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Summary: Noise, noise, noise, watchin' films, laughin' hard
Review: CLERKS is a film that a bunch of buddies and I watched repeatedly in college. Even after having seen the film more times that I can count, there's still something there that can make me laugh. If you haven't seen it, then you certainly should, as long as you aren't one to be easily offended. However, a word of warning to the uninitiated: the movie originally received an NC-17 rating based purely on the raunchy dialog. The characters in CLERKS are some of the most memorable and entertaining people that you'll ever see in a movie. Becoming more familiar with the film after multiple viewings, it may surprise you when you realize exactly how small the roles are of some of the unforgettable inhabitants of Clerksworld. Olaf the Berserker, Snowball, the various angry, irritable customers, and others don't really have all that much screen-time, but I'll wager that many people will be quoting their favorite lines and insults to their friends for weeks after seeing the film. Of course, the main selling points of the film are the two lead characters, the eponymous Dante and Randall. Relatively speaking, they both have the same job. Dante works in a convenience store, Randall in a video store. Because he lets his boss walk all over him, Dante always gets stuck with the worst shifts, and dealing with the worst customers. He can't make up his mind over his love life or his future. He has no idea what he wants to make of himself. On the other hand, Randall delights in showing up late for work, temporarily closing the store any time he wants to hang out in the convenience store (which is practically the entire movie), and "ripping into the occasional customer". He is in exactly the place he wants to be, as the low ambitions he sets for himself have been achieved. The two characters play off of each other perfectly. One is angry, but content to mutter and complain about the terrible hand of fate, while the other is satisfied by hanging out with his friend on company time and wasting as much of the work day as possible. The commentary track on the DVD (originally recorded during a break in the filming of MALLRATS and meant for the Laserdisc edition of the film) offers quite a bit of insight in the script, the background, and the filming. Unfortunately, the recording took place using only a single microphone that was passed around to the various people sitting in the room. So while the DVD box claims that a lot of the cast and crew were involved, it is actually made up primarily of Kevin Smith with only cameos from the rest of the participants. Still, Smith does offer quite a bit of behind the scenes trivia, and after starting in a faintly overly-defensive mood, really loosens up and gives one the impression of someone who is still quite proud of his work, but isn't blind to all faults. The most notable person on the commentary track without the initials K.S. is Jason Mewes, who spends the entirety in a drunken stupor, only waking up briefly to swear, to claim that he loves chicks, and to incorrectly quote his own lines from MALLRATS. The primitive method of recording the commentary means that when other people in the room remark on parts of the movie, we can hear Smith responding to them, but we can't hear the original comment that inspired the reply. It's a fairly frustrating listening experience, but ultimately one that is still rewarding. The other DVD extras are well worth viewing as well. There's a whole bunch of scenes that were cut from the final version of the film and there is also an alternative ending that, thankfully, Kevin Smith had the good sense to remove before releasing the film to theatres. The Soul Asylum music video is entertaining enough, and lets you watch a short version of the CLERKS hockey game sequence in color and with the band members playing along. Buy this DVD. It's a whole lot of fun. It's got comedy, romance, action, idiots, stoners, and geeks talking about science fiction. It's also got Jay and Silent Bob, who are worth the price of admission just by themselves.
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Summary: Full of great dialogue.
Review: Clerks is Kevin Smith's first movie (in theaters or whatever it was). It is in black and white but that makes no difference after a couple minutes of watching it. This movie isn't based as much on actions like the other Kevin Smith movies, but dialogue and lots of it. Clerks is full of suprises and some great moments. You'll have to watch multiple times to catch all the dialogue. The movie takes place in Leonardo, New Jersey where Dante and Randall hold down their jobs as clerks. The thing is that Dante isn't supposed to work that day (which he uses multiple times as an excuse to his miserable life). This movie is also the premier of Jay and Silent Bob. I recommend seeing this movie first if you plan to watch Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. Clerks is clerverly written and well directed (both done by Kevin Smith). This is a great dive into the world of the convenience store.
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Summary: 37 huh?
Review: Probably the funniest movie I've ever seen without going to the point of absurdity, Clerks remains Kevin Smith's all time classic. The story focuses around conveinience store clerks Dante and Randal (played by Brian O'Halloran and Jeff Anderson respectively) and their misadventures during one day at work. Clerks also introduced us to Jay and Silent Bob (played by Jason Mewes and Smith respectively). I've worked in a conveinience store for over a year, so I know how Dante and Randal feel about working, and thats what halped made Clerks great. What made Clerks work on so many levels though was the quick, snappy dialogue between the characters, and with some memorable lines (37...) and some disturbingly funny scenes (what happens to Dante's ex...) made Clerks an all time low budget classic. The DVD special additions are worth noting, the Soul Asylum video is cool, and the alternate ending is good too, and after watching it I can see why Smith cut it (having the movie end with the alternate ending would have ruined Clerks entirely), and all in all this is a good buy.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: The worst of the five movies to date. I found this pretty boring in the fact that nothing much happens. Even though I find the end to 'Chasing Amy' unsatisfactory, the original ending to this might have helped me in ensuring that this pap can never have a sequel. Let's face it folks nothing happens. Thank God Jay and Bob are in this to alleviate the lags of action. Key follow up question. Does everyone in the US smoke? All they seem to want to do are buy cigarettes... I'm sure that people can read any amount of subliminal psycho-analytical mumbo-jumbo into this, but hey, after university, I occasionally want to sit down and enjoy something which leads somewhere without having to go into theorising over juxtaposition, and the passage from light to lucidity. From all tragedy springs humour, in this case, only a minor yawn can be engendered. Start the series with Mallrats, and avoid this one.
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Summary: moviefan
Review: one word describes this movie, " CLASSIC" This movie opens up the world of Cult Hits, especially with the Jersey set!! From This one ( Clerks) to Jay and Silent Bob, these movies are the one of a kind to hit the screen. Kevin Smith is the " MAN". He kept them going on through his movies and I ( we) appericiate it!! I hope he brings them back in a cameo in another movie he does!! Thanks again Kevin!!
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Summary: DOWN RIGHT!
Review: Awesome! This flick will grab your attention and make you ask why from the very first scene when head man Dante Hicks rolls out of his closet in the morning. This movie about our comsumer based and driven lives will make you laugh out loud with all of it's crazy antics and great humor. After seeing this movie with my friends we can't help but laugh at certian things we see and hear everyday. The number 37 will always be seen as a reason to just start laughing. If you've seen the movie you know what I mean. :-) This is a movie that I own 3 copies of because I had to have one for home and one to take to school, and then is hit DVD and made everything better with all the X-tra stuff in it. You will enjoy this movie. And you will laugh, and when you've seen it more than 5 times you'll laugh at all the things before they happen and your friends will look at like you like you're some kind of hysterical fool, but it's all worth it.
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Summary: A unique film from a unique filmmaker
Review: I appreciated this film more than any of Smith's others. It's a pure story, made by a wannabe and a bunch of his friends. Truly deserving of praise, it gives a unique and real (and funny)view of life in customer service.
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Summary: Clerks - brilliant
Review: In my opinion, Clerks is one of my favorite movies, The story is about Dante Hicks (Brian O'Halloran) and Randal Graves (Jeff Anderson.) and what happens to them in the span of a day working at the Quick Stop Groceries and the RST video. During this time they manage to play hockey on the roof, go to a funeral home and complain about their annoying costumers.
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Summary: I must be missing something...
Review: Okay, I don't see what everyone else sees in this movie, I guess. In my opinion this was the biggest waste of, what, two hours? that I've ever had the misfortune to experience. Kevin Smith and his View Askew Production Company have made so many great movies...I assumed Clerks would be good too...There were maybe 2 funny parts throughout the entire movie, certainly not worth buying or even renting...Maybe if your friend has it you would give it a watch just to say you've seen it, but I wouldn't suggest it. Terrible movie...
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Summary: Kevin Smith Genius at work
Review: Kevin Smith is an evil genius. In my Kevin Smith Collection, Clerks comes in at 4th. #1 Mallrats (would you like a chocalate covered peritzel?), #2 Dogma (naked big breasted women don't just fall out of the sky you know). #3 the Clerks animated cartoons, then #4 Clerks and #5 Jay an Silent Bob Strike Back ("smokin' weed, smokin' weed, doing coke drinkin beers...") If it had the deleted sceens in the movie it would have been #1. And Last at #6 Chasing Amy ("fingercuffs")reason: less the 5 minutes of Jay and Silent Bob = crime !!! Everyonme should own this DVD and all the DVD's I have mentioned above. It is well worth it.
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