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Summary: Another Smith Classic
Review: Kevin Smith has done it again. This is a wonderful, insightful movie. It is one of the only movies to truthfully look ot love. It is not all flowers and candy, and it does not always resolve itslef in a perfect, go and make your 1.4 kids type of way. The ending is truly cathartic, and a true payoff. The movie is very funny, and at times very frank and even painful. My only complain in this movie is it has less of Jay and Silent Bob than the other movies. If you enjoyed Clerks, Mallrats, and/or Dogma, you'll love this movie. If you have ever been in love, you'll love this movie. If you have a pulse, you'll love this movie.
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Summary: By far, Kevin Smith's best
Review: Ok, I have just finished watching, over the last month, the four films that kevin smith has made. And this one was the best. The acting was great. Joey Lauren Adams, Ben Affleck, Jason Lee, the black gay guy?. They were all great performances. The writing was spectacular. I saw this movie seven times in 5 days and I never got tired of it. The part when they are at the comic book convention, the archie/jughead discussion. Both very funy scenes. But to top them both off, there was the comparison of permanent injuries attained during sex. I laugh out loud every time I see it. You just can't get a better movie than this. One of the funniest, and all around best I have ever seen. And the ending is the perfect way to top the whole thing off.
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Summary: My thoughts (and you didn't even have to pay a penny)
Review: I just have to say that I consider Kevin Smith to be just under the status of demi-god. The only thing that's keeping him from getting to God-hood is the fact that he's still alive. Anyway, I think that his best movie is a toss-up between Chasing Amy and Dogma. I think that Dogma was really good in the sense that it had many interesting answers to ancient questions of religion and faith. It was also funny as heck. However, Chasing Amy is an unbelievably personal tale. If I didn't know better, I would've sworn that this is a personal chapter in Kevin Smith's life. First off, the acting is fabulous. I mean, Ben Afflick! Joey Adams! Jason Lee! I'm so in love with these people. They're so brilliant. Their acting abilities truly shine in this film. There is a whole gamut of emotions weaved into this film and the cast pulls them all off fabulously. I think that Kevin Smith has so much in this film, not just because of the subject matter, but because it just feels so personal. It's hard not to get wrapped up in these people's lives. I think that Kevin Smith has certainly created a wonderful masterpiece. Anybody who hasn't seen this film is certainly missing out. I think that the amazing part about this film was the genre that it's in. It was one of the first films I saw that didn't actually fit into any one extreme genre. It's got emotion and personality to be enjoyed by the most discriminant of tastes, even without resorting to mindless violence or pointless sex/nudity. Kevin Smith is a brilliant writer/director. If you have any doubts, watch this film. Watch Mallrats or Clerks. Watch Dogma. Read his run on Daredevil (it's in graphic novel right now called Daredevil: Visionaries). Kevin Smith is also a pretty good actor (as Silent Bob -- hey, I know it's not exactely Shakespeare but I think he's pretty good). This movie is worth it's price.
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Summary: Simply Fabulous!
Review: "Chasing Amy" by director Kevin Smith is such an triumph. This movie about love, friendship and taking chances hits with so many punches. It's well rounded, it doesn't take the easy way out, NOR does it go for the safe laugh. The story surrounding comic book writer Holden (Ben Afflect) , his best mate and partner Banky (played beautifully by Jason Lee), and Holden's love for fellow comic book girl, lesbian Allyssa (Joey Lauren Adams) Who SO deserved the Golden Globe Nomination. It's sweet, lovely and such a testament to true love. Conflict between these three characters carries this movie with such intelligence. One of the BEST love declaration speeches in movie HISTORY is in this movie, when Holden spills his cuts (in the rain, no less) to Alyssa. That scene sums up the whole movie. It's just such a good movie. Supporting cast includes the performance of Fan Fav. "Jay and Silent Bob" in a wonderful moment that sums it all up. Truly inspired writing on Smith's part. I hope everyone appreciates it like I do. It's fabulous!
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Summary: Even the rain can't "cool" Affleck
Review: This film ostensibly is about a straight man who falls in love with a lesbian. But then never judge a book by its cover or a film by its publicity. This film is truly a study of love in all its infinite variety and how human beings must go where the heart leads and not stop at the door of "sexual labeling." The relationship between Amy and Affleck is funny, sad, thought-provoking and hypnotic. They are today's Hepburn and Tracey--witty, smart, but unlike the stories of yore this romance is a frank study of sexual identity. Affleck becomes more beautiful as the film proceeds and Amy becomes more likable. Don't deny yourself the experience of this film which will have you thinking and asking as I did for days afterwards, "Have you seen Chasing Amy"?
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Summary: What a great movie
Review: I have seen this movie a few times, and each time I am surprised by how much I like it. The actors do an incredible job portraying painfully raw emotions. The scene in the rain is, as far as I am concerned, the best part of the movie. I wholeheartedly agree with the other reviews who have said this movie is not about homosexuality. This movie is about love, and how love knows no limits.
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Summary: perspective(s)
Review: i don't think that this movie was necessarily upsetting, it's just that in this mainstream culture that we are constantly bombarded with wherever we go, it's difficult, or we could say, challenging to step outside the rigorously defined borders of dictated confusion and try to emerge from this chaos with any sanity at all? and amidst all of this try to setup one's own set of 'perceived normalicy'. maybe this is a step in the wrong direction, after all can we honestly say that the '50's defined one-all-be-all template for success of 2 parents (m/f) and 2.5 kids in the suburbs is the perfect receipe for happiness? clearly this is not the society that we live in, nor should it necessarily be. but, as for this movie being some kind of ego stroke for men, just because again as hollywood dictates: the guy gets the girl; don't we all have our pressure points? i'm not trying to be antagonistic about this, i'm just trying to come to terms.
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Summary: The best Kevin Smith film so far
Review: Okay, so I liked Dogma a lot, but this one is still way better. I avoided it at the theatres because they played up the lesbian thing too much in the previews, so when I rented it I was pleasantly surprised. Point blank, this is Kevin Smith at his finest, and this movie is absolutely hilarious, especially Jason Lee's character, Banky. (Don't miss the Matt Damon cameo, either--he's a total dork.) You get the same awesome, bantering dialogue as in Clerks, but it's apparent that there was more than a little more budget available for this film. If you are a Kevin Smith fan, this is a must see. If you aren't, then you should see it anyway and this will probably make you a fan, especially if you grew up in the eighties--the references to Archie, Star Wars, etc. are priceless.
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Summary: Not what I expected
Review: I went into this movie expecting a comedy, and indeed for about a fourth of the movie I was entertained as far as comedy is concerned. And then it got serious and I said to myself, "Whoa, this isn't kevin Smith - is it?" I came out of the movie upset, frustrated and cheated. I saw it once more not expecting anything and was truely captured. It is a mature story directed with a delicate knowingness and genius. The script is fabulous and the actors are devine. This movie is certainly not the movie you'd expect from the man who made 'Clerks' and 'Mallrats'. See it twice, and I'm sure you'll agree.
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Summary: The best Kevin Smith movie yet. . . !
Review: This movie deals with a few topics: 1. How people can fall in love with anyone no matter what sex the person may be. 2. Dealing with your significant others history and past relationships. This movie contains one of the most romantic scenes, where Holden <Affleck> confesses his love to Alyssa in the pouring rain. This movie is also hilarious and will keep your eyes glued to the screen. Even though there is no soundtrack for this movie, the songs such as Coal "Stay" can be found on MP3.
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