond99

27 күн бұрын

yes butr it doesn't matter

I love all the Apocalypse Now and Platoon references.! 😂❤ Maybe a little Deer Hunter thrown in for good measure! Also an underrated line "DEA SCUM"! Ben "wait has there been some rewrites???" That still makes me LOL to this day for some reason!!!!

Possibly the greatest Comedy in the 21st century. A stellar cast, hilarious writing, some solid action beats, and an amazing soundtrack. I'm looking forward to some Shan-Shock on this one. 😮🤣

RDJ received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for this movie.

@paulp9274

27 күн бұрын

Unfortunately for him, he was up against Heath Ledger's Joker.

It isn’t a love letter, it is making fun of self- important actors.

Ben Stiller is a huge Star Trek fan and includes references to it in almost every one of his films.

@nathancruz9172

28 күн бұрын

I didn’t know he’s a huge fan of Star Trek.

@martinbraun1211

28 күн бұрын

@@nathancruz9172 You can find his segment at the 30th anniversary of "Star Trek" in 1996 here on KZread. Just search for "Ben Stiller Star Trek".

@TheJamieRamone

28 күн бұрын

Dude, that's so kewl!

@leonrussell9607

28 күн бұрын

He also has the gorn head, I don't know what that is but he has it

Fun fact: RDJ was actually nominated for Best Supporting Actor that year, losing out to Heath Ledger's Joker in Dark Knight.

“Not even Tarantino would do this..” Oliver Stone did almost exactly this in Platoon🤣

@mcjim256

25 күн бұрын

Every reactor misses this. Was going to make the same comment but you beat me to it 👍

1:58 "Feels very dropped in the jungle..." Oh honey... .

Just saw the thumbnail and had to come right over. One of the best comedies of all time.

This was the first movie my niece saw Robert Downey Jr in. So when she finally saw him in a movie as a white guy it blew her mind! She actually thought he was black! LOL

@mrtb7676

25 күн бұрын

Before I saw it, I thought it was Jack Black, Ben Stiller and a lesser known black actor, but they'd billed RDJ ahead of him, sort of like how Michael Jai White was third billed in Spawn despite being goddamn Spawn.

From what Ive gathered over the years online as a person who doesnt live in the US, there are 2 issues with blackface: 1. In the past, blackface was an offensive caricature of what black people look like. 2. Blackface being used to not hire black actors. I think that the blackface in this movie is not met with much negativity, because its neither used to make fun of black people, nor could they have hired an actually black person to play this role, so RDJ didnt take this away from anyone.

I’m always surprised when movie reaction channels haven’t seen some movies.. I wouldn’t have expected shanelle not to have at least known how much of a big deal this movie is… I’m bias because I grew up watching movies tho

Kirk Lazarus said he doesn't break character until after DVD commentary, and the DVD commentary is RDJ in character

I don't get why people may think this will offend anyone, unless insecurity and lack of humour is present.. As many times before its common that other people take offence, than the "imitated" group. Anyway this movie is funne, and its satire. And it's so very important to protect. As this kind of movie is not possible in anyway today. Sadly. So great that you watched this, as this hopefully will make people laugh and enjoy humour. While the satire will provoke some deeper thoughts after the screen goes black 😊

"gimme the GD map"😂😂😂 gets me everytime 😂

Whoever edited this did the watchers a pretty major disservice. Edit out all the 'wait for it lines' and moments.. or maybe they were just saving the disappointment when she won't laugh because she's "uncomfortable"

@FINNSTIGAT0R

27 күн бұрын

Yeah, it was pretty infuriating 🙄

I commented earlier that I hadn't finished the reaction yet but now that I have. Once again I'm black and as far as I can remember there was no reaction from black people. I believe that it was understood what RDJ was portraying and how ridiculous it is. Also if people wants to be offended they should check out the westerns that still come on tv with white ppl playing Native Americans and calling them the red man while still referring to black characters as n@#+&s . So if that's ok then this is ok, I don't wanna get on my soap box but the world has become too sensitive.

Jamie Fox insisted that RDJ had to take the part. Basically convinced him that the part cant be played any other way.

Why worry about RDJ playing black and not Eddie Murphy playing old white Jew (Coming to America)

My test for people to be in my life is the Tropic Thunder test. If the person isn't laughing all movie at this film i can't f with your personality! What a movie!!!

I remember reading an article in either Time or Newsweek where they talked about 2 brothers who were made leaders of their rebel group because they were believed to be of divine progeny. This movie was satirizing incidents similar to that with the boy being in charge.

I think it's one of the Blu-ray extras. In a deleted scene they explain the kid is in charge of that processing plant because his father is a drug lord.

As a promo for this movie JB, Stiller, Robert D. Jr did a skit for American Idol as background Singers/Dancers The Pips for Gladys Knight Midnight Train to Georgia song. And after the film came out Tom Cruise actually dressed as his character and had a big dance number at the MTV Movie Awards.

Saw this in the theater with a bunch of friends so the trailers opening caught us off guard and was a bunch of fun. Also, not knowing anything else about this movie when Les Grossman showed up it was "Why does he look so OMG it's Tom Cruise!" Happy you liked it.

I can nkt believe she didn't include the line "what do you mean what do you mean you pepole" that's one if the best and funniest lines of the whole movie. lol

It's actually a modern "Blazing Saddles" have you seen the Mel Brooks classic yet? I think you did but I've watched so many reactions i cannot keep straight who has done what anymore. (This is one of the best comedies of all time!) ❤😂❤😂❤😂❤😂

@TheJamieRamone

28 күн бұрын

She has. Can't remember if it's on the channel or remains Patreon exclusive, but you can look it up.

I thought you would like this more, missed a bunch of classic lines in the edit… it was a brilliant image to Hollywood film industry.

@FINNSTIGAT0R

27 күн бұрын

The movie might have been too much for her sensibilities, judging by what was left out of the edit 🤷🏻‍♂️

I love watching people try to hold in the laughter while trying to not offend 😂✌️

In the opening sequence, the enemy had Reverse Stormtrooper Syndrome. They just could not miss hitting Ben Stiller. 😂😂😂

On KZread you can find various interviews with both Downey & Cruise about their roles in this movie... Downey's interview on Joe Rogan was particularly revealing in his mindset, coming off of filimg Iron Man, deciding to do THIS and wondering if he had made the biggest mistake of his life. My favourite quote of his was him saying to Rogan 'if it doesnt work out at least ill get to be Black for a summer'. Cruise did an interview on BBC1, he said that he and Stiller were friends and after reading the script orginially the character of the studio head wasnt in it, but on his advice Stiller wrote it in and got him to read it again. After reading the character, Cruise said 'Ill do it, but I want fat hands and I want to dance'. Both turned out to be epic roles for a couple of epically talented actors in one of the best comedies of all time.

Robert Downey Jr. caught some criticism by a few people for the role, but the vast majority of the criticism went to Ben Stiller and the Simple Jack character. "You m...muh m...muh muh make me happy."

@ads2686

25 күн бұрын

got nominated for best supporting acotor at the Oscars. losing out to heath ledger

I honestly feel so stupid these days: when I saw this in theaters I legitimately had no idea the producer was Tom Cruise until the end! I kept thinking "damn, he looks so familiar" then the credits rolled 😵‍💫

@rustincohle2135

27 күн бұрын

I didn't know either. It was a surprise for a lot of people in fact.

For me this is one of the funniest movies made. I watch it still twice a year. I was recommended this movie by a black friend. All my black coworkers in New Orleans were totally ok with RDJ. They thought it was super funny. Thanks for the reaction!

Oh, I've been waiting for this. One of my two favorite comedies of the last 25 years, the other also being a satire/mockumentary that should be in your list (Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story).

Excellent! Is he dead? We all asked that in the theatre... then Jack Black yells out Yeah! Almost as if answering all of our questions in the theater!

Tom Cruise and Ben Stiller have been friends for decades. Ben used to impersonate Tom on his variety show "The Ben Stiller Show" in the early 90s. He made mention of the film to Tom, and Tom's one request waws he'd do it if he could have "fat hands." The rest is history.

@DukeDarkshadow

27 күн бұрын

Don't forget when Ben played Tom on SNL Celebrity Jeopardy

Fun Fact: Tom Cruise read Ben Stiller's script and said he wants to be in it, and gave Ben the description of who he plays. It was Tom's idea, not Ben's

I'm glad you enjoyed this movie, loved how the way you laughed throughout. Great reaction as always

As of when the movie came out Tom Cruise was in a hybrid of serious action movies with serious drama movies. As far as I remember there was no indication he was going to be in Tropic Thunder. Even though it's very obvious now when you watch it that it's him, because of all the serious work he'd done--and his generally intense demeanor, it was a true surprise in-viewing that the character was him! It's why they kept the credit until the last. Love this movie!

I saw this one in the theater at Balad Air Force Base while we were waiting to leave Iraq at the end of our deployment. I loved it. It was one of the best things I saw in Iraq.

Another great Ben Stiller movie is the super hero comedy, Mystery Men.

8:11 Wrong. He is not in blackface. RDJ is making fun of pretentious method actors

0 Second Brigade is here.

Damn I was expecting more laughs outta this one it's one of the funniest ever

Now look what you've done. I have to set aside a WHOLE evening to do the watch along on Patreon. Top ten comedy of all time on anyone's list.

Tom Cruise’s character was his own idea. He specifically wanted big hairy hands and wanted to dance in the movie.

came out when i was a senior in college. my roommates and I saw it in theater and loved it. it's been a favorite of ours ever since.

As always, Shanelle, you put pieces together much more quickly than I do. I've seen the movie or reactions thereto, 5 or 10 times now, and this is the first time I noticed that the scene in the hut where Speedman tells RDJ that he's going native recreates lighting and elements from he scene in Apocalypse now where Martin Sheen meets Brando. Just layers and layers . . .. By the way, I'm pretty sure that the opening scene where Tugman forms the shape of a cross while getting riddled with bullets is an homage to Platoon.

Comedians and comedy writers are absolutely trying to get audiences to laugh their asses off about every irreverent scene ever, by making you laugh not necessarily at the act depicted but the stupidity that landed said characters in that situation: - man stepping on landmine and exploding to bits - man eating another man's flesh dripping out of his head - man in blackface - man acting mentally disabled - man acting mentally disabled getting beaten - women getting whacked by rifle - kids getting crushed by Jack Black landing on him - flatulence humor - young kid getting punched and yeeted off an exploding bridge (to a mini-Wilhelm scream)

People need to think about how confused we kids were at that opening in the movie theater. Took us a second to realize after the bust a nut and booty sweat ad.

Tom Cruise and Matthew McConaughey in the same movie sharing a scene is amazing.

My favorite line probably “I’m moving to catering after this”. Yep❤

Something that's missed by most reactors... Ben Stiller's character getting shot at the beginning of the movie is a direct homage to Willem Dafoe's Sargent Elias in Oliver Stone's "Platoon

@FINNSTIGAT0R

27 күн бұрын

On one hand I get it, because Platoon is quite old now, but on the other hand it was Platoon's most iconic shot, and also in the movie's poster - and still nobody gets it 🤷🏻‍♂️

@phunkjnky

27 күн бұрын

@@FINNSTIGAT0R Exactly, it's an iconic pose, in what should be a more well remembered movie. I think it is the superior picture to "Full Metal Jacket," but because of the first half, it's more memorable.

First: I'm so happy this gem is getting some attention from a reaction channel. Second: With your knowledge of cinema-crit, you are the perfect person to react to it. Couldn't be better!

"les grossman" in French: les gross mains = big hands

Nice Reaction! When the MTV Movie Awards came around after this movie was out, Tom, dressed up as Les Grossman, did a dance number with J Lo. It was hilarious! She said later that she was really impressed with Tom in that he had already learned the dance routine before the show and all they had to do was rehearse it together.

Also, it's well documented how tobey maguire had a whole douchebag phase in his spider-man years and how the fame went to his head, so the fact that he was willing to be part of a movie that made a joke about his biggest achievement as an actor being an mtv movie award for best kiss really says something. I mean, in a movie about how big actors' egos are, to have an actor's ego roasted like that... and he's still game?

This movie made me realize Tom Cruise is actually one of the best actors of all time

Thanks to the folks for enabling the reaction of Shanelle hyperventilating to suggesting this, priceless.

"The only line to the chopper and he's Jesus Christ?!" I can't help but think that the "And I am Jesus Christ, his only son..." line is a Hamlet 2 reference. I won't say more, but you absolutely need to see Hamlet 2 Shan. The theater kid in you will have a blast.

I think calling this movie a “love letter to Hollywood” might be a bit of a stretch. It’s making fun of Hollywood in every way it can. And I’m well aware a movie can do both, but I don’t think this is that movie.

This is, imo, one of Tom Cruise's finest performances, as well as RDJ's. Cruise shows his comedic chops here, and improvisational skills (Collateral is another of his top performances. In that one, he is just disturbing)

Justin Theroux and Ben Stiller got the inspiration for the movie not only from overly serious method acting but from actor friends involved in war films. These delusional actors believed that they endured filming hardships comparable to the experience of real solders in war.

In the 90s Tom Cruise and Ben Stiller worked on some comedy skits where Stiller played Tom’s stunt double. Worth checking out.

RDJ and Tobey McGuire also played lovers in "Wonder Boys" (2000).