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Summary: Trashed by the Critics, but what do they know?
Review: I had seen every other Kevin Smith film before I saw this one, and I was expecting a film not worthy enough to wear the Kevin Smith label. This was mostly due to how bad the critics (and the movie going public as well, for that matter)felt this movie was. Well, I saw it without much hopes of a good movie, but it ended up being hilarious! The movie has so much going for it, I fail to see why it wasn't a hit. It's just as funny as "Clerks", if not more so. Plus, the quality is much better, as is the acting. And, the biggest bonus: Jay and Silent Bob have a much bigger role then they do in "Clerks"! What else would you want in a movie?!? See this movie. If I had to compare it against other Kevin Smith movies it would be better then "Chasing Amy" and "Clerks" but not as good as "Dogma" and "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back". See this movie.
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Summary: Eff the Critics
Review: So the critics hated it. Are you gonna sit there and listen to other people tell you how good a movie is (such as I am right now)? Well you shouldn't. If you like any of Kevin Smith's other works, or you just enjoy stupid humor, here it is at its best. Mallrats is chock full of sarcasm, perversion, and just all around knee slapping humor. Smith makes movies full of inside jokes that the rest of the world understands. The jokes are witty, yet childish. ..., yet funny. Check it out and decide for yourself if you'll ever listen to another critic again.
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Summary: Worst of the 'Trilogy' gets one of the best DVDs
Review: MALLRATS is a failure by Kevin Smith. While a funny movie, it fails to be a good movie. MALLRATS is a studio picture, and you can tell. It's dumbed down and many parts are quite stupid. I could have done without the topless psychic scene. Jeremy London was terrible in this movie. Absolutely terrible. Perhaps the worst actor in the entire New Jersey 'Trilogy'. No wonder his part was knocked down from lead to sidekick. However, Jason Lee is brilliant as Brodie Bruce. He has a certain charisma and he's always reminded me of Chevy Chase and Bruce Campbell. Two different styles of acting brought together in one actor. Jay and Silent Bob return, but this time as a pair of live-action cartoon characters. Their parts are funny, but purely slapstick. While I love slapstick (The Three Stooges are my favorites), it felt out of place in a Kevin Smith movie... This film seems to be a John Hughes homage, and on that wavelength, it's a success. It felt very much like one, except for the mustache... Er... language... The DVD is one of the best in my 38 DVD collection. The commentary by Smith, Chasing Amy's Jason Lee, Ben Affleck, Scott Mosier, Vincent Pereira, and Jay Mewes is better than the movie itself. They mock it horribly... The deleted scenes are one hour long, and feature a twenty minute alternate ending... And it's really no wonder why it was cut... There's a very funny video featuring Jay and Bob in it. There's an interesting documentary about the making of Mallrats. And there's the trailer. My God, how terribly it was marketed. No wonder it bombed. Average funny movie; great DVD. Movie: *** 1/2 out of 5.
DVD: ****** out of5
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Summary: Bickety-Bam
Review: I don't understand why no one liked this movie.. It was my first time seeing any of kevin smith's movies. It was funny, one of his best next to chasing amy. I own a copy on vhs and dvd...Forget what the critics say sure, it did have a campy 80's feel to it but i was impressed especially with the Jason Lee as Brodie and he was even better as Banky you'll not be dissapointed.
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Summary: mallrats
Review: a really funny movie, may not be the best kmovie ever made but good for a fun time.
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Summary: a great movie, despite what every movie critic ever has said
Review: i am a big fan of kevin smith, and have seen all of his movies and own three of them (mallrats, chasing amy, and dogma). i must say, this is not the best of the view askew productions, but it is, in my opinion, a very good movie. great even. it depicts your tipical american mall scene and brings out all the elements of the mall that we have all known ourselvs. the plot may be a bit unbelieveable, and some scenes (especially, and unfortunately, the ones with jay and silent bob) are a little outrageous, but the movie as a whole is a classic comedic picture. i suggest for anyone with a taste for funny movies, and a bit of an open mind, to check out this movie.
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Summary: Chasing Amy = better reviews than Mallrats?! (A comparison.)
Review: Mallrats is the story of Brodie and T.S., two pretty much average twenty-somethings who have somehow managed to get themselves dumped by the women they love, and how they find slight comfort, and eventual resolution, in the mall. The storyline is hilarious, and with wit and intelligence throughout, it is completely tolerable to even the most adamant anti-silliness movie-goer. Their mishaps in love and in the mall may not be all that realistic, but if you take just a moment to think about it, you'll realize that they're not really SUPPOSED to be.. it's just supposed to be funny. (However, in Chasing Amy, everything is supposed to be realistic, and although there is humor, the storyline is to be taken seriously. You'll have a pretty hard time relating to the promiscuous, carefree lead in Chasing Amy, but it probably won't be that hard to picture yourself getting dumped and loafing around at the mall later that day, as in Mallrats.) Continue watching Mallrats and you'll be dealt the cards of wonderful perfomances from Shannen Doherty and Ben Affleck, hilarious comebacks, awesome quotes, a rapidly moving storyline, and awesome work from Jay and Silent Bob in aiding T.S. and Brodie's plea for their ex-girlfriends to be their girlfriends again. Don't forget random insertion of various actors from Kevin Smith's "family" at View Askew. This movie is hilarious, hilarious, hilarious, and it comes highly recommended. Kevin Smith actually did what he's good at very well here, as opposed to the next film in the series, which was a huge and utter disappointment.
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Summary: Best of Kevin Smith.
Review: I think Mallrats is the best movie Kevin Smith has made.It is so old school Jay and Silent Bob.It has a lot of actors in it that don't get enough respect.Jason Lee is so funny,he's like awsome and funny thats why he's my favorite actor.Jeremy London isn't in like anything,his brother Jason London is in Out Cold and other TV shows.Michael Rooker isn't in much but is in more than Jeremy London. I like Mallrats because it is about comics.(not only because it is funny)If you like comedy,Foul language,and comics see Mallrats.
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Summary: They're not there to shop. They're not there to work.
Review: They're Mallrats! Mallrats is a seriously funny movie that will make you laugh your a-- off but of, to date, Clerks, Chasing Amy, Dogma and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Mallrats has got to be the most...well, bad Smith film. Its not that its just totally bad and you shouldn't give it the 1 hr and 36 mins to watch even the video version, but compared to Smith's other films Mallrats is the one that seems so out of place. Perhaps that is because this was only his second movie, but Clerks was his first and it is by far better than Mallrats. Mallrats, I believe, was Smith's first shot at a slap stick comdey, unlike any other film he wrote or directed besides Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back which came years after Mallrats. The movie starts out as friends Brodie and T.S. both get dumped by their girlfriends on the same day, but for different reasons. Brodie because he's a comic book reading, no job having, sega obessed loser who slips his girlfriend in his bedroom window at night and makes her get up and leave in the morning so his mom, who he lives with at over 25 something years of age, won't know she was there...'cause he hasn't told his mom about his girlfriend!!! T.S. is a bit better, but not by much. Under some kind of freak circumstances he indirectly caused the star of his girlfriends father's love connection like TV show not to appear on the show anymore...causing his girlfriend to have to take the girls place when they had plans to go on vacation, where T.S. was planning on proposing. Both down and out after being dumped by both their girlfriends, Brodie and T.S. they decide to go to the mall where after walking around and getting into several funny situations already Brodie and T.S. decide their going to get their girlfriends back, and you'll laugh your a-- off as you watch them try. If you are a Kevin Smith fan and haven't seen this film, then its a must. But if you have no idea who Kevin Smith is you shouldn't watch this video before, say...Chasing Amy, or even Clerks, 'cause Mallrats just might make you not want to watch the other Smith films and that just would be bad for you 'cause you'd be missing out on four other great films.
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Summary: Another Brilliant Kevin Smith Movie !!! - A**
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This film is one of my fav's. This is the second in a series of Kevin Smith films (1st "Clerks" - 2nd "Mallrats" - 3rd "Chasing Amy" - 4th "Dogma" - 5th "Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back" and hopefully many many more....).Funny storyline & great acting from Jason Lee,Jeremy London, Shannen Doherty, Joey Lauren Adams & last of all the comedy pair Jason Mewes & Kevin Smith as Jay & Silent Bob - got romance & action, there's a little bit for everyone.Got some great characters like "Jay & Silent Bob" who star in all the Kevin Smith films. This film definitely get my 2 thumbs up (A**). I've only got the british version that hasn't got all the extras - so I'd definitely get this version with Deleted scenes, Making of & much more. If you haven't got this film & are looking for a film that will make your head explode with laughter this is the film for you.. I also recommend ALL the other Kevin Smith films .His one hell of a director/actor.
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