Kevin Smith Appreciation thread

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I love Kevin Smith's humor. An Evening with Kevin Smith trilogy, the last one Threevening being my least favorite, is one of the funniest standups I've ever seen.

His stories which include the time Warner Brothers hired him to write a draft for Superman, his collaboration with nutjob Hollywood producer Jon Peters, the media war with director Tim Burton, meeting and working with Prince, Ben f**king Affleck, protesting Dogma, Jason Mewes' homemade porno and off-screen antics, and the absurdity of the Lord of the Rings trilogy are all HILARIOUS!!

Speaking of his films, I really enjoyed Clerks, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Mallrats, Jersey Girl, and Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Clerks is his best movie to date, followed by Mallrats and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.

Clerks 2, Chasing Amy, Cop Out, and Dogma were good, but not as good as the previous list.

I'm looking forward to Red State. I appreciate the new direction that Kevin is taking with this film. If he pulls it off, I expect he will continue to diversify his filmmaking style.

Overall, I love Kevin Smith. He's a one of a kind screenwriter and director, and a crude but funny articulate speaker.



It's beyond me how Clerks II is held so low for so many people
Because it's a pile of *****.

It's beyond me how Clerks II is liked by anyone, let alone so many people.
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He might be "quitting" says here:

http://comicbookmovie.com/fansites/g.../news/?a=29101

Even so, it's a minor, minor loss.
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I quite like Kevin Smith. He's not a favourite or anything, but his films are funny, but with some heart as well. My favourite of his is Cop Out, which is generally considered to be his worst, but I really love that film. Following it is Clerks, Dogma & Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back.
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During the Q and A with Red State, he did indeed say that after Hit Somebody, he's quitting movies.
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I quite like Kevin Smith. He's not a favourite or anything, but his films are funny, but with some heart as well. My favourite of his is Cop Out, which is generally considered to be his worst, but I really love that film. Following it is Clerks, Dogma & Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back.
I'm fairly certain more people hate Jersey Girl than Cop Out.



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It's usually between the two. I've never seen Jersey Girl (nor do I have any interest). Besides, after a few rewatches, Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back has become my firm favourite.



I have only seen three of his films
Chasing Amy: *** and a half
Clerks: *** and a half
Mall Rats: **

But he is overrated. It appears the only film he has made since then that anyone has anything good to say about is Dogma. Just because you make three good movies doesn't mean you are a good director.
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Before he goes, my request to KS is a rewrite/remake of "My Dinner With Andre"... featuring Randall and Dante, with Jason Mewes as the waiter and Silent Bob as the chef. I would so watch that.