shaking my head like a puppy with water in its ears

[maschalismos]

I've been reading a bit about this all for the past few months and it still perplexes me. I mean, I get that his character in Tropic Thunder is supposed to be some grand statement? Or something? Hell, I'll quote:

In the movie, Downey plays an Oscar-winning actor named Kirk Lazarus whose character in the war movie they’re making was written as

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[maschalismos]

Well, you can be the optimist for both of us. I'd rather be surprised by their actually doing well than going into it expecting good and being HORRIBLY DISAPPOINTED AND RAGEFUL.

[topaz119]

Jay, I saw the trailer I while ago and just sat there with my mouth open for a while, before I turned to the boys and said OMG, how MANY things did you see wrong with that?. And Oldest said, yeah, I didn't think we'd even bother putting it on the list of movies to maybe see. I think I understand what they possibly might be going for, but I have zero confidence in them achieving it.

[tattycat]

This. I don't think there's enough bingo cards in the world to keep track of this film.

[maschalismos]

I'm all out of bingo cards and moving to bullets now.

[maschalismos]

I just. Whut?