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Post by vishspal on Dec 15, 2020 23:56:20 GMT
I’ve read that Jim Carrey was originally suppose to play Buddy in Elf. So, what would Jim Carrey be like if he played the character instead of Will Ferrell?
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Post by Marv on Dec 16, 2020 0:18:08 GMT
A little more slapstick I reckon.
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Post by Ransom on Dec 16, 2020 0:28:51 GMT
Crazier but better.
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Post by kolchak92 on Dec 16, 2020 0:29:20 GMT
I could see someone maybe like Brendan Fraiser in that role, but I think Carrey would have been miscast. Carrey tends to have a very cynical edge to his characters that I think wouldn't have been appropriate for Buddy.
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Post by Catman on Dec 16, 2020 0:30:48 GMT
What if they had cast Delroy Lindo?
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Post by Ransom on Dec 16, 2020 0:49:39 GMT
I could see someone maybe like Brendan Fraiser in that role, but I think Carrey would have been miscast. Carrey tends to have a very cynical edge to his characters that I think wouldn't have been appropriate for Buddy. Brendan Fraser can be cynical in his roles that's why I like his Mummy character. |
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Post by lowtacks86 on Dec 16, 2020 0:51:10 GMT
What if they had casted Danny Trejo?
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Post by Archelaus on Dec 16, 2020 1:02:14 GMT
More wackier and over-the-top a la Ace Ventura
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Post by kolchak92 on Dec 16, 2020 1:44:41 GMT
I could see someone maybe like Brendan Fraiser in that role, but I think Carrey would have been miscast. Carrey tends to have a very cynical edge to his characters that I think wouldn't have been appropriate for Buddy. Brendan Fraser can be cynical in his roles that's why I like his Mummy character. I didn't say Fraser (misspelled that before, lol) couldn't play cynical roles, but he's also really good at those wide-eyed innocent characters like Buddy the Elf, think George of the Jungle or Blast From the Past. That type of role isn't really Carrey's thing.
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Post by spooner5020 on Dec 16, 2020 2:16:14 GMT
I’d always wondered this. I think he could have worked, but Will actually did make the character memorable. Like someone said I think there’d have been more slapstick as well.
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Post by Marv on Dec 16, 2020 2:29:25 GMT
He also has chemistry with Zooey Deschanel, so that woulda been fine...although I feel like Zooey Deschanel can have chemistry with anyone.
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Post by Hamplanet on Dec 16, 2020 3:14:08 GMT
Probably would've been a better film with Carrey as the star. never found ferrel funny at all.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Dec 16, 2020 4:50:26 GMT
Carrey would have been crazier and more over-the-top. It would have been exactly what everyone has learned to expect from a Jim Carrey performance.
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Post by Mulder and Scully on Dec 16, 2020 9:01:29 GMT
Carrey would have hammed it up as usual. He would've been miscast.
I can't see anyone else in the elf role except Ferrell. He was perfect.
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Post by Catman on Dec 16, 2020 11:42:14 GMT
They should do a remake with Ella Hunt as Buddy.
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Post by Ransom on Dec 16, 2020 11:46:51 GMT
Carrey would have hammed it up as usual. He would've been miscast. I can't see anyone else in the elf role except Ferrell. He was perfect. Will Ferrell stinks as an actor because he's a ham😂. Ferrell's filmography is shit. |
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Post by Mulder and Scully on Dec 16, 2020 12:27:09 GMT
Carrey would have hammed it up as usual. He would've been miscast. I can't see anyone else in the elf role except Ferrell. He was perfect. Will Ferrell stinks as an actor because he's a ham😂. Ferrell's filmography is shit.  
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Post by Marv on Dec 16, 2020 12:39:44 GMT
They should do a remake with Ella Hunt as Buddy. I find Ella Hunt more attractive than I’ve ever found Will Ferrell. |
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Post by Spike Del Rey on Dec 16, 2020 13:42:26 GMT
I still wouldn't have seen it because I despise them both equally.
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Post by spooner5020 on Dec 16, 2020 13:53:05 GMT
I still wouldn't have seen it because I despise them both equally. Will I’ve heard is an asshole in real life. Carrey actually seems decent although he seems a little messed up and really wants socialism so that’s a turn off for me. |
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