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Summary: smoochies boochies!
Review: This is my first Kevin Smith movie, so i cant really compare to clerks or chasing amy. But this movie was great. It was cleverly thought out by Kevin Smith and i can see now why there is such a cult following from him. The movie has plenty of one liners and offensive talk to keep you laughing. Reccomended to everyone looking for a good laugh thats at least 15 years old. Kevin smith was hilarious as was the rest of the cast, and the ending (the game show) was the best part in the movie.
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Summary: this is hilarious
Review: (S. Dohertery is not the main of the movie!!?) This is one of the funniest and cleverest movies I've ever had the pleasure to watch. I love this movie. Kevin Smith is genious. If you liked Clerks or Chasing Amy (this one's follow-up) you're sure to enjoy this one. It takes you on a journey of a couple of self-described losers who both after getting dumped by thier girlfriends go hang out at the mall where they find about a dating show of the boy's girlfriends father, who she will be paticipating in. Any way they come up with some sort of scam to get both thier girl friends back, with the likes of Jay and Silent Bob to lead the way. It's kind of a love story, but has more comedy. God, the scene where the two are in a thrift shop, inside of a three nippled fortune tellers shop is quite a piece of memorable hilarity.
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Summary: Ignore the bashers, movie GOOD. Fire BAD! FIRE BAD!
Review: Okay, this isn't Kevin Smith's best, but there are extenuating circumstances. First of all how do you follow Clerks? Secondly, this was a studio production not an indie like Clerks, so Mister Smith didn't hgave total control over his vision. For more on this read the notes in the Chasing Amy DVD. Aside from being hamstrung by hollywood execs (honestly, you will never find a more wicked hive of scum and villany than in movie studio boardrooms), this movie was very funny. Comic geeks will love the references to all their favorite heroes and the questions they ask each other about them. Come on, haven't you wondered about how prehensile Mister Fantastic is? Did the Invisible Woman give him that name? Just wondering...
While I thought this movie was really funny I know it really isn't for everyone, just die hard view askew fans. Even those not from Jersey. Pay close attention especially to the credits for tie ins to other works of Mr. Smith like the monkey from Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. There's lots of other little tidbits but that would be telling...
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Summary: the lesser of the "new jersey" films, but ya gotta laugh
Review: kevin smith is probably one of the most interesting directors we currently have gracing the silver screen with his amazing presence, not just as a comic genius, but as an understated comic actor as well. his first film, "clerks" was an extremely sophisticated freshman effort that was masked in a sea of film references (ranging from "star wars" to "jaws") and post-pubescent perverted humor. the characters in the film talked about sex and films as though they were in the same ballpark, let alone the same sport, and in "mallrats" we get more of that, on a higher budget, made with a studio, and that is where it slightly suffers: the studio's hand in making the film (more like controlling the film) is evident. while smith's comic touch is the silver cloud, the co-producers that oversaw uber-producer scott mosier, are the dark lining. kevin smith was never meant to make a movie like this, and the fact that he was able to pull of a sort of action-comedy with special effects and stunts, and still manage to keep his characters with their brilliantly written dialogue at the center of the camera's attention says a lot for smith as a filmmaker. "mallrats" is terrific entertainment, and while it pales next to "clerks" and "dogma," it still stands proudly as an addition to the "jersey" films. it's a lot of fun.the real landmark that takes place in the film, aside from smith's dialogue of course, is jason lee in his first movie. lee quickly became one of my favorite actors after i saw his fantastic performance in this, and i was one of the people who felt the most jipped when his performances in "chasing amy" and "almost famous" weren't noticed by the academy. of course, this is the same academy that gave a best actor oscar to russell crowe and never gave one to stanley kubrick. go figure... anyway, steering clear of my personal loathing for the academy of motion picture arts and sciences *cough*jagoffs*cough*, it is jason lee's skillful delivery of smith's dialogue that keeps this movie together; that and jay and silent bob, of course. and who can forget that hysterical drop to the floor when joey lauren adams blasts jeremy london's manhood? i still laugh after... okay, so i can't keep track of the numerous times i've seen all of kevin smith's movies, you know you can't either. bottom line: "mallrats" is one of the better comedies of the last ten to twenty years. after a series of completely not funny post-"scream" films that have come out, it's refreshing to go back in your video/dvd collection and take another gander at "mallrats." it's not as intelligent as smith can be, but then again, what studio film is as intelligent as kevin smith? go watch "clerks" and then pop in "dude, where's my car?" and you'll be bowing in admiration like i am. dvd footnote: while the commentary and interactive menus are a lot of fun, the deleted scenes, while they come in abundance, are not that good. for great deleted scenes, look to the "dogma: special edition" dvd and the "chasing amy" dvd for it's outtakes as well as deleted scenes.
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Summary: cheryl loved mallrats
Review: when i saw clerks for the first time i didn't think it possible to make a movie that orignal and funny with the release of mallrats i stood corected and when i found out the both were written and directed by kevin smith i was blown away. As a 16 year old from glasgow i should not really have seen kevins outstanding work but all i can say is that I THANK THR LORD i have as every movie is in its own way genius,funny(to say the least)and well amazing. Keep up the good work kevin i am looking forward to seeing and enjoying jay and bob strike back.
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Summary: Funniest Movie ever made!!
Review: A must for any Kevin Smith fan, If you loved clerks and dogma you'll adore this film, easily the best Kevin Smith to date, Jason Lee plays Brodie a Comic freak dumped by his girlfriend, He and his friend TS hang out in the mall causing frequent hilarious scenes, mostly thanx to Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith a.k.a Jay and Silent Bob, The Hatchett men. make sure you get this DVD............Snoochies Boochies !
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Summary: Pretty funny, but could be much better.
Review: 3.25 stars is more like my rating. This is the most vacuous of the Kevin Smith movies I think. It was made with way too much money and felt like a bad remake of an 80s movie at times. There is just too much effort to make it palatable to the mainstream, which is the corporate machine messing with the talent of Kevin Smith. But anyway.... I think the best part of this movie is Brodie (Jason Lee) and his shamelessly aggressive mannerisms at which he confronts his problems, often with radical consequences (you'd have to see the movie to understand what I mean). Plus there is the whole Easter and Easter Bunny scenario, which is EXTREMELY dangerous in terms of laughability. "The Easter Bunny has been here since two days after Christmas!" Now who won't be able to snicker in concurrence with that fact of consumerism and holiday obsession? Of course the BIG Easter-related laugh is a surprise! There is quite a bit of crude and crass humor in certain spots in this movie; this may be one area where MALLRATS is ahead of its time. Movies like SOMETHING ABOUT MARY and AMERICAN PIE are commonly seen as THE modern gross-out films. While not nearly as moving as Smith's other gems, MALLRATS is nonetheless a great laugh if you're stuck in your teenage mentality.
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Summary: The critic was watching another movie 'cause Mallrats RULES!
Review: If you've seen any Kevin Smith movie you know you're in for a wild ride. The best dialogue in movie history was made by Kevin Smith and Quentin Tarantino, but unlike Tarantino, Smith uses comedy in a more... oh screw it, if you're reading this just do yourself a favor and BUY THIS DVD! The movie is one of the best comedies of the 90's, the extra's on the DVD are the stuff movie geek's dreams are made of. The best buy I've made this year. Jay & Silent Bob RULE!
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Summary: Under-Rated Smith Flick
Review: Mallrats was actually my introduction into the world of "Kevin Smith". Flicking through cable channels one day, I stumbled across this flick and have been a devoted fan ever since! Since becoming more knowledgable in Kevin Smith films, To this day I cannot see why this film did so badly and how people can sit there and blast it. As most people agree, the dialogue plays a decent part on why Smith films are so fantastic and fun, and this was the first thing that grabbed my attention. As mentioned, when I stumbled across Mallrats on Cable, it was almost the end of the film at the Game Show segment. To have a chick insinuating having sex as a question, and having Brodie (God bless Jason Lee!) scream out "Oh, you mean like...!", I was hooked. Thankfully, as cable is infamous for doing, Mallrats got multiple re-runs and the next day I caught the flick in full. Onto the DVD Itself, any DVD of a great film such as Mallrats deserves purchasing. I mean, there is no other way, bar stealing a film reel yourself, to get the fantastic picture quality and sound, and more importantly, which you can't get too many places, BONUS FEATURES! And for this DVD to be advertised as having "Over 1 hour of Deleted Scenes", it makes any fan salivate from the mouth. Whilst I know many film purists who state "Deleted Scenes are deleted for a reason" (!), any true fan of a film wants to see scenes that the director intended to include but was prevented from doing so due to film politics, irritating production companies or simply time management. The real gem on this disc however has to be the Audio Commentary. By the way, this was the first Audio Commentary I ever viewed with "Video Hijinks"; IE: when the mallrats logo appears, press the select button on your remote to change the screen to a 'live' shot of the guys in the Audio Commentary booth interacting with each other. It was great to see all the guys together. Smith, Mewes, good ol' Ben Affleck (Who by the time I saw Mallrats had become 'all that and a bag of potato chips' through his post-Mallrats flicks), as well as "Chasing Amy's Jason Lee" (A referral poor old J.L. will probably take to the grave) all work great together, feeding of what each other says to make a very intertaining and worthwhile DVD. In fact, People I know that HATE Mallrats (I can't see how the could) have bought the DVD primarily for the Commentaries and Extra Features. One mate I know only liked Clerks and Chasing Amy, but owns every Kevin Smith DVD on the market! Another Gem has to be the "Easter Egg" on the Mallrats DVD. For those DVD-Illiterate people out there, an Easter Egg is a 'hidden bonus' but in most cases, these aren't hidden very well. To access it, move your cursor onto the Robot's Eyes at the Mallrats Menu and press select (It is either the Main Menu or the Bonus Features Menu). Rather humerous little addition by Kevin Smith. (However, no Kevin Smith inserts come close to the great one he did for the Criterion Chasing Amy Disc). ...Personally, Mallrats is my favourite Smith film as yet and Brodie Rulz!
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Summary: One of my all time faves!
Review: THIS MOVIES IS HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!
LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT
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