Peoples Reviews For Man On The Moon

Kristen 
score = 100 
Jim Carrey portreyed Andy Kaufman so xcently that i think that everyone that is a Kaufnan fan should defenitely see this one! it brought me to tears.  however if you are not a big fan i don't think that you will like this movie too much.

 

Kim 
score = 100 
I thought it was wonderful! I used to watch Andy on taxi and Jim Carey portrayed him beautifully. I would LOVE to see this movie over and over again.

 

sungha shin 
score = 100 
This movie carefully pieced together the person of Andy kauffman.  It told of his life but more importantly it captured his brilliance.  i literally walked away from this movie feeling a sense of awe as I knew I witnessed a genius.  A MUST SEE!!!!

 

amy seward 
score = 100 
I saw Man On The Moon last night with my 2 friends & I loved it!It felt like I was sitting there for anout 4 hours,but it was the best movie I saw in a long time.Not being silly or smart but I laughed,I cried,I was very..very confused. This movie should be seen even if you don't know who Andy was.I didn't,me being 14 & all...but I found out a bit about his character(s)before I went to see it,I still loved it. Thanx

 

Dusty Brock 
score = 90 
I'm only 18 years of age, but I have seen quite a few movies in my time.  My dad is a film fanatic so I have seen just as many old movies as new. I was introduced to Andy Kaufman at an early age, and a great fascination within me grew like a wildfire.  I have seen many documetaries on him and his trials and tribulations as he went through his career as a "performer."  I've always wanted to be a movie critic, and I think that I have the knowledge, ability, "want-to," and "know-how" in order to accomplish that goal.  As I watched this movie, it amazed me at the way Jim Carrey had prepared himself to "be" Andy Kaufman.  Some of the things that the movie showed Kaufman doing amazed the ppl around me because they had no idea.  But for me, knowing all that I do about him, I wasn't that shocked, if at all.  The movie was great from the point of view of someone wanting to watch a good movie, and for me, the ending was magnificant.  I wasn't at all expecting Tony Clifton to be anyone other than Zmuda.  That made the whole movie worth while.  To leave the audience in suspense and pondering on the thought that maybe, just maybe Kaufman did stage his death.  Or that...well the imagination is the limit on that.  I would probably give the movie an overall rating of an 85, but since you just had the scores rounded off to the nearest ten, i rounded up.  I enjoyed the movie, and you couldn't have impressed me more with how you made it.  I am simply amazed at how you could possibly come up with someone (Carrey) to portray another individual so profound and "household" as Andy Kaufman was and in many senses still is today, and make it seem "realistic" is an accomplishment in itself.  It was simply amazing.  Now that i think about it, i may have to go with an 87.  It did start to drag some in the middle, but so did Kaufman's career.  I appreciate the movie, and bravo on a job well done.

 

Jason Green 
score = 90 
I enjoyed this movie quite a bit and would recomend it to anyone however the ending somewhat cofused me. Did Andy fake his own death

 

denise 
score = 90 
It is is great movie with great acting, but there is one confusing part that I cannot figure out, even now. (at the end)When Andy dies and Tony is on stage, but the only other guy that can play Tony is in the audience. So, did Andy really die or what??? I guess someone that reads this, please, PLEASE e-mail me at DMMfan@aol.com and let me know, this is really bugging me, thank you.

 

Patrick 
score = 100 
The movie was realy great and i think that everybody should see it. This movies tells alot anout Andy and everyone should now how his life realy happend. Jim Carry is a great actor and always does his best

 

Amber 
score = 90 
I didn't know much about Andy until I saw the movie, but it was so funny! I especially love the scene in the college where he just read a book. And the voices were hilarious.  Many thumbs up!!!!!!!

 

Joshua 
score = 70 
The acting in the movie was ok, but the life of Andy Kaufman made for a poor movie.  Jim Carrey did a great job of portraying Andy, but the humor in the movie wasn't my cup of tea.

 

Kristen 
score = 100 
This was absolutly the best movie that I have ever seen in my entire LIFE!!!!!! I have seen it only twice and I am always wanting to see it! It is most definatly a MUST SEE!!! I think everybody should see it, even if they dont understand it, just to be exposed to such a great movie!!! Jim Carrey was wonderful as playing Andy Kaufman. I am incredibly glad that he won an award for this movie, because he really deserved it.

 

Chris

score = None 
My name is Chris and I'm 16 yaers of age.  I did not now who Andy Kaufman was until I first saw the previews for the movie.  I thought well Jim Carrey is one of my favorite actors so why dont I go see it.  I left the movie absolutely amazed.  It has to be one of the best movies I have ever seen in my life.  I left the movie theater thinking how in the world could this be based on a true story, how could one man have such comic genius?  I decided to do a little research on Kaufman, so I read Bob Zmuda's book on Kaufman, and I admit that there were a few parts left out of the movie, but it was still an excellent movie.  Carrey needs serious Oscar consideration for this role.  Anybody who thinks this move is awful or even OK is an IDIOT, and they have no sense of humor what so ever, and you who think that Carrey should pick comedy or drama, may I remind you of actors and actresses such as Leslie Nielson, who was a serious actor for years and then went on to do the Naked Gun Series and other VERY comical movies, and Helen Hunt,who worked on the set of a very funny sitcom for years and went on to win an Oscar for a serious role in a movie.  So to you who think that this movie sucked or was even OK, you are unbelievably stupid and probably like movies such as The Talented Mr Ripley(Do not even get me going on that piece of garbage that made its way to the silver screen by way of some miracle!!!!!)

 

Cathy Gibbons 
score = 100 
I thought this movie was one of the best movie's i've seen in a while. Jim Carrey's performance was awesome and so inspiring. I wish this movie got more recognition than it did. I can't believe it didn't get an oscar nomination!! Well Jim Carey gets the Best Actor Award in my mind!!

 

yaprak 
score = 80 
i am from turkey.i really like 'man on the moon'and wan't to thank you for making it.

 

Thomas Nadig 
Switzerland

I'm from Switzerland and I just saw "Man on the Moon". The movie just opened in Switzerland this week. Unfortunately, I'm only 25, so I don't know the real Andy Kaufman (especially because I never saw anything like "Taxi" or "Saturday Night Live" in Switzerland) so it's quite difficult for me to really understand the movie. But one thing really interests me -and it is maybe the most important part in the movie- it is the story of his own death. I read your reviews and thougt, maybe you could tell me something about his death. Did he really fake his own death or who is Tony Clifton one year after his death in the movie ?? Thanks 

 

Stenholm 
score = 100 
Jim Carrey is just as cool as always in this movie, i totally love his performance as Andy Kaufman. I've never thought i should see an actor as great as Jim Carrey, he is my idol now and forever... love Martin from Denmark

 

Luisa 
score = 80 
Definitely, one of the best "portrait of a strange man" I've ever seen. Jim Carrey at his very best.

 

arrested.development@virgin.net 
score = 80 
I just got back from seeing this film ( in London ) I have to say it was excellent but I feel the film did not go nearly enough of the way in expressing some of the more complex sides of andy kauffman instead just making it look like  he did practical joke after practical joke,, having said this making this movie is not an easy task.,,, I feel Andy would have enjoyed that 1st part but the rest was not made in the spirit of Andy,,, I also thought Jim Carrey was very very good

 

Karlheinz 
score = 90 
Hello, my name is Karlheinz and I'm from Munich in Germany. I've never heard anything about Andy Kaufman but we read an articel in our newspaper about "man in the moon". The movie was really great and it's very interesting to see how people live always in a "show" and believe what they see. There were some fascinating scenes within this movie. Always worth to be seen. Wonderful Jim Carrey.

 

Danielle 
score = 100 
I just saw Man On The Moon and it was GREAT!!! It's the second best movie (Fight Club is the best!)in the world! Jim should have gotten an Oscar nomination for that! It was his best movie ever!    I think that, not every person will get it but those who will won't think that it's just ok. They'll think that it's one of the best ever made! If you don't get it, don't blame the movie!!!

 

Bob Truman 

score = 80 

Jim Carrey's performance as Andy Kaufman/Tony Clifton is remarkable, memorable and spine tingling.  No one currently working in the business could have done a better Andy.  Some of the dramatic scenes were weak, and the casting choice of Courtney Love as Andy's girlfriend was a poor one.  However, the comedy is beyond brilliant and the unexpected surprises lurking in the sketches gives this movie some personality and a uniqueness that one won't easily find in other comedic dramas.

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