Rating: Summary: A real look at the world of a clerk Review: I really liked this movie. It is such a real look into the world of retail. As a Conveniance store clerk myself, I understand how bad that job can be (especially when you have to work on your day off). This movie is funny especially when you have had days like that. I think for such a small budget (his budget was only 28,000 for EVERYTHING) Kevin Smit did an incredible job. there is no reason that this film should not be liked by everyone who sees it.
Rating: Summary: 37-WatCh ThiS moVie aNd YoU'lL kNow wHat i'M tAlKinG AboUt Review: The first time i saw this movie was at my friend's house with bunch of guys and my one best friend. Being that there was just me and one other girl there, made some parts rather uncomforatable, but i cannot deny the fact that i laughed my head off during the entire thing! i love that it's like a home video, it makes it unique in the movie world, and it's also black and white. how cool is that? omg, my friend is so obsessed with this movie, and how can he not be? it's so hilarious! You must see this movie! it really is too bad that more people don't know about, so show it to ur friends...37 of 'em, in fact.
Rating: Summary: Clerks is something Hollywood can never do! Review: I really liked the rawness of the movie. You can tell that Hollywood, black, Armani, Turtle Necks are completely confused by this movie doing so well. The characters seemed more real than the usual La La Land ilk. They reminded me of people with whom I hung out. I am 40 and I still think this is a pretty funny movie. It also is a must if you like any of the other Kevin Smith Movies. Another indie movie like this, but with a college theme is The Blur of Insanity. Anyway buy Clerks and watch the Turtle Necks squirm!
Rating: Summary: Kevin Smith's Breakout Masterpiece Review: This is one of the simplest movies ever made. And yet, it is absolutely brilliant. The misadventures of Dante and Randal became the basis for 4 other movies, and it is a genuinely entertaining 90 minutes.What makes this black and white movie with little camera movement and bad sound so great? The script. The dialogue is hysterical. Smith really hit a homerun with some of his material here. From "37", to Randal's video order, to the overall "I'm Not Even Supposed to Be Here Today" recurring joke, the movie nails just about everything it goes for. Kudos to Brian OHalloran and especially Jeff Anderson for just nailing the script. If you want to laugh, check this out!
Rating: Summary: Kevin Smith's first and BEST film Review: The film goes back and forth between a "regular" working day, and the personal lives of Randal (Jeff Anderson) and Dante (Brian O'Halloran). Dante works in a convienient store. He is a whiny, goody two shoes, that puts up with all of the customer's crap. The day before, he had to work an open to close shift. The boss called him on his day off, and promised that he would be in at 12:00 noon to take over. He stands Dante up, making him work back to back open-to-close shifts. "But I'm not even supposed to be here today!" Next you have Randal. Randal works next door at the video store. Randal goes out of his way to upset customers and does what he wants, when he wants. Everything from spitting water in their faces, to watching pornography in the store. Randal and Dante make the perfect pair. They are so different, but make you laugh the same. "Clerks" also marks the first time appearance of the two lazy drug dealers named Jay ( Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob ( Kevin Smith). They either stand around outside and sell, or come in and make Dante and Randall miserable. Thrown into the mix are the two most important women in Dante's life. There is his ex girlfriend Katlin (Lisa Spoonhauer)who cheated on Dante nine times, and is getting married. Despite all the bad treatment, Dante still wants her. Then there is his present girlfriend Veronica (Marilyn Ghigliotti). She loves Dante dearly, and is the best choice. But she unfortunately has a long lost of ex boyfriends, that has caused her to have a high number "sexual favors". "I'm number 37?!!" Most of the time, people save the best for last. But in this case, Clerks was Kevin Smith's first and best film. In fact, the film almost did not get made. Smith sold his comic book collection for $27,000 to make it happen. That makes " Clerks" one of the most profitable films ever made. The story is one that anyone can relate to. It is every person's dream to be able to tell the customers what you think of them, and do anything that you want when you are working. This is the reason why the film is so funny. It offers a no holds barred look at perfecting the art of ignoring the rule "the customer is always right". Jeff Anderson summed up the idea behind the film perfectly when he said "This job would be great, if it weren't for the customers". The film is shot brilliantly because it is in black and white to give the appearance of watching through a security camera. The entire cast did an outstanding job in this film, despite the fact that they were all relatively all unknown. "Clerks" is an unforgettable film. The cast is incredible, and the story couldn't be better. The Collector's Series DVD is amazing. Kevin Smith likes to offer the best possible extras. You get commentary from Kevin Smith as well as the cast, deleted scenes, and a hillarious alternate ending. This DVD is a must own, that you can watch over and over again!
Rating: Summary: Not a movie to be watched more than twice. Review: This movie, though quite original, is difficult to watch more than twice. It's full of teenage angst, which finds its outlet at the hands of unsuspecting customers. The film suffers from fair-to-poor acting throughout and is highlighted by dialogue that's crude and that is geared to teens. (...).
Rating: Summary: Amateurish Dreck Review: And he hasn't improved a bit since this fetus of a film was thrown at us. Since when does self-concious, drivelling monologues pass for storytelling? Since when are characters so in love with the sound of their own voices (except Silent Bob, of course) they have to fill the time expounding on banal minutiae pass for entertainment? Not since this film hit the screen, unfortunately.
Rating: Summary: im even not suppose to be here today Review: hugely praised by me and I worship this movie with its black and white atmosphere and its crude but funny as hell jokes. my favorite bits is when their talking about Star Wars and they go to that funeral and Randal(Jeff Anderson) knocks over the coffin. Jay and Silent Bob have great parts as well favorite line im not even suppose to be here today(Brian O'Halloran as Dante)
Rating: Summary: Like watching Leave It To Beaver Review: Watching the two guys in this movie was like watching Eddie Haskell and Wally Cleaver in Leave It To Beaver. LITB was better, though, because the conversations were natural and unforced. This movie left me with the impression that a group of comedy writers wrote the script and these guys simply mouthed it. Nobody -- I repeat, nobody -- is capable of retorting with such sharp responses so quickly as these guys were doing. The think time between one guy's statement and the next guy's response was in the sub-second range. Also, the humor was juvenile -- not very sophisticated, with a false sense of erudition on the part of Eddie Haskell.
Rating: Summary: the movie that started it all Review: this movie is great and the movies it spawned live up to it. this is a low budget movie but it makes up for it with great performances by its main characters jay and Silent Bob only apear briefly but they are memorable characters you got to love the joke about snowball all the people in my residence hall did because my roomate told a few people he did that [stuff] lol but anyways Randall is probably the funniest character of this movie and it will keep you laughing
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