Comments on: Film Junk Poll: What is Your Favourite Jim Carrey Movie?

By: xego

xego — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:36:14 +0000

I would like to qualify my last statement in saying that this version of “A Christmas Carrol,” does look like “Shit!” again, not really anything to do with Jim Carrey, it is just this ascetic I can’t stand. I wish it would go away. I don’t care how good they get at it I just don’t want to see it. “Polar Express,” was “Shit!” and this will be too.

By: xego

xego — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:30:45 +0000

Well I too am one of the apparent dumbasses that voted for ESOTSM. It’s inclusion in the list really skews the result I think. Much of what I love about the film has less to do with Carrey. It was every bit as much a Kate Winslet movie but really more to the point it is a Charlie Kaufman movie. I thought Carrey was good in it. There are few actors working who are able to exude sympathy. You could superimpose his face over calendar photos of puppies. There really isn’t a movie on the list that I would say was “Shit!” Some better than others sure. I don’t know why people love Crucifixions but they do.

By: rus in chicago

rus in chicago — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:17:05 +0000

“I canâ€™t believe why so many people voted for Eternal Sunshine. He never was himself there! Jim Carrey plays himself best in Dumb & Dumber and Ave Ventura.”

-do you know Jim Carey personally? do you know what acting is?

By: Bob The Slob

Bob The Slob — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:32:14 +0000

I love the Cable Guy. Wanna fight about it? lets go!

By: aspioaokassodsÃ¸kasdkÃ¸l

aspioaokassodsÃ¸kasdkÃ¸l — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:11:22 +0000

I can’t believe why so many people voted for Eternal Sunshine. He never was himself there! Jim Carrey plays himself best in Dumb & Dumber and Ave Ventura.

By: Ian

Ian — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:35:16 +0000

Eternal Sunshine is probably my favorite on the list but Dumb and Dumber is more Careyesque … I guess. Truman show was also good though I liked the anime version better since it had giant robots.

By: jaime

jaime — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:34:23 +0000

Jim Carrey made 2 maybe 3 good movie’s.(maybe)

By: Brett

Brett — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:44:56 +0000

Sean is right. His comedy was cutting edge even when the movies he was in weren’t that good. And then he’s done something that many “A-list” actors never do: evolve and take risks.

And it is commendable that he can be a successful comedian first and then become a good dramatic actor. You know why? Because most serious actors can’t reverse that and do comedies well. Doing both comedy and drama well is hard to do. I think he is a great actor who chooses shitty projects more than he should.

But my favorite movies of his aren’t comedies. They are “Man in the Moon” (about a comedian but not a comedy) and “Eternal Sunshine …” and I like them because they are good films with good directors who know how to get great performances out of actors like Carrey.

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:05:24 +0000

Hey I’ll admit that nowadays Jim Carrey’s comedy does very little for me, but back in the days of Ace Ventura and Dumb & Dumber, he was pretty cutting edge.

By: Glen

Glen — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:57:05 +0000

Where is “None of the Above”?

war crime tribunals are funnier than Carrey

By: AlexG

AlexG — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:33:00 +0000

i think he’s a bit overrated as a serious actor, particularly on truman show. if you can act decently and be a comedian at the same time it’s so much more awesome, apparently.
i know eternal sunshine will come out on top and there are lots of fanboys for it, but the subconscious parts work better for me than the parts where frodo’s trying to get his brain to work or something.

By: Paul Andrews

Paul Andrews — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:23:13 +0000

How ridiculous. It’s like saying ‘what was your favourite dump ?’. I abstain.