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Summary: Kevin Smith Strikes Back
Review: I have seen every Kevin Smith movie. I adore his sense of humor. In clerks, most of his humor was kinda trashy, but the movie was endearing because it was more or less fun. Mallrats was really his mainstream appearance. Again not rated very highly but nonetheless fun and dealing with the whole young adult experience. Chasing Amy was alright in its own sense. But what I really love about all of kevin Smith's movies is the Loyalty. Jason Lee, (Azreal) played the lead in the movie Mallrats, and the sidekick to Ben Affleck in Chasing; Grant Hicks, the reporter covering the Catholisim WoW campaign news story was Dante Hicks in Clerks, The gun clerk played The Annoying sidekick in the movie Clerks, And of course Jay and Silent Bob. Although Silent Bob remains silent for most of the movies he has been in, he usually comes up some deeply important point in the movie that kinda makes you stop and think. Bob did speak in this one, though it wasnt very deep. All together this movie was one of the funniest I have seen since Something About Mary.
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Summary: Hillarious
Review: This was one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. Its right up there with the play "Do Patent Leather Shoes Really Shine Up," for anyone who is or grew up Catholic. I highly recommend this movie. But remember to pay attentiion to all the quick one-liners, because they really add to the movie.
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Summary: Not bad
Review: This isn't a bad film but Smith has surely stretched his directorial abilities by making such a big leap from his comparatively low-key first three films. Dogma is intended to be an 'epic', but it just doesn't look good enough to carry it off, aside from the rather dismal ending which sees it moving closer to a kind of introduction to religion for kids rather than the adult film the swearing and violence ensures that it is. If Smith is going to carry on making films like this, and he isn't going to learn the art of visual grace in a film, he might like to get someone else to direct his script. That said, the script here - though packed with superb touches - is his weakest to date; it's just too ridiculous and despite the controversy (in the US; not reflected here in the UK) it's ultimately got a fairly conservative message. The performances (apart from the slightly irritating Salma Hayek) are uniformly excellent, but this is ultimately too flawed to be a success. Having said that, it's certainly amusing that Smith persuaded Alanis Morrissette to play a part in which opening her mouth leads to all around covering their ears.
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Summary: Horrible
Review: It's truly a terrible movie. All it is is an excuse to bash organized religion. There is a reason that it bombed at the box office. The movie flat out stinks. Avoid it like the plague.
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Summary: Absolutely Fablous Incredible
Review: This is a all-time classic file to be watched.It pokes fun at the catholic faith The whole Revamping of the catholic church portrayed by gorge carling (comic genius) is incredible The casting was brilliant the directoring was brilliant the Acting was excellent Alltogher a nice dig at orgnised religion
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Summary: Smith's fun movie shows what he can do with Hollywood budget
Review: Kevin Smith ("Clerks", "Mallrats" and"Chasing Amy") continues to get better with each film. If"End of Days" does not sound like a fun Armageddon-themed film, try Dogma. Dogma is fun, for sure, but not for the easily offended. S those who would prefer not to see angels use profanity, or the wrath (i.e. violence) of misguided angels of death, they should avoid this film like the plague. Chris Rock also makes an appearance as the 13th apostle Rufus, who claims that he was left out of the Bible because he's black. Witty dialogue, plenty of pop culture references (Who's house? Run's house!) and some interesting philosophical questions make for a very entertaining way to spend an evening. The only negative aspects are the bad special effects (in one scene, there is a s--- demon that looks like something from "Jason and the Argonauts".) and a lame ending including an appearance by Alanis Morisette as God. It might've been four, but with the Alanis Morisette appearance, three stars. Josh Bob says check it out as a matinee, or pay full price and leave when "God" arrives ...
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Summary: Why didn't this win an oscar...
Review: ..even though i am a huge star wars fan and i absolutly loved the phantom menace, i really think dogma should have won the award for best movie...why...because it was the most orriginal movie of the year...it was entertaining and had many points to it if you payed close enough attention to the movie...i think the movie is great because it states what is wrong with organized religion in general but yet kept me very entertained..i thought the characters were great, the lines were great and the movie as a whole was great...i suggest that if anyone hasn't seen it go rent it, you won't be disappointed
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Summary: Religion! -- Wow!
Review: Kevin Smith keeps THREATENING to become a serious moviemaker. *Chasing Amy* was an attempt to examine an adult, realistic relationship . . . *Dogma* is an attempt to examine (under a satirical cover) Christianity. Don't worry, though: there's nothing challenging here, nothing really controversial, nothing for adults over 30. It's about a couple of fallen angels (Matt Damon and Ben Affleck phoning it in) who have found a way to re-enter Heaven . . . problem is, Existence itself would cease if their plan succeeds, but that suits our comic villains to a "T". Anyway . . . God (a She, bet on it -- one of Smith's several half-hearted attempts to "shock" you in this movie) drafts a woman who is supposed to be Jesus' great-great- etc.- grandniece, or something, to stop the wicked angels. The woman is played by Linda Fiorentino, who somehow keeps getting work, despite being such a clearly bad actress. Tired? I know I was. Smith says in interviews that he's a serious Christian, and this movie sure proves it. There's actually very little that's satirical here, now that I think about it. Smith, with his George Carlin character, is supposedly taking swipes at the notion of "user-friendly" religion (a "new" "Buddy" Christ), but then he turns around and commits the same sins as Carlin's goofy priest: a bad rock singer as God; the Damon-Affleck thing; various cool "Gen-X" actors; and so forth. In fact, I have never seen a more user-friendly religion-movie in my life. Nor have I seen Christianity better marketed to our spendthrift youth (I wasn't paying attention, but I'm sure the soundtrack is suitably cool). In the future, Smith should stick to subjects which make him less eager to placate. *Chasing Amy* wasn't made with audience tests, marketing, and touchy Disney execs in mind . . . and it's much the better movie.
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Summary: Funniest movie, hands down.
Review: As most movies are when filled with high profile stars, I thought it would be a sweet, plotless bomb. I couldn't stop laughing! The whole cast was amazing, the script briliant. It was great seeing George Carlin again. If you are looking for a funny movie and are not too uptight. See this movie!
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Summary: Uneven but interesting
Review: Hard to decribe this movie. It seems to have a serious point to make about religion: at lot of the dialogue appears to be diatribe rather than interaction. But it is all wrapped up in a bizarre story line and some pretty wierd characters. The best way I can describe it as modern Shakespeare which I suppose is one hell of a complement to Kevin Smith. The story is about two angels cast out of heaven (played by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck) who have found a loophole that allows them to return. However, if they do, it will be the end of the World. This is all a set up by another angel, Azrael (played by Jason Lee) who wants the world to end because he has been cast into hell. The only person who can save the world is a Scion played by Linda Fiorentina (who I do not think does a confused character as well as she does a manipulative one). Of course there is lots more, a campy Alan Rickman, Chris Rock (almost playing himself) as the 13th apostle (removed from the bible because he is black) and Salma Hayek (gorgeous as ever)together with Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith reprising their roles as Jay and Silent Bob. What you get is an uneven mish mash. When it is good, it is brilliant, but Smith's quirky style unfortunately sometime detracts rather than adds to the story as it most certainly did in Clerks. You are best making your own mind up and contemplating Alanis Morrisette as God. Watch it and see what you think.
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