An Evening with Kevin Smith

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Summary: Kicks ...!!!!!!!!
Review: this is so totally awsome, it has kevin smith, the most hilarious moviemaker in the world doing basically stand up comedy Q's and A's about all his movies (clerks, mallrats,chasing amy,dogma,jay and silent bob strike back) and whats coming up! This DVD is well worth the money and much much more then that!

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Summary: funny
Review: It Kevin Smith doing his varition of stand up comedy. It's a great dvd.

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Summary: this is funny
Review: Yea sure its in the regular Smith style comedy, lost of D&F jokes or references to them, but it is funny if you like Smith, I don't see why you'd want to see this if you dont like his stuff. The first DVD is great I laughed though the whole damn thing, the second, gets a bit slower with longer anecdotes, but the punch lines are still funny and its worth watching. Some background on his works and a bit of personal stuff like how he met his wife, (oww), mostly D&F jokes...Great!

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Summary: Only for hardcore Smith fanatics! If you're not, don't view!
Review: I think Kevin Smith is my favorite directors of all time and this was an open chance to get some of my questions answered, like what Kevin's real opinion on religion is, and all kinds of other things. This is a great DVD set that spans over 3 hours and 50 minutes (including the two easter eggs that can be found in the main menus of the discs. On disc one if you click around and highlight the magnolia flower, click and listen to Kevin's origin on the Magnolia Fan name in "JASBSB" and on disc two click on another icon and you can hear more stuff. GET THIS DVD NOW!!!!

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Summary: Funny, Hilarious, Endearing,What Other Nice Words Can I Use?
Review: C'mon if you are a Kevin Fan in anyway shape or form you're going to get this. Why belabor the point. Its funny (DUH!!!!) and informative. This gives fuller stories of anecdotes Kevin has related on several talk shows, so there's another bonus. Watch this and wait in utter anticipation for Kevin to come to your college.

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Summary: THE OUTRAGEOUS Q&A FROM KEVIN SMITH IS HERE!!
Review: In "An Evening with Kevin Smith," the writer and director of "Clerks," "Mallrats," "Chasing Amy," "Dogma," and "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" gives an interesting behind-the-scenes insight into movie making, as well as his outrageous views on pop culture.
The film is comprised of clips from seminars at universities across the country. In addition to a surprise appearance by his on-screen "hetero life-mate" Jason Mewes, Smith takes questions from the audience consisting of not only university students, but also fans of his movies. The huge size of the audience (some are in the thousands) is a testament to how large the cult following of Kevin Smith actually is.
Throughout "Evening" Smith gives the audience a laugh a minute, displaying his natural sense of humor that can be seen in all of his movies. Among the subjects covered are: how he chose Mewes for the part of Jay, and why Smith's character "Silent Bob" is silent? He also discusses how "hurtful" it was when he met his wife, and his appearance on the cover of the pot-legalization magazine "High Times."
On a more serious note, Smith talks about his controversial religious film "Dogma", and reveals, among other things, how many death threats he received because of it.
Probably the most fascinating parts of "Evening" are when Smith talks about some of the unusual movie projects he has been asked to contribute to. He reveals at great lengths the inside stories on: writing the script for a new "Superman" movie; and the documentary he filmed on pop star Prince that will probably never be seen. He says he did them because he is, in his own words, a "press whore."
Finally, he answers the question he gets from his fans probably more than any other: will there be another "Jay and Silent Bob" movie?
In conclusion, if you're like me and you are a fan of Kevin Smith's five films, this video is well worth the price. Smith is just as entertaining answering questions as he is in his movies.

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Summary: God Bless That Sweet Fat Man.
Review: The Hometown Boy Who Made Good expands his magical sense of community over two jam packed discs( I'm still finding Easter Eggs). It's cool stuff, Smith shoots from the hip with college kids, bantering back and forth about his work and personal philosophies. If you like any of the Askew movies, this is just another one to see, own, love. In its own loose way it manages to be cinematic, or at least as visually ambitious as Clerks. Kevin moves the show along by bringing out long time co-hort Jason Mewes, and fills the gaps by calling friends and audience members employers.
I've seen reviews that call this self-absorbed, but what were you expecting? The man keeps an open on-line journal. I don't know that in 20 years his daughter will be happy that there's a detailed account of her parents first sexual encounter, but I found the story pretty funny. Like everything else he does, Kevin pulls you in by never playing it too cool, giving everybody a toe hold to find a common ground with him through his work and words. This is just the most personal his media has ever become.
It also lends itself to multiple viewings. I've watched Smith tell the story about trying to write Superman:Reborn a couple of times and I still laugh when he gets to the part about Jon Peters and the giant spider.
Pulling from a series of lectures cut into almost four hours (maybe more, seriously, if you buy it check all over the place for hidden footage) of video, the only criticism I have of this video is the audio in several of the halls was poor, Smith's mic is on the verge of feedback during the cuts from those shows. However, I remind myself the techs were probably kids on work study and that somehow makes the sound quality more legit in the Askiewneverse, where the kid pumping your gas today could be up for a Golden Globe next year. Naga-Nooch.

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Summary: encouters close and closing
Review: after watching the films of kevin smith you feel as though you have been initiated into the inner workings of smiths fictional new jersey. like if you slipped down to the ski-ball place on the pier you might well leave to have a drink with banky or maybe even God.
well after spending four hours listening to frank and amusing chit chat from the director himself you see that the disarming honesty of the films is as much as thier wit born directly from thier creator.
smith is like that articulate slaker we all knew between the ages of 18 and 24. the one that held evryone in his glib sway down at the 24 hour coffee shop. with witty observations unbelievable stories and well placed fart jokes.
this familiarity is comforting but also a little disconserting beacuse after viewing this dvd if i saw smith on the street i would go up to him like a complete idiot, put my arm around him and be like, "dude, hows mosier!"
and he would either screw with my delusion with some giggleingly feigned conversation or just mace me.
at any rate buy this. its a genuine experience.

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Summary: ....
Review: Anyone who watches this ridiculously self gratifying piece of nonsense has gone under the spell of Kevin Smith. Every other word is a curse and it is the basis for every laugh in this documentary. He doesn't reveal anything important nor does he talk much about himself. I rented this expecting something clever, or an insight into his creative process. Instead I got Kevin making fun of 100's of college students who revere him. He says it all when he bumped into P.T. Anderson after making a crude comment on Magnolia. Instead of returning the favor P.T. asked how he was doing. Don't waste your money on this...

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Summary: Funny as hell!!
Review: This is the funniest DVD I have ever seen. It gives you a much wider perspective on Kevin Smith, as well as the actors who work for them, and Prince as well. Yes, Prince. He has anecdotes that will give you a new perspective on a lot of stars!