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The Cable Guy Appreciation Thread

Discuss older Jim Carrey movies.

Comedy classic or comedy letdown?

Yes, I laugh my socks off each time I watch.
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No, it's rubbish and I don't know what Jim was thinking.
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Maybe, it's kinda funny but not his best by any means.
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The Cable What?? I've never even seen it. What are you talking about?
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Postby jims_lost_daughter » Thu May 18, 2006 8:58 pm

so true :D
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Postby KC8t80 » Thu May 18, 2006 9:17 pm

Chip is soooo mis-undestood.
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Postby fluffy » Thu May 18, 2006 10:03 pm

awe yeah.......lol.........he just wants a friend.... :cry: .............

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Postby MandyCarrey » Fri May 19, 2006 5:43 pm

yeh bless his heart.. i think if someone was really his friend then he wouldnt act so freaky lol!....... steve was a bit of a crappy friend wernt he lol. i wouldnt want a friend like that. :D
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Postby Steinmetz » Mon Jun 12, 2006 9:27 am

The Cable Guy nearly ruined Jim Carrey's career. Just my two cents
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Postby fluffy » Mon Jun 12, 2006 12:07 pm

lol..........we know it didn't do as well as it should have.....and the critics were mixed............but it didn't 'nearly ruin his career'............it was the huge paycheck that doomed it............people wanted it to fail......

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Postby MandyCarrey » Mon Jun 12, 2006 4:42 pm

wow this thread is still going lol!! :D
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Postby KC8t80 » Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:58 pm

some could make the same arguement with Jim doing serious roles. but really when Cable Guy came out, he already established himself in a secure spot in the "Hollywood Juggernut" list. so i don't think that it is true....but it did make a good joke on the Simpsons. lol
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Postby EternallyJIMS » Thu Jun 22, 2006 3:55 am

dry land is not a myth ive seen it! i don't know what all the fuss is about ive seen that movie 10 times it rules!!!

seriously the cable guy got me hooked on Jim.... definetly one of my all time favie movies:)
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Postby quirky » Thu Jun 22, 2006 4:27 am

The thing I liked best about the movie was its message and its unpredictability. Maybe people wanted him to be Ace Ventura in this role, instead, he conjured up a dark, depressed, eccentric and oddly believable
Cable Guy.

This character bounced beautifully against Ferris Beuller. I can tell that Jim has seen the edge of the insanity precipice...it just smelled to high heaven of an understanding.

I think actors have it tough sometimes. Your name may bring in the crowds...but they come with a preconception. They aren't ready to see you with the light out of your eyes, playing a role that is complex and sinister...but with a backstory.

The "kill the babysitter" line had me practically with my fist in the air, but sad that he dies.
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Postby fluffy » Thu Jun 22, 2006 12:17 pm

did you see the movies ending??.............He doesn't die............he lives to stalk again.............lol

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Postby quirky » Thu Jun 22, 2006 3:57 pm

It's been a long time. I thought he was impaled by the thing in the satellite dish.
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Postby KC8t80 » Fri Jun 23, 2006 6:30 am

he almost was. when i first watched it, i turned away when it looked like he was going to die.
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Postby MandyCarrey » Fri Jun 23, 2006 4:46 pm

Me too, thought he was impaled on that thing too. lol I had a tear in my eye at the end :lol:
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Postby Niobe » Sun Jun 25, 2006 10:23 am

I like the bit where he's just landed on the dish, he looks over and sees how close he was to the spike! :shock:
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