Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Jim Carrey at His Funniest in These Three Comedies

Jim Carrey has been a comedic staple in the film industry since the early 1980s. He has been a huge comedic contributor to movies but also made us laugh on television as well. Although his acting strengths certainly reside in the comedic category, Carrey has tried to push himself as of late to see if he can also make it as a dramatic actor. His most recent acting confirms that there is a place for him in drama movies as well.

To discover some of Carrey's funniest comedic performances we need to take a trip back in time. The only movies that will be featured are ones that Carrey played a leading role in.

Dumb & Dumber (1994)

Jim Carrey is at his all time funniest in this ridiculously funny comedy. Carrey plays the part of Lloyd Christmas, a limo driver who doesn't have a lot to live for, with best friend Harry Dunne (Jeff Daniels). After Llyod recovers a briefcase left by limo passenger Mary Swanson (Lauren Holly), he and his best pal set out to return it to its rightful owner. When they find out that it is filled with a lot of money they decide to write a few IOUs and borrow some money. Their adventures throughout the movie will keep you cracking up the entire time.

Liar Liar (1997)

Fletcher Reed, a lawyer who can't seem to tell the truth, is the personality played by Carrey in this film. Fletcher's son has a very basic wish for his birthday that his Dad wont lie for a whole day. Needless to say this is very hard for Fletcher to accomplish. The most amusing part of the whole movie is watching a lawyer try not to lie once within a day. The movie also stars Maura Tierney as Fletcher's wife Audrey. This film was creatively directed by Tom Shadyac (Evan Almighty, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry).

Bruce Almighty (2003)

Bruce Nolen (Jim Carrey) was your typical glass half empty kind of guy who lived with his girlfriend Grace (Jennifer Aniston). After complaining about God (Morgan Freeman) too often, God decides to give Bruce a shot to see if he can play God better. Once Bruce realizes that he has ultimate power he has quite a time exploring what he is capable of. The fun wears off when he comes to understand just how much work being God is. Carrey plays this role beautifully.

Jim Carrey has been acting for over a quarter of a century and acted in over 30 films. This article is just a snapshot into that great career. Currently Carrey is work on Mr. Poppers Penguins, a comedy to be released in 2011. This movie is a comedy about a business professional who inherits six penguins and converts his apartment into a winter wonderland causing his life to fall apart.

If you are hungry for additional information on the actor, check out this article on recent Jim Carrey movies. There is so much more to Carrey's career that I also provided this site to learn about all Jim Carrey movies.


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Top 5 Cigar Smoking Hollywood Bad Asses

Cigars go hand in hand with every bad ass character on TV. It brought a certain level of suave and finesse to the characters the actor played and it gave the character the depth it needed. So we've compiled a list of the best Cigar smoking bad asses of all time.

1. NICHOLAS CAGE Starting at No 1 on our list is Nicholas Cage. A cigar-smoking comic-book lover, Cage has grown a distinguished career playing characters in such films as Leaving Las Vegas. He can also be seen on occasion chomping on a nice cigar as he goes by his day.

2 TOM CRUISE Tom Cruise is not just known to have acted in Top Gun and Mission Impossible, he's also know as a cigar aficionado throughout most of the 1990s. One of his movies, Jerry Maguire, was even filmed at the Grand Havana Room in Los Angeles. Cruise reportedly even had a standing order for Cuban Cohibas with London and Geneva tobacconists.

3 HARRISON FORD Han Solo may fit right into the Hollywood crowd but Harrison Ford shy's away from it. This reluctant Hollywood heavyweight has acted in one of all time top grossing box office draws in Star Wars and he enjoys puffing his cigars on their large Wyoming Ranch, away from the Hollywood scene.

4 BRUCE WILLIS Bruce Willis is the essence of what a action hero should be. He's acted in a number of movies, most of them depicting him saving the world in one way or another and he's shown a flair in comedy as well, acting in the whole nine yards and The player. During the mid-1990s, Willis frequented Arnold Schwarzenegger's Monday night cigar dinners at Schatzi on Main.

5 TOM SELLECK Tom Selleck has acted in some pivotal shows such as Magnum P.I and friends and he's always stated that he enjoys a cigar the most when he's reading a script. His Cigar of choice has always been Monte Cristo No 2

6 ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER In 1977 when Arnold Schwarzenegger's soon to be father-in-law first met him over dinner he offered him a cigar. That was his first introduction and soon thereafter Arnold turned to be a connoisseur of cigar smoking. He's passed the favor on however by introducing it to other individuals like Danny Devito. Arnold Schwarzenegger enjoys a good Cohiba.

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