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Summary: Clerks is comic masterpiece!
Review: Clerks is by far one of the best comedies of the last 20 years. Who would have thought working at a convenience store could be so funny? Kevin Smith is truly a genius who doesn't mind "pushing the envelope". The realism of the everyday, slacker lifestlye is captured perfectly, not to mention hilariously. This is a movie you can watch over and over and laugh evey time. See this movie!
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Summary: HILARIOUS KEVIN SMITH FILM
Review: In Kevin Smith's debut, he makes it a number one hit. It's hilarious and just a full blown witty comedy.Dante Hicks (Brian O'Halloran) is called in to work on Saturday at the Quick Stop, even though he's not supposed to be there. He's promised that it will be done by noon so he can go play hockey at two in the afternoon. During this long day at the Quick Shop Dante debates with his friend Randal (Jeff Anderson) who works at RST Video's next store, he plays hockey on the roof, he fights with his girlfriend, makes up with an older ex-girlfriend, goes to a funeral, and much more. This movie is outrageously funny. There's never been anything like it, and there never will. Of course Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) are great to have around. Very funny movie, I recommend this to anyone and everyone. Great, great, great film.
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Summary: This Film Is Unratably Good. Five Stars Doesn't Cut It.
Review: This film is easily one of the top five films in the history of film making. Pardon my hyperbole, yet I feel so strongly about everything behind Clerks that it just wouldn't do it justice to rate it. If you enjoy extremely clever, humorous, dramatic,wordy, superbly-written, vulgar, brilliant films, buy Clerks as soon as you are capable of doing so.
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Summary: Some Great Laughs . . .
Review: If you're in the mood for a "Hollywood" movie with larger than life stars, action, and plotting, do not watch this film. If you're ready to just plain laugh at funny, everyday people in everyday situtations, watch this movie! It's like a more bold, daring, and vulgar episode of Seinfeld. Character based, about "nothing" (well, a day in the life of two store clerks, with some subplots mixed in - that's about it), quirky and funny dialogue . . . The situations and thoughts the the characters go through are really like those that go through everybody's mind when they're young, and have a job with low pay, bad hours, uncaring supervisors, and annoying customers. A series of silly encounters with customers in between the sub-plots (some affecting the subplots directly) are a blast. We've all been where these guys are . . .dealing with annoying customers! If easily offended, it's not for you . . .some pretty vulgar conversations, but again, typical to young men. I normally don't like films with little plot, but this one kept my attention throughout . . .five stars!
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Summary: GREAT KEVIN SMITH MOVIE
Review: I think that this is one of the best Kevin Smith movies out there today. I thought that this movie was a good movie for his first movie. I think that the cartoon series on abc will also be a hit just like the movie
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Summary: A Balance On The Scales For...
Review: ...acting and writing. The writing was wonderful, seeing as how Kevin Smith was only just giving his film career a go and he was honest about what his subject matter was. The acting, however, was little more than mediocre. Smith has his favorites, as everyone knows if they've seen all of his movies (Ben, guy who played Dante, Jason Mewes, his own girlfriend Joey Lauren, Jason Lee, et al). As his chosen actors have done more films, their acting skills have improved significantly, and he's put himself on a broader scale when it comes to casting. The only qualm I have with this movie is the way it was pumped up to directorial brilliance after it acquired attention at the Sundance Film Festival. Its saving grace is the unbelievably funny script. It's got something everyone can relate to, whether it be the in-depth and almost philosophical references to the Star Wars trilogy, or just the frustration of filling a shift for a little, cop-out jerk who doesn't know the meaning of a honest day's work, hence the repeated phrase, "I'm not even supposed to be here today!" I've known and remember days like that very well, and I think anyone else who does will really get a kick out of this freshman film. Just don't expect Oscar winning performances!
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Summary: The Best Kevin Smith Film
Review: Kevin Smith is an excellent film director. Clerks, his student film is a perfect example of this. Shot at night, this black and white masterpiece hides that fact because you are too busy passing out from laughter....that and the shutters are down and you can't see outside. The film doesn't have much of a story, but it doesn't matter, it's a character driven film. The dialogue is very natural and true to itself. The DVD extras are good and even the alternate ending is fine, and somewhat ironic. If you loved any of Kevin Smith's other films, get this one, you wont be disapointed. Note that in the credits, Smith promises that Jay and Silent Bob would return in Dogma, Smith's most recent film. And if you didn't know, Silent Bob is Kevin Smith himself.
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Summary: How Overrated Is This Film?
Review: "I made a broad generalization."...."No, you made a generalization about broads." Atrocious puns like this have inexplicably been mistaken by many critics for articulate and witty dialogue in this laughably bad piece of trash from Kevin Smith. This is also sometimes viewed as a look at the culture of the mid-1990s. The most mid-1990s-ish thing about it is its lousy attempt to copy that fast-paced dialogue of an early Tarantino film like Resevoir Dogs. C'mon, did anyone really laugh at the thing about the Death Star? Ugh. To add insult to injury, this movie is atrociously acted. A whining, nasal character named Dante who maintains the same weird, irritating intonation throughout the movie, his dope friend who literally can not act ONE BIT, and the dumb characters outside, including Smith himself, who try so hard to be funny, but aren't. This movie just stinks. Sorry to all those who love it.
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Summary: SNOOTCHIES!
Review: The birth of Jay and Silent Bob. That's almost enough, but you're given the most HILARIOUS script, debut directing brillance by Kevin Smith and an amazing cast that makes it seem so easy. This coming from a bunch of "newbies" who had never seen a movie set before. "Clerks" is and always be one of the greatest ever. The New Jersey Trilogy started off with a bang and you just come back for more. It's a CLASSIC in every sense. The basic storyline revolving around Mr. "I'm not even suppose to be here today" Convenience Clerk is genius. Each action leads to an even more hilarious resolution. TOO FUNNY! Kevin is brilliant!
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Summary: Clerks
Review: This is one of those movies that you can watch over and over and over. Every time you watch it you find something new in the movie.
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