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| Pairing themselves in various combinations as writers,
producers and directors, relative Hollywood newcomers Bobby and Peter Farrelly stitch
together smart & smarty-pants films. Their jubilant vulgarity and political
incorrectness gained the bros. acclaim in dollars and sensations. Pop these six-pack tops
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1) "Kingpin"
(1996)
 Exhilarating in its glee for tackiness, this bold comedy chronicles the fall
and rise of an Amish dumb cluck (Randy Quaid), divinely innocent throughout many
lascivious misadventures to dethrone pro bowling thunderbolt Bill Murray. Woody Harrelson
as the czar of losers leads the way. The cast's non-flinching willingness to appear vile
and unattractive is a raucous revelation. God, love 'em.
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2) "Dumb
& Dumber" (1994)
 Forget the plot, take a cross-country joy ride with idiots' idiots Jim
Carrey and Jeff Daniels, buds more interested in guzzling ketchup than that lost briefcase
stuffed with cash. Infectious, shameless silliness, nicely accented by Carrey's chipped
eyetooth and clowndom's never-fail young Jerry Lewis haircut. Once I saw their van,
disguised as a large, floppy-eared dog, I was in. Call me Dumbest.
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3) "There's
Something About Mary" (1998)
Infamous hair-raising sequences highlight this yarn of a dweebish, misfortunate teen (Ben
Stiller) who grows up and gets a second chance to romance his high school ideal (Cameron
Diaz). Not your standard screen courtship, this farce is loaded with cartoon-like animal
cruelty, recycled semen, Chris Elliott's acne on acne, and a penis snagged in a zipper.
That's amore!
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4) "Me,
Myself & Irene" (2000)
The two faces of Jim. Carrey is sweet and hateful as a down-on-his luck state trooper,
raising his oversized sons (fathered by a black dwarf) after the wife flees the coop. His
split personality rears its ugly head about the time he meets angelic Renee Zellweger.
Watchable, but the movie could use more comedic scripting, relying unfairly on the star to
save both his necks.
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5) "Shallow
Hal" (2001)
Bachelor pig (Jack Black) undergoes
guru voodoo, becoming a man whom only sees women's inner beauty, literally. In sashays the
most desirable, most angelic lovely ever (Gwynneth Paltrow), actually a blight for sore
thighs, waddling at 300 pounds, give or take a Twinkie. The gags cooked up are exactly
what the film's message denounces. Swallow "Hal"? Half flabby, half phat.
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6) "Osmosis
Jones" (2001)
The fascinating live action/animated tale of Bill Murray's indigestion -- a bubbly treat.
My alter ego, Roger Ebert, says, "Imagine the journey through the human body
undertaken by Dennis Quaid in 'Innerspace' (1987), as if it were drawn by Matt Groening
('Life in Hell') on acid, and you will have an approximation. ... Just plain clever."
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--Mike Durrett
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