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Tropic Thunder

Picking Nits

Production logic and consequence-free action

The hidden-camera plan is challenged because the production would depend on consumer camcorder footage. Four Leaf's fraudulent war memoir is questioned because other veterans should have exposed it. The panda's presence and attack are questioned. The discussion asks why the guerrillas do not kill Tug and why nobody hits anybody despite sustained gunfire. Kirk maintaining the makeup for weeks and possessing more Oscars than Hepburn or Daniel Day-Lewis are questioned. Four Leaf surviving is criticized because a redemptive sacrifice appeared to be set up.

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  • The hidden-camera plan is challenged because the production would depend on consumer camcorder footage.
  • Four Leaf's fraudulent war memoir is questioned because other veterans should have exposed it.
  • The panda's presence and attack are questioned.
  • The discussion asks why the guerrillas do not kill Tug and why nobody hits anybody despite sustained gunfire.
  • Kirk maintaining the makeup for weeks and possessing more Oscars than Hepburn or Daniel Day-Lewis are questioned.
  • Four Leaf surviving is criticized because a redemptive sacrifice appeared to be set up.