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Jim Carrey

posted 11 years ago by jedajuz
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I think movie would have been even more awesome, if Jim Carrey was Robin in this movie. Cary Elwes did a good job too tho..

[–] Adcro 11 years ago

He would've played it too 'goofy', rather than the straight-man he's portrayed as in this movie.

[–] summerishere77 10 years ago

Agree, Jim Carrey is funny but would have gone to far with the role.

Carey Elwes was the perfect choice and is the only one I could see in this role.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

I agree.

[–] Livana_Faolan 10 years ago

No! No, no, no, no, NO! Bad idea! You got into the sacramental wine, didn't you?

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[–] mmmonsterfan 10 years ago

Ooh I love Jim and think he's very talented but I feel like Cary was perfect for this Robin.

[–] NewWaveBassist1 9 years ago

Uhm... I love Carrey, but, no.

[–] dayvit78 8 years ago

Would've had to rewrite the minor joke... "unlike some other Robin Hoods, I can speak with an English accent."

[–] RoboReCop (2892) a month ago

^ That's a bingo!

[–] parbon84 8 years ago

Carrey is in my top actors (because of Ace Ventura) but he couldn't do this like Cary.

[–] IMDB_Vits 8 years ago

Jim is a great comedian, but he wasn't right for this role. The reason why Mel Brooks' parodies are still loved today, while most modern parodies are hated, is that Mel knew that not everything in this genre needs to be treated as a joke. His movies weren't just spoofs, but also homages. He clearly asked Cary to act as if he was playing the character in a straight-forward adaptation. I'm sure he chose him because he played a similar character in THE PRINCESS BRIDE.

[–] R_Kane (15828) 2 years ago

“Mel Brooks’ parodies are still loved today”???

😂😂😂😂😂🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[–] Magicdave (641) a month ago

Yes they are. My favorite movie comedy will ALWAYS be "Young Frankenstein".