No.367103[Reply]
I've come to realize that Jim Carrey was never that funny. He's made some good movies, but the best ones (Eternal Sunshine, Truman Show) aren't really comedies. Most of the comedies he's made (Liar Liar, Fun with Dick and Jane) are generic comedies that could have starred anyone with a bit of comedic timing. The only movies that are really unique to Carrey, the ones that show what he contributed to the comedy genre, are Ace Ventura 1 and 2, The Mask, Dumb and Dumber, and maybe The Cable Guy.
The Ace Ventura movies, I have to admit, in spite of all my nostalgia for them, are not good movies. The only memorable parts are the tranny reveal in the first one and the rhino birth of the second.
I didn't like Dumb and Dumber as a kid and I like it less now.
The Cable Guy is mediocre. Everyone hated it when it came out, and then internet contrarians started saying it was actually a masterpiece. It's really nothing special.
The Mask is the only one that approaches good, and even then it's a 7/10 at best.
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I think he has talent as an actor but hes never used properly and he more or less appeals to children with his comedy. It's fine but he doesn't and never has appealed to me, honestly I kinda resent him for making comedy less intelligent in some ways with his autism.
No.367108
I enjoyed The Mask and Truman Show, but would agree with you guys assessment. You know that quote posted a lot on imageboards about "Those who pretend to be retarded for a laugh soon open the gates for actual retards who think they're in good company"? Thats Jim Carrey's career. He has cheapened comedy
No.367115
>>367103False. Ace Ventura was pure overacting kino. Me, Myself and Irene was actually a very good physical comedy and is Louis CK approved.
>I've come to realize that Jim Carrey was never that funnyHe was funny in the 90s. His comedy didn't age well. Most comedy doesn't age well.
>He's made some good movies, but the best ones (Eternal Sunshine, Truman Show) aren't really comediesAnd this is the real heart of any Jim Carrey discusion: Jim Carry is a great actor because Jim Carrey is crazy enough to be a great. actor. All the best ones are bonkers, and Jim is fucking bananas. If the 80s and 90s were him trying to act and be seen as a comedian, than the 00s and 10s were him acting to not seem complete insane.
Jim Carrey is one of the greats.
Unironically.
No.367132
The Cable Guy isn't so much a comedy as an acerbic critique of mass media culture.
>>367105>Jim Carrey just comes across like a hyperactive manchild who wants attentionYeah because he was on SSRIs throughout the '90s.