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mtnmann 2012-05-24 04:50:51

Silly but extremely funny

This was one of the first movies I bought on DVD so I could skip to anyfunny scene I chose. This is one of those movies where you should be in asilly mood before you watch it. I preferred this one over the first, butfound them both to be funny.

CocaCola18 2012-05-23 17:14:48

What a difference two years makes!

N'ah wasn't a fan of this film. I just thought it was a stupid in the wrongway, whereas the first one was stupid for all the rightreasons!The only thing that makes me laugh is how desperate British "thesps" SimonCallow (fresh from the success of Four Wedding and a Funeral) and IanMcNeice were to make a big Hollywood film!Best moment from this film was probably the Slinky moment and the birth of ababy rhino! And they only managed a smirk from this writersface!4/10

2012-05-22 15:48:20

Not that great

I liked the first movie because it made Ace look very intelligent, and he has that "you can't mess with me cause I have a very witty come back attitude". Ace even had a serious personality on more than 2 occasions in the film.But in When Nature Calls, he's completely idiotic. He's never serious and he doesn't have that "you can't mess with me attitude" That was my main beef with the film. The film's plot isn't that great and it's all about Ace makin an, excuse me for this, ass of himself. It however does have some funny parts and you should watch it if you like Jim Carrey

Mmyers2003 2012-05-22 06:39:02

Alot of recycled jokes but still kinda good

SPOILERSBest bit has to be Ace standing all over the sacred ground whilst the chiefspoke to the interpreter. Also when ace is told that spitting in someonesface in the tribe is a sign of them liking you and so he does a massive flobinto their faces.Good film. Shame alot of it is recycled from the first film but still itsgood to put on. 7/10

Boba_Fett1138 2012-05-20 14:00:02

Actually a really weak movie, made only worthwhile by Jim Carrey.

I always thought that it was quite strange Jim Carrey only did 2 AceVentura movies, rather than making a trilogy out of it. Not that I'vere-watched "Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls" again I can see why theystopped with the series after this one. (I'm not really counting in theupcoming movie "Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective", since it obviouslyfeatures a different main character.) Well, it was not like itspredecessor "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" was brilliant but it showedsome good potential for more. This potential gets basically all ruinedand wasted within this movie.Thing I simply hated about this movie was its absolutely dreadfulscript. It's such an incredible childish and simple written script,that features nothing original, nothing surprising and very littlefunny actually. Most, if not all the fun from this movie comes from JimCarrey's performance. It's an annoying story, that is set too much atthe same locations. All of the other characters within this movie alsojust don't work out, due to its very poor story and writing in general.The movie is supposedly for most part set in Africa but its obviousthat not one step get set on African ground during the production ofthis movie. It's obvious studio work and the movie for some parts gotshot in wild life park(s), I would imaging. It gives the movie a cheaplook and feeling as well, even though of course this wasn't alow-budget production.Yet, still it's a movie that will make you laugh. Jim Carrey is totallycrazy as Ace Ventura and he's actually more hilarious in this role thanhe has been in any recent movie of his. The first Ace Ventura movielaunched him to stardom, which allows him to in this movie go even moreover-the-top with his character. It provides the movie with some greatlaughs, due to sheer stupidity. Yes, the movie and its comedy is attimes so stupid that you can't help but laugh.So, watch this movie a get a few laughs from Carrey's performance.Otherwise, you can easily do without ever watching this movie.5/10http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/

2012-05-20 07:49:49

Could Have Been Much Better!

I love Jim Carrey movies, but this one was too silly and weird. I mean hes a Pet Detective...what is he doing in the jungle, you don't need pets in the jungle for crying out loud. The story was very weird and not funny....I mean what happened to Ace's dog? Well if Jim Carrey makes a 3rd sequal....I hope he gets a better script, because this one was a bore!

ianlouisiana 2012-05-18 15:31:15

For the 9 year old in all of us......................

Poo jokes,w*nk jokes,lunatic general behaviour,Mr Carrey once againappeals to the unrestrained 9 year old in all of us.Now while this maybe all fine and good for ten minutes or so I'm afraid it is far toorepetitive and tedious when stretched out over a whole movie. There isno place for "comic" natives in mainstream films today,not even if theyare speciously explained away as being "satirical";this sort of rubbishshould have passed away with "Call me Bwana".I found it verypatronising and am surprised that Mr Carrey - presumably as "liberal"as most Hollywood actors - performed those scenes with such relish,evenaccepting the proviso that he is clearly portraying a man of verylittle brain. His is a curious appeal,my personal preference is for hisperformance in "The Majestic",not a comedy at all,rather than the moreusual "The Truman Show",which in my view sledgehammers its points home.His fans will no doubt pooh - pooh (if you'll pardon the expression)all this as the ramblings of an embittered humourless old man,and ofcourse I would die to preserve their right to do so - but I believe MrCarrey to be a late 20th century Jerry Lewis without thedepth,subtlety,gravitas and charm - and I don't say that very often....

Stavan Young 2012-05-17 22:34:42

It can't get worse than this...

"When nature calls" is the sequel to the successful "Pet detective".Thequestion is:why should there be a sequel?The first movie is worth just 3/10:very few jokes-which are solely based onCarrey's grimmaces-,something that remotely resembled a plot and ,generally,nothing that could make the movie worth seeing it and ,thus, nothingsuggesting that there should be a sequel.Anyway,what's done is done.This movie is only,absolutely-exclusively forCarrey-holics and Jerry Lewis fanatics.The jokes,apart from being few,areindeed gags.What else?No plot of course and Carrey exaggerating in order tomake the film watchable.Thank God that they haven't decided to make a third movie.Rating: 3 / 10.(* out of ****).

Vassago 2012-05-15 05:40:27

Why do such films get made?

What twisted gods or forces sent Jim Carrey and Ace Ventura to this worldand for what sins? Watching this "movie" is the kind of punishment thatmakes the worst ancient Chinese tortures seem like picnic. Were I a brainsurgeon, I think if I had to perform a lobotomy on someone, I'd just makethem watch "Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls". I thought Adam Sandler's"comedies" were at the very bottom of the barrel of the worst movies evermade, but "When Nature Calls" must be knocking from below them... This"film" isn't funny, isn't entertaining, isn't original, and in fact it's noteven disgusting (though it tries to be, I must admit that). Why do theyspend any kind of resources on such trash?

2012-05-14 20:23:52

Ace Ventura - When Nature Calls (1995)

This one of Jim Carrey's stupidest movies ever made. The story is about the pet detective Ace trying to solve who's trying to scare two African Tribes away from their village. The plot for this movie makes as much sense as getting kicked in the nads, and is extremely predictable to boot. Jim Carrey is more annoying in this film than funny, and the humor is a bit redundant throughout the film. Overall, unless you have low taste in movies then see this, but if you're like me then don't bother wasting your time.

2012-05-13 11:39:45

i wouldnt wish this on anyone

not funny,dumb plot,jim is not funny in this film,this is prolly the worst jim c. movie ever made

2012-05-13 03:08:06

ACE!

This review is from: Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (DVD) Ah, Ace Ventura. . . Jim Carey was never better! Too bad he doesn't do more of these. I'd even say that he only went downhill from here!

Ben Hunt 2012-05-12 17:17:50

It's Just Plain Funny

Is it dumb? Well, it's definitely low-brow, but it also has some gags thatare undeniably clever. Is it racist? Yeah, a little, but it's alsosatirizing old stereotypes about "Dark Africa." Is it immature and andgrossand sophomoric and over-the-top? Yes. Yes, it is.But someone (well, me) once said the only thing comedies have to be isfunny. And this movie is dang funny. Need I remind anybody of the scenewhere Ace insists on dropping a slinky down the hundreds of steps leadingupto a Buddhist temple? ("It was RIGHT there!") Or the slideshow in whichAce's hand appears to greedily devour a poacher's crotch? That's justhilarious!The great thing about this movie is that it doesn't settle for outlandishset-ups that only seem to be jokes. This movie gets full bang for itscomedic buck. Do we have a fight with a crocodile presentedin-and-of-itselfas humor? No! In a lesser film, perhaps. But Ace Ventura goes the extramile, bringing us childish schoolyard taunts ("Stop hittin' yourself! Stophittin yourself!") And is it enough to have Ace chasing the villain throughthe jungle in a monster truck? No - he actually pulls up next to him andutters a bon mot worthy of Groucho. Also, where did that monster truck comefrom?! The sheer resolve not to explain the truck's presence is a sublimelysatirical dig at movies that might place monster trucks in the jungle justfor cheap, lazy wackiness.This movie is anything but lazy. Jim Carrey, like no actor before him,pullsout all the stops as Ace Ventura. Is he milking things? Oh sure. He'smilking things like Paganini milked the violin, or like Michelangelo milkedthe Sistine Chapel. He's inventing a manic persona so complete and fullyrealized, that it transcends standard comedy and achieves somethingmysticaland poetic and truthful. And that's how it keeps from beingannoying.This film is too casually dismissed because it looks like a terrible movie.I was hesitant to watch it. But maybe, years and years from now, it willachieve the kind of subversive cult-film status it deserves.

croc 2012-05-12 07:00:32

Lots of Carrey crazy gags but not much plot

Less plot than the original, this movie is really just a Jim Carreyshowcase.Fortunately Jim Carey is totally wild and crazy and there are enough gagstokeep the film going. "Going down the temple steps" and the "monkey andwaterfall" really had me heaving with laughter. There's not too much interms of sophistication and some of the gags aren't too suitable foryoungerears.Watch it in a relaxed, undemanding mood with a couple of friends - chatandlaugh your way through it.

fjustice 2012-05-09 00:13:33

3 and a half out of 5

WARNING: MAY CONTAIN SPOILERSAce Ventura: When Nature Calls is funny, but doesn't quite make it into thebig Jim Carrey hype. Yes, I laughed my butt off, but it still didn't makeit. Here is a review:AGAIN: MAY CONTAIN SPOLIERS: YOU HAVEN'T SEEN MOVIE YET: STOP READINGHERE:Like for instance, the only part of the movie I find very funny, and it ismy favorite part by the way: is where Ace comes out the machine rhinos butt.I found that cool.And after he retrieves the bat; he gives it to the now friends tribe. Therethe man who beat him up realises that his new wife, isn't a virgin. Then thechase is on with the indians and ace. Again, not the original, but funnynone the less:3 1/2 out of 5

Craig Carrington 2012-05-08 11:33:24

I'm genuinely surprised by how much this film made me laugh!

I love animals. I absolutely adore them. And even though I was advised toavoid the "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" movie after I enjoyed "The Mask" somuch upon its release because it would supposedly "ruin (my) impression ofJim Carrey", I decided to check it out anyway simply because the basicpremise of a cartoonish goofball who genuinely cares about animals appealedto me a lot.(To give you an idea concerning my affection for animals: even though Iunderstand the opening of this movie as a fiercely clever satire of"Cliffhanger", nevertheless I couldn't help but feel terribly upset anddisappointed at watching an all-too-realistic scene involving that poorraccoon falling to his death.)I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the first "Ace Ventura" film, becauseit made me laugh hysterically despite a couple of off-colour gags--until Ireached the whole last act involving the nature of the villain, and then Ialmost lost my stomach at a certain shot concerning the appearance of acertain character's underwear upon their being turned around for the cameraas evidence. The ending killed it for me.I expected this film to be worse. Much worse. Instead, I ended up enjoyingit much better than the first one! Maybe it has something to do with thefact that I knew I would be safe from the same ending the first one had, Idon't know... but I rented it out of curiosity and ended up laughing myselfsilly.Warning: possible spoilers ahead.One of the things that made Carrey's performance in both movies so appealingto me--aside from the simple fact that Carrey is playing them--is that he isa genuinely likeable character. He's a nutcase, sure, but he's also likeablein how he tries so hard to cheerfully help out the situations he's hiredfor. By example, let me point back to the previously-mentioned raccoonscene--part of the reason why it works so well is not just because thevictimized raccoon is so cute (I know they can be vicious in real life, butnever mind), but also because Ace's heart is so much in the right place. Iwas actually really rooting for him to save that raccoon and was so surethat he WOULD get it right that I was actually shocked and upset when hedidn't. Deep down under all the nuttiness, you just KNOW how much he caresand wanted to get that rescue right, as opposed to Eddie Murphy's recentsarcastic and thoroughly unlikable variation of Dr. Dolittle who simply actsas though he just puts up with his talent instead of genuinely caring aboutit. Carrey plays Ace as a wildly optimistic guy who basically loves his"work", and that makes it all the more fun for me.Oh, and without giving anything away I also want to mention that this moviehas the most hysterical gag about wearing stoles that I've ever seencommitted to film which is both hilarious and makes it's point at the sametime!There were maybe three gags or so that made me feel uneasy, ones that I hadprepared myself for by reading about them here on IMDb first, but theyturned out to be far less obnoxiously done than I had been led to believe. Iwouldn't show those scenes to my young nephews, but still they could havebeen much worse. Somehow, even the weirdest gag that I didn't like ended up not completelyturning me off from the film as a whole. That gag involved "instantassistance" to a pregnant woman. While my brow furrowed at it and I thought,"That wasn't necessary at all," the attitude behind it is still miles awayfrom other modern "comedies" which tend to be flat out cruel. Compare thisbit to a semi-similar scene in what's easily the worst "comedy" done so far,"Freddie Got Fingered": Tom Green bites a baby's umbilical cord with histeeth and then swings it around, spraying blood all over everyone to thehorror of all present. Carrey, on the other hand, gets the baby shot uphealthily right into the arms of the father, who smiles gratefully and isobviously pleased. There's all the difference in the world here simply dueto attitude.What I'm saying is that this film is much easier to stomach during suchmoments because it doesn't have the emotion of "Isn't this so obnoxiouslyin-your-face that it shows disrespect for you as the viewer???" behind it. Ididn't care for the birthing scene, but Carrey clearly believes he did it inthe tradition of cartoon silliness as opposed to the currentshock-and-make-everyone-mad-at-you routine.In other words, Carrey knows he's likeable. He doesn't NEED to act enragedat the world. He's confident in knowing that his happy-go-lucky performancesare his main appeal in his comedies. And that makes this film far lightereven during its few "gross" moments in my book. That said though, I don'tdefend all he's done--I hated "Dumb and Dumber" and thought it wasrepulsive, had a lousy script and was simply below hislevel.Give it a try, and see what your final verdict is. You just might end upfeeling pretty cheerful afterwards!

Shane Rembe 2012-05-03 09:13:43

One of Jim Carrey's Best

I don't care what people say about this not being as good as the first. Ithought it was hysterical. Carrey is yet to make a movie that isn't.If you haven't seen this, go get it and watch it!Favorite scene: Carrey is "reborn" as a baby Rhino.

2012-05-03 02:56:28

I love the way he acts in this movie

Fabulouse you would really like this movie alot I recomend it to you

2012-04-29 14:36:52

"This is a lovely room of death"

Ace Ventura returns in this sequel. Ace (Carrey) is on the lookout for a white bat. This is before he was The Riddler in "Batman Forever" and helped his hatred of batman. Ace Ventura doesn't like bats as we find out as he tries to save Shikaka, the great white bat who has great white guano.

2012-04-29 02:16:10

It was hillarious

Tom Cruise was grea