Movies Ace Ventura vs Austin Powers

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  • Ace Ventura - Pet Detective & When Nature Calls

  • Austin Powers - International Man of Mystery & The Spy Who Shagged Me

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GoodBadHBK said:
I watched the ace venturas recently and loved both. Pet Detective is hilarious cause it would be considered "transphobic" today
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What do the freaks not consider "-phobic"?
<DisgustingHHH>

(I love the way Ace reacts when he figures it out. That's exactly how I'd react too. And then the cops at the end literally barfing.... that's the proper reaction normal people should have)

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I miss the days where we could have this kind of comedy, especially comedy that went hard into stereotypes, and nobody cared.
 
Madmick said:
I can't think of anyone who has done better. LOL, most comedians careers don't stack up to that year for Carrey.

The only guy I can think of who came close didn't really come close because he didn't do it in a calendar year. Because when I think of comedic hot streaks 2000's Will Ferrell always immediately springs to mind. He was coming right off putting up tons of all-time classic sketches for SNL in the late 90's up until he left in 2002, but he did:
  • Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
  • Zoolander (2001)
  • Old School (2003)
  • Elf (2003)
  • Anchorman (2004)
  • Starsky & Hutch (2004)
  • Wedding Crashers (2005)
  • The Producers (2005)
  • Talladega Nights (2006)
  • Stranger than Fiction (2006) ***not really a comedy, IMO, but a really cool movie***
  • Step Brothers (2008)
  • The Other Guys (2010)

Coincidentally, per this thread, he also had roles in two of the Austin Powers movies.
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Ferrell's run in the 2000's was great, but he didn't have the best batting average IMO. Carrey and Sandler were both on fire for the better part of a decade, with only a few notable duds.
 
nature calls is better than spy who shagged me. But Austin 1 is way better than ace 1
 
Madmick said:
Yoricks Wisdom said:
lol all that money enabled Carrey to transform himself into a modern day philosopher of sorts I guess.
zzzzzzzzzz
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Perhaps being comedian/life of the party type is a way to cope with underlying existential issues. I'm no psychologist, but seems like some comedians fit the bill for that.
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gspieler said:
Ferrell's run in the 2000's was great, but he didn't have the best batting average IMO. Carrey and Sandler were both on fire for the better part of a decade, with only a few notable duds.
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Oh, c'mon, certainly Sandler had one of the greatest historic runs, but Sandler's name is also as synonymous with duds as it is with classics. My list for Ferrell spans a calendar decade, and if we added in the duds, we'd have:

Ferrell
  • Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
  • Zoolander (2001)
  • Old School (2003)
  • Elf (2003)
  • Anchorman (2004)
  • Starsky & Hutch (2004)
  • Bewitched (2005)
  • Wedding Crashers (2005)
  • The Producers (2005)
  • Talladega Nights (2006)
  • Stranger than Fiction (2006) ***not really a comedy, IMO, but a really cool movie***
  • Blades of Glory (2007)
  • Semi-Pro (2008)
  • Step Brothers (2008)
  • Land of the Lost (2009)
  • The Other Guys (2010)

That ain't bad.
 
Madmick said:
Oh, c'mon, certainly Sandler had one of the greatest historic runs, but Sandler's name is also as synonymous with duds as it is with classics. My list for Ferrell spans a calendar decade, and if we added in the duds, we'd have:

Ferrell
  • Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
  • Zoolander (2001)
  • Old School (2003)
  • Elf (2003)
  • Anchorman (2004)
  • Starsky & Hutch (2004)
  • Bewitched (2005)
  • Wedding Crashers (2005)
  • The Producers (2005)
  • Talladega Nights (2006)
  • Stranger than Fiction (2006) ***not really a comedy, IMO, but a really cool movie***
  • Blades of Glory (2007)
  • Semi-Pro (2008)
  • Step Brothers (2008)
  • Land of the Lost (2009)
  • The Other Guys (2010)

That ain't bad.
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Sandlers
Billy Madison, Bulletproof, Happy Gilmore, Wedding Singer, The Waterboy and Big Daddy, trump that list.

Old School and Wedding Crashers are great movies. The others mediocre or below average.
 
Madmick said:
Oh, c'mon, certainly Sandler had one of the greatest historic runs, but Sandler's name is also as synonymous with duds as it is with classics. My list for Ferrell spans a calendar decade, and if we added in the duds, we'd have:

Ferrell
  • Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
  • Zoolander (2001)
  • Old School (2003)
  • Elf (2003)
  • Anchorman (2004)
  • Starsky & Hutch (2004)
  • Bewitched (2005)
  • Wedding Crashers (2005)
  • The Producers (2005)
  • Talladega Nights (2006)
  • Stranger than Fiction (2006) ***not really a comedy, IMO, but a really cool movie***
  • Blades of Glory (2007)
  • Semi-Pro (2008)
  • Step Brothers (2008)
  • Land of the Lost (2009)
  • The Other Guys (2010)

That ain't bad.
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Talladega Nights was mediocre, IMO. Even Lumberg and John C Reilly couldn't salvage that one.

As far as Sandler...well, he may have been a dud-factory post-early 2000's or so. But from around '94-'02, his run was as good as any....

Air heads
Billy Madison
Happy Gilmore
Wedding Singer
Water boy
Big Daddy
Little Nicky
Mr Deeds

Similarly, Carrey had an epic run around the same time...

Ace Ventura
Mask
D&D
Batman Forever
Ace Ventura 2
Cable Guy
Liar Liar
Truman Show
Man on the Moon
Me Myself & Irene
 
gspieler said:
Talladega Nights was mediocre, IMO. Even Lumberg and John C Reilly couldn't salvage that one.

As far as Sandler...well, he may have been a dud-factory post-early 2000's or so. But from around '94-'02, his run was as good as any....

Air heads
Billy Madison
Happy Gilmore
Wedding Singer
Water boy
Big Daddy
Little Nicky
Mr Deeds

Similarly, Carrey had an epic run around the same time...

Ace Ventura
Mask
D&D
Batman Forever
Ace Ventura 2
Cable Guy
Liar Liar
Truman Show
Man on the Moon
Me Myself & Irene
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Mujeriego said:
Elf?
Get real.
Thats like some Little Nicky shit, which sucked by the way if I remember correctly.
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I'm not a particular fan of Elf, but if anyone in here talk shits about Talladega Nights one more time, I'll fuck you up, Grandpa.
 
gspieler said:
Talladega Nights was mediocre, IMO. Even Lumberg and John C Reilly couldn't salvage that one.

As far as Sandler...well, he may have been a dud-factory post-early 2000's or so. But from around '94-'02, his run was as good as any....

Air heads
Billy Madison
Happy Gilmore
Wedding Singer
Water boy
Big Daddy
Little Nicky
Mr Deeds

Similarly, Carrey had an epic run around the same time...

Ace Ventura
Mask
D&D
Batman Forever
Ace Ventura 2
Cable Guy
Liar Liar
Truman Show
Man on the Moon
Me Myself & Irene
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Both of those lists are better than Ferrells.
But I think Wedding Crashers and Old School are classics. But Elf is stupid. Anchorman and Step Bros are stupid besides a few jokes here and there.
Talladega nights? dumb
Semi-Pro is ok.
Zoolander is good, wouldnt really call that a Will Ferrell movie though.

I like Will, but when its too wacky its stupid. Like Austin Powers.
Almost that Monty Python goofy humor. Not a fan.
 
Madmick said:
I'm not a particular fan of Elf, but if anyone in here talk shits about Talladega Nights one more time, I'll fuck you up, Grandpa.
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Maybe I need to watch it again.
I dont think ive even seen all of it so Ill watch it and then comment.
 
Mujeriego said:
Both of those lists are better than Ferrells.
But I think Wedding Crashers and Old School are classics. But Elf is stupid. Anchorman and Step Bros are stupid besides a few jokes here and there.
Talladega nights? dumb
Semi-Pro is ok.
Zoolander is good, wouldnt really call that a Will Ferrell movie though.

I like Will, but when its too wacky its stupid. Like Austin Powers.
Almost that Monty Python goofy humor. Not a fan.
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C’mon dude, Elf was instant classic(due to the holiday association). People will still probably r watching it in 50 years.

Step Bros was great, IMO. The chemistry between the actors was great.

Anchorman was probably the quintessential Will Ferrell film.

Agreed that Talledega missed the mark.

Ferrell’s comedic lends itself well to small doses, IMO. Which is why he was an ATG on SNL, and really shined in a lot his supporting roles. But not so much when he has to carry the film.
 
Madmick said:
Oh, c'mon, certainly Sandler had one of the greatest historic runs, but Sandler's name is also as synonymous with duds as it is with classics. My list for Ferrell spans a calendar decade, and if we added in the duds, we'd have:

Ferrell
  • Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
  • Zoolander (2001)
  • Old School (2003)
  • Elf (2003)
  • Anchorman (2004)
  • Starsky & Hutch (2004)
  • Bewitched (2005)
  • Wedding Crashers (2005)
  • The Producers (2005)
  • Talladega Nights (2006)
  • Stranger than Fiction (2006) ***not really a comedy, IMO, but a really cool movie***
  • Blades of Glory (2007)
  • Semi-Pro (2008)
  • Step Brothers (2008)
  • Land of the Lost (2009)
  • The Other Guys (2010)

That ain't bad.
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Love the Other Guys, perfect casting all around.
 
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