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CibbuanoTheres something about Mary
May 30th 2008 04:10
Adolf Hitler in his comedy film phase
i thought i would lighten things up and talk about a comedy today. comedies are movies that make us laugh and feel good they were invented by the americans because they have such a great sense of humour. the british have made a few comedies too but these generally aren't as good. to this date there has never been an asian or a european comedy as they have no sense of humour whatsoever. the french and germans in particular have never even considered making a comedy film for this exact reason. the one exception is adolf hitler who made many silent comedies in the early days of movie history. these comedies were not very well recieved and he eventually gave it up in favour of warfare and the mass extermination of jews and homos. just think, if more people dug these early german attempts at comedy we might not have had world war 2. im not pointing any fingers or anything its just a thought.
anyway, today i am talkin about one of the greatest comedies of all time - There is Something about Mary. Alongside the two Dumb and Dumber films and the Scary Movie franchise, this is possible the funniest thing ever put on film. it is the first movie to feature a joke that involved someone putting semen in their hair and is also the first film to co-star an actual honest2god retard (the charactar Warren, who holds his own against the other professional non-retarded actors). it is also BEN STILLERS first movie and it ranks alongside The Heartbreak Kid, Duplex and Envy as his best work.
here BEN STILLER plays a guy who loves a girl named mary (played by Candice Diaz). he tracks her down in tropical hawaii and he must fight many other men to get to her because there is SOMETHING about her that they all want. This 'something' is the blueprint to a special machine that will help America win the cold war against russia. BEN STILLER must use his comedy prowesss to beat russian double-agents and specially trained attack dogs.
the film also co-stars pauly shore as Jazzy Jacob - a small but pivotal role - this is important because before ben stiller PAULY SHORE was the biggest comedy superstar in movies and this meeting between them on the screen represents a passing of the torch. pauly shore was paid a whopping $4 million for his ten minute appearance and insisted on using a british accent.
There is Something About Mary is quite an old movie now, somewheree between 15 and 20 years old. there has been recent talk about remaking it as Something About Mary Returns. to generate excitement about this project the director (bryan singer) is using special computer technology to resurect pauly shore as Jazzy Jacob and you can here pauly shore's distinctive british accent over the recent trailers for this remake/sequel. it sounds pretty good but only time will tell if this movie will match the original. ben stiller is non commital about returning to his role and it is highly possible that his part will be played by TV SUPERSTAR DAVID SWCHWIMMER.
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