No one's gonna remember Tropic Thunder in the future, anymore than folks remember other pretty good comedies that come and go every year (your Hangovers or Spies Like Us or whatnot). The fact that you say "other films" instead of listing specifics reinforces my point. Yeah, RDJ has done good stuff. His Chaplin was brilliant. I think his role is Less Than Zero was also fantastic, though it's easy to see why in hindsight. But unless he has some other brilliant, mind-blowing role in the future, this is a guy who is going to be defined by Iron Man. Ledger also did Brokeback Mountain. Highly critically acclaimed, important to some film fans, but he's still always gonna be known as Joker because it overshadowed everything else.
