Pineapple Express vs. Tropic Thunder - Blu-ray Forum

BLUCanadian · 08-18-2008, 05:10 PM

Which film did you prefer.

I thought I would like tropic thunder more due to the hype of early reviews
But... I didnt find it as funny as Pineapple Express
what do you all think?

hc666 · 08-18-2008, 05:27 PM

Pineapple Express was a better movie as a whole and probably had more laughs...

But Tropic Thunder had RDJ... nuff said! Love that guy.

dvd_mazter · 08-18-2008, 05:36 PM

They are both fantastic comedies but I think Tropic Thunder just had more laughes per second and it has way more memorable moments when compared to Pineapple. Still I will be buying both 1st day.

supersix4 · 08-18-2008, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by hc666

Pineapple Express was a better movie as a whole and probably had more laughs...

But Tropic Thunder had RDJ... nuff said! Love that guy.

thats good to hear I want to see PE so bad

Petra_Kalbrain · 08-18-2008, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by dvd_mazter

They are both fantastic comedies but I think Tropic Thunder just had more laughes per second and it has way more memorable moments when compared to Pineapple. Still I will be buying both 1st day.

Your post is almost word-for-word what I was going to type... except for the "buying both 1st day" business. I'll only be picking up 'Tropic Thunder.' 'Pineapple Express' was more of a "one time viewing" good comedy for me. It is certainly no 'Dumb & Dumber.'

dvd_mazter · 08-18-2008, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Petra_Kalbrain

Your post is almost word-for-word what I was going to type... except for the "buying both 1st day" business. I'll only be picking up 'Tropic Thunder.' 'Pineapple Express' was more of a "one time viewing" good comedy for me. It is certainly no 'Dumb & Dumber.'

Man, Only if Dumb & Dumber would come to Blu soon.

johnarnold101 · 08-18-2008, 06:30 PM

I thought Tropic Thunder had more big laughs and more characters with great one-liners. Pinapple Express was funny though and if you want to see a great "character" then James Franco alone is a reason to watch it, too funny!

johnarnold101 · 08-18-2008, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by dvd_mazter

Man, Only if Dumb & Dumber would come to Blu soon.

I pray and pray......nothing yet.

aramis109 · 08-18-2008, 07:08 PM

I'm not usually the "stupid comedy" guy, but my wife and I went to Pineapple Express and really enjoyed it. I thought James Franco was great (OT but he gets my vote for the Joker replacement).

I haven't seen Tropic Thunder yet (thought I want to) but I heartily recommend PE... especially if you are or know someone who is "familiar with the situations" presented in the movie.

hc666 · 08-18-2008, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by johnarnold101

I thought Tropic Thunder had more big laughs and more characters with great one-liners. Pinapple Express was funny though and if you want to see a great "character" then James Franco alone is a reason to watch it, too funny!

Agreed, Franco was amazing in PE and probably deserves some sort of award buzz... i'm actually serious. He nailed it!!!

silversnake · 08-18-2008, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by hc666

Agreed, Franco was amazing in PE and probably deserves some sort of award buzz... i'm actually serious. He nailed it!!!

indeed. Franco stole the show. He let me down so bad in spiderman 3 with that " this pie is so good" or whatever line.

He was awesome in this movie

back on topic, i haven't seen tropic thunder but plan on going by the end of the week

blackhawktraffic · 08-19-2008, 01:33 AM

Tropic Thunder was so damn funny and entertaining so I really enjoyed it, have to go see Pineapple Express soon though been wanting to see it.

Big Daddy · 08-19-2008, 01:38 AM

See this post.
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...6&postcount=49

Augustine864 · 08-19-2008, 01:38 AM

I liked both movies, but Tropic Thunder was nicer for me because my friends and I always watched movies like Apocolypse Now, Platoon, etc. and it was great to see a send up those. Well, Tropic Thunder was more a send up of the actors playing those roles than a send up of the movies themselves, but you know what I mean. Tropic Thunder is a definite purchase while Pineapple Express may not be even though it did have me laughing.

Like someone else said, PE might only be a one-timer, unlike Dumb and Dumber (which I laugh as hard at if not more each time I watch it). TT's replay value is yet to be determined but for the mere fact that I explained above, I will be getting.

TheForce8686 · 08-19-2008, 03:24 AM

This poll was too hard to vote. Both movies were amazing. I also think Stepbrothers should have been included. It was easily the funniest movie month of my life. Those 3 movies in a 4 weeks period.

View Poll Results: Pineapple Express vs. Tropic Thunder; which was funnier/better??
Pineapple Express	7	25.93%
Tropic Thunder	16	59.26%
I liked them both equally	3	11.11%
I like neither equally	1	3.70%
Voters: 27. You may not vote on this poll

08-18-2008, 05:10 PM	#1
BLUCanadian Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2008 Location:T. 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:4 Trading Score:223	Pineapple Express vs. Tropic Thunder Which film did you prefer. I thought I would like tropic thunder more due to the hype of early reviews But... I didnt find it as funny as Pineapple Express what do you all think?

08-19-2008, 01:38 AM	#14
Augustine864 Active Member Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray collection:83 Blu-ray reviews:9 Trading Score:85	I liked both movies, but Tropic Thunder was nicer for me because my friends and I always watched movies like Apocolypse Now, Platoon, etc. and it was great to see a send up those. Well, Tropic Thunder was more a send up of the actors playing those roles than a send up of the movies themselves, but you know what I mean. Tropic Thunder is a definite purchase while Pineapple Express may not be even though it did have me laughing. Like someone else said, PE might only be a one-timer, unlike Dumb and Dumber (which I laugh as hard at if not more each time I watch it). TT's replay value is yet to be determined but for the mere fact that I explained above, I will be getting. Last edited by Augustine864; 08-19-2008 at 01:58 AM.

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08-18-2008, 05:27 PM	#2
hc666 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2007 Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray collection:100 Blu-ray reviews: 26	Pineapple Express was a better movie as a whole and probably had more laughs... But Tropic Thunder had RDJ... nuff said! Love that guy.

08-18-2008, 05:36 PM	#3
dvd_mazter Power Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Winnipeg, Manitoba Home Theater Gallery:9 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:740 Blu-ray reviews: 146	They are both fantastic comedies but I think Tropic Thunder just had more laughes per second and it has way more memorable moments when compared to Pineapple. Still I will be buying both 1st day.

08-18-2008, 06:30 PM	#7
johnarnold101 Senior Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Boise, ID Home Theater Gallery:2 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:13	I thought Tropic Thunder had more big laughs and more characters with great one-liners. Pinapple Express was funny though and if you want to see a great "character" then James Franco alone is a reason to watch it, too funny!

08-18-2008, 07:08 PM	#9
aramis109 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Milwaukee, WI Home Theater Gallery:10 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:360 Trading Score:18	I'm not usually the "stupid comedy" guy, but my wife and I went to Pineapple Express and really enjoyed it. I thought James Franco was great (OT but he gets my vote for the Joker replacement). I haven't seen Tropic Thunder yet (thought I want to) but I heartily recommend PE... especially if you are or know someone who is "familiar with the situations" presented in the movie.

08-19-2008, 01:33 AM	#12
blackhawktraffic Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Upland, CA 4K collection:17 Blu-ray collection:18 Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:228	Tropic Thunder was so damn funny and entertaining so I really enjoyed it, have to go see Pineapple Express soon though been wanting to see it.

08-19-2008, 01:38 AM	#13
Big Daddy Blu-ray Champion Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Southern California Home Theater Gallery:79 Blu-ray collection:122 Trading Score:1	See this post. https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...6&postcount=49

08-19-2008, 03:24 AM	#15
TheForce8686 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2006 Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:992 Trading Score:79	This poll was too hard to vote. Both movies were amazing. I also think Stepbrothers should have been included. It was easily the funniest movie month of my life. Those 3 movies in a 4 weeks period.

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