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Jason Mewes has lost weight. Wow.
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04-04-2006, 12:30 AM
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A run from the law and subsequent three years of sobriety will do that to you.
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04-04-2006, 11:14 AM
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I have to admit a little disapointment that the yaren't still at the convienance store. Still looks good though.
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06-22-2006, 07:01 PM
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Re: Kevin Smith announces "Clerks 2"
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06-22-2006, 08:28 PM
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Re: Kevin Smith announces "Clerks 2"
Looks totally contrived, but still funny. I'll give it a chance, but it still stinks of Kevin failing to move forward.
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07-20-2006, 07:36 AM
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Re: Kevin Smith announces "Clerks 2"
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07-20-2006, 03:20 PM
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Re: Kevin Smith announces "Clerks 2"
Even if just for nostalgic purposes, I am really looking forward to this film. The first one is an all-time favorite. I'm definitely willing to give KS and the cast a viewing after providing so much laughter the first time around.
Do I expect it to be as good as Clerks? No, but I know I'll laugh enough to justify the cost of the ticket.
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07-20-2006, 07:28 PM
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Re: Kevin Smith announces "Clerks 2"
I gotta say the tagline on the poster is the best I've seen in a while
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07-21-2006, 12:37 AM
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Re: Kevin Smith announces "Clerks 2"
I'll be seeing this one for sure, tomorrow. I hope the humor lends itself more towards the type we saw in the original Clerks rather than what they're playing on tv spots, where they focus on more gag humor in the vein of "Waiting."
I really don't think the film will be like that ultimately, though. It's probably just a better way to market it.
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07-21-2006, 05:11 PM
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Re: Kevin Smith announces "Clerks 2"
James B. pretty much nails it. There's not a lot you can say about this one, but at least I laughed!
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07-21-2006, 08:49 PM
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Re: Kevin Smith announces "Clerks 2"
I think it's the best Kevin Smith movie to date. It balanced the humor and drama perfectly, without either weakening the other. I think this might also be the best use of Jay and Bob today. I didn't realize how increasingly riddiculous they'd become in the other Askew-niverse flicks until I saw them reined into to a more reasonable level of ignorance.
Chasing Amy is more emotional, Dogma is more heady, and the original Clerks is more raw. But this was by far the smoothest ride, the one where Kevin Smith felt the most sure as a director. Having Klein's stripped down D.P. work back really helped imbue it with the feel of the first three flicks, too.
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07-21-2006, 09:52 PM
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Re: Kevin Smith announces "Clerks 2"
I absolutely loved this movie. Best movie I've seen all summer and funniest movie I've seen in years. I knew it would be funny but I was surprised how mature of a movie it was. It really had heart and emotion in it. While I'd say that Chasing Amy is a hair better, Clerks II comes close to beating it out.
One hilarious bit was the
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07-21-2006, 10:00 PM
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Re: Kevin Smith announces "Clerks 2"
I may change my mind when I see it again - that happened when I initially disliked J&SB Strike Back - but after one screening, I REALLY didn't care much for II. Too few inspired bits, too much Jersey Girl sentimentality. It felt like an attempt to return to roots that Smith doesn't really remember anymore - kinda what it'd be like if Spielberg tried to direct a second ET movie. Smith isn't the same person he was in 1994, and he can't go home again. The film felt like someone's impersonation of Smith - but with contrived "shock" humor instead of organic material. The first Clerks was born out of reality and truth. This one's just a long lead-in to a scene with donkey-sucking.
How is it possible all the actors were WORSE now than 12 years ago? Jeff Anderson was a particular disappointment. He was such cynical fun in the first flick, but here he felt like he had to be Mr. Actor and he tried too hard to play the part. He came across as more natural in the original - here he felt like a performer, not a person.
I'd give it a "D" right now - I do reserve the right to change my mind, though I have a bad feeling I won't.
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