Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

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Summary: one of the funniest and most under...
Review: appreciated movies of the year. true Kevin Smith fans are going to love this film. it's funny and has an all star cast. the funniest person of course, is Will Ferrell. man, he's hilarious. go and buy this movie to complete your Kevin Smith collection.

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Summary: MUST SEE ALL
Review: If you haven't see the rest of Kevin's movies...Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma) then you will miss the heart of this one. It is one funny movie with lots of cameos from the other movies...again, if you haven't seen them all there is so much you will be missing...As for seeing it without the benefit of past Kevin Smith movies, I can't imagine it would be as funny as I thought and you certainly couldn't appreciate many of the refernces to said movies....So - Take a saturday- begin with Clerks and watch them all - you will love this one!!! (my favorite is still clerks however...and the rest are equal in second place) I just love his movies!!!

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Summary: Disappointing
Review: After a strong start, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back fizzles into a lame middle section before re-gaining a little strength at the end. Following the near-epic comedy of Dogma and the important comedy of Chasing Amy, you'd think Kevin Smith would be just as successful with a screwball comedy.

He's not. Without a framework to hang the jokes on, he has to invent plot contrivances rather than letting the story unfold, and only about a third of the movie really succeeds.

On the plus side, the DVD release is primo, with a wealth of additional material to complement the superb audio/video film presentation. All DVDs should be made with this much ambition and value for the buyer.

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Summary: just plain funny
Review: stupid-yes, crude-yes, ridiculous plot-yes, fall down flat out funny-yes.
one of the funniest movies ive seen in years..and thats its sole purpose..is it trying to be innovative or break new ground or do something new?..no not at all..its just lets throw every joke we can at the audience and see what sticks...and alot does..if you even remotely enjoyed jay and silent bob in any of kevin smiths movies youll find something that will make you laugh out loud at least once if not 10 times.

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Summary: Typlifies the "love 'em" or "hate 'em" aspect of Kevin Smith
Review: Look at the number of 5 star and 1 star ratings, with little in between, in the reviews for J&SBSB. This is not unusual as director Kevin Smith - certainly one who fits into the auteur category - evokes very strong reactions.

If you didn't enjoy any of his earlier films then, frankly, you should pass by J&SBSB.

If, on the other hand, you loved the earlier works in the Jersey Trilogy (now five films) then why haven't you clicked on 1-Click already?

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Summary: Theyre back
Review: A few years back, an unknown writer/director by the name of Kevin Smith financed his first film by selling his collection of Comic Books and maxing out all of his credit cards. The film was "Clerks" and it became the surprise hit of 1994 and took critical acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival.
Clerks told the story of a day in the life of a group of people in a small New Jersey town and introduced film audiences to Jay and Silent Bob. Jay (Jason Mewes), and Silent Bob(Kevin Smith), are two stoners who spend their days outside a convenience store dealing drugs, chasing women and dispensing wisdom. Their many motivators outside of drugs, woman, and money are the Star Wars films, heavy metal and comic books. The two characters became very popular with audiences and appeared in the other Kevin Smith films such as "Mallrats", "Chasing Amy", and "Dogma" often stealing the scenes they were in from the rest of the cast.
Their is a saying that for all things there is a season and having just turned 30, Smith decided that it was time to move to other challenges in Hollywood and leave Jay and Silent Bob behind. Smith did however want to give the boys a grand sendoff and rounded up many of the cast members from his previous films for his latest effort, "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back".
The film opens with Jay and Bob doing what they do best, hanging out in front of a store selling pot to the local kids. Jay does the talking as he sees himself as the brains behind the pair, and Bob only speaks on rare instances, and when he does, it is often something very profound that speaks of a wisdom that is well hidden by his lifestyle.
Jay and Bob go to visit their good friend Brodie (Jason Lee) who has retired from his talk show that he gained at the end of "Mallrats" to return home and run a comic store. It is here that Jay and Silent Bob learn that there is to be a movie made based on their alter egos Bluntman and Chronic. Thinking that they have a big payday coming to them, the boys head off to see Holden (Ben Affleck) who did a comic based on the two for many years, as Holden is the one who they believe is behind the film deal.
The boys dreams of riches are given a jolt when they learn that Holden sold the rights to his former partner, Banky (Jason Lee) and that if they want money they need to check with him. It is at this point that the two dolts first learn of the internet. Holden shows them how the film is expected to do well, but that there are those on the internet who think Jay and Silent Bob are stupid characters and are highly critical of them in online postings. Desperate to save their good names and thus avoid losing any action from the ladies, Jay and Silent Bob set off to Hollywood to stop the making of the film as shooting begins in just three days.
It is at this point that the movie becomes a road movie as many celebrity cameos pop up ranging from Carrie Fisher, to George Carlin. Before long, the boys are in the company of four lovely ladies who are heading to Denver to free test animals, Jay becomes smitten with one of the ladies, a stunner named Justice (Shannon Elizabeth). All is not as it seems as the girls are not what they seem and Jay and Silent Bob are soon on the run from the authorities and a crazed Wildlife Marshall (Will Ferrell).
The film is very bawdy as no bodily function is left untouched but the brutal honesty of the language is part of the films charm as this is how Jay and Silent Bob are, and they are themselves no matter what the circumstances. The supporting cast seems to be having a great time and the film and actors even poke fun at themselves and their past work. While not destined to win any awards for acting, directing, or story, "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" sticks to the formula that made Clerks so much fun, recognizable characters, funny jokes and situations, and a light hearted attitude where nothing is taken to seriously and no subject is taboo.
Smith brilliantly included many of his characters from his past films in this movie as it brought the New Jersey series as it is often called to a good closure. We see that many of the characters no matter how small from past films are going on with their lives and while things may have changed for them, the people and friends from their past still hold a special place in their hearts. Life goes on, but those special people who were a part of ones life, still remain, even if they are no longer with you, they remain in your heart and thoughts. This is much like the casts of Smith's films as while they may be gone after this film, it is unlikely that the viewers will forget them anytime soon. Smith says this is the last outing for Jay and Silent Bob, but the door may be left slightly open for a return of the two loveable losers someday.

4 stars out of 5

DVD Features Extra footage, Directors commentary and so much more.
DVD review 5 stars out of 5.

Gareth Von Kallenbach
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Summary: Funniest Movie Of The Year
Review: Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is by far the funniest movie to be released this year. As the fourth edition in Kevin Smith's brilliant saga, this movie supassed my expectations by far. Granted, this is not one for the young folks. It is rude, crude, and very filthy, but isn't that what makes it better? I watched this movie in the theatre 5 times, and was the first person to buy the dvd. If you don't get offended easily by crude humor, and enjoy laughing non-stop, this one is for the ages.

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Summary: Should be called "Kevin Smith Loves America."
Review: Kevin Smith delved deeply into his own psyche and produced a love letter to American pop culture. With more references to music, movies, comics and TV than a Tarantino script, JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK so neatly ties the bow on the package of Smith's first 5 films that both MALLRATS and DOGMA were improved, in my estimation.

Follow clueless Jay and his hapless hetero life partner across the USA on their trek to--

Never mind. The plot's not really important.

What *is* important is that you get Smith, Smith and more Smith--the best of what he's shown us in the past with very few of the self-indulgent excesses that marred his earlier films. Smith even takes himself to task for having the audacity to think that this is even a good idea for a movie. If you liked MALLRATS and DOGMA, you should *love* this one.

I gave this movie 4 stars, but the DVD package gets 5. The second disc includes almost 3 hours of material, including 90 minutes of deleted scenes hosted by Smith, Jason "Jay" Mewes, Producer Scott Mosier, and Actress Jennifer Schwalbach Smith (who happens to be Smith's wife). Material here was cut for reasons of length, pacing, or ratings--very little of the deleted stuff is just plain not up to the quality of the feature film.

The included gag reel, entitled "Why movies cost so much," gives us bloopers and miscues and would be worth the one-star increase all by itself. Add to it some marvelous improvisation between Jon Stewart and the all-too-funny Will Ferrell, a reel of Judd Nelson ad libs, another of Ferrell ad libs, a "making of" short, a couple of pieces about Morris Day and the Time, well...this is the disc that keeps on giving. A Special Edition that is truly special.

If you don't like Jay and Silent Bob, you probably won't like this film, but if you have more than a passing interest in Kevin Smith's films, you should own this disc.

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Summary: Jay and Silent Bob saga ends with 2 loaded DVDs
Review: The fifth part in the Jersey trilogy by Kevin Smith puts Jay and Silent Bob forward as the two main characters, and you love this or not. The intellectual approach of Dogma has been abandoned, and instead you get an unlimited dose of Jay (Jason Mewes) ranting, with Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) as his sidekick. References to the four previous Kevin Smith movies abound, and most of the characters walk on screen at one time or another, which makes for a cartoonish impression.
The DVD gives you this, with quite an extensive second helping in the form of a second DVD with all the deleted scenes, a gag reel, an immediately visible "Secret Stash" (mostly devoted to the band Time) and lots more (almost 3 hours in all). I particularly liked the episode from Comedy Central's Reel Comedy about Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, which gives you the movie in concentrated form. A nice DVD edition, but certainly not in the league of the Criterion editions of Clerks, Mallrats and Chasing Amy, or the special edition of Dogma.

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Summary: Smith's weakest movie to date...
Review: I love the movies "Dogma," "Chasing Amy," and "Mallrats." I thought Jay and Silent Bob were really fun characters in these films, but I guess their charm existed solely in the realm of being supporting characters.

The Jay and Silent Bob movie ended up being just a bit over the top with its crude humor. Don't get me wrong, sometimes crude jokes can be a lot of fun. "American Pie" is a good example of good "clean," raunchy fun. However, Jay and Silent Bob's movie comes off more ....than a Wal-Mart clearance sale!

This movie did have some good points (I especially liked the Scooby-Doo parody), but overall it just didn't live up to my high expectations. Even a star-studded cast couldn't save this one. Better luck next time, Mr. Smith.