Clerks 2, a recommendation.....

Massage...Bored · Post by **Massage...Bored** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 2:04 pm

See this film and see it now, I will be seeing it again tonight.

Randal's one minute reenactment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy is golden. "Its three movies of people walking!"

Dante is still the loveable loser.

Jay and Silent Bob are "new and improved", you'll have to see it to "believe" it.

Randal tries to take back an old racial slur for the whites.

Rosario Dawson is a great Smith-ian feamle lead character.

Surprisingly touching music montages, and a surprisingly touching film.

The new character, Elias, is absolutely the perfect virgin/christian/mod-compu-web dork. He's almost a "super" version of a Star Wars dork, yet he disregards that whole corner of dorkdom. His online handle, as we find out is Optimus Prime and has been for years. In the beginning he is excited because he just finds out they are making a live action Tranformers movie and he's in pole postion with his screen name and e-mail address come the following summer.

Great stuff, Mr. Smith.

Big John · Post by **Big John** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 2:14 pm

this movie is awesome

heaven's chimney · Post by **heaven's chimney** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 2:36 pm

it started off pretty f'n terrible though. but by the end i was absolutely converted. homeboy smith surprised my titties off with the depth of the human condition he got into. i can't say i've seen another film that quite kicks it like that.

matthewsturm · Post by **matthewsturm** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 4:35 pm

I can't believe that I didn't know it was already out. Im an idiot.

Myrddin · Post by **Myrddin** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 5:46 pm

Is that why the lightbulb is burnt out?

Morphine Child · Post by **Morphine Child** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 10:43 pm

this movie was great. Kevin Smith never disappoints me though.

B.M.R · Post by **B.M.R** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 1:25 am

yeah I want to see this movie badly. I'm not sure if I trust it though. The orignal was in black and white. I'm not sure if it'll be the same in color.

matthewsturm · Post by **matthewsturm** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 4:10 am

Part of it is in B&W isn't it?

Sankofa · Post by **Sankofa** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 10:19 am

Morphine Child wrote:this movie was great. Kevin Smith never disappoints me though.

[?]Jersey Girl[/?]

Garr · Post by **Garr** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 10:28 am

Sankofa wrote:
Morphine Child wrote:this movie was great. Kevin Smith never disappoints me though.
[?]Jersey Girl[/?]

Was a GREAT movie. . .just not a traditional K.S. creation. If people go into that movie looking at it like it's supposed to be compared to mallrats or clerks or dogma, they will be disappointed. that movie had a GREAT story and captured the human condition just as well as Chasing Amy did. It moved away from the easy HaHa and delved into something more substantial.

Morphine Child · Post by **Morphine Child** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 12:52 pm

Sankofa wrote:
Morphine Child wrote:this movie was great. Kevin Smith never disappoints me though.
[?]Jersey Girl[/?]

Was not a terrible movie. I don't remember it that well, and maybe I dug it because it was a Kevin Smith movie. I do remember there was a scene towards the end where Ben Affleck is rushing to NYC to see his kids play or whatever and "High" by the The Cure was played all the way through. Any movie that has a Cure song played alll the way through in it can't be bad.

I was thrilled as f**k when JLO died in the first 5 minutes though. HA! Come on...who gets JLO in a movie and kills her off that quick? Only Kevin Smith.

jewlee138 · Post by **jewlee138** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 12:57 pm

Any movie that has a Cure song played alll the way through in it can't be bad.

I've been criticized - many times - for saying that same thing

Morphine Child · Post by **Morphine Child** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 2:05 pm

jewlee138 wrote:
Any movie that has a Cure song played alll the way through in it can't be bad.
I've been criticized - many times - for saying that same thing

Anyone who critisizes you for that needs to be shot. Or spare other people the effort, and shoot themselves.

MrSpall · Post by **MrSpall** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 3:08 pm

Back on track ... Clerks 2 is phenomenal.

To answer a question posed earlier, yes a VERY small portion of the film is in black and white, but having the film in color didn't really detract from the movie. I too was skeptical at first, but honestly with the majority of the film set inside Mooby's, I think the color adds a lot. Mooby's interior has that vibrant yellow and purple that really makes the film pop out at you. I don't think it'd be the same in black and white.

The addition of Elias really puts this movie over the top. He is the ultimate cyber-nerd, and plays a great foil to Randal when Dante is off touching on some of the more human aspects of the film.

Pillowpants may be the greatest addition to the ViewAskewniverse since the Golgothan.

The entire Randal/Dante story really comes full circle. You're watching two guys who've been friends forever get ready to part ways. Anyone who's had a friend move across the country can identify with those feelings, and only Kevin Smith can use a donkey show to express the emotions of that moment.

Truly a cinematic epic on par with it's original. As a rule, I hate sequels, but this film just doesn't ever dissapoint.

Now I'm just waiting for Clerks 3: Clerks in Space.

LowLife · Post by **LowLife** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 5:15 am

killz!!! all i have to say!