Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
1994 Directed by Tom Shadyac
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He's the best there is! (Actually, he's the only one there is.)
He's Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. Jim Carrey is on the case to find the Miami Dolphins' missing mascot and quarterback Dan Marino. He goes eyeball to eyeball with a man-eating shark, stakes out the Miami Dolphins and woos and wows the ladies. Whether he's undercover, under fire or underwater, he always gets his man . . . or beast!
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Had a chat with Robert Mathison the other day regarding the "Ace Ventura" films. More of an argument, really. Nothing heated or anything, just differing opinions. I insisted that, despite not having seen them in several years, they would still hold up. Bob maintains that they would be too dated and we'd find Jim Carrey as irritating as a chronic hemorrhoid [I'm paraphrasing]. I'm not good at admitting these kinds of things [which is why I haven't said it to his face] but I was wrong, and subsequently he was right.
Look, the story isn't bad. In fact, there are times the writing is quite clever. And it still has a handful of rather funny scenes. But damn it, if… -
It's a gooder!!
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Still really funny. Jim Carey at his best. It might become a little tiresome towards the end but always keeps me smiling all the way through.
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Jim Carrey is the marmite of the comedy world. Where his comedy may be a tad childish at times, I can't help but love his films (especially the ones of the 90s). However, if you don't like Carrey, then steer well clear, as this is truly a vehicle for him which subsequently catapulted him into the A-list.
One of the things I admire most about his performances is the pure energy he puts into them, his early ones more so, as a young man out there with something to prove. Every movement, line delivered and funny face pulled is done so with 110% given. Everything from his walk, right down to the hair is gloriously over the top, but never…
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As a 12 year old kid back in 1994, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective was the funniest thing I'd ever seen. I remember endlessly quoting 'alrighty then!' or 'liiiiike a gloooove' in the playground and swiftly, what with The Mask & Dumb & Dumber around the same time, Jim Carrey became the most hilarious man in the world. I haven't watched this breakout movie of his probably since I was in my teens and while it's lost a great deal of its childish appeal naturally, it retains a charm and sense of fun that makes it near impossible to dislike.
It's all very obvious, very one-dimensional comedy but for the most part it does work well. Carrey obviously made his name from schtick…
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Held up better than I'd anticipated! Carrey's mugging is amazing forever.
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Holds up after all these years. Jim Carrey is a comedic tour de force, and this is one of the original showcases for his physical and quotable comedy.
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Jim Carrey being Jim Carrey which makes for a lousy film. Over the top and not in a good way.
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Detectives, Jim Carrey (si no te gusta este hombre tenemos un problema) y "el caso de hemorroides más grave de la Historia". Cine negro con una camiseta tropical en el que los animales son el MacGuffin (qué culto ha quedado esto). ¿¡Acaso podría ser mala una película así!?
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Where's snowflake?
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AW YEAH
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Had a chat with Robert Mathison the other day regarding the "Ace Ventura" films. More of an argument, really. Nothing heated or anything, just differing opinions. I insisted that, despite not having seen them in several years, they would still hold up. Bob maintains that they would be too dated and we'd find Jim Carrey as irritating as a chronic hemorrhoid [I'm paraphrasing]. I'm not good at admitting these kinds of things [which is why I haven't said it to his face] but I was wrong, and subsequently he was right.
Look, the story isn't bad. In fact, there are times the writing is quite clever. And it still has a handful of rather funny scenes. But damn it, if… -
It's a gooder!!