First, the bad news about the new red-band trailer for Tropic Thunder: Alas, there is no trace of Tom Cruise's fat-suited, filthy-mouthed studio boss cameo that so entranced insiders at an early screening last month. The good news: Ben Stiller does throw a murderous Viet Cong toddler off a bridge, which is only about a 6 on the teaser's overactive, oft-peaking transgression scale. More bad news: The trailer appears to promise more than anyone can rightfully expect it to deliver, and Jack Black does appear in his underwear. More good news: Black in packing more than his junk in said underwear. More bad news: The trailer does zero favors for the squeamish. More good news: The trailer does zero favors for the squeamish. So we guess we're in! NB: Simple Jack could quite possibly turn out to be the best film never made. [Tropic Thunder]

2:20 PM on Mon May 19 2008
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Cam/ron at 02:56 PM on 05/19/08
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Downey's passionate, righteous defense of Crocodile Dundee is the best part.
kween of everything at 02:57 PM on 05/19/08
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jack black and ben stiller together cancel out their recent missteps. i will see this.
Leviticus_71 at 03:18 PM on 05/19/08
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It's no Hollywood Shuffle. Man I miss Robert Townsend.
bess marvin, girl... at 03:32 PM on 05/19/08
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if it is half as hilarious as the script, it will be good.
i just about spit out when i saw jack black as all those alter egos.
Shumina at 03:50 PM on 05/19/08
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Yeah...that pretty much hooked me right there. My butt's in the seat opening weekend.
StevieRayHalen at 04:04 PM on 05/19/08
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@kween of everything: @kween of everything:
agreed.
DrAftershave at 04:27 PM on 05/19/08
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kween of everything at 02:57 PM
jack black and ben stiller together cancel out their recent missteps. i will see this.

at the very least, it should cancel out their "Envy".
Tiger_Tanaka at 04:28 PM on 05/19/08
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Maybe Robert can play Luke Cage as well...
mcgeorge at 05:05 PM on 05/19/08
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This looks fucking exceptional.
mr.Man at 06:13 PM on 05/19/08
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Coogan looks (and acts) more and more ridiculous with every new trailer. I REALLY hope his imprint isn't too heavy on the film...

...because Ben Stiller and RDJ look fucking brilliant.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton at 07:07 PM on 05/19/08
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@Cam/ron: I have to tell you, you know, it's part of reporting on this vid, this trailer, the feeling most people get when they hear Robert Downey Junior's voice. My, I felt this thrill going up my leg. I mean, I don't have that too often.
raincoaster at 11:50 PM on 05/19/08
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@kween of everything: I love them both, but did you see Envy? Dear god...
RaptorAvatar at 08:26 AM on 05/20/08
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I have a feeling that this thing is going to be a great, but also a wideley misunderstood flop. It'll have it's 90-100s on metacritic, but it'll also have a few 30s.
Benovite at 08:43 AM on 05/20/08
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I can't even imagine when Tom Cruise appears in this.

Depend®.. just to be safe.