tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post7817927781215270278..comments2023-08-20T06:16:15.362-05:00Comments on Getafilm: Underrated MOTM: The Cable Guy (1996)Danielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-18069606358262173002012-08-23T22:21:52.586-05:002012-08-23T22:21:52.586-05:00Funny that you should post this right now - I was ...Funny that you should post this right now - I was just channel surfing and see that it's on AMC, following an airing of The Truman Show. Interesting late 90's Carrey double-header that proves critics like Turan were just completely wrong in critiquing The Cable Guy for extending Carrey's range. I'll admit that Carrey's really dark stuff like The Number 23 might be a bit far, but he basically plays a creepy/dramatic character in so many more roles - Me, Myself, and Irene; Eternal Sunshine; Man on the Moon; and most recently I Love You Philip Morris.<br /><br />This is all an aside to the fact that, thanks to Stiller, The Cable Guy is funny enough even aside from Carrey's antics. Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-65827512820405340662012-08-23T22:09:26.361-05:002012-08-23T22:09:26.361-05:00I found this post by typing "Cable Guy underr...I found this post by typing "Cable Guy underrated" into google because thats exactly what I think it is, vastly underrated. I really don't get some of the critiques on this film. I found it to be hilarious with a story that flowed nicely from scene to scene. Never understood why it wasn't more popular or well received. Maybe it was in fact the timing.mjs617https://www.blogger.com/profile/08918489747095355398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-18753893203468538322012-07-05T12:48:23.864-05:002012-07-05T12:48:23.864-05:00Thanks for digging this post out! Almost four year...Thanks for digging this post out! Almost four years later and I think this movie still doesn't get enough love. You'd think it would be perfect for the TBS/TNT/USA/FX weekend movie line-ups, but maybe it's considered too "dark" for a general audience. Shame.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-40925143149389590722012-07-05T11:34:21.008-05:002012-07-05T11:34:21.008-05:00I agree with you and have liked The Cable Guy ever...I agree with you and have liked The Cable Guy ever since I first saw it. The basketball scene and the breakfast scene in particular are hilarious.Movie Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00118782678355416506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-22307979530049734902008-11-02T23:10:00.000-06:002008-11-02T23:10:00.000-06:00Thanks for commenting, Sauer. I figured you might ...Thanks for commenting, Sauer. I figured you might have something to add. Great point about the timing - it was just a weird stage in the careers of these guys. I reckon it would have done much better, as you say, had it come out a little later.<BR/><BR/>Totally reasonable points, Fletch. It's been Carrey's Achilles' heel - over or underacting. I think, or hope, that he's able to balance it better at this point in his career.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-50153724629192046082008-11-01T20:23:00.000-05:002008-11-01T20:23:00.000-05:00I think you hit the nail on the head as to why I c...I think you hit the nail on the head as to why I can appreciate the overacting in Ace but not in The Cable Guy. Ace was barely grounded in reality, while Chip was an out-there presonality in an otherwise pretty grounded film. He just needed to be reined in a bit.<BR/><BR/>Which I guess answers your second question. I find Stiller most at fault. Carrey rode the overacting bit to stardom (Fire Marshall Bill, anyone?), but that doesn't make that strategy perfect for every role.Fletchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299302086449086987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-40261577457221423912008-11-01T11:59:00.000-05:002008-11-01T11:59:00.000-05:00Amen. I am not sure if I love this movie because ...Amen. <BR/><BR/>I am not sure if I love this movie because nobody else liked it, or if it was genuinely good... but it has a place in my heart as an all time favorite. <BR/><BR/>The movie as a whole may not be Oscar worthy, but there are some of the funniest individual scenes of any 90's comedy; pick up basketball, medieval times, Karaoke jam, the ongoing trial in the background with Ben Stiller playing the role of the Sweet brothers, porno password, and many more. <BR/><BR/>Matthew Broderick acted horribly in the movie, but Jim Carrey made up for it in a lispy, creepy performance.<BR/><BR/>How could you argue that this movie is NOT underrated? It is often slammed as on of the biggest disappointments in 90's cinema. I think the fact we are talking about it 12 years later is a testament to its greatness.<BR/><BR/>Also, I have long maintained that this movie didn't go over well because America wasn't quite ready for Ben Stiller (and after reading this review, Judd Apatow). Had this come out after There's Something About Mary, the perception of this movie would be quite different. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the mention and for writing about my favorite movie of all time!Jeffsetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08582221958378795578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-17848120610127452862008-10-31T14:17:00.000-05:002008-10-31T14:17:00.000-05:00Might be the first time, shouldn't be the last. Th...Might be the first time, shouldn't be the last. These Underrated MOTMs <I>should</I> stir up a little controversy.<BR/><BR/>I don't know the history behind the lisp. Was it something Carrey added during production? Seems like a weird thing for Holtz to have written into the character if not. <BR/><BR/>I also hated When Nature Calls - hated it a lot. But why do you appreciate the overacting in the first AV and not the overacting in the The Cable Guy? I mean I realize they're two very different characters and that AV is more of a live-action cartoon, but still.<BR/><BR/>Aside from Carrey (and it's fine if it's left at him), who do you find at fault? Stiller, Holtz, Broderick?Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-3947272590463806712008-10-31T00:34:00.000-05:002008-10-31T00:34:00.000-05:00This marks one of the few times (if not first?) th...This marks one of the few times (if not first?) that I categorically disagree with you.<BR/><BR/>The lisp. The stupid lisp. The bad, bad, bad idea lisp. It killed it. Even were the movie otherwise great (which I don't think it is), the lisp would have killed it.<BR/><BR/>But that's not all. The overacting, central to Ace Ventura (btw, I hated the second vehemently but still love the first), was also to blame. It's as though Carrey was jolted with annoying electricity the entire film.<BR/><BR/>They shot for the moon (or at least something creative) and failed here.Fletchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299302086449086987noreply@blogger.com