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Summary: wished i could add more stars
Review: This is his funniest work since Clerks which by the way if you havent seen it or its sequels Mallrats, Chasing Amy,or Dogma watch those first cause you'll like them too. There are inside jokes galore from his previous films plus brand new jokes that are as hilarious as he can get so people go see his new movie. If you seen them then this is the movie to see cause this is a perfect way to end the series. Cant wait for the Clerks Sell Out Animated Movie or the Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back DVD
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Summary: Not smart at all
Review: All of the other Kevin Smith movies were inteligent and funny. However this movie falls out of line. Stupid, slapstic style jokes. It was just complete silliness, no strong plot at all. Its too bad, I was expecting something much better.
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Summary: Part 5 of the trilogy(?)
Review: What Kevin Smith lacks in his chronological skills, (This is the fifth film in what he calls the "New Jersey Trilogy") he makes up with vulgar humor. This film carries the most extreme humor in the series: some bad, some good. What Smith deserves the most credit for with this film is creating a synergy between all the films. Most of his friends are back, including his wife and child. Ben Affleck returns as both the character he played in Chasing Amy and as "Ben Affleck" in a great scene on the set of "GOOD WILL HUNTING 2: HUNTING SEASON" starring Matt Damon! So, he took all the running gags from the series and worked them all together. Every cross-reference makes his fans laugh along. On the flipside of that, non-fans will most likely be miserable, as they are not in on the joke. The plot is just an excuse to tie it together with drugs, flatulence and fornication jokes. Yes, Smith took all the criticisms his early films received and compounded the offense. There are several movie references and cameo appearances as it is 'hip' to be in a Kevin Smith film... This appears to be his film with the largest budget as many of the others had apparent skimpiness in places. So, the film is an adolescent road trip. Make Sure there's room for Daphne and Velma. Scooby Dooby Dooo!
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Summary: I BELONG! I BELONG!
Review: while i believe any open minded person would enjoy this movie.
It is definetly geared towards his target audience,and for this kevin i thank you. now lets get the dvd out a little quicker this time K
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Summary: Kevin Smith crudeness at it's best
Review: First off, my quick review:
If you like non-pc humor, this movie will entertain you immensly; if not, or if you liked previous Kevin Smith movies for their good writing and thoughtful points about life, you will probably hate this flick to no end. ----------------------------------------------------------------
I agree heartily that this was a self-indulgent, stupid romp of a movie (that I happened to love). I am part of the afformentioned "Kevin Smith Fan Base" that has been mentioned in previous reviews of this flick, so it doesn't really come as a surprise that I would love this film and despise anyone who said otherwise, but I have a point to make. The character "Holden" makes probably the only thoughtful line in the entire run of the movie when he makes a reference to "moving on with his work". I think that sums up this movie pretty well. This is the end (or at least near the end, as I've heard rumors of comics and cartoons based on these movies being in the works) of the "Jay and Silent Bob" series of Kevin Smith movies. As such, it's like he took the things people tended to like about those characters, and just went off. Nonstop crude humor. I do love this film and will miss Jay and Bob, but I really do think that Kevin Smith was channeling himself through Holden when he mentioned not wanting to write anymore about charcters who only dealt in "smoking weed and dick and fart jokes".
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Summary: Kevin Smith Strikes Back
Review: Once a year, Hollywood produces a movie in which it flagellates itself for its excesses. One gathers that this serves primarily so the movie factories can continue their overblown subcultures while looking like they care about the effect they have on the world. Despite the hubris of this position, one is inclined to forgive them, because it's gratifying to see the great and self-important humbling themselves. This year the honor falls to Kevin Smith, the independent filmmaker who made his name with "Clerks" in 1994. "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" takes the characters who are the constant in all of Smith's movies to California to stop a movie based on a comic book based on the characters. Only the second half of the movie concerns itself with Hollywood, but the number of stars who reprise roles from prior movies in this one indicates a lot about Hollywood in a more indirect manner. Smith enjoys a reputation as a buckaroo filmmaker due to his financing of "Clerks" - the movie cost $27,000, which Smith paid by maxing out his credit cards and auctioning his classic comic books. This image is appealing to aspiring filmmakers who don't want to mortgage control to Hollywood dream factories, but the number of stars, location shots, and computer effects in this movie indicates that Smith may be in the vanguard of a burgeoning new Hollywood establishment. Like all of Smith's movies, this one depends on references to prior movies. The premise of the story, a movie of the Bluntman and Chronic comic using Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (Smith himself) as characters, refers to "Chasing Amy." The opening scene refers to "Clerks," and incorporates Dante Hicks (Brian O'Halloran) and Randal Graves (Jeff Anderson), the eponymous clerks. Characters from "Mallrats" also appear. Indeed, this movie may be incomprehensible if you're unfamiliar with Smith's work. The characters from Smith's last movie, "Dogma." don't much appear, but that's because, at the end of the movie, nearly all had either died or ascended into heaven. Only Jay, Silent Bob, and Bethany Sloane (Linda Fiorentino) remained, and Bethany was pregnant with the last blood relation of Jesus Christ. One supposes Smith didn't want to incorporate an overtly messianic figure into this movie, so Bethany doesn't appear. However, several actors who appeared in "Dogma" also appear in "Jay and Silent Bob'," adopting new characters, as a nod to the previous film. This movie is a departure from previous stories, as Jay and Silent Bob carry the story themselves. Even in "Dogma," in which they had the largest role to date, they played second fiddle to the body of the story. Now, the characters are incensed at the buzz preceding the Bluntman and Chronic movie, and leave home to stop production. Of course, the characters get caught in ample absurdity on the way, including tangling with a quartet of animal rights activists, and learning the rules of hitchhiking from George Carlin. They also run afoul of the law, getting them chased from Boulder, Colorado, by a particularly incompetent Wildlife Marshal. The Marshal is played by Will Ferrell, a Saturday Night Live comic who enjoys great popularity despite the fact that nearly all his characters appear the same. He actually does well in this character, giving his goofy demeanor a good workout. If anything, he may be the strongest star, apart from the title characters, in the movie. Many guests, however, are a drag. Some who starred in Smith's previous movies appear, often as the original characters. This creates some confusion when Ben Affleck and Jason Lee, who played different characters in different movies, reprise more than one. Others who return include Shannen Doherty, Matt Damon, Joey Lauren Adams, George Carlin, and Chris Rock. More stars appear, many during the scenes parodying Hollywood, including James Van Der Beek, Jason Biggs, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Jon Stewart, and Tracy Morgan. Though all do credible jobs, their number becomes overwhelming as viewers try to keep track of them all. As far as story goes, it's all right. The beginning, set in New Jersey, and the portions in Hollywood are strong. It bogs down in the middle as the hitchhiking story goes on too long. Twenty minutes could be cut from the middle to heighten tension and viewer interest. The story picks up once our favorite stoners hit L.A, however, and everything proceeds satisfyingly to the conclusion. As in all of Smith's movies, references are made to comics, Star Wars, and hockey. This movie also jokes about Jay's fondness for The Time, a flamboyant soul group from the '80s, mainly remembered for their showy stage act. It's also peppered with references to other movies, including "The Fugitive," "E.T.," and "Good Will Hunting." While it's not necessary to see these movies to get the jokes, familiarity with Hollywood canon helps. This movie is rated "R," with reason. It's filled with unrelenting language, scatological jokes, drug humor, and crude homosexuality gags. This last fact has Smith in hot water with the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), but protests seem as fruitless as the Catholic protests against the themes in "Dogma." Indeed, seeing how closely Jay and Silent Bob cling together, it seems GLAAD and Smith himself are the only ones who haven't troubled themselves about the characters' sexuality. Rumor holds this movie is Smith's farewell to the setting that's contained his movies to date. This seems fitting, since Mewes, 27, and Smith, 30, are getting a little old for the characters. Because this story closes threads left from prior films, it makes a good conclusion. However, according to the Internet Movie Database, a new movie featuring Jay and Silent Bob may be in the works. "Clerks: Sell Out," the first direct sequel to Smith's freshman movie, is in pre-production and scheduled for a 2002 release. Time will tell, and if this is the last Jay and Silent Bob story, at least they went out on a strong one of which they can be proud.
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Summary: Simple Wit Strikes Back
Review: Writer-director Kevin Smith claims to have made this movie for the fans, and in attempting to target his largest audience to date, he has succeeded. JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK is a wonderfully funny film with a plethora of jokes, sarcasm, and twisted parodies. In the film, Jay and Silent Bob, two drug dealers, find out that a movie is being made called "Bluntman and Chronic," which is based on a cult comic book about their lives. Not reaping any of the rewards from the film, they set out for Hollywood to stop the production and rescue their name from being slammed on the internet. This wacky road trip to Hollywood is so hilarious, that even Scooby Doo and the gang have to join in. The film is chock full of humorous characters from Smith's previous films, and the double humor for the people who have seen these films is outstanding. However, the film is not completely about inside jokes, though there are quite a few. All of the hilarity is completely understandable, because the particular occurances are so fresh. The cast is remarkable and it is quite clear that they all had a great time making the film due to the nice on-screen chemistry. The intelligently snappy dialogue and the quick pace of the storyline make for an amazingly entertaining movie with something in it for everyone. This film is out to attack, or, at the very least, insult everything in its sight, including its own threadbare plot. Overall, this is a clever, well-written film, with a super cast. JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK will make you laugh out loud several times. It's worth checking out.
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Summary: Solidly mediocre
Review: I feel like a moron writing this review, since Smith set up this big insult to all people who write online reviews in this movie, but whatever. This movie is like "Mallrats" without the intelligence and class. I must be the only Kevin Smith fan that didn't like this movie that much. I hesitate to say it's because I'm intelligent, because that would make me an arrogant jerk. But let's get one thing clear - this movie is NOT like his previous works. It is VERY different. All of his returning characters were kind of funny, but their time in the movie was short and it seemed like their jokes were rushed. All of the new characters were either annoying, or negligible, with the exception of C*ckknocker. Will Ferrell once again acts like a Jim-Carrey-wannabe, and he would only be funny to fans of the latest seasons of SNL. I always thought that the last few years of SNL have been the same joke, over and over again, except that it was much funnier when they at least tried to put some effort into it. The same thing applies to Ferrell in this movie. Shannon Elizabeth - why, oh why is she popular? Not only is her acting bad, but her character isn't even likeable. Basically, she and the International Diamond Thieves Gang are just here to make poorly timed, boring sex jokes. The IDTG is a way-overused kind of thing, and you would think that Smith might parody it in his movie. But instead, he just makes a cheap rip-off of Charlie's Angels, which cannot possibly be called a parody. Sometimes, the randomness of the movie outsmarted itself. Like the Scooby Doo parody, which is totally unnecessary (Not to mention uninspired). And Jay's "sheep talk" just seems like Smith needed a cheap way to get rid of another random character. Yes, there are cameos galore. But who said that cameos make good movies? As I got to the end, I was just hating every time when there was a new cameo. Hey, look, now it's Jason Biggs! Wow! Who cares? However, I think that most people will like this movie. This is because most people happen to disagree with me on a lot of things. People who will love it: SNL fans, "American Pie" fans, "Scary Movie" fans, and people who loved "South Park" before they started to tamper with the formula. People who will hate it: People who hate swearing, people who hate heavy-handed sex jokes, fans of originality, and people who hate Hollywood.
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Summary: it's funny
Review: This isn't The Battleship Potemkin, this is Jay and Silent Bob. If you like their characters in the previous Kevin Smith movies, you'll love this movie. I'm not going to describe the plot, Jay does a better job of that in the movie. Again, if you like the characters, you'll appreciate this movie.
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Summary: Jason Fat Buds Mews is Back
Review: The original stoner Duo is back... No I am not talking about Cheech and Chong... I mean Jay and Silent Bob AKA Jason Fat Buds Mews and Kevein Smith. The glue that holds the first four movies together is back with avengence in their own movie showing off what they do best. View Askews 5th atempt at a movie is their funnitest second only to Mallrats which is the greatest movie ever thanks to the performance of Jason Lee. He makes not one but two Camieos in this film making it all the more exciting. Jay and Silent Bob rock for the Kevin Smith fans and even for those who are new to his Genious.
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