Dumb and Dumber (1994)

I discovered this masterpiece because my father bought the VHS for me, maybe the year after it's release.So, it has been an unconditional love for 22 years now...Everything is perfect, from the start point with a series of epic characters, so well played by the actors, through a great script and a collection of cult, timeless gags that made it unbeatable.With this one, my love for the Farrelly brothers started, a bit of a punk attitude in the comedy, so politically incorrect, but never losing the caring part towards their characters, even they're handicapped.It has also a super soundtrack that made me say "That's the dumb&dumber song" instead of "Pretty woman" haha

Dumb and Dumber is the best. Everyone I know who has seen this movie said it was OK, enjoyable, or hated it. And I get them but this movie has something that most movies in the stupid comedy genre don't have. Jim Carry to this day is my favorite actor and this is the first movie I saw that he was in. I don't watch it a lot so that the jokes don't get old and they never do. Will always be my all time favorite.

The movie wasn't funny. It made me angry. So, why such polarized reviews? I think it's a statement about the state of affairs in the US.The US has always been full of bone-deep anti-intellectuals. Anyone with an education is suspect. We've got a joke of a President because a certain segment were fed up with people with educations telling them to be more respectful of everyone and get over out-dated behaviors. But this goes further. This movie is the cinematic equivalent of the kind of societal failure that whips out of a parking lot in front of you, forcing you to brake heavily to avoid an accident, then drives painfully slow. That's the kind of person that finds this movie funny. The kind of person that will never achieve anything...except they can keep you from getting something done!So, what's wrong with a movie for people like that? Well, like the aforementioned crowd that worships the orange one, it's cruel! It's not just that aggressive anti-intellectualism is cool, so is being rude and cruel. "What's wrong with pulling the wings off flies, you pointy headed intellectual!" Yeah. It's on that level.Does that whole phenomenon anger you as well? Well, that's the one useful thing about this movie. Those people like to lie about their feelings and keep their ugliness behind closed doors with their buddies. This movie is a good way to ferret them out. And you can see the denial/projection in the reviews. "Something wrong with you". Just what I said. So, when reviews say, "If you don't find this funny, there's something wrong with you", it's just like all the other things that 1/3 minority is angry about. Someone not being like them. Someone knowing something that they never will. Someone acting like humans aren't naturally cruel and insensitive.Isn't that hilarious?!? And if you think there can't be enough people like that to account for the positive reviews, just look at the reviews for any of Tarantino's travesties of cinema. Mindless tribalism and video game ethics rampant.

Of course the movie is a bit "dumb", but in a good and funny way. The two very likable characters do a journey through the united states to return a "forgotten" suitcase to it's owner, so in general it's a feel good road movie. But the story is very good with some twists and the most important thing in a comedy are the jokes. Most of them are very good and there are also some nice details you might discover only after you watched the move a multiple times (which I did). Also the humour does not rely on the "f-word" or constant toilet humour. One of my all time favorites (would take it to a lonely island), if you don't know this film, go for it!