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Who wouldn't go gay for Ewan?

I can't say that I was terribly impressed with the Carey shtick, but overall it has potential.

The term "High-Concept" is one of those Hollywood expressions that I've never quite understood. It sounds like it would describe a film premise imbued with an advanced level of thought and sophistication, and yet it is used to convey the direct opposite of that. I've come to think of the term as meaning "a Concept that some assholes came up with while getting High".

I visited Seaside, Florida on spring break immediately after they wrapped the location for The Truman Show shoot and many of the production's embellishments had yet to be struck. I'd studied the place a bit before going (it was a trendy target for architecture students in the mid 90s) and it took me a little while asking around to find out why the hell a single-story building had an elevator lobbby, etc. As was often the case, the cinema side of the trip was much more engaging than the architecture side of it.

Yep Carrey can act.He may not be as funny as Robin Williams but he can act a damn site better. Sadly I Love You Phillip Morris is what happens when you lose a bet with Jenny McCarthy and have to make out with a ginger tool,the french and canadians call him Ewan McGregor. This is the best performance by the ginger kipper and he plays the role of a poof exceptionally well. If he wasn't so hideously disfigured with a ginger bonce and a simple minded smile it would have already been released for us all to laugh at,but just once.

I didn't realize until right now that all of you people are actually homophobic. These comments are a mess.

These comments are a mess.

Huh?

Comment 1: pro-gay for Ewan
Comment 2: pro-Jim Carrey can act dramatically/romantically
Comment 3: disinterest/disdain for the 'High Concept' label
Comment 4: pro-Jim Carrey can act dramatically/romantically
Comment 5: Discussion of filming location
Comment 6: pro-Jim Carrey can act dramatically/romantically
Comment 7: insulting ewan mcgregor. Vaguely homophobic. Bad sentence structure.
Comment 8: You

Again, huh?

Tati: Drew Carey and Jim Carrey are two different people. As much as I don't want to see Jim Carrey kissing on MY Ewan, I sure as hell don't want to see Drew Carey snogging him.

Anyone for a Hari Carey / Carrey snog fest movie?

I didn't realize until right now that all of you people are actually homophobic.

What? Are you being sarcastic? Because if not, I thnk you meant this comment for another site.

Jim Carrey will always have my respect after Eternal Sunshine and The Truman Show, no matter how many Yes Mans he makes. Like others have said here, he can be a great dramatic actor especially in the sweet romantic roles. I actually was not that impressed by this trailer. I get the feeling that the movie is a hell of a lot better than the trailer makes it out to be.

I've just simply never liked Jim Carrey as an actor. I've not seen the Spotless
Sunshine movie with Ms Winslet (I'll get to it). Maybe that's pretty good. All I
get in my head when I think of the guy is the Ace Ventura pose, a goofy look
on his face and Fire Marshall Bill spouting crappy jokes.

What concerns ME in this thread is not any homophobe-ness.... but Rich's
apparent Ginger Hate [gasp]. My fine sir, what is up with THAT?!

Signed, Mo of the strawberry-blonde-red

Did I spy Rodrigo Santoro towards the beginning of that trailer? Sold.

Actually, I've been sold on this one since I first read about it here, DR. It is unfortunate that the trailer is a bit disjointed, due to the extremely sudden shift in tone; however, the story is promising, and if they are doing what it seems like they're doing with it, and it's not edited into nothingness for the stupidity and homophobia of a mass American audience, perhaps it will be worth watching. Hopefully a less-edited version will eventually be available on DVD.

Also, I need to pick a bone with hater from siloam springs: while the two comments immediately prior to yours are questionable, I hardly see where you can deduce from that that "all of you people are actually homophobic". There may be a person or two who have expressed a sentiment bordering on such (I do not recall ever seeing any outright homophobia on this site, or I likely wouldn't comment, or visit, at all), but as for the other 99.5%, I think I can speak for everyone when I say: we most certainly are not.

Yes, after posting that comment, Caspar, I realized it was probably a bit rash on my part. Still, to lump "all of you people" in with the still relatively small percentage who may participate in homophobic commenting is just erroneous, and I felt the need to call it out.

(Was there an F-bomb recently? I seem to remember seeing one from Jeremy (maybe it was on his blog?), but I didn't really count that...)

Yeah, I'll probably see this. Because it looks quirky. I dig quirky.

I don't/can't/won't understand any of you who thinks Jim Carrey is a better actor then Robin Williams. Are you fucking smoking crack? What are the good Jim Carrey movies? Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Truman Show? Wow. That says a lot about the quality of an actor.

Now how about Robin Williams?
Insomnia
One Hour Photo
What Dreams May Come
Good Will Hunting
The Fisher King
Dead Poets Society
Good Morning Vietnam

of course, even though the films are crap you won't forget his roles in say, Mrs. Doubtfire, Hook,and Aladdin.

What are you people thinking?

For the love of God I might still be drunk 12+ hours later but Robin Willliams is by far the better stand up comedian,Jim Carrey is the better actor,just stop making me question it!!!
English, correctly structured or not might not be my first langauge (seriuosly it is not my first language despite spending my high school years in Illinois and I tried so hard) but the closest Robin Williams ever came to actually acting was in Mrs Doubtfire and then only to be upstaged by Pierce Brosnan and aren't we all grateful that he redeemed himself further in the Matador!!!
As for that ginger prick McGregor?
I know him and he not only is he a rooi kop (ginger) but he's playing tennis with the net down!!!

Rich, I'm making up accents for you in my head. That's Afrikaans, right? Kop means head?

I would like to ditto to those that cheer serious Jim Carrey. The first time I saw him was in the shitty made for tv movie Doing Time on Maple Drive, he played the older alcoholic brother. He was the best part of the movie. I also agree that he should only do serious movies from here on out, I think that no other actor has been as hampered by their comedian persona more than Carrey.

This movie looks like it could go either way. I'm gonna guess that it is probably a lot more serious than the trailer lets on. Both Carrey and McGregor (swoon) are too nice in real life to make a movie that spoofs gays. I just think that both are more tasteful than that., I hope I'm right.

I think this movie has potential and ditto to both being awesome, cause they are.

In completely unrelated news I just saw the most hilarious piece of celebrity news:
Andy Richter crushes Wolf Blitzer in Celebrity Jeopardy:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/18/andy-richter-crushes-cnns_n_290883.html

How bad was the ass whooping you ask? $68,000 to -$4,600. Ha ha ha ha suck it Blitzer you fucking hack!

I'm gonna have to find video, I live see Wolf Blitzer's I just shat my pants look. If you've ever tortured yourself by watching The Situation Room, he usually makes that face when someone says something intelligent. It's really funny.

Also WTG Andy! He won a $1,000,000 for St. Jude.

I know that this has nothing to do with the topic, but comedians out of their element made me think of it and I had to share.

@Snuggiepants:
"I'd just as soon play tennis with the net down." -
-- Robert Frost

It's sad of how underrated Carrey is when considering dramatic roles. I think all the dramatic movies he's been the lead in so far (not counting 23) he's been amazing.
The (much underrated in my opinion) Majestic, Eternal Sunshine, Man on the Moon, and The Truman Show. He's proved his talent (as a fine actor and not just a comedian) in all these movies. Shame how he's not given a chance to show his more toned-down dramatic side much; people are forced to remember only his ("over the top", as some consider it)comedies and not his excelling dramatic performances.
I'd love to see him in more dramatic roles from now on. Maybe this movie will *finally* be the one to drive the point home. But then again, that's what I thought after watching Eternal Sunshine...
Anyways, I hope this movie is going to do good; anytime a gay movie is made a big challenge is taken. It actually looks quite good, and from the early reviews I've read, the movie, and Carrey, seem to have worked the magic.

I just watched this film in Bangkok and absolutely loved it. There were 2 obvious cuts that I assumed were from the Thai censors, though this article cites cuts made by the distributor.

There is certainly a darker underbelly and the movie is essentially a black comedy taking jabs at the southern baptist community and showing a frank (not overly dramatic, nor polished for TV) look at prison life.

The acting from both Carrey and McGregor is superb with genuine emotion mixed smoothly into the laughs.

This film could easily be classified a satire, though it is based on a true story. The film opens with the caption, "This really happened," and then another one saying, "Really, it did."

I wish I would have read your post. But unfortunately the code is messed up on my end. Is it just me? I can barely see the box for leaving comments. You may want to give it a check...