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Summary: a MUST OWN for the View Askew Fan
Review: This is absolutely priceless. Kevin Smith candidly telling some HYSTERICAL stories from his movies, personal life, friends, and family. Considering the company involved, this is gold. The segments with Jason Mewes alone are worth the price. But these are not the high points even! The stories about Prince and Superman had me on the floor. I don't want to give away any of the jokes or anything. But it is Kevin Smith doing stand up...it is everything you could ask for as a View Askew fan!
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Summary: An Evening with Kevin Smith
Review: I don't really have a definite opinion about Kevin Smith. He's a terrible director and a decent writer who is capable of creating some pretty good flicks ("Dogma" and "Chasing Amy") as well as some of the worst pieces of cinematic crap ever ("Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" and "Mallrats"). I don't take him seriously one way or the other (unlike David Gordon Green who accuses him of "creating a Special Olympics for film," or the legions of his loyal followers who worship him), but I do appreciate his ability to write original, entertaining dialogues. Based on this DVD, he's quite a good storyteller too. He's witty, articulate, funny and full of interesting stories. I loved the behind-the-scene stories about his meeting with the studio execs, or run-ins with other celebs (such as Prince and Tim Burton), but rest of the stuff just fell flat. I guess the majority of his immature fans like to hear about the first time he had sex with his wife, or Jason Mewes' amateur sex tape, but I sure didn't find it even remotely interesting or funny. I would've enjoyed this a lot more had the Q&A focused on more on the film industry and cut out all the frat boy stuff.
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Summary: Kevin is Brilliant!
Review: I've never liked Jay & Silent Bob stikes back kind of films; any thing to do with the same genre, I beleived it was just beer inspired poor written films made by braindead highschool drop-outs. Flipping through the movie network one afternoon, I found this show and watched to kill some time whilst working at the desk. In four hours, a really down to earth, friendly, intelegent writer/director/actor named Kevin amuses all watching with hillarious tales of film making and every other encounter he has had related to life and movie business. He takes time to answer every diverse question asked by the audience, in which he answers them with time and great laughs. The best part is he has this great habbit of digressing all the time when answering audience members - which is so interesting, you'll discover things you never knew or thought you needed to know. Like what it was like working for Prince (The Artist Formally Known as Prince) - he describes every freakish habbit that arrose by Prince when working on a documentory with him. To the detractors whom were grossed out by the penis jokes; you may want to remove that rod for just a short time and actually enjoy this show. I'm hooked on his films now - totally changed my opinion of him and his films. And I recommend "Dogma" if you get the chance to rent or buy.
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Summary: A Movie to be Avoided by Grownups
Review: Evidently Smith, who shot the acclaimed movie Clerks on roughly the same amount of money I make in a year and had it blow the roof off everything, recently went on a speaking tour of several American colleges and universities for protracted Q&A sessions. If you're profoundly enamored of Smith's movies, this selection of the best questions will probably be right up your street. If you're even entertained by the movies, as I am, you'll probably see enough to hold your interest, and there are some interesting nuggets regarding filmmaking and filmmakers that will have broad audience appeal. However, for all but the most dedicated fans, what you're looking at here frequently descends into a lengthy parade of penis and fart jokes, trivial personal anecdotes, and rambling stories that only the most dedicated fans will be able to keep up with for any length of time. I'm sure the story of the first time he made love to his wife is profoundly interesting to Smith and his fans. Ditto the story of his brief personal feud with Tim Burton or how Jason Mewes came up with his catch lines like "Snoogens." But I'm an adult now, and calibrating penis stories or investigating the etymology of a baby-talk word just goes right past me like a shot. Dedicated View Askew fans will probably find more than enough material in this to keep them coming back. I find an adolescent appeal to the worst juvenalia that keeps cropping up on college campuses. I should have saved those three hours out of my life for something more constructive.
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Summary: A must have for any Askew-niverse fan
Review: This 2 disc DVD compiles nearly four hours worth of footage from Kevin Smith's (director of Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, and the upcoming Jersey Girl) Q&A tour in various colleges across America. Smith's stories range from his tales of his first meetings with a teenage Jason Mewes (who, as if most of you don't know, plays Jay in Smith's first five films) to his first meeting with View Askew partner Scott Mosier, and to his painfully funny encounter with a then USA Today interviewer who would eventually become his wife. Smith also tells some tales about his misadventures inside the insanity of Hollywood; including the story behind his ill-fated screenplay for the canned Superman Reborn film and the money grubbing producers behind it. Audience participation during the Q&A is almost as equally hilarious; including one fan who lost his job just to be there and Kevin calling the kid's boss on his cell phone to try to smooth it over. My only gripes about this package are that there are really no extras on the DVD besides some bonus trailers for Columbia films, and some other extras would have been more than welcome. Also, I remember on the Dogma commentary Smith commented on never wanting to work with actress Linda Fiorentino again. I for one would have loved to hear Smith give more insight on why, but oh well. All in all, An Evening With Kevin Smith is a must have for any and all fans of the View Askew-niverse.
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Summary: Just what I expected
Review: An evening with Kevin Smith is just what I wanted. It's simple, vulgar, funny, and still possesses some insight into life and the man that is Kevin Smith. Just as Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back required you to have seen Smith's previous movies to understand its jokes, "An Evening" gives you the background on all his movies that will make you appreciate them more.
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Summary: Waste of Money
Review: Kevin Smith is one of the best writers in show business today - from comics to films he has achieved great things. That's why this DVD is such a disapointment. If you take out all of the unfunny and crude penis jokes your basically left with no value for money. I was hoping for an insight to the mans' great writing skills. Nothing. Jason Mewes makes an appearance and only adds vulgarity.
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Summary: A Film OF Kevin Smith, not BY him - but just as entertaining
Review: As soon as I popped An Evening With Kevin Smith into my DVD player, I felt right at home. Kevin appears on the menu screen immediately and starts acting (silently) about how long you're taking to choose something. So, before even starting the movie, I saw a character just like Silent Bob on the screen, and felt like this was familiar ground.
But then Kevin starts speaking. And speaking. And speaking. The movie, is essentially pieced together footage from a college tour Smith did, where he basically hosts a Q and A session. And, while it can't truly be considered stand up comedy, it's funnier than most comdeians will ever be.
So, the movie is about three hours of Smith answering fans questions, and topics switch from Jason Mewes' (Jay in the five Jersey flicks) sex life, to Kevin's involvement with a new Superman script, to his first sexual encounter with his wife, to Prince, (yes, the musician.) And I can gurantee that if you are in the least bit interested in Kevin's films, you'll be laughing so hard the three hours will blow by faster than you could possibly imagine.
Luckily, there's more to do once you've finished the movie. While the two-disc set isn't loaded with extra features, it does feature a number of hidden easter eggs, mostly of footage cut from the final film, and they're equally as entertaining as the rest of the movie.
So, once you've gotten over the initial shock of hearing "Silent Bob" speak at length, you should have a great deal of fun with this movie, and I believe it warrants at the nvery least a rental, if not a purchase.
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Summary: What's a Nubian?
Review: Ladies and Gents, if you own any of Kevin Smith's films, you must buy this set. Not only do you get an in depth insight into the origins behind all of his movies, you also get to see the tales of what goes on backstage, the hilarity of Hollywood, and the honesty of a director who isn't afraid to tell it like it is (You know he is, because oft times, he doesn't come out looking too good. Just see his comments on the director of Magnolia.)
With a guest appearance by Jason "Jay" Mewes, phone calls to Scott Mosier and a fan's father ("We think your son may be on the pot."), and hilarious tales at the expense of friend and actor Ben Affleck, this one may not be for the whole family, but you will be in stitches before it's over.
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Summary: Greatest "Documentary" Comedy Ever!
Review: Granted that is a pretty specific genre, but Kevin Smith spends around 4 hours tellings hilarious stories and sharing his life. Everone I know who has seen this loved it. Well worth watching several times and extremely funny from the first meeting with his wife, the creation of a never used superman script, and how to make a movie on credit cards. Rent it and you'll just need to end up buying it later.
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