Comments on: Tropic Thunder: Will Boycotts Hurt Or Help?

By: DK

DK — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:33:45 +0000

People shouldn’t be afraid to laugh at what’s funny. The Wayans brothers were in a movie called “White Chicks”- is anyone complaining about that? Tropic Thunder is a hilarious movie. people shouldn’t make a mountain out of a mole hill!

By: freeman

freeman — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:32:27 +0000

WOW! are we reaching a period in the history of American freedom of speech where the word retard has fallen akin to the “N-word”? “uh oh, he dropped the “R-word”!

By: movie junkie

movie junkie — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:22:57 +0000

Ben Stiller has a track record of doing anything for a laugh

By: Vic Holtreman

Vic Holtreman — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:45:07 +0000

Well it was number one, so that counts for something. Maybe the Olympics???

Vic

By: Clean Talking Chimp

Clean Talking Chimp — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:55:25 +0000

Tropic Thunder took in 37 million over the weekend,I thought it would have done better than that.Did the protesters have that much effect?

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By: 790

790 — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:22:13 +0000

The local news was out here in LA at the premire a few nights ago, and they interviewed some ppl on the sreet about this “outragous” scene. Funny thing is most of the ppl they put on camera were all under 18,,,
The film is rated R for a Reason,,,

Even though im not really offended by this,,, In no way does this reflect my empathy for the disabled. I would never call them retarded like a bully in school.
For all us with half a brain (as someone called me today) its a comedy, and we want to laugh.

Den Diller isnt really acting when he plays a retard.
Come on,,, ///

By: steven the git

steven the git — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:08:31 +0000

I’m all for free speech, so I believe people have a right to make movies that provoke, and a right to say if offended or not. However the outcry rarely does any good, I agree there, and this has just brought the minor part of Simple Jack into prominence.
Considering how much ‘retarded’ is used anyway, I can’t see this movie making a difference.

By: RastaZen

RastaZen — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:51:21 +0000

this kind of publicity will only help ticket sales.
I find that quite often the ” outraged protesters ” have not and will not ever see the film that has so offended them. They rail against what they’ve been told by another outraged protester , not against what they’ve seen or heard with their own senses.
Protests will increase awareness of the film and that will , to some degree , get more butts in the movie theatre seats.
Genuinely bad publicity is a very rare animal in the movie industry these days.

If a movie offends you…….don’t watch it.
Its pretty simple.

By: Clean Talking Chimp

Clean Talking Chimp — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:36:46 +0000

Good point’s,790!

By: 790

790 — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:09:28 +0000

Intended or not this controversy is giving the film serious buzz.

I could see outrage if the film was totally full of retard jokes but this seems like its a small scene,,,

Howard Stern, makes fun of retarded ppl daily, I dont see them protesting Sirius Radio,,,

By: Vic Holtreman

Vic Holtreman — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:45:09 +0000

Well they tried to give the same explanation over at AICN but that’s like trying to reason with a bunch of starving wolves.

And I’ll try to crank out a review of Clone Wars later tonight. I should have already written and saved it for publication but I didn’t get around to it.

It was no worse than the recent prequels, but that’s not saying much, and there were a couple of things that were highly annoying.

Vic

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:32:24 +0000

hey Vic,

I totally understand that, I brought up this one because alot of sites actually posted reviews…mostly heavily negative reviews before they should and were of course quickly contacted to remove them. I bring it up because of the craziness going on at AICN about this, there’s like over a 1000 posts as of last night on that topic (literally well over a 1000), lol.

I only bring it up because of how bad most critics are saying this flick is, and because its star wars. I’m kinda curious about this flick myself, but I won’t be seeing it in theatres. To me, its a giant toy commercial…and that’s even more enforced by the MASSIVE Hasbro to star wars stands at every walmart and tons of re-releases of all the old star wars characters/vehicles under the same line.

Will you be reviewing Clone Wars?

By: Clean Talking Chimp

Clean Talking Chimp — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:24:28 +0000

Regrettably,outrage over anything has become an acceptable a means of acquiring media attention and fundraising for many worthwhile cause’s,that’s what all the hub-bub is here about.

BTW I guess the usual suspects must be on vacation.:)

By: Vic Holtreman

Vic Holtreman — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:40:53 +0000

Rob,

Review embargoes are misunderstood. I’ve seen this issue raised before and the fact is that as far as I know pretty much every studio prefers that reviews be published on the day the movie is released.

Every pre-screening I attend regardless of studio has that rule.

I only posted up the Tropic Thunder review early because I saw it at Comic-Con and not at a typical pre-screening.

Vic

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:21:09 +0000

ps. Great article.

I hope so much that this film beats Star Wars badly, but I don’t think the Rated R comedy can take down the Giant Toy commercial, too many kids

On that note, I guess you know of this Warner Brothers Embargo on reviews of their pre-screenings…That’s just more evidence on it not being good, the review that are up on Rotten tomatoes had Clone Wars at 26% this morning then 29% this afternoon. That’s sad.

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:19:08 +0000

I’ve been reading this all over the place, news sites, movie sites and all.

I think its rediculous. No single actual person or disability is really made fun of, I think people who get “outraged” over this haven’t seen the movie or don’t know that its a comedy.

In all honesty though, all these little meaningless protests are simply just marketing campaigns by those groups for their organizations. This way they can get in the news and take advantage of the situation.