Before I watched the Tropic Thunder movie I was deeply enthusiastic and excited about it. It seemed very good in the trailers and commercials I had seen and felt to me like it was sure to be a hit. In my eyes, anything with Jack Black in it was an instant 'pass' in my books. All his previous movies were excellent - School of Rock, Tenacious D the list goes on...I have to admit, in my opinion this movie is an exception to the rule. I found it to be terrible and Jack Black was given, to be fair, a pretty shitty role acting as a drug addict whilst the others, [Stiller, Downey Jr and Cruise] acted their roles averagely. I wanted to review this soundtrack to see if it at least had good music... I wasn't impressed.

With a mix of dance, rave and pop, the soundtrack starts in a dismal way. Not that it was bad music, just not my style for sure. Nor the style of the movie. The most interesting part in the first three tracks was the harmonica solo during the third track, 'Run Through the Jungle' by Creedence Clearwater Revival which was excellent, I really like that track. The same cannot be said for the next track which I don't even want to talk about!! Despite this harsh criticism the next song made me smile. 'U Cant Touch This' the old classic by MC Hammer and if anyone has seen the movie, it reminded me of the famous Tom Cruise dance during the film. Hilarious indeed.

I can't say much for the rest of the record because quite frankly, I didn't think much of it and it will certainly not be staying on my iPod or on my computer. There were some great tracks on the soundtrack like I have mentioned. 'Run Through the Jungle', 'U Can't Touch This' and also 'I'd Love to Change the World' but I wouldn't suggest this soundtrack to anyone to be completely honest with you.

So... don't buy this soundtrack and don't watch the movie because it's not that good. But if I was to suggest either one or the other, watch the movie to see that famous dance performed by Tom Cruise!