Doddsino wrote:

I think that's the point that it's a ripoff, since it's based off Eaters of the Dead, which is a pretty good book.

Yeah, but the ripoff part is that Eaters of the Dead is an almost complete ripoff of Beowulf. Beowulf fights Grendel, Bulwiyf fights the Wendol.

Although, wikipedia is telling me that Crichton did it on purpose, so I guess it's not a proper ripoff.

Doddsino wrote:

Yeah, I don't think Crichton would be stupid enough to "accidentally" rip off one of the oldest and most well known stories ever.

I don't think anyone would suggest that it could have been accidental. However, I wouldn't put it past him to be ballsy and arrogant enough to do so and think nobody would notice.

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I know we can all agree that this movie beats the shit out of that Ray Winstone Beowulf movie.

Fuck yeah. Of course, as a Dane I have a genetic duty to be loyal to all media properties Viking related.

Except for Pathfinder. Bullshit historical revisionism, I say!

There is no fucking way Adam Sandler is a better dramatic actor than Jim Carrey. He's not even a better comedic actor. If you really think about it, every single thing Adam Sandler does is basically what Jim Carrey has done, but scaled back maybe 60%. Crazy voices? Check. Stupid catchphrases that kids in the 90s repeated endlessly? Check and check. Dramatic turns? Check. They've both done them all, but Carrey usually did them first and better.

What I think the big difference is though, is that Jim Carrey can do a great job just in the semi-serious parts of his comedy films. He can do roles that make you feel sorry for the character. I've never felt sorry for an Adam Sandler character, except maybe The Wedding Singer.

Adam Sandler seems to have just had the wisdom or foresight to choose the more critically successful dramatic roles. I personally thought Punch Drunk Love sucked ass and that The Majestic was fairly touching, pretty much the opposite of what critics thought.

But bottom line? Find me ONE SINGLE FUCKING THING Adam Sandler has done that can even compare to The Truman Show or Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

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um, i thought Reign Over Me was decent

Cheap heartstring-pulls taking advantage of the 9/11 sympathy. An easy payday, nothing more.

Best thing about that movie was the trailer's soundtrack.

EDIT: ok, Sandler did get me choked up ONCE. In Click, when he went forward and time and found out his dad was dead. That got to me, but it certainly wasn't because of his acting.

Interesting trivia from Carrey's imdb page:

Chris Farley was originally supposed to star in The Cable Guy. Wow, that would have been a COMPLETELY different movie.

Also, he reportedly insisted that his favorite band, Cannibal Corpse, be featured playing in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.

Perhaps, but it can't be as bad as "Hey, I'm crazy *insert prop here* man! Give me some candy! Baabeebooooo!!"

Bruce Almighty WAS horrible. Must have been a killer payday, because they sucked Steve Carell into doing the sequel, too.