Oh- I forgot Peggy Sue Got Married- also loved Carrey in that.
I, for one, wasn't looking forward to starting my day with a slaughter. Which, really, just goes to show how much I've grown
Anya ,'Sleeper'
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Sophia Brooks - Mar 07, 2011 7:13:07 am PST #13507 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Sophia Brooks - Mar 07, 2011 7:16:13 am PST #13508 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Jim Carrey sort of reminds me of this kid I went to High School with who discovered he was funny, and so did all the musicals. ANd never ever listened to the director, because his friends and relations laughed so much. But he actually had the potential to be much better, but if he was better, he actually would get less positive feedback, so it was sort of a loop.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 07, 2011 7:23:29 am PST #13509 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Jim Carrey makes me cringe, although he was in a TV movie way way back, before In Living Color (or maybe concurrent) called ... The [Surnames] of Maple Drive, or something like it. Family drama kind of thing, and he was really good. It was also before he was Jim Carrey (TM), though.
Doing Time on Maple Drive.
§ ita § - Mar 07, 2011 7:25:24 am PST #13510 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I loved Stranger Than Fiction, but I understand that I shouldn't extrapolate from that to his larger oeuvre.
Jessica - Mar 07, 2011 7:27:19 am PST #13511 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Punch Drunk Love, Eternal Sunshine, Truman Show, Wedding Singer. Yes yes yes.
Strega - Mar 07, 2011 7:31:30 am PST #13512 of 30000
F/C/M: Eternal Sunshine, Spanglish, Stranger Than Fiction.
Ha! And ow.
M: Eternal Sunshine, if I must. F: Spanglish. C: Stranger Than Fiction.
I've heard that Spanglish is not just terrible, but also offensive, so it'd be hate-fucking, I guess. And I've heard that Stranger Than Fiction is pretty good. But I learned from watching Speed that I'd rather be infuriated than bored, and STF looks boring.
Amy - Mar 07, 2011 7:32:15 am PST #13513 of 30000
Because books.
Doing Time on Maple Drive
Thank you, Frank!
I'd still like to see Stranger Than Fiction. Even though I won't ever forgive either Ferrell or Kidman for stomping all over Bewitched.
Kathy A - Mar 07, 2011 7:34:40 am PST #13514 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I actually liked Stranger Than Fiction, but more for the Emma Thompson and Queen Latifah than for the Wil Ferrell.
megan walker - Mar 07, 2011 7:37:38 am PST #13515 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Also, The Conversation is awesome.
True. I also love The Lady Vanishes.
I'm very impressed that Jean de Florette is on that list.
Tom Scola - Mar 07, 2011 7:38:34 am PST #13516 of 30000
hwæt
I won't ever forgive either Ferrell or Kidman for stomping all over Bewitched.
That's how I feel about Land of the Lost. When I was seven years old, Land of the Lost was the coolest thing ever. (And in spite of the now-cheesy looking SFX, they had A-list scifi writers working on the show). It's like Ferrell went back in time and spat at my seven-year-old self.