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squeaker
Jim Carrey Mark Unseen   Jun 16 17:00 UTC 1995

Jim Carrey:  Is he over doing it with corny movies?
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omni
response 1 of 10: Mark Unseen   Jun 16 17:12 UTC 1995

 yes. nuff said.
robh
response 2 of 10: Mark Unseen   Jun 16 20:32 UTC 1995

Define "over-doing".  He's making orders-of-magnitude more money
than I am, so he must be doing something right...
remmers
response 3 of 10: Mark Unseen   Jun 16 21:34 UTC 1995

Apples and oranges.  Lots of people overdo stuff and make very little
money at it.

I've seen a couple of his movies.  None of his TV work.  Innumerable
trailers for movies of his I haven't seen.  Seems to be a talented
guy.  Maybe he'll do something great someday.
gregc
response 4 of 10: Mark Unseen   Jun 17 09:25 UTC 1995

I saw the Ads for _Ace Ventura_ and avoided it. It looked stupid. I hate 
movies about stupid people doing stupid things. Jerry lewis and the 3 stooges
make me want to retch. OTOH, I liked _Mask_. But I'm a lover of Warner
Brother's cartoons and _Mask_ was just a big cartoon with live actors.
I didn't go expecting Shakespeare and I didn't get Shakespeare, but that's
ok, I got alot of laughs even though I saw most of the jokes coming. So the
jury is still out on Cary as far as I'm concerned. I'm hoping he does
more *clever* humor rather than slapstick humor.
aaron
response 5 of 10: Mark Unseen   Jun 17 15:55 UTC 1995

Judging from the audience reaction to Batman and the clip from the new
Ace Ventura movie, Jim Carrey is delivering exactly what the average
American wants to see.  The fact that I find the one character he portrays
to be tired and overdone doesn't change the fact that millions of people
will pay to see it over and over again.

Until the audience grows weary, we will probably not learn if Carrey
possesses any range as an actor.  But at $7 million per picture, why mess
with what obviously works?
squeaker
response 6 of 10: Mark Unseen   Jun 20 17:56 UTC 1995

 If you did or didn't like Ace Ventura, they are coming out with another
one.  I also hear that there will be a sequel to "The Mask."  I think that he
does have his times of being funny, and he's making lots of money.  But
 seeing him as a serious character wouldn't fit him at all.
matthew
response 7 of 10: Mark Unseen   Jul 6 13:59 UTC 1995

Several years ago, before he had any major movies out,I saw him in
a made for TV movie about a family that, on the surface, looked like
the "american ideal". Under the surface though it was falling apart.
Jim Carey played the family closet alcohlic, not a funny role at all.
He did a great job wiht a very serious role. I was very suprised.
zolix
response 8 of 10: Mark Unseen   Jul 16 06:14 UTC 1996

Hey whateverU all may say the movie Ace Ventura is one time full
entertainment.
Jim has made awsome disguises. Though the movie does'nt haveany chalked
outstory
it is very well compiled. Espesially the scene of the shadow play is of high
exuberance.
bmoran
response 9 of 10: Mark Unseen   Feb 27 00:06 UTC 2006

Flash fwd not quite 10 years... Well, he's done a lot since those 
stupid Ace movies. I really liked the Truman Show and The Majestic. His 
god movie seemed like a bad episode of the Twilight Zone.
jadecat
response 10 of 10: Mark Unseen   Feb 27 20:44 UTC 2006

Bruce Almighty? Yeah... He tends to be a bit over the top for my tastes,
but when he's reined in I like him a lot. Like in Eternal Sunshine of
the Spotless Mind.
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