Jim Carrey
The epic story of a man who is both a cheese-ball actor that made millions with talking ass-cheeks AND a master thespian who portrays combating one's own memories, living in a futuristic reality show and obsessively fixing Matthew Broderick's cable!
Just The Facts
- Jim Carrey was the ONLY white-guy on "In-Living Color"
- Only actor funny enough to do comedy AND talented enough to do drama. Sorry, Robin Williams =(
- He bangs Jenny McCarthy. That's it...what more do you want?
Comedy
Jim Carrey has the comedic batting average of a minor league baseball player. In the Special Olympics. After having merged with the paraolympics. AND the quadraolympics. So, to sum it all up, Jim Carrey has made a high volume of utterly unwatchable movies compared to watchable. However, those that are watchable are considered by many to be comedic masterpieces: "Dumb & Dumber"; "The Cable Guy"; and, of course...Okay, there aren't really any others BUT he had some funny characters as the token white guy on "In-Living Color."
In Jim Carrey's defense, however, he is actually a very talented comedian who chose to make millions of dollars starring in poorly conceived slap-stick comedies (which were written for, and marketed to, 11-year-old boys) over low-paying yet expertly crafted comedic cinema. Do you die-hard Jim Carrey fans (all 12 of you) need proof? How about "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective". Or "The Mask." Or "Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls." Or "Liar Liar." The list goes on and on. And on.
Comedy for the comedically-imapaired
I would also add "Yes man" and "Fun with Dick and Jane," to the list, but to be honest, they were so terribly unfunny that I find it hard to believe that anyone ever meant for them to be listed as actual "comedies". I believe they are currently listed under the "comedy for people without a sense of humor and/or are easily offended" alongside such classics as "Doctor Dolittle," "Everything starring Vince Vaughn," and anything else deemed as being"Family Friendly (i.e. boooring)". Oh, and don't forget to add "Bruce Almighty," or as I like to call it, "Bruce the Almighty Dissapointment: How to piss off both Christian and Secular viewers simultaneously."
More controversially is his film "Me Myself and Irene," in which Jim Carrey attempted to star in a grown-up dark-comedy involving multiple personalities. Unfortunately, the two personalities were merely grown-up, darker versions of his roles in "Ace Ventura" and "The Mask." Having failed to create another successful comedy, Jim Carrey turned his sights on acting. SERIOUS acting. Not quite Heathe Ledger bat-shit crazy "Why so serious" acting, but more like "I'm a light-hearted guy but I'm also very sensitive, which makes me kind of a pussy" acting.
Drama
Though few people consider "Batman Forever" to be an actual movie, let alone a "drama," Jim Carrey has played in a number of critically acclaimed flims. Examples of his acting prowess can be seen in films such as "The Truman Show," "Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," and more notably his role as Andy Kaufman in "Man on the Moon." Fortunatley for you, the viewer, he has only made very few aweful dramas. In fact, excluding those annoying family films such as "The Grinch" I can't really think of an aweful drama on his part. For such a prominent actor, it seems, he hasn't made much more than 18 so-called "big" films, most of which I've already mentioned. He's very selective for an actor who not only could star in any film he wants, but also starred in much of the aweful cinema previously mentioned throughout this article.
...That's about it
There isn't much else to Jim Carrey, other than the fact this fact: of the few movies he DOES decide to do, a majority of them are just plain aweful. On the bright side, he isn't like Samuel L. Jackson who stars in just about EVERY SINGLE EVER MADE. C'mon. "Snakes on a Plane." The same guy who was the main character in "Pulp Fiction" allows himself to be eaten by a cartoon shark in "Deep Blue Sea." WTF! At least Jim Carrey has the self-respect to do shitty movies every-now-and-then instead of every-fucking-day!
I don't think I've ever said this about a Cracked article or topic, that was just wrong. Literally, almost everything you said or asserted was factually incorrect in some way. Mabey read the message board for his movies on imdb before writing an article? Just a thought.
ReplyJim Carreys a f*****g genious. All who disagree don't know comedy.
Reply"Aweful"? As in "full of awe"?
ReplyPoor article, I must say.
not to mention his performance in Man on the Moon, where he absolutely honors andy kaufman. what a great flick about a comedic revolutionary, done by awesomeness.
Replyand i also believe that Cable Guy was his contribution to comedic noir, and hinted that he dis have the ability to play something that hinted towards his abilty to act and wasn't assntics, which he is most known for.
Replyi wondered if while reading this, if the author has ever watched a Jim Carrye movie, or if he's merely poisoning the interweb with his stupidity. Yes Man was funny... the Ace Ventura movies were comedy classics. He plys the ridiculous role of ace the way, and acts the way he does in that movie because that's who ACE IS. not to mention, that hey, he is a good actor.. and i wonder if the author, who i will not dignify with naming is actually a sea monster.
Replywell projectjulio, seeing as though no one agreed with you it would appear that you are in your own little world.
ReplyI haven't seen many of Carrey's dramas but Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is one of the best movies I've ever seen. And Bruce Almighty was the shit! Who cares what audience it pisses off, there were a lot of clever ideas in that movie and to see them conveyed with Jim Carrey's silly ass antics was cooler than seeing them conveyed by someone like Matt Damon or some shit. And f**k off, The Grinch was cool too!
ReplyAgreed with ijpowers. Both the Ace Ventura movies were really funny. And Cable Guy doesn't measure up to them or The Mask. This article has it all backwards.
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Replyi really like the ace ventura movies. immature? yes. funny? definetely.
ReplyI dare you to find five people who didn't think The Mask was funny.
ReplyI've seen people defend The Cable Guy before. I can understand that, because the movie gets more crap than it deserves and was largely a victim of expectations. People went in looking for more Ace Ventura, and they didn't know how to respond when they didn't get it. I think the movie might be better received today than it was at the time, or at least judged on its own merits. But this article seems to exist in a parallel universe wherein The Cable Guy is widely acknowledged as his most beloved movie, as opposed to our universe, where it is much maligned and holds a dubious rank in pop culture consciousness. Defending something you enjoy is one thing, but you can't just make-believe as though pop culture in general agrees with your stance.
ReplyAnd what was wrong with The Mask? Ace Ventura is juvenile humor, I'll grant you, but The Mask is a great concept wonderfully executed. It's inventive, genuinely funny, has some heart, and was perhaps the perfect marriage of character and actor. Same thing with Liar, Liar. It's commonly held as a prime example of high concept comedy done to perfection. I award you a D+.
"He bangs Jenny McCarthy. That's it...what more do you want?"
ReplyTo laugh. Your piece-of-**** take on Jim Carrey didn't make me laugh.
ProjectJulio, I'm sorry, but your inability to properly spell or punctuate your article OR your comment replies lead me to believe that YOU are either 12 years old or a contender for the extra-Special Olympics. Not only that, but you contradict yourself repeatedly in your article; seems you can't decide whether Carrey is awesome or he sucks. This confusion makes your article uninformative and borderline retarded. E for effort but...
Reply"Only actor funny enough to do comedy AND talented enough to do drama." I think Steve Carrell would disagree. However, to the guy below, Ace Ventura was very, very funny. How'd you get all those references ("For god sakes Jim, I'm a doctor, not a Pool Man") as a 12-year-old? Dumbass.
Reply...although, I suppose if this entire article came out of a pair of talking butt-cheeks, THIS WOULD BE COMEDY-FUCKING-GOLD!!! Seriously, if you guys are 12, it's okay to laugh at Ace Ventura. If not...maybe it's time to move out of mommies basement.
ReplyI DON"T CARE LOL
Wow...unless you guys are 12 years old, Ace Ventura SHOULD NOT be funny! Seriously, are you guys 12 years old, retarded, or both?
Reply Hide All See All 3 Repliesthat's a false dichotomy
but since you mentioned being 12 so many times, im guessing youre 12 yourself, and you probably dont know what a false dichotomy is. Well, a false dichotomy is when only two options are considered, when there are actually others. Also ace ventura was awesome
also: Text is likely to be stupid. I checked it on http://stupidfilter.org/demo.php
Yeah, the Ace Ventura movies were funny, and Liar Liar was pretty good. The Cable Guy was panned by everyone except the author, apparantly, and Dumb and Dumber has just enough quirkiness to not be completely retarded. Me, Myself, and Irene was actually funny in watching Jim Carrey try to a form of comedy foreign to him. This is all backwards.
ReplyI agree with ijpowers. A world where Ace Ventura is not funny, and The Cable Guy is, is not a world I wish to be a part of.
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