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Clerks II: 2006 (R) -2
USA / Weinstein Company
63%
From big fun and entertainment to the man who has a direct line to my funny bone. This is my favorite comedy. It makes me laugh the hardest, and has what I believe to be the funniest scene in any movie. I think anyone who has seen this movie knows what I am talking about.
Now this is the sequel to the cult classic film made over ten years before this film was released. Needless to say there was some fan backlash with its announcement. I was not one of those people. I was always very excited to see this movie. This movie meant a return to the movies I loved as a teenager. I was more than happy to give this flick a shot. And I was spectacular! Not only has Kevin grown as a director (IE he moves the camera a lot more), but the maturity in his filmmaking allows him to do bigger jokes. If you had told me there would be a Kevin Smith movie that had a dance number in it right after I saw Clerks or Mallrats I would call you a damn dirty liar. Lo and behold cut to 2006, we have a dance number in a Kevin Smith movie. And it was pretty damn good. Not to mention Smith did a lot more showing then telling. Obvious to see in one scene where instead of Dante just saying “I love her”, you get to see him say it with just Brian O Halloran’s facial expressions and the camera movement. Not to mention the characters have matured as well. Each has grown since the last film and have their own unique issues to face. But despite these growths they are still the same knuckle heads I have been fans of since I was in high school.
Finally, I love the humor. Kevin Smith style humor is just my cup of tea, lots of vulgarity but with plenty of heart. And this film delivers there. In one scene we get elements of a bromance, hetero love, and “interspecies erotica” and it works perfectly well together. A feat owned entirely to Kevin Smith’s writing. The end result is a film that touches you in all the right (and wrong) places.
Clerks II: 2006 (R) -2
USA / Weinstein Company
63%
From big fun and entertainment to the man who has a direct line to my funny bone. This is my favorite comedy. It makes me laugh the hardest, and has what I believe to be the funniest scene in any movie. I think anyone who has seen this movie knows what I am talking about.
Now this is the sequel to the cult classic film made over ten years before this film was released. Needless to say there was some fan backlash with its announcement. I was not one of those people. I was always very excited to see this movie. This movie meant a return to the movies I loved as a teenager. I was more than happy to give this flick a shot. And I was spectacular! Not only has Kevin grown as a director (IE he moves the camera a lot more), but the maturity in his filmmaking allows him to do bigger jokes. If you had told me there would be a Kevin Smith movie that had a dance number in it right after I saw Clerks or Mallrats I would call you a damn dirty liar. Lo and behold cut to 2006, we have a dance number in a Kevin Smith movie. And it was pretty damn good. Not to mention Smith did a lot more showing then telling. Obvious to see in one scene where instead of Dante just saying “I love her”, you get to see him say it with just Brian O Halloran’s facial expressions and the camera movement. Not to mention the characters have matured as well. Each has grown since the last film and have their own unique issues to face. But despite these growths they are still the same knuckle heads I have been fans of since I was in high school.
Finally, I love the humor. Kevin Smith style humor is just my cup of tea, lots of vulgarity but with plenty of heart. And this film delivers there. In one scene we get elements of a bromance, hetero love, and “interspecies erotica” and it works perfectly well together. A feat owned entirely to Kevin Smith’s writing. The end result is a film that touches you in all the right (and wrong) places.