Reverbiage: Stories from NPR tagged 'emtropic'

Summary Judgement: Is 'Tropic' Worth Cloning...

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:00:00 EDT

Critics don't see eye-to-eye on the Ben Stiller comedy Tropic Thunder, the Woody Allen film Vicky Cristina Barcelona' and the animated Star Wars film Clone Wars. Writer Mark Jordan Legan breaks down the reviews and helps resolve what's worth the price of two gallons of gas this weekend.

'Tropic Thunder,' An Over-The-Top War Movie Spoof

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:00:00 EDT

It's a movie about a movie. Actor and director Ben Stiller talks with Renee Montagne about his war movie parody Tropic Thunder, which opens Wednesday. In it, actors filming in Southeast Asia get caught up in a real war with gun-toting drug smugglers.

'Tropic Thunder': A Category 2 Comedy Disaster

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:00:00 EDT

A Hollywood parody of the Scary Movie variety, Tropic Thunder becomes the butt of its own joke. Bombastic actors satirically play bombastic actors — without much effect, says critic Cynthia Fuchs. Ooh, how meta.

Is Ben Stiller A 'Tropic' Blunder...

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:00:00 EDT

In Tropic Thunder, Ben Stiller portrays a movie star who potrays a cognitively disabled character. Stiller plays the part for laughs, but some are put off by the use of the word "retard."