Jim Carrey

Ace Ventura Deluxe Double Feature (Pet Detective / When Nature Calls)
$19.98
this movie is great. keeps you laughing the whole time. fills you with 1-liners to say over and over again for the next few weeks! you wont regret this movie. i always find myself watching it whenever i need a good laugh

Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (Widescreen Edition)
$12.98
10 THE FILM ITSELF
8.5 VISUALS
10 SOUND
8.0 PACKAGING
7.7 EXTRAS

What is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind?
A love story? Yes.
The best performance by Jim Carrey? Yes.
An extremely depressing look at modern romance? Yes.
An instant classic? Yes.

From the first preview I saw of Eternal Sunshine, I was instantly curious as to what this movie would be about. And after watching this film over 3 dozen times, I find something new every single time. Is it kind of confusing to follow with how the plot is set up and the quirky special effects? Yeah, but does that make it hard to enjoy? Absolutely not. Girls who love chick flicks will find something to enjoy and guys who want a film that isn't a normal everyday bore will find something new and interesting here.

The story follows Joel Barish (Jim Carrey, in what I believe is his best performance in his career) as he retraces his memories of his up and down relationship with Clementine Kruczynski (Kate Winslet). After learning that she has erased him from her memory after a series of fights, he quickly and hastily does the same. And then, during the procedure - which is the equivalent of a "night of heavy drinking" - he decides that he'd rather keep the memories than not have any recollection of someone so important in his life. It makes you think, what would you do? Would you erase someone from your mind because it ended badly, or would you keep them because it makes you who you are? The most interesting point is that the film ultimately runs backwards, from the disruptive end of their relationship tracing back to the good times they had when they first met before problems became a main thorn in their side. And it's great to see a film shot this way because I believe most people always think when their personal relationships end, 'how did it go so wrong? Things were just perfect' and this shows that shift between a 'perfect' beginning and an abrupt ending.

The film makes you think, like all great films. The zany plot twists, creative characters and sci-fi type feel of the movie make this an entirely new, fresh experience. few films are this bold or puzzling, and with such an amazingly well known cast, I'm surprised this movie isn't a bigger hit because it definitely should be.

8.5 VISUALS
It's a character driven film, but the special effects come through nicely. When random objects start infiltrating memories they aren't apart of it really gives you a sense of chaos but nothing looks out of place or cheesy.

10 SOUND
One of the best soundtracks in a movie yet. Great collection of songs and a beautiful score by Jon Brion really add another dimension to an already wonderfully underrated film.

8.0 PACKAGING
The cover is simple and not overdone with scenes or characters (usually when film covers have tons of junk of them it means the film is going to be bad) and the menu screen is easy to naviagate although it reuses one of the images from the cover again when there's tons of images they could've used to set up the feel for the film.

7.7 EXTRAS
There's only 6 special features on the single disc set of Eternal Sunshine, and while none truly standout it's still a good collection of features.

1. "A Look Inside" is a behind the scenes look at the movie and people's ideas and thoughts about the project.

2. "A Conversation with Jim Carrey & Michel Gondry" is exactly what the title says. The two men don't really offer alot in terms of information. Short and kind of a fluff piece.

3. Commentary w/ Michel Gondry & Charlie Kaufman. I was expecting more from this commentary. That's not to say that it's bad, but it is a little slow and it's almost impossible to understand what Gondry says half the time.

4. "Deleted Scenes". There are not alot of scenes here and none are necessary for the film (hence why they were cut), and most are usually pretty short. Only a few minutes of scenes.

5. "Polyphonic Spree 'Light & Day' Music Video" is a 3 minute song that has clips from the film over the song. It's kinda creepy since the only change in the scenes is the overexaggerated mouth that moves over the characters' own. Good song though, fits the film well.

6. "Lacuna Commercial" is a 30 second clip about Lacuna by Dr. Howard Mierzwiak.

IN CLOSING
Eternal Sunshine is my second favorite movie (behind Fight Club, of course) for many, many reasons. And this DVD release does a great job with visuals and a masterful score along with some good bonus features. While ultimately I would've liked something a little better or more substantial for special features, I guess that's why there's a 2-dsic special edition I must get my hands on.

9.4/10 "OUTSTANDING"

Yes Man (Single-Disc Edition)
$19.96
I go with the 3 star ratings. Light, amusing, entertaining, but not one of his best. A routine comedy, all in all. I'd also suggest renting it - I wouldn't want to own it.

Me, Myself & Irene (Special Edition)
$14.98
Me,Myself & Irene VHS- Hilarious yet disturbing, foul-mouthed funny, good laughs, and At the same time makes you angry for what the poor guy goes through in the movie. No wonder. Very Funny although not as good as other jim 's Films and certainly not in my opinion his Masterpieces: Ace 1 &2.