Someone emailed me about the movie, Tropic Thunder, about two weeks ago but I was too busy to check it out. Well, guess what? Time flies and Tropic Thunder is slated to open in local cinemas this 13th August, 2008. If you do not know about Tropic Thunder, it is said to be a movie within a movie, where these actors are actors in the movie who have set out to film a war movie in Hawaii.

Tropic Thunder movie poster

There, they met a group of drug runners who mistook them as American intruders. Perhaps they thought that these actors were real American military personnel.

Tropic Thunder is an action comedy co-written by Ben Stiller. I tell you, Ben Stiller has the funniest face that no matter what movie he is in, it is just ‘funny” and I guess he knows that, that’s why he wrote a comedy. Apparently, it is based on his own experience as a young actor where he and all his actor friends would go off to shoot war films.

Ben Stiller has managed to cast a host of A-list actors, I guess they are all his friends who at one point of their careers, also acted in war films.

Besides Ben Stiller himself, who also directed the movie, watch out for Jack Black, Tom Cruise, Nick Nolte and Robert Downey Jr. as a black man. Some people are offended about this but relax…. this is just a movie; totally my kind of movie.

I don’t know about you but I am really looking forward to Kung Fu Panda! I have had enough of fantasy movies, superhero movies and what-not. I expect Kung Fu Panda to be a seriously hilarious comedy, what with an illustrious cast, I am expecting no less, even though we will only be “seeing” their voices.

Kung Fu Panda movie poster

It is kind of funny that even though the actors are only going to use their voice here on Kung Fu Panda that they would Jackie Chan in the movie. I think that we, Kung Fu fans, would rather watch Jackie Chan himself in action and not just listen to his voice. What say you?

Kung Fu Panda is slated to be released in local cinemas on 6th June, 2008. That’s just the end of this week. Awesomeness! Meanwhile, watch this trailer. You are going to enjoy it!