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Summary: one of the best timed lines of all time
Review: "because the other 3 are f**king figments of your imagination"watch it and enjoy
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Summary: The movie that made Kevin Smith a household name
Review: Of all of Kevin Smith's movies, Chasing Amy is probably my favorite one, and when I tell my friends that they look at me funny. They love Kevin Smith's movies as much as I do, but they didn't like Chasing Amy because, as they put it, "it's not as funny as Clerks". Anyway, what made Chasing Amy standout more than Smith's other movies to me was the serious edge combined with the trademark vulgarity and toilet humor that make Smith's films great. Ben Affleck plays Holden McNeil and Jason Lee plays Banky Edwards, both of whom are life long friends who write and illustrate their own cult underground comicbook called Bluntman & Chronic which is inspired by good 'ol Jay & Silent Bob. At a comic convention Holden meets another comic writer named Alyssa Jones (played by the beautifil Joey Lauren Adams), and as they talk to each other more and more they become close friends, and Holden begins to fall in love with her, the only catch is that she is a lesbian. However, Holden keeps spending a lot of time with Alyssa, while Banky becomes jealous and tries to dig up dirt to seperate Holden and Alyssa. Soon oddly enough, Holden gets his wish for Alyssa to love him as well, and we learn that Banky may have feelings for Holden as well. Chasing Amy is a comedic gem wrapped up over a serious love story, and while most people may not have been in this kind of situation, those who have ever been in love, and those lucky enough to have ever been loved back, will relate to the story, and most will enjoy Chasing Amy.
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Summary: Running from amy
Review: I'm giving this movie 2 stars out of pity. Trite characters, contrived script, average to sub-par acting, and bland directing. I can't believe anyone would like this movie let alone give it 5 stars. Have any of these people seen Dr.Strangelove or Wild Strawberries? Christ my shoelaces have more talent than Kevin Smith.
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Summary: You got to see it
Review: I first watched Dogma of Kevin Smith. Chasing Amy was even better. A complex relationship between a heterosexual, a lesbian and unaware homosexual. Very well thought!!! Definately worth to add to the collection.
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Summary: The best Kevin Smith movie
Review: "Clerks" was great. "Mallrats" was funny too. "Dogma" was good, and so was "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back." However, my personal favorite would definitely have to be "Chasing Amy." This is the most intellegent, dramatic, and cleverly hilarious movie of the Jay and Silent Bob movies. Ben Affleck plays Holden McNeil, a fairly successful comic book artist living with his comic book partner and best friend, Banky (played excellently by Jason Lee). Holden meets a girl named Alyssa Jones (Joey Lauren Adams) who shares the same profession but isn't quite as successful...and who also happens to be a lesbian. However, Holden falls in love with her, and by some miracle of fate, ends up getting her as his girlfriend. But Banky becomes jealous of her because even though he and Holden have been best friends for twenty years, Holden hardly ever spends any time with him now because of Alyssa. Banky digs up some dirt on her, and the rest can be revealed by watching. This is Kevin Smith's best movie, because it is very dramatic and romantic, but still manages to have all the usual clever yet hilarious dialogue in it. Definitely get this one, it's awesome.
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Summary: DON'T THROW AWAY YOUR DOLLARS
Review: This movies is the kind of movie one would watch on a rainy Sunday afternoon when there is absolutely nothing else to watch, or nothing else to do. I wouldn't spend money on a movie like this.
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Summary: fabulous Amy
Review: With so many great reviews before me, I will just make it short. Chasing Amy is fascinating movie on character study and human sexuality...great job, kevin Smith and gang !!!! Wonderful cast,Ben Affleck, Jason Lee, Joey lauren Adam, Dwight Ewell and all.
Chasing Amy movie is very smart, witty and funny, but the story also deals basically on lots of subjects. male ego, insecurities, homosexuality, sexual conflicts, and the dialogue is straight on and very very frank and honest especially during sexual topics in discussion.
So my advice is to see this wonderful movie with a very open mind
If frank and honest and vivid discussion on sexual topics and homosexualiy offends you...then this might not be a movie for you. If not, you may then enjoy what may be one of the best romantic comedies to come out on cinemas/DVDs.
The extras that came with this dvd is absolutely funny...especially the commentary as well as the quirky intros to the deleted scenes and some amusing outtakes.
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Summary: Suprised and Amazed
Review: I was both suprised and amazed at this film by Kevin Smith. After seeing Clerks and Mallrats I knew I liked his work, but the two previous were more zanny. I wasn't expecting a film that kept my attention to the very end and pulling a tear or two. His incredible dialogue and insight into relationships is absolutly amazing. I would highly recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys a good relationship type movie but with a Shakespear twist on the events.
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Summary: Chasing Amy
Review: Kevin Smith's relationship comedy follows his low-budget splash debut Clerks and his... disappointment Mall Rats as the third part of a "New Jersey" trilogy. Set in Manhattan and the quiet Jersey shore city Red Bank (Smith's hometown), Chasing Amy follows the exploits of Holden (Ben Affleck) and Banky (Jason Lee), who produce the successful underground comic book Bluntman & Chronic, which is based on Smith's continuing characters Jay and Silent Bob. When Holden's pal Hooper (Dwight Ewell), a "militant" black artist (who sees a homosexual subtext in Archie comics!), introduces him to feminist cartoonist Alyssa (Joey Lauren Adams) he is immediately attracted...and undeterred when he learns she is gay. Eventually, Holden convinces her to sleep with him, but that only complicates his relationship with Banky. Much as the film begins as a male-dominated fantasy of lesbian conversion, Holden's discovery of Alyssa's true past leads him into emotional tailspin and turns the film into an exploration of the absurdity of sexual politics. Smart and surprising, it deftly brings Smith back on track for the filmmaking potential he showed with Clerks.
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Summary: What makes this film?
Review: The ultimate brilliance of this feature is that it is a hybrid of comedy and drama. From Smith's customary rant about Star Wars, to a debate about the Archie comics, to an unnerving scene involving pornography, to a Jaws tribute, to plays on both racism and homosexuality this film is strikingly hilarious. But it also ranges the full spectrum of emotions, covers much of human experience and leaves the viewer feeling disgusted, angry, euphoric, and many other sensations. The dialogue is true (yes, as one reviewer said, it does sound like each character is Kevin Smith talking to Kevin Smith--but that isn't a detraction since these characters all come from the same background as Kevin Smith; they all have the same life experiences and are at the same point in life; it is only reasonable, then, that their dialect sound similiar), the acting is (especially for a Kevin Smith film) exceptional, the characters are all real and deep. But I don't feel the need to ramble on about this feature's merits; they've all been discussed many times. Instead I'd like to talk about its supposed faults. Much has been made about the treatment of lesbians--that not only does a heterosexual male confess his love to a lesbian, he winds converting that lesbian. Smith himself preemptively countered this objection twice. The first time was by having Jason Lee deliver this exact critique in the film. Banky, of course, is the primary comic relief; he's also the dufus; by having Banky explicity say that all any lesbian needs is some serious deep ----(fill in the blank) Smith is making us see that he too thinks its stupid to think that all lesbians will in fact love a man. That he in fact believes lesbianism is real and genuine and can't be dismissed by the magic male. Thus, the viewer is left to figure out why this particular lesbian falls in love with this particular man. The second time Smith counters this objection is by having Alyssa explain to Holden why she's with him. Pay attention to the scene; they're on a bed and it's lit in blue. You won't miss it. I'd also like to note that Holden confesses his love to Alyssa after a long deliberation and in a very dramatic moment; he didn't plan to do it, he probably didn't want to do it. He wanted to avoid the moment, but we've been in love; we know what it's like. After a while, you can't hold it in anymore. Much has also been made about the cinematography--that Smith isn't a great visual artist. That he doesn't frame shots well and doesn't make the picture vicerally appealing. This is true; it's the fault of all Kevin Smith movies. But any viewer should know this going into the film, and therefore shouldn't be disappointed by it. If you don't know it, let me tell you. Kevin Smith doesn't paint a pretty scene. You won't walk away from his films thinking that the landscape was beautiful, or that the camera angles were awe-inspiring, or that the lighting was iventive. You will walk away from them feeling much more like you just sat through a play at your local theatre. But what's wrong with that feeling?
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