Top 10 Jim Carrey Films

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So I was sorting some things on my Letterbox account the other night when I thought "why don't I make a top list of my fave Jim Carrey films" I made that exact list on my Letterboxd account, and now I make it here for you all on my blog!

I love Jim and this list was tough for me to make, and also I will only be putting one film from a series. So an example would be; Sonic 1 but not Sonic 2 (both awesome films but only one of them may enter and be listed), so enjoy!

10: Bruce Almighty

Smite me o' mighty smiter! For number 10 and the start of this list we have the Almighty one himself Bruce! A feel good comedy about a weatherman who has a very bad day and curses the lord and in response God (Morgan Freeman) gives him his powers to see how hard it is. A great comedy 

9: Liar Liar

I have lost count the amount of times I have seen this over the years. I would always put it on when this would air on ITV haha. Furthermore, I grew sick of the film at one point from seeing it so much, but I love it nonetheless, it's an excellent comedy. Fletcher Reede is an attorney and habitual liar until one day his son Max makes a birthday wish for his dad to go an entire day without lying and what follows is nothing short of hilarity. 

8: Sonic The Hedgehog

We all know this lil blue Hedgehog right? So imagine the surprise to hear Jim would play the infamous Dr Robotnik and boy did he pull it off and make it a memorable performance in not only this film, but also it's sequel!

7: The Grinch

For me without a shadow of a doubt this is THE GRINCH. Jim was perfect as Grinch they also expanded the story into more than like some half hour short from Dr Seuss, and it worked for me and I loved this more than any other Grinch film or portrayal that has come before or since. 

6: Man On The Moon

Spectacular film and performance from Jim. This is all about the life and career of the eccentric comedian Andy Kaufman. The stories behind the scenes on set were really remarkable, and they even made a documentary on the film years later. 

5: Me, Myself & Irene

From gentle to mental, meet Rhode Island state trooper Charlie Baileygates get multiple personality disorder and the comedic chaos that follows. The music and shift in personalities is so memorable and funny to me which has made this film stand out above the previous entries on this list and I have also seen it many times and laughed every single time.

4: The Mask

A timid blank clerk Stanley Ipkiss discovers a magical mask with powers and puts it on and becomes a hero from zero as his life changes because he goes a bit crazy with his powers and new-found charm and confidence and of course that eventually leads him into trouble. Another comedy classic, excellent and funny film and completely different to its comic book source material so much that it reinvents its counterpart and becomes a massive moneymaker which went onto spawn an animated show and some bad spin off films haha. 

3: The Truman Show

At first glance a brilliant comedy but upon further inspection with more viewings you will see how sweet and also how thought-provoking it is. Truly an amazing film! Truman Burbank is the star of The Truman Show which is a 24/7 reality TV show without his knowledge. His entire life has been an unending soap opera for the world to consume and enjoy. Everyone he knows has been a paid actor, so what happens when he realizes things are not what they seem? Find out by watching. 

2: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

He's the best there is, well actually he's the only one there is. Meet Ace Ventura: Pet Detective who is on the case to find the missing Miami dolphin's mascot and through some capers he always ensures he gets his man, woman or beast haha. A childhood classic for me just like many of the films on this list as I grew up watching a lot of Jim because he was hilarious. 

1: Dumb & Dumber

To me, this is a 5-star comedy classic, and it's also I believe the first film I ever watched with Jim in, and it's soundtrack and just overall this film always makes me laugh and quote it. Harry & Lloyd are two men whose stupidity is quite indescribable. When Mary, a beautiful woman loses an important briefcase, Lloyd tries to return it to Mary but what follows is a mad adventure to Aspen and then a battle for love.

And that concludes my list today, thanks for reading!

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Top 10 Film Posters

Shoutout to James Davie for suggesting this. 

For this list I will be including films from the past to the present. For added toughness i'll be sure to make it a 1 entry per series film list. This was super tough to list and is not the definitive list as my opinion will change from time to time but this is the list I chose as of writing.

Halloween

Proving that even the humble pumpkin can be considered menacing, Robert Gleason’s demonic nightmare is arguably unmatched among horror one sheets. We only see Michael Myers’ hand here holding his signature weapon along with the menacing pumpkin face, but his presence is felt heavily especially in it's tagline, with the ’He’ suggesting so much from so little.

Alien

A poster that’s become synonymous with Ridley Scott’s chilling space horror in spite of the fact it looks absolutely nothing like the Xenomorph eggs that appear in the final film. A simple visual cracking egg, creepy glow, alien bio organic texture on the floor matched with the title and beautifully finished with the film’s chilling tagline it's very foreboding. 

The Truman Show

Photographic mosaics are a plenty these days but in the days of the late ‘90s, this poster was something of a design trailblazer. It also makes perfect sense for visually communicating Truman Burbank’s life, continuously observed by reality TV cameras, in a single image. Supports the brilliant film nicely.

Lord Of War

At first glance, it’s a straightforward headshot. Look closer, and it’s a headshot in more ways than one: every fragment of The Cage is made up of bullet and shell casings. It’s a meticulous mosaic of militarism, and it works like a treat. This was a decent film aswell one of Cage's best.

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

The images resemble the wanted posters featured in the original comic, and thanks to the film’s time travel plot, both the younger and older versions of Professor X and Magneto appear onscreen. These character posters visualise that by overlaying the younger actors’ faces over their older counterparts. The placement of the X over the characters’ eyes draws the viewer’s attention to the perfect spot. And instead of bothering with unnecessary text, the designer just put the movie’s release date in the lower right hand corner. The minimalist style works because it highlights characters the audience already knows and loves. 

LOTR: Fellowship

More precisely I chose this trilogy teaser poster, it's simplistic but the lighting showing most of Frodo, his clothes and background as dark represents the dark path he must take ahead of him to destroy the one ring which as you can see in the poster it's brightly lit signifying its importance and power. Not going to lie it's one of my favourite films and trilogies in existence aswell so had to throw it in here. 

Avengers Infinity War

The most recent entry on this list is this blockbuster powerhouse costing over a billion to make and it's earned double that as of writing I believe but this film features the big heavyweight actors of modern day Hollywood and it's colour scheme is eye catching yet hides a darker tone to it with it's colours too. 

The Dark Knight

Why so serious? This is one of a couple of posters used for the film which was brilliant. I love how dark and serious this poster is showing us that what we are about to see is a dark dramatic tense superhero film and that's what we got. The Joker's why so serious one shows the same and there's a sense of unpredictability aswell in the poster with the Joker writing why so serious on a mirror or piece of fogged up glass and it seems to be coming from his face from his smile. Brilliantly designed posters for such a brilliant film. 

V For Vendetta

Anarchy reigns strong here in this eye-catching colourful poster for one of the best film's in modern times hell even all of time I would argue. The red and black colour scheme used is telling us the viewers that this film is powerful, sophisticated and passionate quite the intimidating combination. 

Star Wars (EP 4)

Tom Jung’s striking theatrical poster for Star Wars is such a classic and it's an iconic stand out among films in the sci-fi genre and all other movie gerne's for that matter in my opinion. Composed around a ‘good vs evil’ concept it's a straightforward poster, Jung used the lightsaber’s unusual cross motif against the dark of Vader’s helmet to convey the film’s moral struggle. The title style here is a direct nod to the opening crawl.

And that's my list, thanks for visiting!

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