Rating: 
Summary: Pretty Good Comedy!
Review: I saw this movie a year ago and thought it was pretty good. The movie is about two pot-heads that go to Hollywood to stop a movie from being made based on them. On the road, they encounter a hitch-hiker (George Carlin)who teaches them about the "book off the road", Jay and Bob saving a monkey, running from cops and Jay falling in-love with a hot girl named Justice (Shannon Elizabeth), and beating up a Priest. See what they'll do next.
Rating: 
Summary: Funny at times - but not his best work
Review: Well, I must admit that I enjoy (not love, not even like sometimes, but enjoy) Kevin Smith's work. This one, we'll, I'm not sure...Summary: Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) find out that a movie with characters based on them is going to be made and that they are not going to get the proceeds. Well, they would be fine with that, except people online think that the characters are "...". Well, we can't have anyone thinking that of Jay and Silent Bob, so they decide they are going to go to Hollywood and stop the movie from being made. My Comments: The satirizing of Hollywood and movies is hilarious, and when the jokes focused on that, I was laughing hysterically. However, I don't find drugs or sex or potty humor or farting to be that funny. I could do without the sexual innuendos and the incessant vernacular. Sure, perhaps the point of the movie is to make a comment about swearing, but, and this may sound arrogant, I am thoroughly unimpressed with people that have to include [profanity] in every sentence. Keep in mind this movie was bordering on an NC-17 rating. Also, if you watch the extra features on the DVD it doesn't appear that Jason Mewes is really that much different from the character he plays; how hard is it to be yourself? With a lot of cameos and a hilarious performance by Will Ferrell, the movie wasn't a flat one star. Though there is no visual pornography, there is plenty of verbal and the movie really just isn't worth seeing. Overall, don't waste your time or money on this one. Dogma, though not much better, is better and with a more interesting social commentary. Clerks is funnier. Jay and Silent Bob were always meant to be background characters, never the leads.
Rating: 
Summary: A disappointment
Review: When I first purchased this, I really did enjoy it and thought it was funny, but as I've grown in my spiritual pilgramage, it's nothing but stupid humor and an outrage. I can't believe that the MPAA rated this movie PG-13 with all the foul language. I have since then destroyed BOTH CD's and thrown them into the garbage, never to be played again.
Rating:
Summary: The worst of the Kevin Smith/New Jersey series.
Review: First off...if you havn't seen the original Kevin Smith movies, see them before you see Jay And Silent Bob Stike Back or you will be lost for the majority of the movie. I watched this movie with my friends and they all laughed at the ongoing sex-jokes, but they never laughed at the parts with the old Kevin Smith characters like Dante and Randal, Brodie, or even the part with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. There is a reason for this. Because they didn't see Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, or even Dogma. So of course they all thought that this was hilarious. But me, having seen the other movies first, did not laught that much because of how good the others were. Clerks was by far the best, Mallrats was funny, Chasing Amy was pretty funny, and Dogma was the second best. But the problem with Jay and Silent Bob in their own movie is that it loses the funniness because we see too much of them. In the other Smith movies, they are just shown in certain scenes which makes them even more funny. Now it is just all about them. Kevin Smith also loses his ear for good dialogue in this movie. He went from really funny conversations in Clerks with the use of great dialogue, to a bunch of slang words that only immature teenagers laugh at. If you are a true Kevin Smith fan, only buy this to complete the New Jersey collection. But other than that, you might now like it. "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" runs fro about 1 hour and 40 minutes. It is rated R for non-stop crude and sexual humor, strong language, drug content, and some cartoonish violence.
Rating: 
Summary: solid
Review: pretty funny movie. some of the comedy will be lost if you havent seen kevin smiths other movies (clerks, mallrats, chasing amy and dogma). overall pretty funny movie but not as good as dogma or clerks. at least jay (jason mewes) and silent bob (kevin smith) finally get the screenage they deserve!
Rating: 
Summary: Read between the lines
Review: I hate to imagine that anyone has seen this movie without knowing anything about Kevin Smith or the movies he has produced over the years. But in most people's cases I think that holds true. For instance, while I was working this past summer I heard a co-worker say something to the fact that "Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back" was the worst film she'd ever seen. Being that it's one of my favorites, I asked her if she'd seen the popular movie "Clerks". She said no. I then asked her if she had seen either "Mallrats", "Chasing Amy", "Good Will Hunting", "Dogma", or any of the "Star Wars" movies. I didn't even bother asking if she'd seen "Drawing Flies", since most Kevin Smith fans haven't even seen that one. But she replied no to all of them, although she'd heard that "Chasing Amy" was bad. Hmmm...that's interesting. Actually, it's funny, considereing that every one of those movies makes this one that much better. She looked at me as if I was a colossal moron, or at least a skeevy stoner. I realize that Kevin Smith tried to make a movie that anyone not privy to his previous movies could enjoy, but let's be serious. If you haven't seen the above mentioned movies you won't truely appreciate this one. And that's fine. If people want to be that shallow and/or one-dimensional that's their problem. I'm sure there's plenty of die-hard Smith fans who can honestly say they 'got' this movie. Take for example the episode of the movie where Jay and Silent Bob hitch a ride with Scooby-Doo and the gang. Now, if you had not seen the 1996 B&W comedy "Drawing Flies", you wouldn't really understand why (or how) they came to ride with Scooby. Because in the movie Jason Lee makes reference to who the leader of the group should've actually been. I believe it was Shaggy, but that's neither here nor there. Or how about the part where Holden opens the door and says 'look at these morose m*therf*ckers right here; it smells like someone sh*t in their cereal. Bunnggg!' Let's see, wasn't that a line that Jay used in "Chasing Amy" when first seeing Holden? Yes it was. Do you see where this is going? Let's not forget Jason Lee's chocolate-covered pretzel quote he says while in his comic book store. I believe you'll find it at #2 or so of my BEST 25 MOVIE QUOTES listmania list; but anyway, if you never say "Mallrats" you would have no idea what he's talking about. On the other hand, if you did see "Mallrats", I'm sure (at least I'm hoping) you got the joke. The point is I could go on forever listing ties between those films and this one. Anyway, if you hadn't seen any of those movies, one thing you can enjoy is the talent of the cast. Aside from the two stars Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith, you have Ben Affleck (Holden McNeil/himself), Matt Damon (himself), Jason Lee (Banky/Brodie), Will Ferrel (Federal Wildlife Marshal Willenholly), Chris Rock (Chaka Luther King), Shannon Elizabeth (Justice), Seann William Scott (Brent), Brian O'Halloran (Dante Hicks), along with many many more. And when I say many more, I'm not kidding. Just check out the cast list and I'm sure you'll be mildly impressed. For those of you who were wondering if this movie has any sort of plot, it does. Forget what anyone else might tell you, but the plot is good. And once again, you must know some key facts from other Kevin Smith movies to understand this movie's plot. The Bluntman & Chronic comic is based on the characters Jay and Silent Bob, but not their real-life characters, if that makes sense. Holden and Banky Edwards ("Chasing Amy" co-stars) designed the comic and payed both Jay and Silent Bob likeness rights for their involvement in the comic; although it is not directly. Consequently, had you not seen "Amy" you wouldn't know anything about this. Another thing I hear a lot is that the movie is nothing but swear words and stupid jokes. And in response to that there's not much you can say. That's who Kevin Smith is. He uses curse words, whether people like it or not, to make his movies. He's not making excuses and he's certainly not apologizing. But come on, show some respect. Coming from a guy who's first movie cost downwards of 28-grand to make, he's come a long way. And he does it by using those infamous dick and fart jokes; again, whether you like them or not. And for those of you who don't really enjoy those jokes, you should look forward to Smith's next production: "Jersey Girl". I think it comes out early summer 2003. It is supposed to be a new type of Smith film; without the 'snootchie-bootchie' lingo we are all used to. It stars new Hollywood couple Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, along with Liv Tyler, George Carlin, and Jason Biggs (who played himself with a small role in "Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back"). But really, the point I'm trying to make is simple. You must see "Mallrats", "Clerks", "Chasing Amy", "Dogma", "Good Will Hunting", "Drawing Flies", and even the "Star Wars" movies to fully understand, and enjoy, this movie. I could go on and on all day with similarities between the movies, but I've only got so much time (and a 1000-word maximum). Once you've viewed all those movies "Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back" should do a little bit more for you. If it doesn't, well, then you're not a Kevin Smith fan. What can I tell you? But before you go knocking a brilliant piece of film, make sure you know what you're talking about. That would be like watching the third "Scream" movie before the first or second. Come on, it's just common sense.
Rating:
Summary: outrageously funny!
Review: Only wet blankets and old farts wouldn't find this movie hilarious. So irreverent and fuuny it defies explanation.
Rating:
Summary: Fun for all ages
Review: Of course it's fun for all ages as long as your age is in the 20's and MAYBE the 30's. There's a LOT of potty humor in this one. One the flip side. I laugh at this flick each and every time I watch it. Jay and Silent Bob are by far the most charismatic characters Kevin Smith ever cam up with. Brodie is pretty close I'll have to admit. So anyway, it's the story of a couple of losers with a comic book based on their lives that gets sold to Hollywood. They read some pretty harsh critisms on the "internet," and they decide to go to Hollywood to stop the movie. Along the way they meet a group of Scooby Doo wannabes, Shannon Elizabeth as Justice, That Farrell guy from SNL, and Mark Hamill, as well as releasing a bunch of animals from a testing facility, an interesting conversation with a hitchhiker, and finally getting to Hollywood. This movie is NOT family fun. This movie is frat house fun.
The soundtrack is beautemous. Very good.
It's the last movie in the Kevin Smith series. I dare say it's the funniest. If you're familiar with Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, or Dogma, then this movie will only surprise you with how this guy could continue to write such funny material. Kevin Smith, we will miss your movies...
Rating:
Summary: Not Smith's best effort
Review: I usually like Kevin Smith's movies. I even liked Clerks although I think that is should have an NC17 rating. There are cameos by the stars of other Smith movies, and there are lots of references to the other Kevin Smith movies and to Smith's comic book publications as well. Despite these "in" jokes, the movie drags. The fact that this movie seems very long is the sign of a comedy that has missed its mark. Jay and Silent Bob are good supporting characters, but they are most effective when taken in small doses. Kevin Smith should leave the acting in his movies to the actors and reclaim his position off screen.
Rating:
Summary: Another Funny one from the infamous Kevin smith!!!
Review: This another cult classic if you are a Kevin Smith fan like I am then this is one to DEFINETLY add to your comic selection. Jay is the same foul mouthed moron and Silen Bob is well.... silent. But the cameos from other actors and actresses such as George Carlin and carrie fisher(princess leia) make that much more interesting. Plus if you are a Kevin smith fan he adds the little things from his previous films in it ( my favorite being buddy jesus on the dashboard of the car). But, Anyways this is one of my top 10!!!
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