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version · Aug 30, 2004, 02:27 PM

I loved Clerks, and I hope this will be great, love Smith's work.

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/08/30/1658209

Landos Mustache · Aug 30, 2004, 02:38 PM

I need to add that movie to my list of the worst movies of all time.

version · Aug 30, 2004, 02:40 PM

Originally posted by Landos Mustache:
I need to add that movie to my list of the worst movies of all time.

I honestly thought you had taste.

It had its rough edges, but some parts just hit home.

Shaddim · Aug 30, 2004, 02:45 PM

Originally posted by Landos Mustache:
I need to add that movie to my list of the worst movies of all time.

WHA?!?!

That's sacrilege.

"You know, there's a million fine-looking women in the world, but they don't all bring you lasagne at work. Most of them just cheat on you." Great line.

scaught · Aug 30, 2004, 02:50 PM

clerks = kevin smiths last good movie.

i see no promise for a sequel given his track record.

mitchell_pgh · Aug 30, 2004, 03:14 PM

Originally posted by scaught:
clerks = kevin smiths last good movie.

i see no promise for a sequel given his track record.

That's going on my netflix list...

He hasn't had a good track record, and that movie had some rough edges, but all things considered, I found it very entertaining.

starman · Aug 30, 2004, 03:16 PM

I've been to QuickStop. It's small, but it's still cool to go there.

Mike

turtle777 · Aug 30, 2004, 03:22 PM

The reason why it didn't come out earlier:

"Jason Mewes, now out of rehab, is back on deck to play Jay across Smith's Silent Bob."

-t

Landos Mustache · Aug 30, 2004, 03:31 PM

Originally posted by version:
I honestly thought you had taste.

It had its rough edges, but some parts just hit home.

Seriously, was that movie supposed to be bad? That girl playing the cop at the end was horrible and why was it black and white? Just for the sake of being more "artistic".

nredman · Aug 30, 2004, 04:17 PM

clerks 2

freaking sweet...

version · Aug 30, 2004, 04:37 PM

Originally posted by Landos Mustache:
Seriously, was that movie supposed to be bad? That girl playing the cop at the end was horrible and why was it black and white? Just for the sake of being more "artistic".

I think it's probably a combination of a lot of things that leads people to love, or loathe it. It had a low budget, it was his first picture (I think), and the nature for a new director/writer to perhaps try too hard. But in all of that lies the humour, the sharp observations of ordinary life.

The whole oral sex dialogue scenes still rip me up, I just laugh thinking of it. classic stuff.

SafariX · Aug 30, 2004, 04:50 PM

Originally posted by Landos Mustache:
I need to add that movie to my list of the worst movies of all time.

Aug 30, 2004, 05:20 PM

Originally posted by version:
I think it's probably a combination of a lot of things that leads people to love, or loathe it. It had a low budget, it was his first picture (I think), and the nature for a new director/writer to perhaps try too hard. But in all of that lies the humour, the sharp observations of ordinary life.

I really liked the discussion on unionized Death Star workers.

But, really, how can anyone hate that movie. It was freaking hilarious. Wow, so many idio-- err ... people with different tastes than mine.

starman · Aug 30, 2004, 05:46 PM

Originally posted by Landos Mustache:
Seriously, was that movie supposed to be bad? That girl playing the cop at the end was horrible and why was it black and white? Just for the sake of being more "artistic".

No, it was because he paid for it himself with as many credit cards as he and his family could get, and color film's expensive.

Mike

Landos Mustache · Aug 30, 2004, 05:49 PM

Originally posted by starman:
No, it was because he paid for it himself with as many credit cards as he and his family could get, and color film's expensive.

Mike

I guess he couldn't afford a real actress to play a cop either

starman · Aug 30, 2004, 05:53 PM

Originally posted by Landos Mustache:
I guess he couldn't afford a real actress to play a cop either

It must be easy knocking a filmmaker's first movie from your chair. Makes you feel good, doesn't it?

Mike

Landos Mustache · Aug 30, 2004, 05:57 PM

Originally posted by starman:
It must be easy knocking a filmmaker's first movie from your chair. Makes you feel good, doesn't it?

Mike

No I hated all his movies actually.

SafariX · Aug 30, 2004, 06:18 PM

Originally posted by Landos Mustache:
No I hated all his movies actually.

I'm the same way...although when I first started watching Dogma, the first 1/4th of it seemed intriguing. Until it rapidly careened off the cliff of quality-film-material.

SOLIDAge · Aug 30, 2004, 07:41 PM

clerks is a great movie.
the best part is my ability to relate to the characters directly.
I worked in a Convenience Store for two years, and can appreciate the humor and the setting of the film. It was one of the first movies i really got into.

sideus · Aug 30, 2004, 10:47 PM

Clerks and Office Space. Those two movies tell the story of my life.

Patrick · Aug 31, 2004, 01:33 PM

Originally posted by turtle777:
The reason why it didn't come out earlier:

"Jason Mewes, now out of rehab, is back on deck to play Jay across Smith's Silent Bob."

-t

I thought "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" was supposed to be the final movie with the two characters. If Smith didn't say so, it certainly looked that way in the movie. Besides, the actors are getting too old for the part if you ask me.

nredman · Mar 25, 2005, 11:17 PM

clerks is on encore right now

sweet

MilkmanDan · Mar 26, 2005, 12:39 AM

Poor Kevin Smith, you've been hanging around with George Lucas way too much.

mdc · Mar 26, 2005, 09:23 AM

Originally posted by sideus:
Clerks and Office Space. Those two movies tell the story of my life.

"pc load letter?!"

the first time i watched that movie and that line came up i almost died from laughing. *too* true.

BasketofPuppies · Mar 26, 2005, 09:30 AM

So are the comic book nerds and pot junkies of the world rejoicing?

budster101 · Mar 26, 2005, 11:58 AM

Kevin Smith is awesome.

Anyhone see the special on STARS Network? It's a 4 hour special were he fields questions about his work and experiences with various people. I was up with my wife watching it until 2:30 am this morning. She never heard of the guy until she started watching this show, and she was enthralled!

I highly recommend it.

I particularly loved the part where Prince asked him to do a documentary of him....

OwlBoy · Mar 26, 2005, 06:04 PM

Originally posted by budster101:
Kevin Smith is awesome.

Anyhone see the special on STARS Network? It's a 4 hour special were he fields questions about his work and experiences with various people. I was up with my wife watching it until 2:30 am this morning. She never heard of the guy until she started watching this show, and she was enthralled!

I highly recommend it.

I particularly loved the part where Prince asked him to do a documentary of him....

I still need to see that, he is a real neat guy to listen to.

-Owl

Zimphire · Mar 26, 2005, 06:06 PM

Originally posted by Landos Mustache:
Seriously, was that movie supposed to be bad? That girl playing the cop at the end was horrible and why was it black and white? Just for the sake of being more "artistic".

Ever seen convenience store camera footage?

baw · Jul 23, 2006, 12:03 AM

Saw Clerks II tonight.

Funny though, right when it started and the film is black and white I heard a lady in the back say "Oh, Jesus, is the whole movie black & white?!". What an idiot.

d4nth3m4n · Jul 23, 2006, 12:15 AM

i saw it too. it was... well, it was. amazing to think that a movie with a dance sequence set to a Jackson 5 song could make me cringe as many times as it did.

a lot of it really hit home. but i'm still not sure it was worth $9 though.

addendum: really nice to see sober jay.

BasketofPuppies · Jul 23, 2006, 11:37 AM

Uttered by Mister Moviefone:
Unless you look like this guy, don't see this movie.

slugslugslug · Jul 23, 2006, 03:23 PM

It's been a long time since I saw Clerks, but I'm pretty sure it didn't make me laugh a single time. And Chasing Amy was some god-awful dreck that made me wish I could have my ~2 hours back to go check out some drying paint or something. Never seen anything else by Smith, but every quote I've heard or interview I've read made me want to punch him.

How anyone could compare his crap to the frickin' brilliant Office Space is beyond me.

davesimondotcom · Jul 23, 2006, 03:50 PM

Clerks was very funny in parts. Mallrats was great (not in an award-winning kind of way, but it was funny. And they played NHL 93 on a Sega Genesis.)

Since then, I haven't really loved any Kevin Smith movie. But I'm interested in Clearks 2. I'll go see it.

lavar78 · Jul 23, 2006, 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by slugslugslug

It's been a long time since I saw Clerks, but I'm pretty sure it didn't make me laugh a single time. And Chasing Amy was some god-awful dreck that made me wish I could have my ~2 hours back to go check out some drying paint or something. Never seen anything else by Smith, but every quote I've heard or interview I've read made me want to punch him.

How anyone could compare his crap to the frickin' brilliant Office Space is beyond me.

OTOH, I've genuinely liked all of the Smith movies and I find Office Space a tad overrated. In fact, I dare say it'd be pretty lackluster without Stephen Root.

mdc · Jul 23, 2006, 09:13 PM

Went to watch Clerks 2 last night. I liked it.

It didn't have that 'Clerks 1' feel to it, that cheapness, that rawness, that what-have-I-got-to-lose-ness of Clerks 1; which made me enjoy Clerks 1 even more. Clerks 2 feels more of 'regular' movie, but nevertheless it was still a good movie.

Surprisingly there were about 4 elderly couples watching when we went. Not surprisingly, they all left about halfway through.

d4nth3m4n · Jul 23, 2006, 10:02 PM

^^^

oh dear me.

Originally Posted by slugslugslug

It's been a long time since I saw Clerks, but I'm pretty sure it didn't make me laugh a single time. And Chasing Amy was some god-awful dreck that made me wish I could have my ~2 hours back to go check out some drying paint or something. Never seen anything else by Smith, but every quote I've heard or interview I've read made me want to punch him.

How anyone could compare his crap to the frickin' brilliant Office Space is beyond me.

maybe because the people making the comparisons have seen more than 2 of his movies?

Jul 24, 2006, 06:42 AM

Originally Posted by d4nth3m4n

i saw it too. it was... well, it was. amazing to think that a movie with a dance sequence set to a Jackson 5 song could make me cringe as many times as it did.

a lot of it really hit home. but i'm still not sure it was worth $9 though.

addendum: really nice to see sober jay.

Yeah - I saw the movie yesterday and there were a few times such as the dance sequence, the sappy love story stuff or the horribly, horribly predictable plot where I shrunk into my seat and wondered what the hell I was doing there.

I am a Kevin Smith fan - seen everything he's done, read his comics, etc. and there's always something, no matter how small, that's bugs me about each thing he does. I would say that Clerks II is about 60% good - the other 40% is "Hollywood Trite Smith" material, the likes that haven't been seen since Jersey Girl.

I had fun at the flic, Jay and Bob still crack me up and the dialogue of the movie was pretty good. If he puts another dance number into anymore movies, though, I am going to have to bitch slap him.

Originally Posted by budster101

Kevin Smith is awesome.

Anyhone see the special on STARS Network? It's a 4 hour special were he fields questions about his work and experiences with various people. I was up with my wife watching it until 2:30 am this morning. She never heard of the guy until she started watching this show, and she was enthralled!

I highly recommend it.

I particularly loved the part where Prince asked him to do a documentary of him....

Just so you know, it is also out on DVD.

Kevin Smith is a real good story teller. Even those who really don't like Kevin Smith at a fan level seem to get something out of his stories. They are funny, he tells them very well and they are intriguing. His Prince story is classic. I also liked the story of him writing the Superman script and the Producer wanting the "Giant Spider in Act 3".

I believe there is another one of these "An Evening With Kevin Smith" coming out this Fall.

KeyLimePi · Jul 24, 2006, 01:11 PM

Meh. I've heard Smith talk and he always seems to have a charming amount of self-deprication but, usually, he's also making fun of the publisher, the studio, the critics, the actors or whomever else was associated with his most recent failure. I think he'd be more likable if he had a success once in a while

Speaking of, 'Clerks II' kinda tanked at the box office this weekend. It finished sixth behind 'Little Man,' which is in its second week of release. Ouch.

olePigeon · Jul 24, 2006, 01:45 PM

"Don't suck any dicks on your way out to the parking lot!"
*some guy leaves to follow her*
"Hey, come back here!"

ink · Jul 24, 2006, 04:40 PM

Either Clerks movie is better than Episode 1, 2 and 3 put together.

At least you can laugh at the jokes, instead of the "acting"

::maroma:: · Jul 24, 2006, 05:24 PM

Originally Posted by screamingFit

Kevin Smith is a real good story teller. Even those who really don't like Kevin Smith at a fan level seem to get something out of his stories. They are funny, he tells them very well and they are intriguing. His Prince story is classic. I also liked the story of him writing the Superman script and the Producer wanting the "Giant Spider in Act 3".

I believe there is another one of these "An Evening With Kevin Smith" coming out this Fall.

I saw him recently on Leno, pushing Clerks 2. His whole time on the show he told this story about how he had a massive "anal fissure" (huge hemorrhoid) and how he had to deal with it in a few different situations, like jury duty. It was friggin hilarious! It was definitely not what Leno's audience is used to hearing.

MarathonDeskMount · Jul 24, 2006, 06:32 PM

Originally Posted by Landos Mustache

I need to add that movie to my list of the worst movies of all time.

Wow, really didn't expect that from you. I thought you had some sort of decent taste.

MarathonDeskMount · Jul 24, 2006, 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by Landos Mustache

Seriously, was that movie supposed to be bad? That girl playing the cop at the end was horrible and why was it black and white? Just for the sake of being more "artistic".

Because it was ultra low budget. Duh.

Rumor · Jul 24, 2006, 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by MarathonDeskMount

Wow, really didn't expect that from you. I thought you had some sort of decent taste.

How many post do you think you'll get in before you are banned Ca$h?

MarathonDeskMount · Jul 24, 2006, 06:35 PM

Originally Posted by ink

Either Clerks movie is better than Episode 1, 2 and 3 put together.

At least you can laugh at the jokes, instead of the "acting"

Jawbone54 · Jul 24, 2006, 06:56 PM

Originally Posted by MarathonDeskMount

Because it was ultra low budget. Duh.

$25,000?

baw · Jul 24, 2006, 07:05 PM

Originally Posted by Jawbone54

$25,000?

Most of that was for the camera equipment.

Jawbone54 · Jul 24, 2006, 07:06 PM

Originally Posted by baw

Most of that was for the camera equipment.

That's awesome.

[EDIT] - I just realized that I typed in nothing more than "That's awesome" in a post, so here's a picture of a baby monkey.

::maroma:: · Jul 24, 2006, 07:14 PM

Originally Posted by Jawbone54

That's awesome.

[EDIT] - I just realized that I typed in nothing more than "That's awesome" in a post, so here's a picture of a baby monkey.

That's awesome.

KeyLimePi · Jul 24, 2006, 07:22 PM

Seriously though. More people went to see "Little Man."

yea. Smith's genius.