[kj] OT Boycott the film Tropic Thunder

[B. Oliver Sheppard]

Trailers are the worst way to judge movies. The Simpsons Movie trailer, 
for example, had the least funny bits.

I haven't see Tropic Thunder, but the metacritic.com review aggregator, 
which links to reviews from Roger Ebert, the New York Times, the LA 
Times -- all of which give it good reviews -- is a good place to see 
what's what. Of course, any of these outlets also gave 40 Year Old 
Virgin good reviews, and I hated that film.

There have been so many horrible comedies lately that I'm just eager for 
a good one. I don't like fun made at the expense of the disabled, but I 
also recall a huge boycott from protesters in the disability activist 
community over Clint Eastwood's _Million Dollar Baby_, and I went on to 
see that, and thought it was a fine film.

-Oliver


Brendan wrote:

> I've scratched my head (figuratively) every time I've seen the previews

> for it, the only funny thing I've noticed about it is the apparently

> unintentional resemblance Jack Black bears to Brian Dennehy. (I reckon

> Dennehy needs to be sent up the way Shatner, Hasslehoff, and Norris have.

> And Busey. Imagine having Dennehy for a Dad...you'd be fucked.)

>

> Other than that I just don't get the joke, and comedies are generally my

> favourite movies. If what they have shown on the shorts are the pick of

> the bunch...hrm. I tend to agree with the comments about the offensive

> portrayal of intellectually disabled people.

>

> PS: Talking about offensive comedy, was pleased to see George Carlin

> discussed in glowing terms during an interview on Letterman last

> night...and even more pleased to hear how many albums he has done, I only

> have a few.

>