Rating: Summary: SNOOGS< Best Comedy EVER! Review: I was very excited that Kevin Smith made another Movie that unfortunately ends the Jersey set. BUT, what an AWESOME ending. This movie ROCKS!! I'm a very Big fan of Mr. Smith and this is better than any comedy that I have seen in years. I give this movie 20 stars and I can't wait for the new adventure of FLETCH!!
Rating: Summary: White trash video equivalent of 2 live crew Review: I did not sit through this movie. I fthe numer of times you hear the f-word is correlative to your enjoying the movie, then get your high-school drop-out firends and watch this tripe.Other points are George Carlin giving head to a truck driver for a ride: sex with clergy etc. It tells you something when the production company hides its name from a movie.
Rating: Summary: Kevin Smith Strikes Back Review: I've been a Kevin Smith fan from way back, which is kind of unusual since I'm not really a fan of dick and fart jokes. For me, the main attraction is his movies' dialogue, his sparkling rapier wit. For example, Smith's debut, Clerks (which sometimes feels like a 24 hour Andy Warhol film written by David Mamet and shot on a surveillance video camera), is not only an exercise in a great script overcoming everything else (uneven acting, static cinematography), but is also an example of dialogue overcoming plot (or lack thereof) within said screenplay. Really, the only movie where characters talk more and do less is My Dinner With Andre. His dick and fart jokes (of which his films aren't really as replete or dependent upon as he implies) are always the most excruciating moments for me. And those moments are far more frequent and noticeable in Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back. The scene with the soda cup and the fart-activated alarm particularly made me cringe in this flick. All of Kevin Smith's other films (Mallrats, Dogma, Chasing Amy) have succeeded to varying degrees over their respective drawbacks for the same reason -- interesting characters spouting memorable lines. Now Smith presents his entry in the Dude, Where's My Car? genre. How will this film appeal to those who are also tempted by Bubble Boy and Rat Race is hard for me to say, as I'm not really in touch with that demographic. The real audience is the hard-core View Askew-ers who've taken to quoting those memorable lines ad nauseaum and figuring out how all these interesting characters are related throughout the previous movies. Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back is Kevin Smith's valentine to his fans. Smith says that this is going to be his last film in the Askewniverse, but Smith says a lot of things. His fans are still waiting for the promised Fletch Won, Superman Lives, and Clerks 2. So as one of Kevin's hard-core followers and his intended demographic, how well did the movie work on me? While I may not go in for the dick and fart joke, I am a sucker for the inside joke, the kind of wink-wink that makes me feel smart and in the know. At least three times in Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back do all the characters turn to the camera to indicate that the punchline is "this movie you're watching right now". These inside jokes are an odd combination of sly, smart wit for those who are paying attention surrounded by cheap, dumb laughs for the masses. Anytime Will Ferrell or Dietrich Bader was on screen, I hung my head in shame. It felt a little like The Simpsons, only I watch The Simpsons at home I don't have to listen to the large laughs when Homer falls down, which helps. Actually, what it really reminded me of is one of the early Muppet movies (anything done after Jim Henson's death just plain sucks). As many characters as possible are trotted out on-screen regardless of how necessary they are to the "plot" (such as it is), with all the other roles filled with an A-to-Z list of celebrity cameos. In fact, what little plot there is, is almost taken directly from the best two movies -- the road trip to Hollywood from The Muppet Movie, and the diamond heist from The Great Muppet Caper. Of course, the movie also has a monkey, which is usually not a good sign (anyone rented Dunston Checks In lately?) But Tango turns in a rich, understated performance as Suzanne the orangutan, by simply not really being in that much of the film. Overall, I really enjoyed the flick. Whether or not you will to depends on how you felt (or if you've even seen) the rest of the Smith oeuvre. Or maybe it doesn't. You'll just enjoy it on a whole different level for completely different reasons. The real question is where will Kevin go from here? Apparently phasing his old characters out slowly (as it looked like he was trying to do in Chasing Amy) won't work for him. Apparently, he's decided to make a clean break. Sometimes the riskiest move produces the most ambitious work.
Rating: Summary: A lot of crude fun Review: ...I saw only one other J and SB movie (Dogma, which aside from Mooby has little to do with this movie) and yet it made sense. It might be useful to check out Clerks and Chasing Amy to see who Dante and Randal are and to see about the comic Bluntman and Chronic. That said, the first time through I was nearly falling in the floor laughing at this movie. It is incredibly profane and I will admit that the constant gay jokes got to be irritating, but there is way more good stuff than bad. I can certainly see why some people would hate this movie (like my mom) but it is really hilarious. Also contains some great satire of Hollywood and internet message boards.
Rating: Summary: one of the best Review: One of the funniest/greatest motion pictures ever.
Rating: Summary: Plotless, but who cares? It's hilarious! Review: I've been a fan of Kevin Smith for years; I can say that right off the bat. And this movie definitely requires your having seen all of his movies -- or at least most of them. In honesty it is stupid and the plot is weak. Who cares? That's not the point of this movie. The point of this movie is that it';s hilarious in dialogue. The problems Jay and Silent Bob hit are as comical as in any other movie, and the many cameos and flashbacks that happen throughout the movie, as well as the references to the past films, are priceless. Ben Affleck's dual roles made me almost die laughing, especially when he cameos himself... after already having appeared as Holden (from Chasing Amy) and making pot-shots at his own casting in movies! Don't go in expecting a good plot or a coherent story. Go in expecting to enjoy Kevin Smith's dialogue (but keep in mind that this movie did have an NC-17 rating until they trimmed it a bit, and the language is very very blue), revisit the rest f his movies and to just flat-out laugh.
Rating: Summary: Snootchie Bootchies, Lunchbox !! Review: Ignore the naysayers - this movie is a winner! I haven't laughed this hard since Clerks!!! Sure, the humor may seem a bit sophomoric to some, but Jason Mewes and crew are undeniably hilarious. This movie is exactly what it was intended to be. If you're having a bad day, pop this movie in - it's guaranteed to make you laugh. And I mean laugh HARD. One bit of advice - see the other Kevin Smith movies first, as there are countless references to them (and countless other non-Smith movies as well)... There's a TON of funny cameos in this flick also.
Rating: Summary: BoOoOo, this smellz Review: Jay and silent bob strikes back is terrible! ... Its all corny jokes that aren't funny at all. I hate this movie and u shouldnt't see it! Its about some druggiez who r really dumb and theres a movie being made about them. They go on the internet and find reviews about there movie saying bad stuff about them. So they go all the way across the country to go bash the peepz who were mean and to get some money from their movie. ...
Rating: Summary: Good mindless fun Review: Okay, I loved the section where Shannon walks into the fast-food outlet to the music of Bon Jovi. The film itself is pretty funny in parts, never outstretches its welcome, and a positive complement to the series. Not big on substantial plot, it delivers what you expect. I am told this is more of a male film... I would probably agree.
Rating: Summary: I like Kevin Smith movies, but... Review: this movie bites, period. The others were brilliant, all of them. Not a bad one in the bunch, until this useless heap.
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