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The Cable Guy [DVD] [1996]
enlarge	Director: Ben Stiller Actors: Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick, Leslie Mann, Jack Black, George Segal Studio: Uca Category: DVD List Price: ~~£5.99~~ Buy New: £1.02 as of 21/11/2009 23:18 GMT details You Save: £4.97 (83%) New (20) Used (29) from £0.49 Seller: Phaeton Entertainment Rating: 25 reviews Sales Rank: 12629 Format: PAL, Widescreen Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled) Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over Region: 2 Discs: 1 Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 92 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5035288468032 ASIN: B00004CYO1 Theatrical Release Date: June 14, 1996 Release Date: September 5, 2005 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 25 1 2 3 4 5 Next » A Smart Original Black Comedy February 18, 2007 Wackiest (UK) 7 out of 7 found this review helpful This comedy is very dark, and may dissapoint Carrey fans for not being as laugh out loud funny as his other films. I thouroughly enjoyed this film, I am a fan of this kind of comedy and I think both Stiller and Carrey manage to pull it off effectively. The idea of an obssessive cable guy is quite humourous, but this is taken to the extreme to reveal a very disturbing character in the Cable Guy. The Cable Guy is one of these films that is funny in places and in other places generates a sort of nervous (should I really be laughing?) laughter, giving the comedy meaning rather than just comedy for the sake of comedy. It makes the audience think. The roles are well acted and each scene is a joy to watch, it is exciting and refreshing to see Carrey in this role, he is still Carrey but less rubber faced and more creepy than usual. I don't know if I would say this is his best film but it is worth a watch maybe two. I took a gamble buying it after hearing it is seen by some as Carrey's best film. Also it was only £[...] from Woolworths. Much Underrated Comedy July 7, 2007 J. Roberts (Maryland) 9 out of 10 found this review helpful Steven Kovak, who has just split up with his girlfriend, decides to have cable TV installed in his apartment. The Cable Guy, known as 'Chip', arrives to install it, and then attempts to befriend Steven. However, as Steven very quickly discovers, Chip is dangerously unstable and verging on the dangerous. br / br /All of this is given a comic slant, however. Chip rapidly becomes the thorn in Steven's flesh as he begins cropping up everywhere that Steven goes. His behaviour is erratic, abnormal, socially backward, and sometimes just downright eerie. Jim Carrey was never more superbly cast than he is in this film, and the taken-aback bemusement of Steven is also portrayed well by Matthew Broderick. br / br /There are some truly funny scenes, especially one where Chip gatecrashes a basketball game which Steven is taking part in, to hilarious effect. Later, the two visit a medieval themed restaurant, and more chaos ensues. One of the most memorable scenes unfolds when Chip decides to throw Steven a house party, bringing in a Karaoke machine and various misfits who Chip has installed cable TV for. Oh, and a prostitue, too, who Chip proceeds to fix Steven up with. The scene in which Jim Carrey puts his heart and soul into a rendition of Jefferson Airplane's 'Somebody To Love', is as hilarious a scene as I have witnessed in any comedy, but it's a bizarre scene, and a thoroughly bizarre humour, which a person either finds hilarious or completely unfunny. I personally thought the film was inspired. br / br /Events take a sinister turn after Steven discovers that he has slept with a prostitute, and he tells Chip he doesn't want him as a friend any more. Chip then begins deliberately making a stalker of himself and sets about causing Steven's life to unravel. Carrey's demented harrassment of Steven is eerie yet comical, and when Chip actually turns up at Steven's family home, persuading them he is a friend of Steven's, the results are cringe-inducing, but side-splitting. br / br /This film will either appeal to your sense of humour, or totally conflict with it, but rest assured, if you find it funny, you'll find watching it a thoroughly enjoyable hour or so of your life. A film with a social message... May 5, 2007 DangermouseZilla (Doncaster, Yorkshire, UK.) 3 out of 4 found this review helpful br /What happens when you live in a society which is obsessed with television? br / br /What happens when instead of families talking, people reading books, and children being looked after by their parents - telly replaces all of this? br / br /Jim Carrey's Cable Guy is what happens. br / br /In this Ben Stiller directed film we see how a damaged TV obsessed loner feels when he is offered a bit of friendship. He obsesses to the point of being over the top and freakishly scary. br / br /When this film came out, people expected a Carrey film of the same ilk as his previous ones. But this film has a serious message behind it, the tone is darker, and the comedy more intelligent - and so it flopped at the box office which is a shame as this is a corker of a film. br / br /Carrey is brilliant as 'Larry Tate' (or any other name he chooses to go by). Some scenes had me in stitches, for example the "Porno Passwords" game, and the funniest scene is taken by Ben Stiller as a racist witness to a TV court news item the nation is hooked on. br / br /The court case is the main focus of the films dealing of the publics media addiction, with everyone watching and waiting to see the final result. Carey's character attempts to sacrifice his own life to "kill the baby sitter" and manages to become societies saviour. br / br / TOTAL Carrey! Funny AND clever! January 27, 2003 Mr. A. Heinemann 4 out of 6 found this review helpful This is a complex story made for clever people. When "Chip Douglas"(Jim Carrey) makes Matthew Broderick one of his prefered customers, Chip can't seem to leave him alone. He becomes obsessive, and whenever Broderick tries to break free, Chip starts blackmailing.pSo starts a very funny and entertaining Jim Carrey film, and one of the best so far. I recommend it. Absolutely brilliant, funniest film ever! A true classic February 25, 2001 tom.clatworthy@btinternet.com (Chichester, England) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful This film is incredible. Carrey's comic genius will provide non-stop laughter. Very original, with an excellent dark atmosphere. The visual humour in this film is unlike any other. The best bits in my view are Medieval Times, the basketball game and Carrey's performance in the restaurant (if you've seen the film you will know what I mean). Showing reviews 1-5 of 25 1 2 3 4 5 Next »

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