XPost: rec.arts.movies.current-films, rec.arts.animation   
   From: super70s@super70s.invalid   
      
   On 2025-10-17 15:39:04 +0000, Paul S Person said:   
      
   > On Thu, 16 Oct 2025 12:51:23 -0400, moviePig    
   > wrote:   
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   >> On 10/16/2025 11:31 AM, Paul S Person wrote:   
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   >>> But Jim Carrey I have seen, in several films. While I can't say this   
   >>> is always a good thing to do, several of his films were enjoyable. l   
   >>> may even have one in my DVD collection, who can say?   
   >>   
   >> I can count on one hand the times a comedy has literally reduced me   
   >> to>tears of laughter.  Carrey (ACE VENTURA) has one of them.   
   >   
   > Actually, in a related post, I checked and found at least 4 DVDs of   
   > films he is in. Plus three others which I have seen, all but one of   
   > which I found worth watching.   
      
   I own 5 that didn't go in the "reject pile" -- The Truman Show, The Man   
   on the Moon, The Majestic, The Number 23 and I Love You Phillip Morris.   
   The only one I consider a straight up comedy is the last one.   
      
   I always thought The Majestic would be better if it wasn't so damn long   
   -- 152 min.   
      
   > OTOH, he has 67 previous films on IMDb's list.   
      
   Jesus, he is prolific. Or way overexposed depending on your POV.   
      
   > I did see the Pet Detective series (well, at least the first and maybe   
   > the African one) and I really did enjoy them.   
      
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