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Old 07-05-16, 09:08 AM
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Re: Is it safe to say that Jim Carrey's career is pretty much over?
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Looking at his imdb page right now, the 2 films he has in the can, "The Bad Batch" and "True Crimes" don't look entirely without promise. But yeah, its been awhile Jim.
Those 2 films actually look good. Maybe Carrey has a career in more personal lower budget films. That is unless he gets a juicy role in a Tarantino or Iñárritu film and gets an Oscar nod.
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I thought Yes Man was decent even if it seemed like a retread of past films.
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Old 07-05-16, 09:27 AM
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Re: Is it safe to say that Jim Carrey's career is pretty much over?
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I thought Yes Man was decent even if it seemed like a retread of past films.
Yeah, Yes Man was cookie cutter, but I really like that movie. But even that was 8 years ago. He's 54 now? Damn.

Yeah I would probably have the same career trajectory. Do movies, make money, semi-retire at 45.
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Re: Is it safe to say that Jim Carrey's career is pretty much over?
I personally thought he was pretty great in Burt Wonderstone, but not a lot of people saw that.
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Re: Is it safe to say that Jim Carrey's career is pretty much over?
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I personally thought he was pretty great in Burt Wonderstone, but not a lot of people saw that.
I would agree with that. I thought he was pretty good in Kick-Ass 2 as well.
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Both good mentions...just saw Burt Wonderstone for the first time recently and thought it was better than average. Kick-Ass 2 wasn't as good as the first but Jim Carrey was probably the best thing in it.
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He needs to get a good television gig. I think he would be good on a "True Detective" type show.
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Burt Wonderstone was awful and he was awful in it, although I don't blame him as much as the director.
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Re: Is it safe to say that Jim Carrey's career is pretty much over?
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Burt Wonderstone was awful and he was awful in it, although I don't blame him as much as the director.
I thought he nailed the David Blane thing in Burt Wonderstone.

Other than that though, yeah it's a near-dead career. Of course, he was dead to me the moment he started regurgitating then-girlfriend Jenny McCarthy's anti-vax bullshit.

Lest we ever forget his super-creepy online proposal to Emma Stone :
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Re: Is it safe to say that Jim Carrey's career is pretty much over?
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Lest we ever forget his super-creepy online proposal to Emma Stone
I didn't know he was into Asian girls.
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i still think The Truman Show is a quite perfect role for Carrey. loved the part and movie and one of my all-time favs. still thought he should have been nominated for Oscar. he did win Golden Globe i think and Harris was nominated for Oscar, but i thought Carrey was sublime...
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For me ESOTSM, I Love You Phillip Morris & The Cable Guy are his best.
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For me ESOTSM.
oh yes. love this film...
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Maybe he does not have the chops or letting go of the ego to reinvent himself as a supporting actor or just give up and get a crappy sitcom on CBS.
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He was a supporting actor in Burt Wonderstone at least. I think he has enough money that he doesn't have to take a lot of jobs anymore and is enjoying life.
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Re: Is it safe to say that Jim Carrey's career is pretty much over?
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Those knocking Jim's comedy movies, Dumb & Dumber too? That was a very witty film (no slapstick) and Jeff Daniels masterful performance as well!
Whoa....

You are probably the only person to think that Dumb and Dumber Too was witty.

And I don't give a fuck if you felt that way in 2007 or even in present day 2016.
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Re: Is it safe to say that Jim Carrey's career is pretty much over?
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Whoa....

You are probably the only person to think that Dumb and Dumber Too was witty.

And I don't give a fuck if you felt that way in 2007 or even in present day 2016.
Unless FRwL is a time traveler, I'm guessing he was referring to the original Dumb and Dumber.
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Clearly a time traveler with poor taste in comedies.
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Re: Is it safe to say that Jim Carrey's career is pretty much over?
I don't think his career is over by a long shot. I see some more dramatic roles in his future, and possibly an Oscar.
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Maybe though he probably found some success with I'm Dying Up Here but this interview does not help.

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Re: Is it safe to say that Jim Carrey's career is pretty much over?
Shit, he looks terrible. Most likely has mental health issues too, like most comics.
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He's had a good run as a comedian. Time to give it up Jim.
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Those paint fumes are getting to Jim.
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Spending time with Jenny McCarthy will do that to a man... though he's been concentrating on his artwork.

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