This is an all time favorite movie of ours. But, this Amazon version had a scene cut out. The scene is where Jim Carrey, talks to reporters, pretending he is a dolphin trainer. We're not sure if any other scenes were skipped. We feel a bit cheated. Thanks, Hoover family

Beware: This Amazon version is missing the whole Heinz getzvelvet dolphin trainer scene.

You might want to get this version because nothing is cut out of it. Although it is in Standard formart. Funny movie. Some people might go insane.

I love the original DVD release - absolutely loved it. Jim Carrey is quite often, over-the-top obnoxious, but it's well balanced throughout and he mostly comes off as just fall-off-of-your-seat hysterically funny. So... why one-star instead of five? Because whatever idiots edited the Blu-Ray release left out one of the funniest scenes in the movie! Why, I have no idea. I am speaking of the scene, immediately following Carrey's "Star Trek" parodies in the missing dolphin's ("Snowflake, the Miami Dolphin's mascot and trick performer) empty tank. In front of a media crowd, Carrey ad-libs as a "Siegfrid/Roy" type European dolphin trainer/cetacean behaviorist, who taunts the media crowd with "do you KNOW Snowflake? Do you have a dorsal fin? Pahh!, etc." It's there in the DVD - and gone in the BluRay... WHY?

This is the version I was hoping it was. It is in SD but at least it has the scene with Ace pretending to be the dolphin trainer. I just love that scene and seeing the movie without that scene makes it feel lacking.

Jim Carrey's work in Pet Detective is just short of Brilliant. Funny thing was, he was mostly being himself. Don't let the movie premise fool you. The character of Ace Ventura is not a bumbling detective who lucks out in his cases, he is actually smart and knows what he's doing. This is what I most liked about this movie. He outwits the police at many turns, staying far ahead of them on the case of the missing mascot for the Miami Dolphins, a field goal kicking Bottlenose. In his efforts he befriends, and beds, pre-friends fame, Courtney Cox (say that ten times fast). Even stranger, they seem to have great chemistry. Sean Young plays the hard-nosed Police Lt. I couldn't tell if she was hamming up her reputation as a difficult actress or just over playing the part really well, it was obvious that she wasn't taking this movie very seriously. In any case, this movie can't be taken too seriously anyway, although it does on some levels, but it works. This film marked the first in three successful films that Carrey made with Director Tom Shadyac; `Liar Liar' and `Bruce Almighty' followed. Both movies were hits as well. I love this movie I found it hysterical. But if you don't like Carrey at all, then you probably won't like `Ace', but if you have found yourself even smiling at his goofiness and rubber-face antics, this movie should make you feel good. Although there was a sequel, and it started out ok, it is no where near the level of the first.

This movie was a special surprise. A lot of comedies only evoke a few smiles. This one evokes laughs out loud. And the sequel was funny also.
Ace has to find the dolfin mascot of the football miami dolfins in time for the super bowl. If nothing else, this is Dan Marinos chance for a super bowl ring, as he is in the movie.
Who can ever forget the best line of the movie... DO NOT GO IN THERE!! or when Ace is opening his door and the land lord comes walking up and says "Ventura?" and Ace responds "Yes Satan?" Ahhh Jim Carrey at his wackiest.

But he is up there as the funniest on the planet. I laughed so hard during this movie that my body hurt. I really don't think that I care about the detailed acting skills. Although his job was to act funny and I believe that he did just that. If people don't laugh at all they should stay away from any of Carrey's movies. And now that I think about it.... from Liar Liar and the Truman Show and Man on the Moon.... I think he is one of the better actors out there. I really don't think that there is anyone else out there that could even come close to playing Andy Kaufman. Back to Ace though. I have seen this 10+ times and still laugh almost as hard. I would also like a letterbox DVD, but I don't think it would be any funnier.