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Ace Ventura - When Nature Calls

Ace Ventura - When Nature Calls

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: simply hilarious
Review: Ace Ventura when nature calls is a simply hilarious film. I don't see why anybody shoudn't like it. But if your not a Jim Carrey fan it might not be your taste. Their are funny moments like: The monoply guy, The fake rhino giving birth and much more. It is a great sequel to the first film Ace Ventura pet detective. This time Ace finds himself in the jungles of africa rather in the first one it was city life. Aces hairdo is whacky and cool and the man who plays him is, Jim Carrey shows great enthusiasm throughout the film. I rate this 4/5. Silly but funny!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Not that great
Review: I liked the first movie because it made Ace look very intelligent, and he has that "you can't mess with me cause I have a very witty come back attitude". Ace even had a serious personality on more than 2 occasions in the film.

But in When Nature Calls, he's completely idiotic. He's never serious and he doesn't have that "you can't mess with me attitude" That was my main beef with the film. The film's plot isn't that great and it's all about Ace makin an, excuse me for this, ass of himself.

It however does have some funny parts and you should watch it if you like Jim Carrey

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: LOW ON PLOT, HIGH ON JIM CARREY SHOWCASE
Review: Ace Ventura Pet Detective was not only laugh-out-loud funny, it also had a real plot for a film. This sequel sadly is simply a Jim Carrey showcase. Yes, there's a lot of wild-n-whacky -- "going down the temple steps", "rhino vehicle", "monkey and waterfall" etc had me heaving with laughter. But apart from a few scattered gags and funnies, there really is little here to grip you and have you laughing. Watch it in a relaxed, undemanding mood with a couple of friends...chat and laugh your way through it.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Soooooooo bad!
Review: There are two short scenes in the film where I giggled momentarily, but the rest of this film is a heaping pile of low-budget rubbish! Instead of a script, like they had in the first film, Jimm Carrey is allowed to try and hold the film afloat primarily through ad-libbing (many of which are merely rehashes of his work in the first movie). Nobody else, nothing else, is even remotely funny. I'm sure he got paid well, but he owes it to his long-time fans, many who have supported his work since "In Living Color," to at least agree to a film with a discernable script. This is an incredibly lame movie. Look elsewhere for laughs because this film contains two giggles and a boatload of stupidity.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: This movie is as good or better than Liar Liar.
Review: I'm a huge Jim Carrey fan and I'd heard of the two Ace Ventura movies a couple of times in the past, but I never really went out to look for them. Then I saw "When Nature Calls" at a friend's house and I was laughing hysterically the whole time.

The most hilarious parts in this movie are the "rhino giving birth" scene, the fact that whenever someone says "Shikaka", the Wachati tribe members present will kneel and Ace uses it as a sort of "Simon Says" game, the Wachutu tests, and the beginning when Ace uses a Slinky on those hundreds of stone steps singing "Everyone loves a Slinky, you gotta get a Slinky! Slinky, Slinky, go Slinky, GO!"

Summary: It's a great movie that will make all Jim Carrey fans laugh out loud at least once.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: I don't go for "stupid" humor, but...
Review: I admit it, I'm pretentious. I like intellectual artsy kind of films, and cult movies. My humor runs along the veins of movies like "Brazil" and "The Big Lebowski". Kubrick is my cinematic hero, and I run screaming from anything tainted by top 40 pop-culture homogeneity.

That said, I have a weakness. For slapstick comedy. And I think "Ace Ventura- When nature Calls" is one of the funniest movies ever made.

Unlike other reviewers, I love the fact that there are no attempts at a "plot" or "character devlopment". The only character developed is Jim Carrey, and that's all that's needed. The first Ace movie had a couple funny moments but was pretty painful, as it tried to show the character of Ace Ventura (Pet Detective) in an attempted "realistic" environment, with attempted "believable" characters. The persona of Ace was stuck between goofy slapstick and moments of awkward "realism", (a love interest, Courtney Cox, the whole Dolphins thing). In other words, it sucked.

This second movie dispenses with such extraneous distractions. You won't even know what the plot is, or care. Ace is pure 100% buffoon, never stopping to inject some ridiculous "drama" into the proceedings. Like a good Three Stooges short, this film's sets, costumes, supporting actors, etc. are all window-dressing for good ol' some fashioned numbskullery. The mechanical rhino scene is absolutely classic, and the fight scene between Ace and Tommy Davidson's character is just great comedy.

When I first saw this movie, I laughed almost to tears. Jim Carrey is a funny guy, there's no denying that, although he is often funnier in interviews than he is in his actual movies. His on-screen shtick gets old quick, mainly because his talent is as a pure clown and as I stated above, for some reason directors always want to put him in "serious" (read: painfully cornball) situations. In my opinion his true gift is for pure, unadulterated slapstick. He is a comedian, and should leave the "real" dramatic acting to others who don't have his gift for the absurd. For that reason, this movie and "Dumb and Dumber" (another pure slapstick classic) are really the only two Jim Carrey vehicles you need to see. Oh, and the entire In Living Color series ;)

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Please go to a neutral corner.
Review: It's hard to find a film where those who watch it are either disgusted by it, or are rolling on the floor with laughter. This is one of those films. Jim does not disappoint with his crazy antics, and the fact that he is willing to do anything for a laugh is admirable. He humiliates himself more than once in this film all for the sake of laughter. I won't slam this film for its deficiencies, nor will I praise it for some inspired comedy. Sufficed to say, I am going to remain neutral here. If you love Jim for his self-deprecating and crude humor then this film is for you. If you prefer cerebral wit to over-the-top slapstick, well, you probably wouldn't be concerning yourself with reading this review. Jim's fans should not be disappointed.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Not that great
Review: I liked the first movie because it made Ace look very intelligent, and he has that "you can't mess with me cause I have a very witty come back attitude". Ace even had a serious personality on more than 2 occasions in the film.

But in When Nature Calls, he's completely idiotic. He's never serious and he doesn't have that "you can't mess with me attitude" That was my main beef with the film. The film's plot isn't that great and it's all about Ace makin an, excuse me for this, ass of himself.

It however does have some funny parts and you should watch it if you like Jim Carrey

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: This movie is as good or better than Liar Liar.
Review: I'm a huge Jim Carrey fan and I'd heard of the two Ace Ventura movies a couple of times in the past, but I never really went out to look for them. Then I saw "When Nature Calls" at a friend's house and I was laughing hysterically the whole time.

The most hilarious parts in this movie are the "rhino giving birth" scene, the fact that whenever someone says "Shikaka", the Wachati tribe members present will kneel and Ace uses it as a sort of "Simon Says" game, the Wachutu tests, and the beginning when Ace uses a Slinky on those hundreds of stone steps singing "Everyone loves a Slinky, you gotta get a Slinky! Slinky, Slinky, go Slinky, GO!"

Summary: It's a great movie that will make all Jim Carrey fans laugh out loud at least once.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: I don't go for "stupid" humor, but...
Review: I admit it, I'm pretentious. I like intellectual artsy kind of films, and cult movies. My humor runs along the veins of movies like "Brazil" and "The Big Lebowski". Kubrick is my cinematic hero, and I run screaming from anything tainted by top 40 pop-culture homogeneity.

That said, I have a weakness. For slapstick comedy. And I think "Ace Ventura- When nature Calls" is one of the funniest movies ever made.

Unlike other reviewers, I love the fact that there are no attempts at a "plot" or "character devlopment". The only character developed is Jim Carrey, and that's all that's needed. The first Ace movie had a couple funny moments but was pretty painful, as it tried to show the character of Ace Ventura (Pet Detective) in an attempted "realistic" environment, with attempted "believable" characters. The persona of Ace was stuck between goofy slapstick and moments of awkward "realism", (a love interest, Courtney Cox, the whole Dolphins thing). In other words, it sucked.

This second movie dispenses with such extraneous distractions. You won't even know what the plot is, or care. Ace is pure 100% buffoon, never stopping to inject some ridiculous "drama" into the proceedings. Like a good Three Stooges short, this film's sets, costumes, supporting actors, etc. are all window-dressing for good ol' some fashioned numbskullery. The mechanical rhino scene is absolutely classic, and the fight scene between Ace and Tommy Davidson's character is just great comedy.

When I first saw this movie, I laughed almost to tears. Jim Carrey is a funny guy, there's no denying that, although he is often funnier in interviews than he is in his actual movies. His on-screen shtick gets old quick, mainly because his talent is as a pure clown and as I stated above, for some reason directors always want to put him in "serious" (read: painfully cornball) situations. In my opinion his true gift is for pure, unadulterated slapstick. He is a comedian, and should leave the "real" dramatic acting to others who don't have his gift for the absurd. For that reason, this movie and "Dumb and Dumber" (another pure slapstick classic) are really the only two Jim Carrey vehicles you need to see. Oh, and the entire In Living Color series ;)


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