Jim Carrey vs. Adam Sandler: Part 3 of 3: Where they go from here?

Don't Know how much of a step up this is from "Jack & Jill"?

  Well, last I left you guys it was showing Part 2 after showing Part 1 of Jim Carrey vs. Adam Sandler. Now the question is how have their movies been the last 5-7 years currently, where their careers are heading from here on out with what movies they got coming up. But, more importantly I want you to decide whom you think is the better actor/comedian, etc.

Up above is the movie poster for Adam Sandler's new movie coming out this weekend, "That's My Boy" The plot is about a child star(Adam Sandler) whom had sex with his teacher and how 30 years later he tries to improve his relationship with his son(Andy Samberg) who is getting married. It brings to mind a little bit in the past 7 years or last 10 years if anybody I know has walked out of an Adam Sandler Movie and thought, "OMG that was so funny, I laughed so hard I was in tears!!!!". Well unfortunately, NO. Pretty much since Anger Management (2003) I don't think there has been an Adam Sandler movie since then that I have loved or just enjoyed.

He attempted to remake The Longest Yard (2005) with Burt Reynolds(star of the original) and a couple of ex-NFL stars and Pro Wrestlers let it was ok but not what I expected. He did star in a good movie with Reign over Me(2007) in which he plays a man who lost his family during 9/11 and years later reunites with his college buddy played by Don Cheadle who tries to help him get his life back together which does show his acting ability.

 However, the bad finally came with I Now Prononce You Chuck & Larry in which he and Kevin James are NYC Fireman pretending to be gay and married to keep up an insurance scam so that his best friend's(James) children can have benefits.

He tried to do kids movies like Disney's Bedtime Stories but the critics dislike it. Here's the trailer

Then of course came GrownUps (2010) starring him, his SNL Buddies David Spade, Rob Scheinder, and Chris Rock along with Kevin James whom now has become their new CHRIS FARLEY

Of course the bad continued with Just Go with It (2011) and of course Jack & Jill (2011) in which case I mentioned swept this years Razzies.

http://dmoneystwocents.blogspot.com/2012/03/razzies-p.html

I tried to go into this three part blog post not to be one sided but I have to think that Adam Sandler movies have gotten much worse over the years. But the thing is people still are going to see them. I enjoyed his early career in movies, the comedy albums he put out, and his stuff on SNL but I think its time for him to grow up in acting and take on a new style of comedy. Don't believe me here's a link that my sister Cortney has provided for me.

http://movies.msn.com/movie-guide-summer/adam-sandler's-10-worst-movies/photo-gallery/feature/

 Jim Carrey, on the other hand, has not made too many movies the last few years but he's been able to put out some really good comedies such as Fun with Dick & Jane (2005) about a couple who go into debt after Carrey's character loses his job at a firm to a slezzy executive, so Dick and Jane go out on a hilarious crime spree. And in this clip and trailer from Yes Man (2008)

Movie proved Jim Carrey still got it when it comes to comedy. However, he has made some bad movies like The Number 23 about a man who becomes obessed with the number 23 after reading a book about a man who had that same obession. Weird. But he has make some entertaining family films by lending his voice in Horton Hears a Who (2008) and A Christmas Carol (2009). He still shown he can act by delievering a good performance in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). This was about a man wanting to erase memories of his former girlfriend after she did so of him but can't do it because of the good times that were had. It's a good movie.

Anyway I'm excited that starting this fall Jim Carrey will be filming Dumb and Dumber 2!!! A real sequel to the first since Dumb & Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd had nothing to do with Carrey, Jeff Daniels or The Farelly Brothers and now all have agreed to do a sequel almost 20 years later to see what the characters are like now. I don't think it will be like the first but if it's funny I'll defintely see it. Carrey has some more movies lined up one with Steve Carell so we'll see if he continues down his path.

In my opinion after reflecting, watching clips of both Sandler and Carrey's Movies I tend to side with Jim Carrey. He can make you laugh, has musical talent, can do very good characters and impersonations, and can act very well. Adam Sandler can do those things as well but he has tended to focus more on gross out comedies more and less on the acting which I think makes people forget some of the good things he can do with his talent.

I'm not anti-Adam Sandler. This isn't a one sided blog post. I think in the over aspects Jim Carrey has had the better career and made better movies. It's hard to tell whose more financial successful. Probably Sandler due to his Happy Madison Productions company but Quanity doesn't necessary equal Quality. I hope Sandler would just expand himself a little bit like Jim Carrey has throughout his career.

Well, I'll leave you the reader to decide. If you enjoy this take a look back at the last 2 parts to decide for yourself.

Part 1 Early Careers

Part 2 Rise to Stardom

And that's my Two Cents!!!