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What comedy movies aged like fine wine? (piefed.social)
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[–] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

It's interesting to me how Blazing Saddles get a pass on the language, it other satirical films don't. Similarly Tropic Thunder doesn't get pilloried for Downey Jr's blackface, but it's the kiss of death for so many other films.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago

    Similarly Tropic Thunder

    imho Tropic Thunder works because Downey is so obviously a foil, including actual black people bemoaning his bullshit in realtime. He's deranged and truly believes he's exceptional, and he's not, and to me, that's a big part of the joke.

    I really don't like Tom Cruise, but his part in that is priceless too.

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