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Article: Rumble in the jungle; review TROPIC THUNDER (15,106 mins) ** Starring: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr, Danny McBride, Steve Coogan, Nick Nolte, Tom Cruise.(Features)

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Wales On Sunday (Cardiff, Wales)
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September 21, 2008
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CAST your mind back, do you remember that Christmas Eve when you looked excitedly under the tree and discovered that the big present in the shiny wrapping paper had your name on it?

Remember how you spent the entire night, feverishly imagining all of the wondrous treats that could possibly be inside the box, then hurriedly tearing off the paper the next morning only to find something you didn't want?

You'll experience that same sickening disappointment during Ben ...

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