Clerks II - Are you gonna see it?

Vulgar is one of the worst movies of all-time...

 

I saw Clerks 2 last night and actually thought it was pretty funny, which is interesting, because I didn't really enjoy the first one that much.

 

Saw it last night and it's really good. Many nods to the first film, lots of hilarious lines and a whole bunch of heart. I think that's about as much as I could have expected in a sequel 12 years later.
The audience--which was exactly what you would expect a Kevin Smith opening night audience to look like, by the way--applauded at the end.
Someone asked about the black-and-white before. The first shot of the movie is in black-and-white, and transitions into color. It's nicely done.

 

As a fan of the original Clerks, I was skeptical going in, especially given Smith's recent misfire with Jersey Girl. But I went to see it with spup yesterday, and we laughed our asses off. The Buffalo Bill tribute scene was classic, as was basically every scene with Randal. And I'm sure BYH would be a big fan of the ass-to-mouth discussion (though it lasted longer than eight seconds.)

 

Like Dogma, don't like Dogma. I don't care either way.

But what does the way a person dresses have to do with the validity of their views?

We all know wearing a shirt and tie doesn't automatically equal honesty and trustworthiness.

And, by definition, Kevin Smith is a filmmaker.

Because he makes films.

 

Also, Elias was fantastic. Randal's reaction to the "Pillow Pants" revelation was priceless.

 

I guess you're right ... George Lucas is worth a billion dollars and he's still wearing flannels from Wal-Mart and getting his haircut at Fantastic Sam's ....

But seriously?

 

agree completely.

 

I might wait to see this on DVD, but I'm definitely getting it the week it comes out.

 

I saw it tonight.

Joel Siegel is an old fud.

This is a good move. As gross as it was in spots, there was still an underlying humanity about it that came through.

It was funny. I recommend it highly.

and Rosario Dawson, grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.... Oh yeah, you KNOW we do......

 

One of the funniest bits in the flick. The Buffalo Bill thing was tops, though. When Becky and Dante were having their discussion, walking out the door and you still heard "Goodbye Horses" playing, you had to know what was coming though. Still, I fucking laughed my ass off.

... and you're right. Graves' response to Pillowpants was f*ing hi-larious.

 

Weighing in ...

Hands down: Best movie experience I've had in years.

I'm an unabashedly huge Kevin Smith fan. Clerks makes me spit shit on myself. Well, Clerks 2 did the same.

It's the most vulgar, crude, disgusting perversion of a film I've seen outside of bad porn. And if you can't handle a long, developed dialogue about ass-to-mouth and, uhh, graphic depictions of interspecies erotica, then you might very well walk out of the show like Joel Siegel (in fact, one couple walked out at my show tonight.)

But for me ... it had my eyes watering. I get all the Clerks references, I get all the Kevin Smith references, the humanity parts didn't drag, they were just poignant. I understand what I'm getting into ... and for me, it was the most enjoyable movie I've seen in a long time. For a movie that probably should have never been made (and Kevin Smith never wanted to make it, not for a long time) ... it was an outstanding sequel.

Highly, highly ... highly recommend for all Clerks fans. And all Kevin Smith fans. And anyone who can laugh at ass-to-mouth (this means you, BYH!) Just a great, great movie. Glad I saw it in the theatre instead of waiting for it to hit DVD.

My $0.02.