tropic thunder Options

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/arti...in_page_id=1773

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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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.

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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.