Tropic Thunder also features an assortment of "BD-Live" features including video rehearsal footage, additional looks at some of the improvisation that went on during filming, and extra pieces of interviews that could have been worked into Rain of Madness. While all the pieces are, to varying degrees amusing, the download times (even with a high-speed connection) are a little too long when compared to the brevity of the clips.
Though it is occasionally a little too self-obsessed and a little too willing to play into the stereotypes it makes fun of, Tropic Thunder, still manages to hit its mark far more often than it misses and certainly makes for enjoyable viewing. On Blu-ray the film both looks and sounds outstanding (which is exactly what one would expect of a big-budget new release). Criticisms could be levied at the film for its potential to offend a vast array of different groups of people, but Tropic Thunder makes offensive jokes more often to mock the making of such jokes than out of ignorance. It may not excuse the nature of the jokes entirely, but it certainly mitigates the offense.
As for me, I only wish that there was an actual unofficial Rain of Madness/Hearts of Darkness-type documentary that allowed the viewer to actually see what took place during filming. That would be truly fascinating.
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