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Clerks III: Why?
- Thread starter GeekyDad
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FunkMiller
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Smith was creatively bankrupt years ago. This is about all he can manage.
You have to admire someone who can spin an entire thirty year career out of one good movie.
You have to admire someone who can spin an entire thirty year career out of one good movie.
Umbasaborne
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Yeah, even as someone who really liked the second movie, this seems dire. Smith of today is definitely a far cry from the smith of the dogma, clerks 1, and chasing amy.
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Maiden Voyage
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I'm not going to bother watching this based on the reviews I've read. Such a shame as the first is stellar.
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I remember laughing a lot at the second one…something about a donkey sex scene and Rosario Dawson being cute…then Smashing Pumpkins and I was like ok what’re we doing here
AV
We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space
I love Smith's old movies, I think Dogma is his best work personally, but Seth Rogen broke him.
A lot of people think Smith is a long-time stoner. Not true at all. Rogen turned him onto weed while they were shooting Zack & Miri and after Red State (which I like and which was LONG in the making at that time) everything afterwards was varying degrees of awful. Tusk was literally a podcast joke stretched into a movie. Yoga Hosers was "my daughter wants a career". J&SB Reboot was "my Hollywood friends owe me a favour". It's fucking dire. Not even bothering with this one.
A lot of people think Smith is a long-time stoner. Not true at all. Rogen turned him onto weed while they were shooting Zack & Miri and after Red State (which I like and which was LONG in the making at that time) everything afterwards was varying degrees of awful. Tusk was literally a podcast joke stretched into a movie. Yoga Hosers was "my daughter wants a career". J&SB Reboot was "my Hollywood friends owe me a favour". It's fucking dire. Not even bothering with this one.
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So what’s GAF’s opinion on the Death Star contractors?
jufonuk
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He lost a load of weight so isn’t massive, but every photo of him since the weight loss he has this expression like he is straining really hard and looking at you like “yeah mother fucker, it’s me I lost this weight”. Which I say good on him.
He also became vegan
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MilkyJoe
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One good movie?
jufonuk
not tag worthy
I Hope lactose Joseph that you are implying he has more than one.
Clerks,Mallrats, chasing Amy and Jay and silent bob strike back. but the best is dogma.
I don’t want to watch jersey girl.
I have not got round to watching tusk or yoga Hoosiers
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Lukaku's First Touch
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He's having a 20 year long midlife crisis based on his outfits.
MilkyJoe
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Yes, Dogma and Clerks 2 being the best
jufonuk
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So does Kevin Smith want to fuck his daughter cause after looking through his IG…
FunkMiller
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Two at a push. A couple of average ones. Rest is shit.
funkygunther
Banned
Kermode dropping Red State out of nowhere. A good Smith film in a sea of shite.
IDKFA
I am Become Bilbo Baggins
To celebrate his 69 days of hiking, he took a photo of the front of the house where he first experienced a 69, as in the sex position 69? Am I reading that right?
jufonuk
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Ok I’m sure his daughter would love seeing that post.
jufonuk
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It's so bad and I'm a fanboy
Saw it opening night
Robot Carnival
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money. the reason is money.
in all honesty, as long as it's not total trash and somewhat enjoyable, I'll probably give it a pass
in all honesty, as long as it's not total trash and somewhat enjoyable, I'll probably give it a pass
teezzy
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Mr Hyde
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Lost interest in Kevin Smith after Zack and Miri. View Askewniverse was funny but when he abandoned it he became a one note director whose movies are barely direct to DVD quality, which is ironic given that Clerks were made on a shoe string budget. Cop Out, Red State, Tusk, Yoga Hosers, Jersey Girl. Awful movies with none of Smiths signature writing or directing. Clerks 2 was the anomaly of his new style, liked it quite a lot but when I saw his latest abomination, Jay and Silent Bob reboot, I realized I've grown out of his style because it was a total stinker and I loved the original as a 20-something kid.
Umbasaborne
Banned
2 was aight.
bender
What time is it?
MacReady13
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GeekyDad
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teezzy
Banned
2 was one of his best
bender
What time is it?
That sums up the problem nicely.
GeekyDad
Member
I was fairly entertained by II, but it was also fairly forgettable to me. But that was an obvious nod to fans, as much as it was a cash-in and ego jerk for Smith.
But III? This this looks like a hot mess.
teezzy
Banned
Ngl like a majority of top 10 films are Kevin smith movies
bender
What time is it?
Ionian
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That's bait.gif.
teezzy
Banned
Freddy Got Fingered
Clerks
Taxi Driver
Good Will Hunting
Dogma
Chasing Amy
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Clerks 2
American Beauty
The Terminator
nush
Member
They knew the risks.
SpiceRacz
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bender
What time is it?
Now I understand why Kevin Smith movies made your list.
sol_bad
Member
He's actually the first one to admit he's out of ideas, he's always down on himself.
I collect VHS tapes
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Chasing Amy might be my fav, but I haven’t seen Dogma or Clerks 1 in like 20 years
Smith doesn't seem to be big on collaborations. So to his credit he is doing all this stuff on his own as a semi (fully?) independent filmmaker. So I respect the hustle but he isn't for me anymore.
I've even burned out on his podcasts, he has no new stories since 2005 other than "I'm a vegan now" and "I almost died of a heart attack".
I've even burned out on his podcasts, he has no new stories since 2005 other than "I'm a vegan now" and "I almost died of a heart attack".
teezzy
Banned
They all hold up. Mallrats too
BadBurger
Many “Whelps”! Handle It!
Just like contractors for any military, they knew the risks.