{"id":281,"date":"2011-06-16T09:26:38","date_gmt":"2011-06-16T13:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/changingchannels\/?p=281"},"modified":"2011-06-16T09:35:43","modified_gmt":"2011-06-16T13:35:43","slug":"jim-dandy-he-can-carrey-rare-pg-flick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/changingchannels\/2011\/06\/jim-dandy-he-can-carrey-rare-pg-flick.html","title":{"rendered":"Jim Dandy: He Can ‘Carrey’ Rare PG Flick"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jim Carrey is one of the few people in the world that can make you laugh without doing much of anything.<\/p>\n

That was true Thursday on The Today Show<\/em> when Carrey promoted his new film Mr. Poppers Penguins<\/em>.<\/p>\n

He mugged for newscaster Natalie Morales, yukked it up with fans and even let Matt Lauer ride his back … don’t ask!<\/p>\n

Carrey can even\u00a0 star in a PG flick, that\u00a0 for you who don’t recall stands for “Parental Guidance suggested”.<\/p>\n

I know most people know that, but it’s just so rare that PG movies are made these days it had to be emphasized.<\/p>\n

Mr. Poppers Penguins<\/em> looks cute, sweet and funny though some reviews knock it for a familiar plot.<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=G93lT8kfoHQ<\/a>\n

Carrey’s turn as the lead character in another PG flick, A Christmas Carol, <\/em>deserved\u00a0 kudos as he exercised his dramatic acting chops in a very<\/em> familiar plot.<\/p>\n

He was superb in the role as Ebenezer Scrooge, taking it on with the seriousness and humility the classic movie deserves.<\/p>\n

PG movies that families can attend without worrying about foul language and inappropriate behavior are all too rare.<\/p>\n

Successful ones even more so.<\/p>\n

Carrey on Jim … Carrey on.<\/p>\n

follow matt aug http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mattauge and\/or friend me on facebook.com<\/p>\n

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