JIM CARREY (AS 'CARL' IN THE 2008 FILM "YES MAN") - JUMPER
Though "Yes Man" is nothing but a Xerox of the far superior 1997 comedy hit film "Liar Liar," any film that contains a scene in which Jim Carrey tries to talk a suicidal guy out of jumping off a building by playing him the 1997 Third Eye Blind single "Jumper" is OK in my book. Best use of a Third Eye Blind song, ever.
Third Eye Blind is a rough one for me. Alhough their hit singles (especially the ones from their self-titled debut album, from whence "Jumper" hails) are catchy, because K-Rock and MTV played their music (especially the eponymous debut album that "Jumper" comes from) a thousand times a day, catchy became earworm, and earworms make Your 90's-ologist itchy. I have to be honest that I'm not a fan.
One can't deny, however, that bands like Third Eye Blind were indelibly woven into the fabric of life in the 90's. So take it away, 90's-style Jim Carrey:
Look out for a post on "Liar Liar" soon!
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