Son of the Mask (2005)

It would be a serious mistake to compare this movie with the original movie the MASK. I do not consider this a sequel. This movie stands alone and seemingly is aimed at a younger crowd than the first. I watched this with my two sons who are 7 and 8 and they did not stop laughing. They absolutely loved it and told me to rate this movie a 9 out of 10. I admit the acting was poor but the animation was outstanding and extremely funny. My expectations going in to the movie was to laugh a lot. This was achieved even though the movie itself was a bit strange and nothing like I expected. So if you want to see your kids laugh go to see this one. If your a big Jim Carrey or Cameron Diaz fan this is not for you (Note - They are not in it). It is funny that the MASK helped make both of them into superstars and now the budget for the sequel could not even come close to affording them.

Fmovies: i have a really stretched sense of humor, and can find humor in almost anything. so here's how Son of the Mask is so bad. when it was in theatres, i worked in a theatre and saw any movie for free. i was 16 and so you can guess where i spent a lot of my free time. i even watched movies that i didn't wanna see, simply because they were free. but this one was different. it was SOOO lame that i couldn't even laugh at how lame it was. i only lasted 20 minutes before i left. thats how terrible this movie is. there was no shitty acting or scripting to laugh at, it was simply bad bad bad bad bad. unlike the other movies i initially didn't want to see but had turned out okay, this one was bland and i couldn't keep watching. it's been over 10 years now and i don't remember specifics. i just know that i don't want to attempt to watch it ever again.

The Mask Is A Good Film.....just letting that out right now

Son Of The Mask Is One Of The Biggest Misfires Of 2005. The Film Centers On Tom Avery (Jamie Kennedy) , a cartoonist who gets his hands on the mask.

After Making Love with His Wife, he convinced a child Alvey, who has the masks powers. So Some Random God (Bob Hopskns) Calls Loki (Alan Cumming) To Get Alvey.

Okay...the plot is stupid.

The writing is very weak as it holds very little relation to the first film.

Also......

THE FILM IS FU#KING SCARY AS IT SHOWS SO MANY HELL LIKE IMAGERY THAT WILL DRIVE THE FAMALIES AWAY THEN INVITE THEM TO IT. THERE IS SO MUCH SCREWED UP VISUALS THAT YOU SWEAR THEY PROBABLY SMOKES SOME CRACK WHEN THE WERE DOING THE EFFECTS. THE VISUALS ARE SCREWED UP ING LOL MUCH HJDKJDHDHRHRHHRHDK.

sorry...

Anyway, The Acting Is Subpar.

Jamie Kennedy Sounds Like He's Bored

Alan Cumming Sounds Like He Wants To Rape Someone.

And Otis While Scenes Are Funny, Has Terrifying Visuals.

Okay Did This Film Make Me On A Sequel

HELL NO!

Son Of The Mask Sucks With Its Disturbing Scary Imagery, Subpar Acting & Terrible Writing.

Nothing Is Good About This Film

So Don't Watch It No Matter What!

Just Watch The First Film.

• D. Hidden Howard

Son of the Mask fmovies. IS there any reason to revive characters 10 years after the fact when the only reason they worked the first time was due to the actors playing them.

Who can replace Jim Carrey or Cameron Diaz -- or better yet, who can replace them at cut-rate prices since most studios know that sequels don't bring in the same amount of revenue as the originals so they cut corners from the get-go.

Where are the good movies going to play if powerful Hollywood studios can clog up 3,000 theaters opening weekend with whatever turds they feel like the general public can be suckered into.

Enough's enough people, this sequel-itis has got to stop and the Hollywood people need to start getting their act together or start distributing the much-better foreign product that's floating in limbo.

Wake up Hollywood, cause the people HAVE woken up and they aren't buying it just cause it's new and shiny. Give us the good stuff and send the rest to the DVD shelves, cause we are taking back the theaters once and for all!!!

What the hell is this movie about? Well, if I didn't know that "son of the Mask" is categorized as comedy, I would never have a clue! A comedy? A tragedy, that's the right genre for this yet-another-so-called-sequel.

Yes I've watched "Dumb and Dumber" but I never believed somebody will ever make it's title real in Hollywood. Yes, You watch "Son of the Mask" and You think.. 5 minutes - Dumb... 10 minutes - Dumber... 15 - minutes Dumbest... And then, after 16 minutes there is only one thing to say :/ I'm out of here...

Sorry, my nominee for Comedy Crap of The Year 2005.

I can just picture how this movie came to be:

"So how else can we screw up our careers?"

"I know! Let's take a film that was wildly successful and make a sequel out of it!

"Perfect! We'll get B-grade actors who have half the charisma and want only 10% of Carrey's original salary. We'll save millions and rake in a massive profit, never mind the fact nobody wants to see a second rate sequel with none of the original actors that made it popular in the first place! We as executives still honestly believe a movie was popular based on the name and story, not the actors who made it so in the first place!"

"Brilliant! Let's put a massive budget and get the cheapest actors we can find!"

And really, that's what Son Of The Mask can be described as. Just a simple B-grade movie that attempts to suck the life out of it's original classic.

Nevertheless, if the movie didn't contain the words the mask, or anything to do with the mask, it would be a nice kids movie. For all it's massive flaws and horrible acting, this really will appeal to kids. It's a good natured flick that really wants to scream out "like me!" but only those 8 and younger will truly enjoy it.

Jamie Kennedy is the only worthwhile mention in this movie. He clearly is trying to make the material work, playing the desperate dad but the script is so poor, the only thing that spews out that is worthwhile was my drink after seeing this. The character of Loki also deserves a mention, as he was the most enjoyable character and really one of the only reasons for older adults to see this film. It's too bad the character is wasted on this film, I would have really liked to have seen the character take on the true mask. Instead, we are reduced to fart jokes and toilet humor near the end.

The plot is so much by the books, I won't bother to mention it here. It's all so clearly obvious that even a Disney exec would be green with envy.

Save your money, this one is heading to DVD in three months from the looks of it. Shame on the studios for once again smearing a decent film with a horrible sequel. Didn't dumb and dumberer teach them anything?