I saw Tropic Thunder a few days ago, and I had the same reaction to it that I've had to every Ben Stiller movie -- not fantastic, but worth the price of the admission. As usual, Ben Stiller's part was the least funny...but since he wrote and directed it I have to assume he has a reason for doing what he does, I just hope it's not ego. Some other thoughts:
-- The Australian rant was the funniest part of the movie. "Crocodile Dundee's a national treasure, you're walking very close to the line there, mate."
-- Tom Cruise's BEST ROLE EVER.
-- I missed the fake trailers at the beginning, so I'll have to find another way to see those.
I also just saw Donkey Xote, based on the classic Cervantes novel -- albeit rather loosely. I can't comment on the dialogue but Karla wasn't overly impressed. From what I gather, and the title supports this, it makes the most sense for Spanish-speakers who know english, and how english-speakers speak spanish, if you get my drift. It appears to be set after the book, although there was at least one major theme taken from the novel. The talking donkey I could accept (Sancho's mount) but the chickens left me a bit non-plussed and the lion really threw me.
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