Liar Liar or Ace Ventura

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Ace Ventura has aged just fine.

 

[The Midnight]

Trying to settle a debate at work. Please vote and offer your thoughts. And be funny or novel or brilliant if at all possible.

Out of curiosity, which movie do you prefer?

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

No in that post I've moved on to talk about a detective type story line. I drew no comparisons between those movies to Ace Ventura.

Ace Ventura Pet Detective.

 

[The Midnight]

Ace Ventura Pet Detective.

Yes... and then I talked about detective movies in general but excluding Ace Ventura.

 

[Miggs]

Ace Ventura. And it’s not even close.

This is what happens to most comedians. They’re hilarious in their first few years or so. Think Eddie Murphy with 48 Hours, Trading Places, and Beverly Hills Cop. Then they start to take their self too serious and try too hard. What was once strong humor becomes a forced Dane Cook-like act.

 

[Miggs]

Also for me a detective type story line, once you've seen it you've got to wait at least 4-5 years until you completely forget the plot before watching it again. Like Se7en, it's a great movie but what's the point of watching it every year? Same goes with Shutter Island or the Sixth Sense very well made but it loses a lot when you already know the ending.

I...I...I...someone help me out here...

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Ace Ventura. And it’s not even close.

This is what happens to most comedians. They’re hilarious in their first few years or so. Think Eddie Murphy with 48 Hours, Trading Places, and Beverly Hills Cop. Then they start to take their self too serious and try too hard. What was once strong humor becomes a forced Dane Cook-like act.

I mean, you can't blame someone for not wanting to do slapstick for their entire career.

 

[prodigy]

Laces out!!!

I knew this guy who was a huge Dolphins fan solely because of that movie.

I may be in the minority but I think When Nature Calls was the more memorable of the Ace Ventura movies, the rhino scene, the fight against Tommy Davidson's charachter, bumble bee tuna, the monoploy guy. Either way ace ventura all the way.

 

[Miggs]

I mean, you can't blame someone for not wanting to do slapstick for their entire career.

I don’t blame him. It’s just not as funny. For me at least.

 

[idestroyedthetoilet]

Also for me a detective type story line, once you've seen it you've got to wait at least 4-5 years until you completely forget the plot before watching it again. Like Se7en, it's a great movie but what's the point of watching it every year? Same goes with Shutter Island or the Sixth Sense very well made but it loses a lot when you already know the ending.

So I finally watched The Sixth Sense for the first time a few nights back because it kept coming up in conversations everywhere I went. I wasnt impressed. I'm sure it was good back in the day, but time wasn't too good on that one either. Funny how entertainment evolves.

 

[The Midnight]

So I finally watched The Sixth Sense for the first time a few nights back because it kept coming up in conversations everywhere I went. I wasnt impressed. I'm sure it was good back in the day, but time wasn't too good on that one either. Funny how entertainment evolves.

To be honest I haven't actually seen it from beginning to end, I've just seen bits of it. The reason being I'd already knew the ending so the movie was sorta ruined for me from the get go.

 

[idestroyedthetoilet]

To be honest I haven't actually seen it from beginning to end, I've just seen bits of it. The reason being I'd already knew the ending so the movie was sorta ruined for me from the get go.

I'm pretty sure I would have figured out the suprise ending had I not known there would be one. It seemed pretty obvious. I mean, what was the point of the movie other than that?

Osment's acting was great. I see why the movie was the talk of the town.