So if you haven’t seen it yet, Tropic Thunder was, surprisingly, one of the funniest films of the year. This may come as a surprise, as it does star Ben Stiller, and he’s been phoning it in with lazy efforts lately. However, this is what Stiller is capable of as a writer and director, and not just another of his “star power for hire” unfunny comedy flicks. Next time you want to watch movies online, give Tropic Thunder a try and see whether or not it lives up to Stiller’s funnier efforts for you.

The movie is really all about spoofing modern Hollywood culture and phoniness and the concept of what’s real and what’s not keeps recurring throughout the film. This is made clear in the opening where we see a series of fake trailers showing what sort of films the main characters usually star in. The best of these is probably Jack Black using fat suits to spoof Eddie Murphy’s recent films.

The movie follows these actors as they are put into a situation that is far beyond their control, mixing elements of action films, comedy and drama all in once. They believe that they’re out in the jungle for some hardcore training for the movie they’re making, but it quickly becomes clear that they’re in a do or die situation.

So what it really comes down to is the idea of reality. You can be who you want to be in life, but only if you get over your ego and stop trying to live based on the standards others place on you. The film is layered in irony as we see the characters playing characters playing characters, there are a lot of layers of falseness going on.

It’s a very funny film, too, of course, but it’s also a moving and dramatic film, as well as an exciting one. The movie is really more than you’d expect from Ben Stiller these days, who seems content to just collect big paychecks for big budget movies with low mileage jokes. This one is actually one of his very best, though.

What makes these action scenes interesting is the fact that, when the characters finally come face to face with the badguys, they’re not carrying real guns, but prop automatic rifles, so they’re only firing blanks while the other side of the gunfight is firing live rounds. This provides a whole new dynamic to the concept of the movie shootout unlike anything we’ve ever seen in an action flick before.

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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