The Mask (New Line Platinum Series)
by Chuck Russell
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Actor: Amy Yasbeck, Cameron Diaz, Jim Carrey, Peter Greene, Peter RiegertDirector: Chuck Russell
Brand: Warner Brothers
Producer: Chuck Russell
Producer: Ann Burgund
Producer: Carla Fry
Producer: Michael De Luca
Writer: Mark Verheiden
Writer: Michael Fallon
Writer: Mike Werb
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Classical, Closed-captioned, Color, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 101 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-05-17
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: New Line Cinema
Movie Reviews of The Mask (New Line Platinum Series)
Movie Review: Hilarious comedy by Jim Carrey and definitely better than the sequel
Summary: 5 Stars
Here is a great flick that is sure to cause boughts of laughter. It is about a short tempered, down-on-his-luck bank worker Stanley Ipkiss (Jim Carrey) whose friends with Charlie Schumaker (Richard Jeni). Little does he know that his life is about to change when he finds a mystic mask that transforms him into a wacky green-faced superhero. There is a crime wave in Edge City led by crime lord Dorian Tyrell (Peter Greene) plotting to overthrow his superior Niko (Orestes Matacena) and take over Edge City. Tyrell's former fianc? Tina Carlyle (Cameron Diaz) falls for Stanley while a police detective Lt. Mitch Kellaway (Peter Riegert) investigates the events of the city. Dorian tricks Peggy Brant (Amy Yasbeck) into luring Ipkiss into a trap with a prize of $50,000. Tyrell turns him in to the police from a bank robbery earlier. Ipkiss escapes from prison and convinces Kellaway to help him. Tyrell plots to use the mask to launch an attack at Niko during the charity ball at the Coco Bongo. Stanley as the Mask saves Tina, defeats Tyrell, and saves the city. The trio discard the mask into the river in the end, setting the stage for the terrible sequel, Son of the Mask. The original film was really funny and wacky. The visual effects did use a little bit of CGI, but only for the clich? cartoon antics of the film. Jim Carrey was hilarious as usual. Cameron Diaz makes her big screen debut as well. If you are looking for a funny comic book based film with Carrey, this is the real deal, but please avoid the awful sequel at all costs!
Summary of The Mask (New Line Platinum Series)
Mild-mannered Stanley Ipkiss (Jim Carrey) takes Edge City by storm when he stumbles upon a mysterious and ancient mask.DVD Features:
Audio Commentary:Audio Essay #1 with filmakers and Bob Shay Audio Essay #2 with director (repurposed from the original DVD)
DVD ROM Features:content includes script-to-screen
Featurette:4 Featurettes- "Introducing Cameron Diaz" "What Makes Fido Run" "Cartoon Logic" "Return to Edge City"
For a film heavily dependent on special effects, the best effect going in this 1994 comedy is the ever-expressive star, Jim Carrey, playing a shy bank teller who stumbles across an ancient mask that turns him into a green hepcat with extraordinary powers. Cameron Diaz plays the love interest, but the real purpose of the movie is to bring cartoonish energy and effects into a live-action production. Toward that end, director Charles Russell does the job, but the gimmick wears out quickly for those easily bored by this sort of pseudo-animation. Lots of kids adore the film, though, and why not? The hero gets to be a whirlwind of mischief and still get the girl. The DVD release includes optional full-screen and widescreen presentations, deleted scenes, trailers, optional French soundtrack and optional French and Spanish subtitles. --Tom Keogh
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