Bruce Almighty (Widescreen Edition)

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Bestowing Jim Carrey with godlike powers is a ripe recipe for comedy, and Bruce Almighty delivers the laughs that Carrey's mainstream fans prefer. The high-concept premise finds Carrey playing Bruce Nolan, a frustrated Buffalo TV reporter, stuck doing puff-pieces while a lesser colleague (the hilarious Steven Carell) gets the anchor job he covets. Bruce demands an explanation from God, who pays him a visit (in the serene form of Morgan Freeman) and lets Bruce take over while he takes a brief vacation. What does a petty, angry guy do when he's God? That's where Carrey has a field day, reuniting with his Ace Ventura and Liar, Liar director, Tom Shadyac, while Jennifer Aniston gamely keeps pace as Bruce's put-upon fiancée. Carrey's actually funnier before he becomes Him, and the movie delivers a sappy, safely diluted notion of faith that lacks the sincerity of the 1977 hit Oh, God! Still, we can be thankful that Carrey took the high road and left Little Nicky to Adam Sandler. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

Mighty Wonderful!.......2007-09-08

What can I say? The movie was absolutely hilarious!!! I was laughing so hard throughout the whole movie, that I found it hard to control myself! I watched it with a few friends, one of whom was visiting from another country, and he loved it so much that we went to the store and bought it there for him. The time from purchasing it from Amazon.com and receiving it at my house was great and I will be using this site again - as a matter of fact, I have already purchased another movie! Thank you again, Amazon.com! You're the tops!!

Much funnier than I thought.......2007-09-03

This movie really surprised me. It was funny, silly and yet has some very sweet and poignant moments.

Great Flick.......2007-08-29

This movie proves that Jim Carrey still has it in this comedy of divine proportions.

Funny and even a little thought provoking near the end.......2007-07-08

I love Morgan Freedman as God, I think he did an excellent job with the role and can see why they would make the continuation with Even Almighty. This movie had it funny moments that you could relate to if you all of a sudden became endowed with the powers of God. I own this movie and it is often picked by others when visiting to watch, and it goes over very well. If you like comedy, this is a good one to own.

Carrey in Control.......2007-07-07

Jim Carrey is Bruce, a reporter who wants to be an anchor. No matter how hard he tries, things seem to conspire to get the better of him. When an anchor position opens Bruce does what he can to secure the position. But even that goes awry and Bruce complains that God himself is out to get him. This of course leads to a meeting with God himself (Morgan Freeman). God is tired of the complaints. Since Bruce keeps saying he can do a better job, God gives him the change by giving his powers to him.

At first Bruce takes selfish advantage of his powers. But soon he learns that there is more to being a god then just selfish pursuits. He can hear the prayers of locals (God didn't want to give him too much to do too soon). How does he handle it? How does one gain the wisdom needed to wield absolute power? Bruce has to figure it out and figure it out quickly before his selfish attitudes bring about complete chaos. Does he manage to find the wisdom? Does he just give up and call for help? You will have to watch to find out.

I found this movie to have some very hilarious scenes. These succeeded because of Evan played by Steve Carell and not because of Carrey (no wonder they gave him his own sequel). Although often compared to Oh God!, this is a very different film. This is not about finding faith, but about wisdom, learning and overcoming selfishness. Carrey does a very good job and is supported by other strong performances (Steve Carell, Freeman, and Aniston to name a few). For a good laugh with just the right amount of seriousness, this is a good movie to watch. Check it out.

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Mighty Wonderful!
Much funnier than I thought
Great Flick
Funny and even a little thought provoking near the end
Carrey in Control

Bruce Almighty (Full Screen Edition)
Starring: Mark Adair-Rios , Lillian Adams , Jennifer Aniston , Tony Bennett , and Steve Carell
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
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ASIN: B0000AKCKJ
Release Date: 2003-11-25

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Customer Reviews:

Mighty Wonderful!.......2007-09-08

Much funnier than I thought.......2007-09-03

This movie really surprised me. It was funny, silly and yet has some very sweet and poignant moments.

Great Flick.......2007-08-29

This movie proves that Jim Carrey still has it in this comedy of divine proportions.

Funny and even a little thought provoking near the end.......2007-07-08

Carrey in Control.......2007-07-07

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Carrey cannot cut it as the big man
Good Movie, and Decent HD Presentation.
I can do anything better than you.

Bruce Almighty [HD DVD]
Starring: Jim Carrey , Morgan Freeman , Jennifer Aniston , Philip Baker Hall , and Catherine Bell
Director: Tom Shadyac
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
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Release Date: 2007-06-12

Description

Comic genius Jim Carrey stars with Jennifer Aniston and Morgan Freeman in the funniest, most outrageously entertaining comedy hit of the year that critics are applauding as "a laugh a minute" (Jim Ferguson, FOX-TV). Bruce Nolan (Carrey) is a discontented TV reporter who believes the entire universe is stacked against him. In a life-altering encounter, the Big Guy Upstairs (Freeman) endows Bruce with all of His divine powers and challenges Bruce to take on the big job to see if he can do it any better. Bruce Almighty is the wildly funny comedy featuring "Jim Carrey at his best!" (Leonard Maltin, Hot Ticket)

Customer Reviews:

Carrey cannot cut it as the big man.......2007-07-23

Morgan Freeman is not god so I do not know why he is cast as god. To think Jim Carrey is god is ludicrous because he could not even hold on to Lauren Holly, she dumped him after like 8 months! Good acting by some of the supporting cast like Aniston who had just been dumped by Brangelina, god bless her! You will laugh a lot with this film just take it lightly becuz well, you know Freeman nor Carrey are god.

Good Movie, and Decent HD Presentation........2007-06-23

I've always loved this movie i thought it was heartfelt and funny, and jim carrey was great in it. The HD presentation was good enough for me although not great, still a huge step up from the dvd. It has great colors and sense of depth to the image and i for one am really glad they put this movie out in HD. well to sum it up great movie good HD disc pick it up you will not regret it.

I can do anything better than you........2007-06-04

No you can't.
Yep Bruce is really down on his luck, and we are reminded of that old saying,"never hit a man when he is down, Kick him it is easer."
After assessing the situation he comes to the conclusion that his situation is the direct results of gross negligence on the part of his maker. He makes the monumental decision to express his thought. Naturally in the tradition of the "Oh God" movies, only this time Morgan Freeman is god, Bruce is challenged to see if he could do any better. This time instead of, "Death takes a Holiday" (1934), God takes his. Now that Bruce has a chance to be in charge. What changes will we see? Was Bruce's assessment of the situation correct or a tad jaded from the situation?

Of course this is a formula movie with the outcome determined before we start. Jim Carrey relies on his Carrey faces to carry the movie. These facial expressions were cute in "Once Bitten" (1985) but get a little long in the tooth by now. Jennifer Aniston of "Office Space" (1999) fame does an excellent supporting role.

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Bruce Almighty/Liar Liar
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Manufacturer: Universal Studios
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ASIN: B0001CNRE8
Release Date: 2004-04-27

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Bruce Almighty/Liar Liar
Starring: Universal 2 Pak
Manufacturer: Uni Dist Corp. (Mca)
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Mighty Wonderful!
Much funnier than I thought
Great Flick
Funny and even a little thought provoking near the end
Carrey in Control

Bruce Almighty [Region 2]
Starring: Jim Carrey , Morgan Freeman , Jennifer Aniston , Philip Baker Hall , and Catherine Bell
Director: Tom Shadyac
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Customer Reviews:

Mighty Wonderful!.......2007-09-08

Much funnier than I thought.......2007-09-03

This movie really surprised me. It was funny, silly and yet has some very sweet and poignant moments.

Great Flick.......2007-08-29

This movie proves that Jim Carrey still has it in this comedy of divine proportions.

Funny and even a little thought provoking near the end.......2007-07-08

Carrey in Control.......2007-07-07

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