Kevin Smith announces "Clerks 2" - Page 7

Matt Stone · 08-06-2006, 02:35 PM

I was skeptical about this one, but damn was it good. With the blend of vulgarity and emotion, I'd put it right up there with Chasing Amy. Just a great movie. I never thought I'd say it, but I'm glad Kevin decided not to go the Green Hornet route and return to his "old self."

"You never go ass to mouth!"

Mark Kalzer · 08-06-2006, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Ricardo C

Nikki Finke blows a gasket over the MySpace credits on Clerks II. No, really

Jay-sus.

*sigh* More smugness from wannabee elites. I fail to see the issue, partially because my name may be on those credits, (I actually do not know for sure since the Canadian prints don't seem to have the myspace credits, and I have far too much respect for Kevin Smith to even think of checking a bootleg) and hey, everyone can see the difference between those credited for doing something on the film, and those who are just fans.

What is so wrong with Kevin Smith choosing to thank his fans, who as the box office shows, still only make up a vast minority of film goers?

BrettisMckinney · 08-07-2006, 05:55 PM

Yay...im so excited! Im going to see the Clerk II opening in Melbourne! Kevin Smith will be there to do a Q and A. I cant wait. My first premier of a movie and I get to see Kevin Smith. Im sure it will be hilarious.

Carlo Medina · 08-07-2006, 10:00 PM

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Road House: Special Edition DVD. Kevin and Scott Mosier do a full-length commentary for the flick that is one of the funniest damn things I've ever heard in my life.

Damn I think this just sold a copy of that DVD to me

Brent M · 08-07-2006, 11:02 PM

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Damn I think this just sold a copy of that DVD to me

I think you'll find that it's money well spent. After listening to this I was convinced that Smith and Mosier should do a commentary track for every bad film ever made.

TravisR · 08-14-2006, 06:31 PM

Here's some (bad) news from Kevin about the iPod commentary:

http://www.newsaskew.com and scroll down to Friday, August 11:

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"This is what I've been told by the Weinstein Co. folks...
Turns out that exhibitors (folks that own the theaters) weren't too keen on the idea of people showing up to the movies with iPods. They felt it was going to be too distracting (or something) for other people in the theater who weren't wearing iPods for the show - like the commentary-listeners would be laughing when nobody else was laughing, and that'd create some kind of problem. Based on that, they suggested that if Weinstein Co. went through with the commentary track promotion, they'd start pulling the flick from screens. So the commentary track promotion has been tabled until we're at a very low theater count (which is starting to happen now).

For the record, from what I was told, AMC Theaters was supportive of the commentary idea. So if it still winds up ultimately happening (and it better be soon, as we've only got about two weeks of theatrical life left), check the flick out in an AMC Theater while listening to the commentary track. You won't get any shit for doing so there."

Adam Lenhardt · 08-14-2006, 06:57 PM

Personally, I agree with the theaters on this one. Just as I wouldn't want someone listening to their iPod for music during the film, I wouldn't want someone listening to a commentary track during the film either. I think it sets a bad precedent; I love commentary tracks within the comfort of my own home. But I think that's where they should stay.

clayton b · 08-14-2006, 07:43 PM

I don't know if I agree. I think the theatre chains are wrong in doing this. This is probably the most clever way to drum up repeat business I've heard of in a long time. The ipod is a person device, I don't see what difference it makes if the guy five rows in front or behind you is wearing a pair of earbuds.

I can understand their concern over people laughing at the wrong times and such. I know on the Jersey Girl commentary Smith and company say a few things that could produce belly laughs at very tender moments. But you'd think that the theatre chains would be all over this idea as a way to bring in more repeat business. A simple way to solve this would be to make the 7PM showing a regular showing, and the 9:30PM showing the commentary showing.

So long as the commentary is released a month or so after the intial release when all you're apt to get is repeat business from hard core fans anyway and so long as they have seperate showings for the commentary I don't see what the problem is.

But hey, it's only the theatres who will suffer in the long run anyway. If the theatre owners don't want the business from the repeat viewings then I'm happy to save my money.

TravisR · 08-14-2006, 09:59 PM

The theater will let a crying baby or a child of any age (as long as there's an accompanying adult) into Clerks II but they care what someone listens to on an iPod? That's balanaced.

Unless it's Cape Fear Robert DeNiro, I don't understand how someone laughing at any point in a comedy could be disruptive to the proceedings.

Adam Lenhardt · 08-14-2006, 11:19 PM

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I don't know if I agree. I think the theatre chains are wrong in doing this. This is probably the most clever way to drum up repeat business I've heard of in a long time. The ipod is a person device, I don't see what difference it makes if the guy five rows in front or behind you is wearing a pair of earbuds.

It wouldn't be a problem if people listened to things at a normal volume. I can't count the number of subway trips where I had a soundtrack forced upon me by a passenger happy to make him or herself deaf by playing it loud enough for the whole car to hear.
Understandably, the theater noise would mask most of that. But I still think it's an unhealthy blending of the home (private) domain and the theatrical (public) domain. I wish they'd take the same stand with cellphones, pagers, PSPs, blackberries, etc.

On a more positive note, my friend wanted to see it so I went again tonight. It helped up surprisingly well on the second viewing.

clayton b · 08-15-2006, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Adam Lenhardt

It wouldn't be a problem if people listened to things at a normal volume. I can't count the number of subway trips where I had a soundtrack forced upon me by a passenger happy to make him or herself deaf by playing it loud enough for the whole car to hear.
Understandably, the theater noise would mask most of that. But I still think it's an unhealthy blending of the home (private) domain and the theatrical (public) domain. I wish they'd take the same stand with cellphones, pagers, PSPs, blackberries, etc.

Oh I agree and you make a good point, but seperate 'commentary showings' would take care of that problem.

I just don't get how the industry isn't getting behind this. I think it's one of the more inovative ways to encourage repeat viewings that I've heard of in a long time. Sure, for Clerks 2 there isn't that much of a potential windfall. But imagine if they had done this for Lord of the Rings. New Line could have charged for the download of the commentary and both the theatre owners and the studio would have benifited from even more repeat business.