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…

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 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…