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Jim Carrey's breakout role, Ace Ventura is one of the funniest films of the 1990s. Written by the former In Living Color writer himself, the film centers around an oddball kook of a lead character who investigates missing pets. If you enjoy Jim Carrey's brand of humor (and it's not for everyone), then you'll love Ace Ventura. A bit more mainstream than Dumb And Dumber, it's less ridiculous in concept (with the exception of a man employed as a pet detective). If you know how to laugh, then you'll be hard-pressed to avoid doing so while watching Ace Ventura: Pet Detective…
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Although other characters figure into the storyline, "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" really is a one-man show. With anyone other than Jim Carrey in the lead role, this film could have easily been a snore-fest. But Mr. Carrey is such a lanky, bizarre and effortless clown that he could make even the stuffiest of stuffed shirts laugh at his antics. Besides being a gifted physical comedian, a rarity these days, he is ... extremely likable.
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After failing the rescue attempt of a raccoon in the Himalayas (a reference to the film Cliffhanger), Ace Ventura has an emotional breakdown and goes on a personal soul-searching quest by becoming a Tibetan monk. He is approached by Fulton Greenwall, an African missionary working for a provincial consulate. Being that Ace's influence is disruptive to the monastery, the Grand Abbot eagerly gives Ace excuses by which to justify his departure.
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Summoned from an ashram in Tibet, where he''s retreated to seek spiritual guidance--after failing to save the life of a stranded raccoon--antic animal sleuth Ace Ventura finds himself thrust into the most challenging case of his career. At the request of Vincent Cadby, the English Consul General of the Bonai Province, Ace embarks on a perilous journey into the jungles of Africa with his constant companion, Spike the monkey, joined by the consul''s portly emissary, the unflappable Fulton Greenwall. Ace''s mission: to find Shikaka, the missing sacred animal of the friendly Wachati tribe, before the wedding of the Chief''s daughter to the first son of the warrior Wachootoo tribe. If Ace fails, the result will be tribal war. Relying on his wits and uncanny powers of detection--as well as on the aid of some newfound friends--the ingenious Ace outmaneuvers a host of dangerous adversaries as he races against time to recover Shikaka, with the fate of the Bonai Province hanging in the balance.
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Although the Ace Ventura game doesn't claim to break new ground, it possesses one nice feature that all developers of endlessly-clicking adventure games should take note of. When you click on an object that you don't need, Ace pipes up with such witty things as "Yeaaaahhhh righht!" and "not enough upper body strength." That alone saves hours out of wandering around, which is usually nothing more than absolutely frustrating.
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When Snowflake the dolphin mascot of an American football team is kidnapped pet detective Ace Ventura is called. Unconventional to the point of insanity Ace sets about searching for the missing mammal, but things spiral out of control when the team coach is murdered and Dan Marino the star quarterback is ... kidnapped. With the local cops, killer sharks, and even the odd psycho or two after him Ace will have to be on his game to solve the case. But never fear Ace is the best pet detective there is; in fact he is the only pet detective there is.
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