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Jay & Silent Bob Reboot
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Depths of Orion
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That sucks that Mallrats 2 was canned, I love the first one. Kevin Smith has made some great movies but his recent stuff is such crap.
Let him make what he wants. Smith making movies literally doesn't affect you at all, if you don't like them, you never have to engage with them past seeing a neogaf OT for them. Not like they'll be mass marketed.
Sandler is huge. He has millions of viewers to Smith's thousands.
Sandler is huge. He has millions of viewers to Smith's thousands.
Yeah, Smith doesn't really translate outside his established fanbase, but especially not in non-Western countries. I work in various African and Asian countries a couple of months every year, and Adam Sandler (and stuff like Mr Bean) is huge there.
We all look down on Sandler's sense of comedy, but his lowbrow sense of comedy is something that anyone anywhere in the world can understand. There's nothing to get lost in translation.
Goro Majima
Kitty Genovese Member
The Jay and Silent Bob movie was great
But I also saw it when I was like 19 so a new one probably wouldn't be nearly as funny to me.
But I also saw it when I was like 19 so a new one probably wouldn't be nearly as funny to me.
HollowCentral
Member
Yes.
Just... yes.
Just... yes.
That's true. But they've shown themselves to be niche-friendly, so I figured there would be something at least!
I'm in for this. I haven't liked his latest movies (really anything since Clerks 2), but I'll definitely see more of his old characters (other than that hideous looking cartoon).
Shame about Clerks 3 and the Mallrats project though. The gleeful corny stupidity of Mallrats has grown on me over the years.
Shame about Clerks 3 and the Mallrats project though. The gleeful corny stupidity of Mallrats has grown on me over the years.
Infernostew
Member
Do yourself a favor and don't.
Your not the only one. Every Kevin Smith thread had some haters but just ignore them.
Disagree. I think it's still a great movie.
Jason Frost
Member
Maybe it will be an okay movie.
The Driver
Member
Damn some of y'all are some downers, let the man make his dumb self absorbed movies. I haven't actually watched anything of his since Miri but I'm down for more View stuff. I was actually thinking the other day how dumb Strike Back was and how hard it made me laugh as a teen, wondering if by any chance if he did a sequel could it end up decent. Probably not, but I'm in!
He's talking about Cop Out, Red State, Jay and Silent Bob's Shitty Cartoon Movie, Tusk and Yoga Hosers. I agree with him, although Red State was okay.
I was obsessed with the Askewniverse growing up, and still listen to his sobriety podcast with Jay. Was looking forward to Clerks 3 and Mallrats 2, also. I'm not going to let myself get excited for this. Been let down too many times now. I don't think this will get made, although I'd like to see it happen.
Smith has a good thing going with his podcast and his very dedicated fanbase. He should really just stick to that now. I genuinely loved Chasing Amy and Dogma but thats about where he runs out of things to say or interesting ways to say them.
I will say that watching/listening to him tell stories just on a mic is great, his Prince story is really really good, so is his Bruce Willis story, it's probably why his podcast does so well. Too bad that doesn't translate into his films.
I will say that watching/listening to him tell stories just on a mic is great, his Prince story is really really good, so is his Bruce Willis story, it's probably why his podcast does so well. Too bad that doesn't translate into his films.
whitemex88
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Zach and Miri Make a Porno is very underrated. It's his last film I really enjoyed and my favorite Justin Long character by far with only 2 scenes in the movie.
Yautja_Warrior
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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back 2: Revenge of the Clit Commander.
cj_iwakura
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So what's the deal with Mallrats 2? Was anything filmed? Did that mall go boom?
wanderingprostheyltite
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cj_iwakura
Member
So it never started filming? I just hope nothing was lost.
Lord of Castamere
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Jay and Silent Bob was a bad movie that great comedians had good scenes in. The best parts of that movie had little to do with Jay or Silent Bob. I'm not sure it could work again.
wanderingprostheyltite
Member
Don't think so. I know he confirmed people like Stan Lee and Shannon Doherty returning when it was still a film, and mentioned finding the mall for shooting, but doubt they even got a pilot in the can for the TV show.
edit: This is the most recent thing I could find:
http://www.slashfilm.com/mallrats-tv-series/
The Hamburglar
Banned
Jay and silent bob strike back is an amazing movie. Who could forget the clit commando.
I hope this new one is just as funny.
I hope this new one is just as funny.
You did, he's the Clit Commander. Every time you see clit you're gonna see his fucking face.
SolidChamp
Banned
I actually like how he comes across as sincere whenever he speaks, be it in a public forum or on his podcasts, but I think this is an accurate assessment that never really occurred to me before.
He seems very self-satisfied with his own brand of gross, utterly juvenile humor and is usually baffled when nobody else gets his work.
When he gets stoned (which is way too much) and makes conceptual or referential jokes, he can be pretty fucking funny. But none of his humor or very odd visual style translates to anything of worth in film.
Dude should have been a comedian or something instead. He's great at telling stories when given a live audience.
Edit: He also has a very strange, bordering on gross, obsession with poo (and poo jokes) and buttholes.
brandonh83
Banned
He'll never top Pillow Pants.
sans_pants
avec_pénis
jay and silent bob was funny to me in high school
it is not funny to me anymore. even will ferrell is wasted in that one. and tusk, my god
it is not funny to me anymore. even will ferrell is wasted in that one. and tusk, my god
Hazelhurst
Member
Really cool movie. Very different from anything else he's done.
itwasTuesday
He wasn't alone.
I want more like the animated series, please.
Barkley's Justice
Member
Jeff Anderson never struck me as an actor. I always got the impression he was just asked to be in the first movie and was just like, "Sure, fuck it."
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Noise, noise, noise.
1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4,
Noise, noise, noise.
Smoking weed, smoking whizz,
Doing coke, drinking beers,
Drinking beers, beers, beers,
Rollin' fatties, smokin' blunts.
Who smokes the blunts?
We smoke the blunts!
Rolling blunts and smoke the b...
Mother mother fuck,
Mother mother fuck fuck,
Mother fuck mother fuck,
Noise, noise, noise.
1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4,
Noise, noise, noise.
Smoking weed, smoking whizz,
Doing coke, drinking beers,
Drinking beers, beers, beers,
Rollin' fatties, smokin' blunts.
Who smokes the blunts?
We smoke the blunts!
Rolling blunts and smoke the b...
wanderingprostheyltite
Member
Did the guy even do any theater in school prior to that? I know Smith originally intended to play Randall but went with Anderson due to being a shitfuck actor (Smith not Anderson).
cj_iwakura
Member
Tusk was certainly a disturbing horror film. I don't know what the hell Yoga Hosers was trying to be.
I'm wondering if Moose Jaws will still happen. I can't imagine that failing.
TheSkullPrince
Member
Jay & Silent Bob 2: The Clit Commander vs Pillow Pants
Jason's Ultimatum
Member
I liked jay and silent bob. The Sean William Scott scene was hilarious.
Yeah I quite liked Tusk, but it really fell apart in the final third. Basically when Depp turned up. Red State was solid throughout though.
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