"To Hell With The Conspiracies..."

by Matthew C.
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This article is a direct response to Ted S.'s comments on the Truman Show.  First of all, I liked Killer Klowns from Outer Space.

I understand having an opinion about a film before seeing it, but arguing against the film before seeing it?  I saw The Truman Show and I liked it.  I thought Jim Carrey was very good in it.  I must admit that Ted had a point when he mentioned that Truman's plot and basic premise were unlike anything in the theaters at the time.  Truman was different.  And that's why I went to see it.

I like originality in film.  Too many times have I seen the same movie remade over and over with slightly different plot twists.  Four films which exemplify this are Indecent Proposal or Honeymoon In Vegas and Deep Impact or Armageddon.

Ted mentioned a "recipe" for hit movies, "really shock an audience by putting a comedian in a serious role and hype it up to be a really great movie."  Rent Philadelphia. Up to the point Tom Hanks made Philadelphia, he had worked mainly as an up-and-coming comedic actor.  Philadelphia cemented his place in dramatic film.  The "recipe" you mentioned can work and has worked very well in the past.

Rent The Truman Show, I think you'll like it.