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Summary: Why do big studios ruin good scripts?
Review: As a huge Kevin Smith fan I find it strange that the only movie of his to be truly (and unfairly) bashed by critics is the one that Universal Studios backed. Having a studio exec on set whispering in Kevin's ear "you can't do that!" every time something funny was shot almost ruined the movie. Personally. Mallrats is a little bit funnier than Clerks (although not as original), and much funnier than Chasing Amy or Dogma. The only View Askew film that is funnier is Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. If you liked the humor in Clerks, give Mallrats a go. Jason Lee is pure comic genious (Funniest and most quotable actor in all of Smith's films) and only has a better performance in Almost Famous than in any of Smith's movies.
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Summary: Flawed, but funny
Review: I guess it's fair to say that Kevin Smith had a sophomore slump with "Mallrats". Let's be fair to the guy: following up "Clerks" was a tall order. When I was 19, I would have given this movie 5 stars, but as time and (hopefully!) maturity have set in, I feel I can give a better assessment.Parts of this movie are brilliant: Jason Lee's performance during the "Truth or Date" game show at the mall, the frustrated guy perpetually staring at the eye puzzle, the videotape of Ben Affleck and a 15 year old sexologist, "stinkpalming", and (of course) Jay & Silent Bob. Some of Smith's best material can be found here and "Mallrats" certainly didn't deserve the harsh criticism first leveled at it in 1995. Smith was setting out to make a cheesy 1980s-style teen flick and he succeeded. Unfortunately, other parts of the movie fall flat. The "back seat of a Volkswagen" joke is still lame no matter how many times you tell it. There is no on-screen chemistry between Jason Lee & Shannen Doherty (you certainly don't root for them to get back together during the course of the flick), and the whole set-up for Jeremy London & Claire Forlani's break-up and (inevitable) make up is ham-fisted and just doesn't make any sense. The dialogue is too wordy (NO ONE talks like these characters in real life). Finally, "Mallrats" lacks the rich cast that made "Clerks" a classic. The DVD itself comes equipped with more stuff than you'd ever want (or need) to know about the making of the film. It contains over an hour of outtakes (most of which--including the film's original introduction--are so bad you realize why they were never included in the final cut), plus an interesting and informative audio/visual commentary from Kevin Smith & Co. You get to learn all the screw-ups on set, that the movie was filmed outside of Minneapolis (not in New Jersey), how the movie studio nearly cut Jason Mewes out of the picture (which clearly would have been a disastrous move) and Ben Affleck's undying love of himself. I would recommend "Mallrats" to die-hard Kevin Smith fans only, while casual fans should stick to "Clerks", "Chasing Amy" and "Dogma".
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Summary: critics, kiss my ...!
Review: Do critics really know anything about entertainment? NO !!
Because when they slamed this movie, they oviousley have no sense of humor at all.Yes, My Kevin Smith worshiper friends and I, agree that this movie wasn't an Oscar contender. But for heavens sake it's called comedy !!
This DVD has it all !! The commentaries are..word fail me, funny. And the deleted scenes where well deleted. Just seeing Ben Afleck, being an jerk, is worth the ($) alone. Jay and Silent Bob Rule !! and will be missed !!! This DVD, is a must for any View Askewinverse collector (Duh)!!
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Summary: Seriously underrated
Review: OK, so it's not a gem of subtle moviemaking. The fortune teller with three nipples is kinda juvenile and probably unnecessary. But every line out of Jason Lee's mouth is pure comedy gold. And those who have recently speculated about Ben Affleck's hairline can gaze in awe at his pompedour and titter. Shannen Doherty also gives what is probably her best performance to date. She also gets to do it with Jason Lee in an elevator, but I digress.
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Summary: A Great Movie And DVD
Review: MALLRATS is a unique comedy film and a great DVD. Not a classic like CLERKS is. For his first studio film Kevin Smith did a great job, although the movie didn't do well at the box office . After seeing this movie it became one of my favorites. Besides the movie being good the DVD is awesome. The commentary track is fantastic, before this I never listened to the commentary tracks but after listening to this commentary track I'm addicted. The featurette and music video were cool. The deleted scene was excellent. This is a must for any DVD collector.
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Summary: Good Kevin Smith Film
Review: You can watch this film over and over.
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Summary: I Just Can't Get Tired Of This Movie.
Review: This is one of my most favorite movies of all time.No matter how many times that I watch Mallrats,I just can't get tired of it.This is a classic.It is a really fun movie that is so easy to like.Watch this movie today. Peace Out.
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Summary: Underrated Masterpiece.
Review: I certainly agree with the reviewer who said this was the best of "Rentable Smith." I have seen every Jay and Silent Bob movie, from Clerks to Jay and SIlent Bob STrike Back, and have seen every episode of the Clerks animated series cartton show. I am building my collection, and right now have CLerks and Mallrats on DVD, intending to buy Chasing Amy soon. But anyway, back to Mallrats. This movie is absoloutley hilarious! I actually enjoy this film more than Clerks. Don't get me wrong, Clerks it great, but it really doesn't make me laugh to hard, though it does make me think (something Mallrats doesn't do), and I love the low budget feel of it. I give Clerks 5 stars. However, Mallrats is just a plain more enjoyable romp! Gags every second, hilarious, memorable characters (who could forget Willam desperately trying to see that sailboat!), great lines, great music, and fabulous acting by everyone involved. I'll admit Jeremy London does bad somethimes, but mostly he did fine, and I enjoyed his performance. However, Jason Lee is the one who really steals the show here! What I fine actor. His performance as Brodie should go down in history and be studied in film schools. He's loud, obnoxious, rude, and very, very funny! Shannen Doherty, CLaire Forlani, Michael Rooker, Jason Mewes, Ethan Suplee, all turn in excellent performances, especially Jason Mewes, whose performance as Jay in this film is about three times as funny as in the previous film, although he's different here. In Clerks he was rough, grouchy, foul mouthed and mean. Here, him (and Silent Bob, too) are both lighter and more cartoony, but more funny. Michael Rooker also gives a very special performance. He's scary, but hilarious! And the game show scene is classic! The DVD rocks! Over one hour of deleted scenes, which includes the film's brilliant original opening that really beats the theatrical one by a mile. I just love the guard looking up and screaming "SNIPER!" You get to learn way more about all the characters involved, and it's very funny. Tons more stuff to be found, all a joy, and with introduction by Kevin Smith and Vincent Periera. There's also a sweet audio commentary with lots of people, including Smith, Jay Mewes, Scott Mosier, and Ben Affleck. It's a very entertaining commentary, and you can even access live footage from the recording session! Cool. There's also a music video, and the film's horrible theatrical trailer (no wonder nobody went to see it). You can read cast and crew documents or production notes, and an engaging 20 minute documentary. The film's presentation is excellent, presented in it's original ratio of 1:85:1 and animorphically enhanced for widescreen TVs. The sound is 5.1 surround sound and both are great, but a movie like Mallrats really doesn't need surround sound and the rear speakers are only used once. Still, the movie looks and sound great. After watching Clerks and then going straight to Mallrats, the picture is like WOW! Excellent. Anyway, Mallrats is great. Buy it now.
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Summary: My favorite
Review: This is probably my favorite out of K. Smith's. It's full of quotable and memorable moments, and unlike many other films, it deserves, and can be, to be watched over and over again.
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Summary: Mallrats rules
Review: Mallrats is probably the best Kevin Smith film he's made to date, there are quality perfomances all around the shop (sorry about that pun) Jason Lee did a superb impression of a character based on Walt Flannegan (also in the move as the fan boy outside the comic book store), T.S was good, the clip with Joey Adams was ok, but by far (in my impression) the best performance has to go to the girl who plays Brandy Svenning (she's actually English) she's brilliant in this flick, Jay and Silent bob have some memerable scenes and the big guy who plays william Black's superb in the sailboat scenes.
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