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{{quote| ''The next generation of mischief...''}}

''Son of the Mask'' is the 2005 sequel to the 1994 [[Jim Carrey]] [[Fantastic Comedy|fantasy comedy]] ''[[The Mask (Filmfilm)|The Mask]]'', which was itself based on the [[The Mask (Comic Bookcomics)|Dark Horse Comics series of the same name]] about a magical green mask that gives [[Reality Warper|strange, almost unlimited powers]] to anybody who wears it, but also causes them to lose all their inhibitions and self-control. The [[Darker and Edgier|violent]] tone of the comics was toned down in the first film adaptation to suit Carrey's comedy stylings, so fans clamoring for a more loyal adaptation were displeased even more when ''Son of the Mask'' reduced the style further, to the point of making it [[Lighter and Softer|family-oriented]].

This movie is pretty much universally hated by everyone who's seen it. Sad thing is on the special features on the DVD, the cast and production team is very happy about making it. They talk excitedly about their roles and describe the top-notch special effect this movie pioneered. They were proud of their baby, in other words.

* [[Abnormal Limb Rotation Range]]: Alvey does this when Tim mentions ''[[The Exorcist (Film)|The Exorcist]]''.

* [[An Aesop]]: About the importance of getting along with your family, delivered by Tim.

* [[Adaptation Decay]]: Boy howdy! Only the dance number at the start is from the original mini-series.

* [[Animals Lack Attributes]]: Otis the dog is partly played by a real dog and partly by horrifying animation. When the dog is real, it obviously has the equipment you would expect but as soon as it puts on the mask and becomes animated the downstairs department is noticeably lacking. This could have been handwaved as being an effect of the mask itself, had it not been for the fact that the whole premise of the movie is that a human male impregnates his wife whilst wearing the mask.

* [[Artistic License: Biology]]: You can't get pregnant that fast!

* [[Earn Your Happy Ending]]: Tim ultimately becomes a cartoonist, but he has to go through a lot of crap to make it happen.

* [[Evil Plan]]: Averted; there is no single villainous plan driving the plot. There are, however, a number of smaller ones.

** As a half-assed answer to this, the sequel declares the source of this plot point (Dr. Neuman) to be unreliable, and retcons the Mask's history in the first scene, so as to get it out of the way and get right to the new stuff. In ''[[The Mask (Filmfilm)|The Mask]]'', it's Neuman who delivers the exposition regarding the Mask's connection to Loki. In the beginning of the sequel, Neuman returns to relate Loki's back-story to a museum tour group, ending it with Loki's binding. The actual Loki happens to be in the group, disproving (and loudly objecting to) Neuman's mythology.

* [[Lighter and Softer]]: Even more so than ''[[The Mask (Filmfilm)|The Mask]]''.

{{quote| '''Tim:''' Say Dada<br />

* [[Pin -Pulling Teeth]]: Loki does this... with a little tongue too.

** Alvey's head spins all the way around, like in ''[[The Exorcist (Film)|The Exorcist]]''.

** While wearing the Mask, Tim does impressions of Mel Gibson ("Gimme back my son!"), [[Ozzy Osbourne (Music)|Ozzy Osbourne]] (in a deleted scene), some kind of Neil Diamond / Tom Jones lounge singer hybrid, Al Pacino in ''[[Scarface]]'' ("Say hello to my little friend!"), not to mention of Jim Carrey himself ("Ssssmokin! ...causes cancer!")

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