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Haven't seen it - to do so would break my "no Jim Carrey movies" rule
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I watched Truman Show for school so that tainted my enjoyment. Haven't seen Liar Liar.
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Which ones have you seen?
The old ones - the Mask, the Cable Guy, Ace Ventura, Dumb and Dumber
My cousins were big fans and would always put his movies on during sleepovers. It was horrible.
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I agree with all those except Dumb and Dumber.The old ones - the Mask, the Cable Guy, Ace Ventura, Dumb and Dumber
My cousins were big fans and would always put his movies on during sleepovers. It was horrible.
That is a deadset classic.
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Eternal Sunshine isn’t a ‘Jim Carey movie’, it’s a Charlie Kaufman movie with Jim Carrey in it. And it’s brilliant.
Man in the moon is pretty good too.
Man in the moon is pretty good too.
I think the thing about Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is that Jim Carrey was very much playing against type, playing a more understated role.
In that way, I think it still has an enormous amount of fans today, where the 90s comedies are probably at best “you had to be there” relics of a period when he was inexplicably considered the funniest man in the world.
It’s also extremely well written and directed, very touching and has a reliably great performance from Kate Winslet.
Hmmm maybe I should give it a go
I felt the same way about Will Ferrell until I watched The Shrink Next Door - also playing against type
I liked him in The Truman Show... but for the most part, I agree with you.
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The against type stuff until Number 23 was generally pretty good. Truman Show in particular is a masterpiece.
Of the more typical Carrey comedy vehicles, I’m a fan of Cable Guy, the first two acts through the dripping dumping is top tier, kinda Hollywood Pynchon, that’s my hangout flick from him. Some of his other comedies are fine, but that’s my pick of the bunch, just has a little bit more going on than a high concept or antics overdrive.
Of the more typical Carrey comedy vehicles, I’m a fan of Cable Guy, the first two acts through the dripping dumping is top tier, kinda Hollywood Pynchon, that’s my hangout flick from him. Some of his other comedies are fine, but that’s my pick of the bunch, just has a little bit more going on than a high concept or antics overdrive.
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At the time, The Cable Guy was considered against type because he was playing the villain. It certainly has a bit more depth than Ace Ventura or Dumb and Dumber.
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Fair. Liar Liar is a real staple 90s comedy, probably aged poorly but i always enjoy it.
I thought Number 23 was awful personally but it is againt type. The Majestic is also serious Carrey and hes good in it but its... fine. Was in that run of every shitty book being made a movie and its and Hearts in Atlantis i always forget which is which.
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Oh i thought it was awful too, I meant that’s when the against-type stuff went south. Schumacher’s films tend to have a ceiling (Flatliners might be my fave and it’s a mere 7/10 for me), he has a couple turkeys like Number 23.
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Top Gun 2 - was corny predictable rubbish.
Marvel - garbage
Reality shows - can all **** right off
Marvel - garbage
Reality shows - can all **** right off
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Thought the fact Reality shows are still on means they must still be rating. Hopefully all downhill. And I thought Marvel was widely popular
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I think ‘corny predictable’ is a fair statement towards TGM but the ‘rubbish’ I don’t agree with. Film has a few flaws holding it back like some of those scenes with Connelly/Kilmer and the detracting soundtrack, but otherwise it’s very enjoyable and decent for a modern blockbuster.
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I think they rate well and make money but most people tend to say they hate them (much like big bang theory). I think they make money cause they are mostly cheap to make.
Marvel was (but even at its peak it had a tonne of detractors saying it was ruining cinema) since the endgame peak most people think it’s declined pretty massively.
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My personal opinion if he is talking everything up until Endgame than its a hot take and most of it is considered good to very good by the majority of people. Its only post end game that it has become popular to hate on marvel generally speaking.
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I enjoyed Top Gun Maverick as a piece of fun cinematic nostalgia, but the story is simplistic, it has the emotional depth of a child's wading pool, the acting is average and the fawning over it is absurd. The fact it got a Best Picture nomination is laughable. Like, it's a textbook example of how to make a legacy film if your only interest is pleasing fans of the original with no intent to take it forward, but other than that, nah... it's just popcorn fare.
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The fact there are like 265 films nominated for Best Picture is laughable. It should be 5, and 5 only.
