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Summary: Kevin Smith is a comedic genius
Review: Versatility. That is the only word that can do the immense talent that is Kevin Smith justice. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, the fifth and final installment in his cult-favorite-and-now mainstream series the "New Jersey Trilogy", is a wonderful romp packed with laughs and excitement all the way through its hour and 40 minutes running time. One might expect this movie to be a crude and rude equivalent to all the trash that Hollywood seems to just pull out...And for a second, this movie manages to pass itself off as one of those throwaway films. But what makes this movie so appealing is that it refuses to take itself seriously for one moment. Even the requisite "sentimental, sappy romantic" scene is jabbed at and recklessly parodied. American Pie, for example, fell short as soon as it started taking itself seriously and moved from a genuinely funny comedy to a teen movie filled with unnecessary melodrama and overacting that seems to just break up a promising pace. That's one of the admirable feats this movie does: there isn't a single moment that you're not laughing or at least waiting for another joke (crude as it may be) to turn up. In my honest opinion, this is what a pure comedy film is about. Jason Mewes is perhaps the biggest presence in this film. I always knew he was funny, but in this movie he was transposed to a god-like status! There were times when he was saying something serious that I still couldn't help but chuckle because of who he is (the only other actor with this power is Jack Black). His mouth is so foul and his intentions are so dirty and hapless that the audience can't help but love this guy for who he is and represents and cheer him on. His motor-mouth capabilities, when played off of Smith's Silent Bob generates such surprising chemistry that it must be watched in order to be understood. Another interesting and enjoyable aspect of this film is that the cameos (which are numerous but never overwhelming) never seem forced; the actors never fall out of character, and their appearance will either have you slapping your forehead and grinning like an idiot, or laughing out loud at the length they are willing to go to spoof others or themselves. Jason Biggs and James Van Der Beek are surprisingly charismatic in their appearance because they're playing roles in this movie that relentlessly contrast and parody their status in real life of teen heartthrobs. Another memorable duo (one of my favorite scenes) is the short but subtley hilarious scene in which Ben Affleck and Matt Damon (playing themselves, no less) mock each other and poke fun at their choice of starring in bad movies such as Reindeer Games (Matt Damon at one point calls Affleck, "Bounce-boy"). While watching this movie, you never really feel like you're being forced to sit through a movie or having to put up with lame jokes. Like one reviewer on this site said, this movie manages to make all sorts of jokes without ever offending anyone (mainly because Smith strives to be over-the-top with his jokes, so much that you can't help but laugh instead of feeling offended). Instead, this movie feels like one big party where everyone is having a good time, never taking anything seriously. Granted, this movie won't be garnering Academy Awards any time soon, but then again this wasn't the original intention in the first place now was it? This movie may not succeed in touching one's heart or displaying genuine pathos (check out Chasing Amy for that) but it does succeed in what it was meant to do: make someone laugh. Go buy this movie now!
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Summary: This Is So Bad That Rob Schneider Could've Been In It...
Review: Kevin Smith is, um, consistent to say the least in the fact that every movie he makes is worse than the last one. This flick is just plain awful, with a terrible script (having to do with jewel thiefs, a stolen monkey, and an annoying wildelife ranger) and in-jokes so heavy handed the characters actually do the dreaded "turn to face the camera and wink at the viewers so they know we're being terribly self referential and hilarious" move.Of course the jokes are so obvious that this shouldn't really be neccessary unless the audience is composed of complete morons. It seems Smith has really given up trying to do anything original anymore (like Clerks) and resorts to hammer to the head cliches and pandering to the lowest common denominator. Even Smith completists will likely be turned off by this heap, and I would only recommend this to elementary school kids tired of fingerpainting and who may find the tritely ribald dialogue amusing for about ten minutes.
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Summary: Kevin Smith disapoints
Review: I'm a big fan of Kevin Smith, and loved Clerks, Chasing Amy and Dogma, but this film was a real disapointment. The realization that I came to was that I like Jay alot more than Silent Bob. We see entirely too much of Kevin Smith, who while a good writer/director is a terible actor. A redeeming fector of the DVD is the bonus material which is (I think) even longer than the movie. I think Jay provides a good comic foil as the more serious introspective characters that inhabit Kevin Smith's films, but there might not be enough there to warrent an entire movie. And again, Kevin Smith is just plain annoying to watch both in the movie and introducing cut scenes on the bonus material-disk. In summary, rent it if you are a Smith fan, but it doesn't warrent a buy.
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Summary: Vulgar, Crude, and gut-bustingly hilarious!
Review: "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" is one of the funniest comedies I have ever seen! All I'l say is that this is not for CHILDREN under 16, because of the crude humor and explicit language! THIS IS FUNNY! WATCH ASAP!
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Summary: hmmm....
Review: I don't know....
Al of the Kevin SMith movies are sooo good. I don't know what happened with this one. Sure it's got it's laughs. but I just think it's way to commercial. Something is just lacking with this film. Like he tried to do too much. I will still buy the DVD because i love Kevin Smith movies but this one is the weakest in the series... But It's only one opinion...
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Summary: Ummm, Where Did Kevin Smith Come Up With This One?
Review: Let me start off by saying I love each and everyone of Kevin Smith's (Dogma, Chasing Amy, Clerks, Clerks Animated & Mallrats) movies. But this one come right out of left field. It did'nt have the usual Kevin Smith humor, as well as many other things. The movie changes the way you look at Jay and Silent Bob. Jay act's like he has more sense (no good), the usual characters are'nt in it but maybe 2-3 minutes each. The language got more vulgar & not as sophisticated as the others. You notice in CLERKS, they might use a lot of profanity, but they have a large vocabulary. In this one it's like Kevin Smith had a brain ... the entire time he wrote it. I thought the ending of all of Smith's characters would be triumphant, but instead it's mind numbing. The group of jewel theives (which has Ali Larter & Shannon Elizabeth) are annoying. They should'nt have even been added to the movie script. George Carlin's scenes is funny, but for Chris Rock's scene, IT ...! All the scenes with Jay and Silent Bob seem to be off. The fact they had the characters in the movie, made no nevermind to me, considering they only used them for a few seconds. (Jason Biggs & James Van Der Beek's cameos absolutely were horrible too, as well as Jason Lee's scenes). If you want a good movie check out one of Smith's earlier works, but as for this one, its a dud. Other Movies Directed & Written by Kevin Smith: Clerks
Clerks Animated
Mallrats
Chasing Amy
Dogma
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Summary: One of the best comedies of all times
Review: I would rank this comedy as one of the best to hit the screen. It ranks up their with Month Python's Holy Grail and Mel Brooks Young Frankenstien. I start laughing out loud just remembering scenes of the movie. The movie never slows down and has a constant bombardment of laughs. WARNING: This movie is rated R for a reason. The character Jay always uses strong language and by no means is this a movie for kids to watch. But hey who would let their kid watch an R rated movie anyway. If you don't like strong language in your humor then this movie is probably not for you. But the brains behind the laughs cannot be denied. This is movie you have to watch. WATCH THE CREDITS ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO THE END TO GET THE DOGMA REFERENCE!!!
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Summary: I'd give it 10 stars if I could!
Review: This is another top notch DVD release from director Kevin Smith. I really appreciate the level of quality and time he puts in to every DVD release, such as video introductions for each of the 50 (Yes, FIFTY!) deleted scenes, plus outtakes and whatnot. It also has music videos, the comedy central Jay & Silent Bob special, and of course a great commentary track. Plus there's a lot I'm forgetting. You really get your money's worth packed in these 2 discs!
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Summary: 4 1/2!!!!!!!!
Review: I was first introduced to Jay and Silent Bob in Kevin Smith's first film "Clerks". I found them sharp and funny. Then, I couldn't stop laughing at them in "Dogma". Well, it seems Jay and Bob have kept there pattern of just getting funnier with their new film of their own "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back". It's so funny that you almost can't laugh. My face was red throughtout the whole thing and the jokes come so fast and bunched together that you can barely get a breathe in edgewise. I love this movie and hope many others do to, first, don't mind the f-words (cause there sure are a lot of them) ans just sit back and enjoy the ride!
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Summary: Raunchy fun
Review: I got this DVD early, using my super-secret connections (the "CD Warehouse" in crossroads mall), and let me tell you, it's damn-good! The film explores the subjects of the internet and the film industly, but the extras are also very good. The deleated scenes are actually funny, as is the commentaty about them. I don't know how Kevin Smith does it, but I liked EVERYONE in the cast, even people who I usually hate (Jason Biggs and James Van Der Beek, to name a few). Well, basicaly, talk about going out with style. The only problem is the apperance of non-stop gay jokes, that would kind of negate "Chasing Amy," were it not for a brief doilogue between Biggs and Van Der Beek about homophobia.
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