Released: 1995
Directed By: Steve Odekerk
Written By: Steve Odekerk, Jack Berenstein
Starring: Jim Carrey, Ian McNeice, Simon Callow, Maynard Eziashi
Rating: PG-13
Rent or Buy? Rent, then buy.
Story:
Ace Ventura, pet detective is scaling a mountain to rescue a lost raccoon from a plane crash. Ventura accidentally allows the raccoon to plunge to it�s death, and as a result suffers a nervous breakdown. He joins an Ashram to attempt to obtain peace, when the African consulate approaches him to find a lost bat (the only animal Ace hates) to save an Indian tribe from total annihilation. Ace accepts and sets out to find the bat-napper. He questions and investigates many people, but no one has done it. While walking through the woods, Ace is attacked by a poisonous dart, apparently shot by the opposing tribe � the Wachootoo�s shaman. Ace infiltrates the Wachootoos to gain their favour. When he �succeeds�, he is hazed by the shaman, who shoots
another dart at him. Ace compares the two and discovers they are different. The mystery dart leads him to the bat, and it�s kidnappers who incapacitate Ace and send him over a waterfall. Ace survives and meditates. In his dream, he realizes that the bat was stolen for it�s guano (or droppings) which is a very valuable industry. This leads him to find that the African consulate kidnapped the bat so the Wachati tribe would be destroyed, and they could conquer their land. Ace disrupts the war between to two tribes, and returns the bat. . .only to be on the run from the Wachootoos, who can tell if their princess is a virgin!
My Review:
Well, it�s still Ace. But not the same as before. I like both �Ace Ventura� movies, but this one just didn�t deliver like the first movie. Carrey still takes the cake will Ace Ventura, and the music is slightly enhanced in this movie compared to it�s counterpart. This movie started Jim Carrey�s downward plunge during the late 1990s with lackluster films like 1996's �The Cable Guy� and �Batman Forever.� This movie can stand on it�s own without the first movie, which is a rarity in a sequel. I just hope they make an �Ace Ventura: III� sometime.
* * out of 4 stars
Hilarious/Memorable Quotes:
Ace Ventura: Your request is not unlike your lower intestine: stinky and loaded with danger.
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Cadby: Tell me Mr. Ventura, just how good are you?
Ace Ventura: (looks at him) You�re an extreme work-a-holic. You recently returned from a short
trip to Gotan in Northern Africa. And upon your return you more than likely took a nasty spill
due to some shoddy masonry work.
Cadby: Very impressive Mr. Ventura. Might one ask how?
Ace Ventura: Surely. (Inhales deeply) The abrasion the palm of your left hand is the type of one
sustaining a fall of 3 to 5 feet. The small remanets of plaster on your shoe pointed to a careless
mason being the culprit, your new watch � a quality forgery of a Cartier which was most likely
purchased from the African black market known to reside in Gotan! (Exhales)
Cadby: And my work habits?
Ace Ventura: Yes, a work-a-holic. The urine stain on your pants would indicate that you are a
single shake man. Far too busy for the follow up jiggle!
Fulton Greenwall: Brilliant Mr. Ventura! Simply brilliant!
Ace Ventura: Spank you Greenwall! Spank you so much!
Cadby: Shall we?
Ace Ventura: Shallant we?
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Ace Ventura: Well everything looks good. Big load off my mind. Oh, God. You can speculate all
you want but unless you check it out yourself you never know. We should go.
Fulton Greenwall: Don�t you want to investigate?
Ace Ventura: There�s no reason to go in there. Ever.
Fulton Greenwall: I thought you wanted�
Ace Ventura: ITS DARK! I COULD FALL INTO A PRECIPICE!
Ouda: Here, take this!
[hands him torch]
Ace Ventura: [gives look] Spank you, Helpy Helperton!
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Ace Ventura: (after drinking water from a bowl made from guano (bat droppings) Guano bowls!
Collect the whole set!