Is it me or is odd that they’ve decided to open this on Comicon weekend?
Anyhow, I’ve been following the video podcasts for this one, and I’m feeling like it might be pretty good. It’s a good cast, and the bits I’ve seen look actually funny.
It also got an 8 minute standing ovation at Cannes this year.
The scene were the fast food till operator quietly tests the customer with the Lord of the Rings line reminds me of Trevor’s “This bickering is pointless” fiasco.
I haven’t been following it much, but just from the commercials it looks pretty awful. But I thought that about Rushmore, so maybe commercials aren’t the best indicator.
Dogma had a decent concept that was ultimately unworkable, and J&SB Strike Back had five funny jokes, but I can’t think of anything redeemable about Mallrats.
Boy, what a bunch of Smith haters! And here I thought the comic book nerds around here would have loved his stuff.
I’ll be in line on opening night. Can’t wait. Mallrats is one of my all-time favorites, and the original Clerks was monumental, save for the shitty acting by the supporting cast.
Maybe Smith is a Middle-East-Coast thing. My dad’s from Jersey, after all…
Man, what’s with all the Kevin Smith hate around here? Dude has thus far made four great movies, one just okay one, and one that nobody saw. In fact, it was only recently that I discovered that, apparently, it’s hip to hate him. Why?
It’s the M. Night Shyamalan/Signs syndrome. At a certain point, if someone’s recent movies suck hard enough, you have to reassess whether their “good” movie sucked as well and you just didn’t notice.
Kevin Smith movies are hilarious the first time you see 'em, but on repeat viewings, you realize that everyone is talking in mini-polemics. His dialogue is too smug.
Easy now - I like Mallrats, but I wouldn’t call it a “great” movie.
My $0.02: Clerks and Chasing Amy, brilliant. Dogma and Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, flawed but interesting. Mallrats, crap but I like it anyway. Jersey Girl, swing and a miss.