Tropic Thunder DVD
On November 18th, will release the outrageous comedy Tropic Thunder on DVD and Blu-ray. Tropic Thunder includes a star-studded cast and this Director’s Cut DVD has enough bonus material to keep you “in the shit” for days.
To celebrate the release, Film Fetish has gotten our hands on two of the 2-Disc Director’s Cut DVDs, and I’m giving them away to two lucky readers. If you’re already a member of the mailing list, please make sure to read the instructions below on how to qualify to win.
But hurry though, I’m only accepting entries until next Thursday, November 20th. That’s two days after the official release of the DVD.
Tropic Thunder follows a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie that, through a series of freak occurrences, are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying. The action comedy was directed by comedian Ben Stiller, and stars Stiller, along with Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Nick Nolte, Brandon Jackson, Steve Coogan, Danny McBride, Bill Hader, Jay Baruchel, Matt Levin, Andrea De Oliveira, Reggie Lee, Matthew McConaughey and Tom Cruise.
The Tropic Thunder Unrated Director’s Cut two-DVD set is presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 televisions with Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround, French 5.1 Surround and Spanish 5.1 Surround with English, French and Spanish subtitles. Total runtime is 122 minutes.
You need to do two things in order to win:
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- Reply to this thread, and pick your two favorite war movies from the list below. Your favorite war films not this list? Not a problem. Choose two others.
- Ran (1985)
- The Big Parade (1925)
- Mihai Viteazul (1970)
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- Apocalypse Now (1979)
- Paths of Glory (1957)
- Glory (1989)
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- Das Boot (1981)
- Der Untergang (2004)
- The Great Dictator (1940)
- The Great Escape (1963)
- Hotel Rwanda (2004)
- Full Metal Jacket (1987)
- Braveheart (1995)
- The General (1927)
- A Bridge Too Far (1977)
- Obchod na korze (1965)
- The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
- The Deer Hunter (1978)
- Platoon (1986)
- Talvisota (1989)
- Napoléon (1927)
- Schindler’s List (1993)
- Ivanovo detstvo (1962)
- Where Eagles Dare (1968)
- Idi i smotri (1985)
- Gone with the Wind (1939)
- Children of Men (2006)
- Stalag 17 (1953)
- The African Queen (1951)
- Breaker’ Morant (1980)
- All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
- Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
- To Have and Have Not (1944)
- Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- Hotaru no haka (1988)
- The Thin Red Line (1998)
- Skammen (1968)
- The Caine Mutiny (1954)
- La Grande Illusion (1937)
- Ballada o soldate (1959)
- Taegukgi hwinalrimyeo (2004)
- Kanal (1957)
- Patton (1970)
Bonus Features on the DVDs Include:
- Filmmaker commentary with Ben Stiller, Justin Theroux, Stuart Cornfeld, Jeff Mann, John Toll and Greg Hayden
- Cast commentary with Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr.
- Before the Thunder
- The Hot LZ
- Blowing S&*t Up
- Designing the Thunder
- The Cast of Tropic Thunder
- Ben Stiller
- Jack Black
- Robert Downey Jr.
- Brandon T. Jackson
- Jay Baruchel
- Danny R. McBride
- Nick Nolte - Rain of Madness
- Dispatches from the Edge of Madness
- The Journey Begins
- Misinformed
- Viet-Wham!
- Hallowed Ground
- Good-bye, Gladys
- Perception
- Slaughterhouse Live
- Clean & Sober
- Location Scouts
- Historically Accurate
- P.P.S.D. - Deleted Scenes
- Water Buffalo Wrestling
- Speedman Unpacking his Backpack - • Extended Sequences
- Snorkels
- Eight Minutes in Hell - Alternate Ending
- MTV Movie Awards—Tropic Thunder
- Full Mags
- Cody at Bar
- Portnoy Tied to Tree
- Choose a Dude
- Laz at Campfire - Video Rehearsals
Stalag 17
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Braveheart & Schindler’s List
The Deer Hunter & Glory.
Platoon and Patton!
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and Full Metal Jacket (1987)
I’m not a fan of war movies, but movies that hit on the subject of war are fine. Of those listed, probably my favories would be Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and To Have and Have Not (1944).
Uncommon Valor and The Longest Day are my two favorite war movies.
Apocolypse Now and Saving Private Ryan
# Full Metal Jacket (1987)
# Braveheart (1995)
The Deer Hunter and Saving Private Ryan are my two favorites.
Tora, Tora, Tora and Apocalypse Now.
That’s a tough question.
For starters:Uncommon Valor and Full Metal Jacket
Hotel Rwanda & Children of Men
Full Metal Jacket & The Thin Red Line
Letters from Iwo Jima and Platoon
Saving Private Ryan and Gone With The Wind
Schindler’s List and Saving Private Ryan
my two favorite war moves are saving private ryan and braveheart!
I like braveheart and The Deer Hunter.
Platoon and Deer Hunter
Big movied collector….would love to update my collection
The Great Escape (1963)
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
This looks like a great movie
Saving Private Ryan and Platoon.
full metal jacket and deer hunter
Platoon and Good Morning Vietnam
TORA TORA TORA and Platoon…
Saving Private Ryan and We Were Soldiers
I like Private Ryan and good morning vietnam
i love platoon and saving private ryan
Full Metal Jacket “I live in a world of sh##’
Apocalypse Now “I love the smell of napalm in the morning”
My favorites are Full Metal Jacket and Platoon.
Bridge on the River Kwai and Apocolypse Now.
I like Gone with the Wind and The Great Escape. Classic movies.
Platoon and Saving Private Ryan
good morning vietnam is my favorite…I can’t think of a second.
Apocalypse Now & Platoon