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post Mar 7 2008, 05:55 PM
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Actor Robert Downey Jr has in the past been applauded for his edgy roles.

But his latest may be a step too far - as the actor dons make-up to play a rather convincing looking black man in a new Hollywood film starring comic actor Ben Stiller.

In a still from film Tropic Thunder, Downey Jnr is sandwiched between Ben Stiller, and a blonde Jack Black.

With his afro hair and brown skin, he is virtually unrecognisable as the 42-year-old star of stage and screen.

Downey Jr plays a worthy Oscar-winning actor taking on a role originally written for a black actor, and rather than re-write the part, he goes method.

Clearing anticipating a backlash, Downey Jr told a US magazine: "If it's done right, it could be the type of role you called Peter Sellers to do 35 years ago. If you don't do it right, we're going to hell."


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post Aug 17 2008, 04:17 PM
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This movie was hil-arious. This is coming from someone who didn't expect much out of it..

Tom Cruise's character tripped me out at the end. He was gettin' down with his bad self.
Robert was something else, too. Actually, all the characters in this movie were enjoyable.


I actually want to go see it again.
 
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post Aug 18 2008, 02:02 PM
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I still want to see this, I've heard mixed reviews but the preview made it seem kinda funny
 
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post Aug 18 2008, 03:11 PM
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I saw it...it was alright. More dumb comedy, I saw this right after Pineapple Express. Haha, I was like...that's not Vietnamese...n oh it ended up being Chinese cause they got lost -_-. *shrugs it's weird when I watch movies that are like, of actors acting as actors...acting in a movie? -_-" It's not what I expected it to be.



I saw this last night and couldn't agree more. I found it weird to watch actors acting as actors. I expected it to be different.

The references to the 'retarded' people got old quickly in my opinion; it wasn't even funny most of the time.

I though Robert Downing Jr's role was genius. But of course I'm not black so I wouldn't find that offensive (if at all).

I wish I wouldn't have spent 10+ on the ticket, but now I know. wink.gif
 
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post Aug 18 2008, 05:44 PM
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i really wanna see this movie and it had better be good due to the fact that i've been seeing previews for it since freaking april...
 
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post Aug 18 2008, 11:45 PM
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i'll wait for the dvd.
 
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post Aug 26 2008, 09:17 AM
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QUOTE(hi-res @ Aug 17 2008, 05:17 PM) *
This movie was hil-arious. This is coming from someone who didn't expect much out of it..

Tom Cruise's character tripped me out at the end. He was gettin' down with his bad self.
Robert was something else, too. Actually, all the characters in this movie were enjoyable.
I actually want to go see it again.

HOLY SHIT!!

I downloaded the movie, so the quality wasn't really great and I had NO IDEA THAT WAS TOM CRUISE!! But now that I'm rewatching it - the nose gives it all away.

Wow.
 
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post Aug 27 2008, 09:29 PM
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Who caught on that Tom Cruise was the bald-dancing dude? I caught it right away, I was like: "OMFG!"
 
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post Aug 28 2008, 06:42 PM
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You went full retarded. You never go full retarded. You only go half. Never full.


"Sean Penn, I Am Sam, 2001. Went full retard, went home empty-handed. Never go full retard."

lulz tbh.

I think people who get offended by this are a bunch of sanctimonious, stuck-up, pseudo-liberal shits. thumbsup.gif
 
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post Aug 29 2008, 11:42 PM
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i really want to see it, unless someone tells me other wise\
 
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post Aug 30 2008, 12:07 PM
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HAHAHA, ^Tropic Thunder Viral Video^

haha, i agree, this movie was soo funny the guy in the back of me started laughing so hard that he fells out of his seat and hit me in the back of the head with his foot.. laugh.gif

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>Go see Tropic Thunder;
With the Panda, and Dont Forget the Iron Man!
 
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post Aug 31 2008, 12:37 AM
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I just saw it!
i really liked it and laughed A LOT

some parts were like : uhh should i laugh at that?
but you get over it and its pure comedy
 
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post Aug 31 2008, 02:59 PM
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youtube.com/VBNVJG15tGs

LOL @ 3:00-:306 and at the Dark Knight reference.

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some parts were like : uhh should i laugh at that?

haha, i know. some parts i was like...' haha, wut? '
 
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post Sep 1 2008, 01:24 AM
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http://www.youtube.com/v/VBNVJG15tGs&hl=en

HAHAHA, ^Tropic Thunder Viral Video^


Haha, I remember watching that. I had no idea what Tropic Thunder was, and stupid me, I didn't even know it was a real movie! but now I really want to see it. When I went to watch Stepbrothers and I saw the full preview, I was like OMG, I really want to see that. lol.

QUOTE(ersatz @ Mar 7 2008, 10:12 PM) *
Well clearly a black guy couldn't play the role...the movie is ABOUT a white guy who plays a black guy. In that case, there's no reason to be uppity about it.


Yea, that's what I was gunna say, the whole point is that a white man is playing a black man.
 
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post Sep 1 2008, 04:01 AM
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its not that great.
 
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