First time watching *Tropic Thunder*

[@mattbrady67]

Best part of this movie is that rdj says “I don’t drop character till the dvd commentary” and then actually did the commentary in character.

[@Diiixiiinormus]

“I don’t read the script, the script reads me”

[@steves2241]

I disagree, the best part of this movie is RDJ playing a black man.

[@Xenotric]

It could have been so easy for RDJ's character to go bad but between his performance and the script very much highlighting the issues it just comes out hilarious

[@ivankawnartist]

What's this about a script? Spit that shit out mayne!

[@inarar5334]

"Could you make this today?" To quote Mel Brooks when people ask that about Blazing Saddles, which still applies: we couldn't make it then, either. But we did anyway.

[@inarar5334]

Tropic Thunder uses the same basic technique Blazing Saddles did. You understand that pretty much everything offensive is from the mouths of absolute idiots.

[@SnowmanTF2]

Yeah, I have heard various people say they could not make Tropical Thunder today, but even when it came out it was kind of surreal it got made then

[@LLiivveeeevviiLL]

​@@inarar5334 He has some things which were in that way "Don't be stupid, be a smarty! Come and join the Nazi Party!"

[@Arrynek01]

When this was in the cinemas, those joke trailers were mixed in with real ones. The level of confusion was real

[@bradybimson9106]

So much of this film could've hit the wrong way and turned the movie into a disaster, but it all miraculously works perfectly. One of the best comedies ever made. The stories they all have of making this movie are also incredible. Tom Cruise not only killed his performance, but he came up with the idea for his character. From the backstory all the way down to his chubby hands. Great reaction!

[@hellomark1]

Yeah, they definitely could make this today, the joke wasn't "RDJ in blackface," the joke was the actor he was playing was making a really dumb decision. Plus they had Brandon T. Jackson there constantly calling him out on it. When this came out the only "controversy" was SJWs trying to make a big deal out of Simple Jack and using the word "retard." But again the whole point was the actor in the movie was making a really bad choice, and they go out of their way to point that out too.

[@kuivia]

@@hellomark1 The problem is people are even more idioticly PC and overly sensitive and lack even more logic than back then SOMEHOW 😅😅 this movie would bomb nowadays because people don't understand what you said, the joke isn't blackface the joke is "look at this idiotic white dude thinking this is okay" lmao

[@LokDesaad6]

Also, it didn't hurt that "Iron Man" opened earlier the same year.

[@rollomaughfling380]

Tom Cruise had nothing to do with any "backstory" in the script. He just made up Les Grossman. Ben conceived of this story while working on _Empire of the Sun_ in 1987.

[@kuivia]

@@rollomaughfling380 He didn't say backstory for the movie he was talking about Les Grossman?

[@ericajohnson2529]

"What do you mean you people?" "What do YOU mean you people?" Always cracks me up.

[@mattrogersftw]

I was one of the folks sitting the theater when those fake trailers showed up. It was incredible to say the least; a good quarter of the audience (mainly the elderly side) thought they were real. It was an amazing experience.

[@browneyedgabi6030]

So as someone who is half Hispanic and half Black, I fucking love this movie!! I showed it to my parents (my mom is the one who's Black) and she found RD j's character so ridiculous and funny; ecause there are those actors who go to an extreme for a roll. My favorite part of the whole DVD is the commentary with Jack Black, RDJ and Ben Stiller. Due to RDJ actually staying in character with the accents yhe whole time and he does not break until the movie ends and then he sounds like himself . One of my favorite movie commentaries of all time and yes I'm a nerd who loves movie/show commentaries; but this is one of my favorites. I saw this with a bunch of my girlfriends and we all found it funny and its a movie I can still see the humor in today. Could it be made now or something similar... I mean with the right cast, the right story and writing it could be; but if everything is not on the point it will fall flat and go up in flames at the same time.

[@granddaddy_funk]

Also the irony of a guy in black face telling you not to go full retard lol

[@habitsrabbit]

If you've never seen Bill Hader that serious then I seriously recommend you watch Barry. Comedy, drama, action, he's a great actor.

[@tfred4126]

Yes! Barry is amazing!

[@alvinanil6996]

Yupp.. Barry is brilliant.

[@Cimota00]

Seb uploads are just different. I enjoy watching every single one and he uploads at the perfect time of the day. Keep grinding my man soon 1 million;)

[@tomkvideo]

this film came out the same summer as Kung Fu Panda, Iron Man and The Dark Knight. 2008 was a wild one. And to answer your one random question at 33:48 - TiVo was an early 2000's technology. Essentially a digital VCR to record shows. Before cable TV offered onDemand streaming. You could buy a TiVo box and set it to record and watch it later. And fast forward commercials. So cable companies quickly pivoted to offer their own onDemand services, but you couldn't fast forward through commercials. Famously, TiVo made headlines when they released how many hundred thousands of users recorded and rewound the Super Bowl 2004 half time show, where Janet Jackson got her shirt ripped off. Ayyo.

[@craigchalloner153]

Galaxy Quest has a similar structure to this. Another very entertaining film

[@RobFMDetroit]

Three Amigos and Galaxy Quest are both similar plots (actors mistaken for real heroes) and both totally worth watching 👍🏼

[@TrekPythonChild001]

I can't second this recommendation hard enough! Probably my favorite plot line in all of comedy is actors accidentally having to live their roles.

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

3 amigos is douche chilling

[@Brad02K]

For more RDJ you should definitely watch Zodiac, completely different to this movie but it’s amazing. Also stars Mark Ruffalo & Jake Gyllenhaal. Directed by David Fincher who did Se7en, Fight Club, The Social Network & Gone Girl which are movies I assume you’ve seen and if not watch them NOW!

[@IZZY_EDIBLE]

GALAXY QUEST is hilarious. Mel Brooks' HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART I is his very best. And Bill Murray in STRIPES is so damn funny.

[@cookiedestroyer2801]

If you like the style of this comedy you may like other movies directed by Ben Stiller. My favorites are The Cable Guy, Mystery Men, and Zoolander. (edit: Ben Stiller didn't direct Mystery Men but it's still great)

[@craigmarriott6759]

Mystery Men is awesome.

[@nooneofconsequence1251]

Tivo was the original digital video recorder... you could hook it up to your TV and record shows to save or play back later, and you could rewind or pause live TV. This was before everyone had smart TVs and digital cable or satellite or Netflix streaming services... so.. it was highly novel at the time. A big step up from having a VCR which was the technology that preceded it.

[@sarahobah]

"I've never even heard of your little agency" and "can you please find out who that was?" Were delivered so well.

[@shawneebushatz1963]

"I've never seen bill harder so serious" -seb, well then you should definitely check out the show Barry it's a great dark comedy show about a hitman played by bill harder also has really great heartbreaking moments

[@maximillianosaben]

So damn funny. Wouldn't change a thing about it. On top of all the incredible performances, McConaughey may quitly be the funniest to me, but with everyone else firing on all cylinders like crazy, he gets way overshadowed.

[@bdsilduce]

Tom Cruise said in an interview that he told the director that he would only take the part if he “had fat hands and could dance”

[@kordimandius9103]

"I've never seen Bill Hader that serious." You should watch Barry. It's an Amazing show.

[@Maddie-tu6ls]

My fav show!!

[@steffurness]

For some early/young RDJ, try Heart and Souls from the mid 90s where he's attached to a couple of souls who can take over his body at will while they try to tie up the loose ends of their lives. Bonus - his love interest is the actress that plays Stillwell in The Boys and "looks after" Homelander. Closer to when he reemerged for Iron Man, he also did a movie called Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, an LA noir mystery movie, partnered w Val Kilmer. I think you'd thoroughly enjoy the humor in both of these.

[@TheDblDuce]

One of the reasons i follow your channel is your genuine laughter. When you laugh, its so robust that you make ME laugh watching you! :)

[@TVS-SMFL]

Another great reaction from Seb, keep going with movies from the past, blazing saddles, rest of scary movies, ted, austin powers, The Pink Panther films, death at a funeral, Police Academy, Airplane, The Naked Gun, kick ass. So many from the past to choose from.

[@Parallaxus]

I'm not a fan of Ben Stiller movies generally, but Stiller managed to pull off some kind of miracle with THIS cast that I love. RDJ, Matthew Mcconaughey AND Tom Cruise?! Three mega A list stars in a Ben Stiller movie. I don't know how he did it, but it made for a great movie because of them.

[@anyawoloszyn3243]

If you like this then you should watch This Is The End, it’s similar vibe like actors in real life but in the apocalypse

[@The_Nightsong]

The funniest part for me was the silence after the guy blew up 😂😂😂

[@Ghalhadris]

As his body parts fall down the sky? Genius.

[@geeebuttersnap2433]

The closest premise I can think of to this movie is galaxy quest. Actors go on an adventure thinking it’s fake but end up in real life and death situations. Only difference is they found out real quick how real it was. Great movie.

[@jojo0880]

If you're looking for RDJ recs, he was fantastic in Sherlock Holmes, directed by Guy Ritchie.

[@TAnders877]

Saw it in the theater... everyone was so confused but laughing their asses off.

[@ryanbvisuals]

so many big stars in this movie...haha i loved it. Never knew that was Tom Cruise till the very end. He fooled me LOL

[@ramonpadilha9987]

Actually the makeup artist fooled us. 🤣🤣🤣

[@davidnobre5660]

you want us to recommend more movies like this but the truth is, there are no other movies like this one man this is one of a kind!

[@paulefichtner4417]

i need more movies like this. i dont care what it takes. It is just humor...

[@rachelBradyni]

5:50 That ref to RDJ tho lmao Rob went to prison for a year after failing a 3 year probation for coke and hero in (not gonna spell it correct bc YT are sensitive lol) I love when he throws shade at himself and allows others to do so. He's grown so much since the 90s

[@EGToasty]

YOU'VE NEVER SEEN AUSTIN POWERS?? Favorite movie series of all times hands down.

[@kat6386]

For an excellent RDJ movie I would recommend Chaplin. It's incredible and moving.

[@abovewater6918]

If anything, this movie is anti-blackface since the movie itself points out how stupid it is that Kirk is doing blackface. And we have to remember that RDJ isn't doing the blackface, he's playing a character who is doing the blackface. He's the dude, playing a dude, disguised as another dude haha

[@Mrman09]

Talladega nights,the other guys, the nice guys and tropic thunder are some of my favourite comedies.

[@RazorStormInc]

I'm a peacock! You gotta let me fly!

[@Byronic19134]

@33:48 TiVo is crazy how fast it was forgotten in time because it was basically a hard drive that allowed you to save Live TV meaning you could stop and rewind live TV, while also saving all your favorite shows. So in this case the TiVo box would have been saving all the camera footage. And Yes RDJ is actually an elite actor it’s a shame most only know him for Iron Man, which is why even tho he loves Marvel he is coming back to play Dr. Doom to show his range.

[@jack_a_boi]

There's a miniseries totalling just over 2 hours called Garth Marenghis Darkplace on All4, and it has a deeper level of inception than this and is phenomenal, as its nearly 20 years old and got a limited TV run it's a hidden gem

[@hellomark1]

I saw this in the theatre and had no idea what I was in for. I still remember people having your shocked/confused expression for the Bust-a-Nut/Booty Sweat "commercial." Then it was a ride the whole way through, and I didn't even realize that was Tom Cruise until he was dancing to that wicked outro - which I have to rewatch everytime I see a reaction (here it is for anyone else looking): kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYGpln2AjrKrmNk#t=1m45s

[@RayHardman7567]

Best part of the movie is when RDJ says playing a dude disguised as another dude.

[@samanthatomcat]

My favorite RDJ movies if you're interested in reacting to more of his! A Scanner Darkly, Charlie Bartlett, Sherlock Holmes, and Due Date!

[@thomasmartyn65]

Hey Seb, hey everyone! Hope you’re all doing well! 😊 this is such an amazing film! One of my favourites! 😂

[@TheAlexlovespipo]

“This is the end” has a very similar vibe to this movie!

[@defunctus408]

In the 1986 comedy "Three Amigos!" starring Steve Martin, actors got hired which they thought was an acting gig of saving a village from local bandits.

[@jordipan8933]

Here too watch a dude watch a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude

[@PHSDM104]

👆 this comment 👆

[@jack_a_boi]

Dogdeball, Team America, In Bruges are very good movies that are somewhat similar to this and have very similar humour :)

[@broncobalboa]

man i knew i would be in for a ride with this one. always enjoyable to watch and to listen to your comments.

[@DirtPoorWargamer]

TiVo was an early digital video recorder. You’d set it to record your favorite shows while you were out and watch them later without commercials. Also: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a must see RDJ comedy.

[@MrVvulf]

If you want to see a film that is similar to what the director in Tropic Thunder had in mind when he wanted to take the guys into the field, then watch "84 Charlie MoPic". It's a movie made by real a Vietnam War veteran, shot from the point of view of a single cameraman who's job is to go on patrol with a recon team. The whole movie is shot from that one person's point of view. Roger Ebert, arguably America's greatest film critic said of it (back in 1989 when the film debuted) - "84 Charlie MoPic deserves a place by itself among the films about Vietnam."

[@Gr13fM4ch1n3]

If you liked RDJ's comedic side, I highly highly recommend Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. It's super underrated and under-reviewed and is hilarious.

[@DasFlamboMan]

You gotta watch Blazing Saddles Seb! If you love taboo humor like this, you’ll LOVE that classic.

[@robertschnurschuh6682]

Try "Galaxy Quest" if you like stuff like that 🙃

[@jasondavis2995]

Having watched this in theaters I can tell you that when the movie started we were very confused, and then when the movie started again we were like oh okay🤣🤣

[@HoopleHeadUSA]

The darkest comedy I know is Happiness (1998, NC-17). Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jon Lovitz, Molly Shannon, Lara Flynn Boyle, an insane cast! When you watch it you’ll see why it’s not for the masses lol. Amazing DARK movie

[@BDizzleMySchnizzle]

TiVo is a device that can record TV and even cut the commercials. They became big around the early 2000s because up to that point it was kind of difficult to record TV.

[@LyricalOutlaw]

Haven’t even watched the reaction and dropping a like because tropic thunder is comedic gold 😂 lmao

[@laurajaynenolan2149]

First thing I saw RDJ in was weird science followed by only you. Only you has Aunt May in it too!

[@Jasjtkekwnf]

Saw this movie when it first came out mom thought she was taking me to a war movie, ended up laughing harder than she ever had. Great movie

[@jimmynodean]

GREAT MOVIE. You have to do 'This Is The End' 😭 somewhat same crew and just as hilarious

[@KGmarshine]

this comment may be a needle in a haystack, but one of my personal favorite robert downey jr. films is Charlie Bartlett. truly an underrated hidden gem that doesnt get enough love and anton yelchin rip, is great alongside rdj.

[@ChrissaTodd]

also he says blood flavoured corn syrup so positively but also there is never another mention of the directors death ever again after that scene

[@davincigift]

RDJ recs: Sherlock Holmes and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Austin Powers is great, would love to watch your reaction to that. As for movies similar to Tropic Thunder, I'm not sure there's anything quite at its level. If you haven't seen it, Anchorman is a gem with another superb cast.

[@Lydia-dd9bo]

(0:00) "Everyone's gay once and a while!" - Real quote from Seb when talking about Chris Evans

[@mcmullin05]

Austin Powers and Dodgeball are must watched

[@ede91311]

This movie is comedic art at its finest

[@AdrianFlipflop]

Rdj said he'd only do this if the NAACP gave its blessing and had full control on the character

[@evaserration6223]

Dark comedies you shouldn't laugh at but hilarious. - Blazing Saddles - Heathers - Happiness Films about actors in real dangerous shit - Three Amigos - Galaxy Quest

[@Real_Nutella]

Casting for this movie was phenomenal

[@redandrit2105]

I recommend "this is the end"

[@thegeekoutgirl]

12:18 "Galaxy Quest" and "Three Amigos"? I think have a similar story in that actors are in actual situations.

[@mattwhite2328]

So RDJ’s life fell apart due to addiction, etc. and was blacklisted from Hollywood. Career over. After he got straight he did a little film call Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, which redeemed him and got him the Iron Man role. You’ve GOT to watch Kiss Kiss Bang

[@defunctus408]

The Fatties is a homage to the Eddie Murphy 1996 comedy "The Nutty Professor" in which he played all the family members.

[@justjuli3t]

Seb have you watched or plan to watch Snowpiercer with Chris Evans? his best movie imo

[@pestobee]

Recommending What We Do In The Shadows (the movie). It's a mockumentary about vampire flatmates in New Zealand.

[@nickgoodlock263]

That Tom Cruise cameo is the greatest celebrity cameo in cinematic history!

[@stevenmonte7397]

If you haven't seen The Other Guys, It's HILARIOUS!! Great cast! (I'll check after this reaction) Oh wow, you watched it! Next up!

[@dasupertramp5855]

I would recommend "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang". Excellent RDJ movie with Val Kilmer, very funny.

[@moreonthisat7393]

I would really recommend you watch Tucker and Dale vs. Evil. It's one of my favorite horror comedies. Or, I would recommend watching Nacho Libre, great Jack Black movie. I look forward to your reaction in the future!

[@thisguyoby]

My guy didn't notice HTTYD Hiccup's voice actor

[@morgonyoung4935]

Love seeing a reaction to this movie ☺️

[@XuDus]

bruh HOW ARE YOU JUST WATCHING THIS. movie was amazing

[@markvajda]

If you like this kind of chaotic, you should definetly watch Bullet Train

[@LuluLove22]

YOU GUYS, LIKE THE VIDEO!!!! C'MON DEM VIEWS NOT MATCHING BRUH. SOMEBODY AIN'T DOING THE MATH RIGHT! lmaoooooo but srsly.

[@noellenn2122]

Films like this - Naked Gun, Airplane (both really old, like early 80s). Weird, the Al Yankovich Story is most recent. Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (from last year) is more like Bridesmaids than all out spoof like this but similarly silly.

[@noellenn2122]

Also Spaceballs, a Star Wars spoof from the late 80s, I think…?

[@tvcx12]

I was just talking about this show yesterday and now you watched it, so strange

[@rahbeat9785]

'Observe god's mistake' xD this gets me everyime

[@oceanshells88]

Another hilarious RDJ movie is Due Date. You would literally laugh all the way through it!

[@biswojyoti1]

never ever a movie like this will ever be made

[@brotherhogan6880]

this movie is just something else, if it was made today, people would just shit on it.

[@ztheiss]

My favorite theatrical satire. It's a masterpiece.

[@scotthadden9816]

Best character... far and away Tom Cruise's Les Grossman... because he's an accurate depiction of a Hollywood producer.

[@themadcroad5806]

“Any tips?” RDJ. Stellar.

[@MultistanMom]

Similar to this? I literally just commented this in your Moana video but you would LOVE Jumanji, the 2017 with The Rock, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, and Karen Gillan.

[@SammieLovesGwar]

If you have the DVD, re watch with the DVD commentary. Ben stiller, Jack black, and Robert Downey Jr stays in character the whole time. I never like DVD commentary, but those three guys, are hilarious

[@xthentic740]

"Team America police force" has the same type of comedy. and sorta the same premise lmao

[@desmawalker556]

I highly recommend you watch RDJ in the movie CHAPLIN. He really embodies Charlie Chaplin's looks and mannerisms. 🙂

[@ArmouredPhalanx]

'Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" is another great RDJ action-comedy-mystery. It's a bit more grounded than this, though.