Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog

Sega Sammy Group etc.

February 14, 2020

Fantasy, Comedy, Action

DVD
B-

I was pleasantly surprised by this funny, good-natured movie with lovely scenery.  I didn't even mind Carrey as a villain.  Jeff Fowler directed.

Mask (1994)

Mask (1994)

New Line

July 29, 1994

Crime Comedy?

DVD
C-

I saw this in the theater and it was one of the movies that made me wary of Carrey, although I stayed to the end then.  This time, the most interesting part of the first quarter hour is of course the introduction of 21-year-old Cameron Diaz.  Chuck Russell directed.

Man on the Moon

Man on the Moon

Universal etc.

December 22, 1999

Historical Drama, Historical Comedy

DVD
C-

I knew this movie wasn't for me, despite my soft spot for Latka on Taxi and even some of Kaufman's SNL appearances, when my favorite parts of the first quarter hour were Andy as a child and the "bad" Siamese twin joke.  Oh, and the stunt-casting of Danny DeVito.  Milos Forman directed.

The Majestic

The Majestic

Warner Bros.

December 21, 2001

Historical Drama

DVD
B-

This movie is long and more complicated than it seems capable of resolving, but I generally enjoyed it, including the contrast between Lawson and the more hostile world outside.  The cameo voicework by various directors adds some humor.  Also, I always prefer the more serious, less manic Jim Carrey, as in The Truman Show (which had a different relationship to the safe little world and the big scary world of course).  Frank Darabont directed a couple years after The Green Mile, which was much less my kind of movie.

Liar Liar

Liar Liar

Universal

March 21, 1997

Comedy
DVD
D+

A Jim Carrey comedy, so yeah.  Tom Shadyac directed.

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Paramount etc.

December 17, 2004

Comedy?

DVD
C

I watched the whole movie in the theater and I do recall listening to the Snicket commentary before, but this time, sigh.  I'm sorry, I just can't get past Jim Carrey being annoying, and not in a way that enhances the movie.  This is based, loosely, on the first three books in the Daniel Handler series (which I've read more than once), and directed by Brad Silberling.

The Cable Guy

The Cable Guy

Sony Pictures Releasing

June 14, 1996

Comedy
DVD
D+

I tried to watch this once before, but it definitely falls into the "annoying" category of Jim Carrey movies.  (The Truman Show would not.)  Ben Stiller directed.

Dark Crimes

Dark Crimes
Saban Films
May 18, 2018
Crime Drama
DVD
D-

Carrey as an investigator of "dark" crimes in Poland.  Alexandros Avranas directed.

The Cable Guy

The Cable Guy
Columbia
June 14, 1996
Comedy
DVD
C-

I have a low tolerance for Jim Carrey, The Truman Show aside, but I didn't hate this (well, the first quarter hour), and it's certainly a time capsule, with "the information highway" of cable when the Internet was still in its infancy as a major cultural force.  Ben Stiller directed and appears as the Sweet twins.