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If you haven't seen it yet, Tropic Thunder was actually one of the better comedies of the year. We know, we know, how could it be, right? It stars Ben Stiller, who's been making nothing but bad comedies lately, and Jack Black, who's one note act is getting stale. But... These guys are actually firing on all cylinders again, here. This is a script they actually seem to enjoy being a part of, they're not just spitting out lines that you can just tell they don't find funny, and it really is one of the top must watch movies online.

The movie serves as an excellent satire of modern day Hollywood culture. Before the movie begins, we're treated to a series of fake commercials which provide some of the biggest laughs of the movie. We see a few trailers for movies starring the characters in the film, who are, after all, film actors. Jack Black starring as a series of fat-suited people sitting around a table farting is a perfect spoof on everything Eddie Murphy has been up to lately.

As you probably know from the trailers, the film follows a group of actors starring in a Vietnam war film. When they get taken out into the jungle for some hardcore training to get into character, they wind up getting more than they bargained for, being put into a situation where they're actually being shot at and forced to rely on each other to survive.

The movie is really all about that concept, the difference between being who you are and ignoring who you are for the sake of being famous or pleasing the people around you and being somebody you're not. All of the characters in the film are put through the ringer and forced to come face to face with who they are and who they truly want to be.

It's funny, too, of course, it's not just character development and nothing else, but the idea is to put together a film that is funny, dramatic, exciting and touching all at once, so all of the characters do get developed in full, and much more deeply than you might expect from a comedy, and especially one that you'd see from Ben Stiller.

The action in the film is actually pretty good. There's a whole new dynamic you've probably never seen before, in that the actors are actually firing prop guns with blank rounds, while the bad guys are firing live rounds. This is just another layer of falseness to the massive facade that the movie focuses on.

While watching the movie, look out for one of the greatest film cameos ever. You won't be able to figure it out right away, and don't let anyone spoil it for you. Once you figure out who it is, it's the biggest laugh of the film.

So if you want a film full of laughs, as well as great action scenes as well as strong character development and story telling, Tropic Thunder really was one of the best of the year, and is definitely worth watching, even if you've already sworn off Ben Stiller once and for all. This isn't Something About Polly here, this is actually a darn good comedy.

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