25 Years Later, Has Any Actor Had A Better Year Than Jim Carey’s ‘94?

[MartyMcFly]

EW ran an article about this the other day and just seeing it all laid out in black and white was crazy.

In one year he had three 100 million dollar movies: Ace Ventura in February, the mask in July, dumb and dumber in December. And he was nominated for a golden globe for his work in the mask. And each movie grossed more than the one before it.

The dude ran the year. Had a hit movie in the winter/spring, then the summer, then the fall/winter. That’s crazy. To say nothing of the fact these were all comedies. They weren’t based in an existing IP. And he was just “the white guy from in living color. Fire marshal bill.” And he used that one year to become one of the biggest stars on the planet.

Nobody, not even his friends from in living color, thought ace would be a hit.

https://ew.com

 

[Achille]

EW ran an article about this the other day and just seeing it all laid out in black and white was crazy.

In one year he had three 100 million dollar movies: Ace Ventura in February, the mask in July, dumb and dumber in December. And he was nominated for a golden globe for his work in the mask. And each movie grossed more than the one before it.

The dude ran the year. Had a hit movie in the winter/spring, then the summer, then the fall/winter. That’s crazy. To say nothing of the fact these were all comedies. They weren’t based in an existing IP. And he was just “the white guy from in living color. Fire marshal bill.” And he used that one year to become one of the biggest stars on the planet.

Nobody, not even his friends from in living color, thought ace would be a hit.

https://ew.com

You forgot to mention the 80's flick "Once Bitten". He was a star even before In Living Color.

 

[MartyMcFly]

You forgot to mention the 80's flick "Once Bitten". He was a star even before In Living Color.

Oh I didn’t forget

 

[inndaskKy]

Technically not the same calendar year but Tom Hanks was in Philadelphia (released December 22 1993) and then in Forrest Gump (released on June 23 1994) and won back to back oscars for best actor off those two movies. Dropped Sleepless in Seattle same month as Philadelphia just for the fukk of it. So you could argue Jim Carrey didn't even have the best 1994 actually.

 

[jwinfield]

EW ran an article about this the other day and just seeing it all laid out in black and white was crazy.

In one year he had three 100 million dollar movies: Ace Ventura in February, the mask in July, dumb and dumber in December. And he was nominated for a golden globe for his work in the mask. And each movie grossed more than the one before it.

The dude ran the year. Had a hit movie in the winter/spring, then the summer, then the fall/winter. That’s crazy. To say nothing of the fact these were all comedies. They weren’t based in an existing IP. And he was just “the white guy from in living color. Fire marshal bill.” And he used that one year to become one of the biggest stars on the planet.

Nobody, not even his friends from in living color, thought ace would be a hit.

https://ew.com

You've just ruined my day, I'll be on wikipedia for a minute.

Looked up Will, but in the mid 90s his movies were a year apart.

Tom Cruise had Cocktail and Rain Man in 88, Mission Impossible and Jerry Maguire in 96 but no year with 3 hits.

 

[StraxStrax]

If only those movies held up

 

[MartyMcFly]

If only those movies held up

Ace Ventura is still funny as hell to me. Actually all three are

 

[MartyMcFly]

Technically not the same calendar year but Tom Hanks was in Philadelphia (released December 22 1993) and then in Forrest Gump (released on June 23 1994) and won back to back oscars for best actor off those two movies. Dropped Sleepless in Seattle same month as Philadelphia just for the fukk of it. So you could argue Jim Carrey didn't even have the best 1994 actually.

Interesting. But those aren’t calendar year hits. I’m talking January 94 to December 94. All released in that year.

 

[StraxStrax]

Ace Ventura is still funny as hell to me. Actually all three are

https://www.thecoli.com/threads/the-mask-jim-carrey.431908/

So I rewatched The Mask for the first time in something like 10 years and I gotta say I was shocked how little I laughed. I remembered it as really funny movie.

The scenes with Jim Carrey as The Mask are still good and hold up, for the most part, but a big part of the movie is him not with the mask and almost all of the those scenes are terrible. Jim Carrey (Stanley) at this point can't handle drama acting wise in his career and Diaz (Tina) is making her film debut so that does not help things. Oscar nominated director Peter Riegert (Lt. Kellaway) stands out as the best actor. The Peggy character is underused. She clearly likes Stanley but at the halfway point she sells him out to the mob because her rent is high, I think, and never appears after that. I read on wiki she was killed in a deleted scene. Maybe it was a strange joke because in most movies the guy can't see the "ugly duckling" and likeable girl thats right in front of him because he's too busy trying to get the hot girl but figures it out in the end and starts dating the likeable girl so here they have the "ugly duckling" betray the guy and the guy ends up with the hot girl. Thats the only reason I can think of and its big setup/misdirect for a small payoff.

I feel the in world logic is all over the place. The Mask gets stopped by some street criminals and they comment on his strange look, the green face, but when The Mask goes to a high-end nightclub nobody looks at him and its like he's a normal dude. The cops have him on tape robbing the bank and its shows him basically having superpowers but the cops are like "whatever, we'll catch him" and after they suspect Stanley of being The Mask only two cops are sent to arrest him. This is also after the rape. Oh yeah, there is a rape scene.

The most fukked up scene is when The Mask rapes two car mechanics with exhaust pipes because they overcharge Stanley for repairs. I know the comic gets pretty dark but I'm only taking about the movie and the tone of it. I think its how its shot that bothers me then the rape itself (what a strange thing to write). The Mask breaks down the door with the pipes and is shown kinda like a silhouette and the dudes are shown almost shyting them with fear before a smash cut to black. Its by far the darkest scene in the movie. You could do that scene in a less dark way.

Dorian (Peter Greene), the bad guy, is a really weak villain. Dorian is a henchman of biggest crime lord in the city and Dorian runs a club for him. When Dorian is caught selling drugs in the club the boss gives him one week to get out of town. He fukked up and was given a chance to save himself from death and was gonna flee the city until he got the mask. Weeeeeak.

When Dorian has the mask on he uses its power, I think, once but besides that he makes his goons do everything he could do in 1 sec. He doesn't need goons! But the most shocking part is how cheap everything looks beside the mask CGI and its clear the biggest part of the budget went into that part of the film. Its also clear, and funny in a strange way, when they are cutting the CGI cost because Stanley hops behind a couch or a bar or something often when he puts on the mask. The sets are mostly awful, might be the cheapest looking jail I've seen in a big movie.

 

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[MartyMcFly]

https://www.thecoli.com/threads/the-mask-jim-carrey.431908/

So I rewatched The Mask for the first time in something like 10 years and I gotta say I was shocked how little I laughed. I remembered it as really funny movie.

The scenes with Jim Carrey as The Mask are still good and hold up, for the most part, but a big part of the movie is him not with the mask and almost all of the those scenes are terrible. Jim Carrey (Stanley) at this point can't handle drama acting wise in his career and Diaz (Tina) is making her film debut so that does not help things. Oscar nominated director Peter Riegert (Lt. Kellaway) stands out as the best actor. The Peggy character is underused. She clearly likes Stanley but at the halfway point she sells him out to the mob because her rent is high, I think, and never appears after that. I read on wiki she was killed in a deleted scene. Maybe it was a strange joke because in most movies the guy can't see the "ugly duckling" and likeable girl thats right in front of him because he's too busy trying to get the hot girl but figures it out in the end and starts dating the likeable girl so here they have the "ugly duckling" betray the guy and the guy ends up with the hot girl. Thats the only reason I can think of and its big setup/misdirect for a small payoff.

I feel the in world logic is all over the place. The Mask gets stopped by some street criminals and they comment on his strange look, the green face, but when The Mask goes to a high-end nightclub nobody looks at him and its like he's a normal dude. The cops have him on tape robbing the bank and its shows him basically having superpowers but the cops are like "whatever, we'll catch him" and after they suspect Stanley of being The Mask only two cops are sent to arrest him. This is also after the rape. Oh yeah, there is a rape scene.

The most fukked up scene is when The Mask rapes two car mechanics with exhaust pipes because they overcharge Stanley for repairs. I know the comic gets pretty dark but I'm only taking about the movie and the tone of it. I think its how its shot that bothers me then the rape itself (what a strange thing to write). The Mask breaks down the door with the pipes and is shown kinda like a silhouette and the dudes are shown almost shyting them with fear before a smash cut to black. Its by far the darkest scene in the movie. You could do that scene in a less dark way.

Dorian (Peter Greene), the bad guy, is a really weak villain. Dorian is a henchman of biggest crime lord in the city and Dorian runs a club for him. When Dorian is caught selling drugs in the club the boss gives him one week to get out of town. He fukked up and was given a chance to save himself from death and was gonna flee the city until he got the mask. Weeeeeak.

When Dorian has the mask on he uses its power, I think, once but besides that he makes his goons do everything he could do in 1 sec. He doesn't need goons! But the most shocking part is how cheap everything looks beside the mask CGI and its clear the biggest part of the budget went into that part of the film. Its also clear, and funny in a strange way, when they are cutting the CGI cost because Stanley hops behind a couch or a bar or something often when he puts on the mask. The sets are mostly awful, might be the cheapest looking jail I've seen in a big movie.

I hear you. Disagree tho but I hear you

 

[Vandelay]

Josh Brolin (2018)
Robert Downey Jr. (2008)
Denzel (1993)
Jennifer Lawrence (2012)

 

[MartyMcFly]

Josh Brolin (2018)
Robert Downey Jr. (2008)
Denzel (1993)
Jennifer Lawrence (2012)

Those are all two year movies. This is three. I’m talking hat trick. Three 100 million plus movies in the same year

 

[TheGodling]

Bogart dropped The Caine Mutiny, Sabrina and The Barefoot Contessa in the same year (1954). Sure it was the tail-end of his career but you can't argue against the pure quality.

Plus three 100 million dollar movies in a calendar year is moreso the luck of the release dates which has nothing to do with Carrey himself (not saying it isn't impressive). If you look at three movies released within a 12 month span a bunch of actors would beat Carrey on money and/or impact.

 

[Heelish]

Nobody touching Jim the gawd in ‘94

Now go watch Kidding if you haven’t already done so