Clerks, honestly, what do you think?

I remember the 1st thing I ever liked with Russell in it...Used Cars. That movie STILL makes me laugh. :laugh: :laugh:

Captain Ron
Tombstone
Big Trouble in Little China
Escape From New York
Breakdown

some good movies.
 
Tombstone rules.

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Tequila Sunrise ( That monologue to Michelle in the restuarant! Great film! )
Backdraft
Unlawful Entry

Russel is one of the more underrated actors in Hollywood.
 
That's true, but after reading some books that talk about Redford I see him differently. Not that the guys managerial skills or ego should affect how I see his acting....but I can't help it. Newman....man I'd DO a porno with him....but not if my Mom were there.
 
Who's seen "Dark Blue"??? Probably nobody.

An underrated gem.

That movie kicks ass. A modern performence from Russel that went unoticed. He's incredible in that.
 
Dark Blue was super good; underrated, yes.

I always found Butch and Sundance a little too cute for me and have never been a total fan of Redford. Redford falls into the Warren Beatty category for me; the dudes can totally act but I'm not going to die if I never see them again.

If I had to f*** a man. I'd F*** Paul Newman.
 
David Ayer, who did Training Day, wrote the script.

And it totally feels like an Ellroy story.


I clicked on David Ayer's IMDB page and it says The wild bunch????!!!

Since when are they remaking that!!!!???? News to me.
 
I like Ellroy stories, but not the way he writes. It's too dense and chaotic for me. But i love what Hansen and Helgeland did with LA confidential. Reading the book is like walking knee high through mollasses: sometimes it's sweet, but it's hard friggin work.
 
I've been out of the loop today on the board so I had to read three pages to catch back up. I wanna chime back to something that Hudson mentioned... Carpenter.

I agree that he hasn't grown as a filmmaker and if we factor in inflation, he's still working with the same budget that he has always used. Personally my favorite film of his is In The Mouth of Madness, but I also think that Escape from NY is the difinitive post apocolyptic film of its time. I know that everyone goes right towards Blade Runner, but Carpenter worked with a lot less and created this incredible world for me that I could see existing. Blade Runner always seemed a little too far beyond what I could see happening. It reminds me of the the little things that I liked about Demolition Day, Taco Bell winning the franchise wars and the big one hitting the west coast. Just those little gems that are written in that you could see happening. (before anyone attacks me Blade Runner is a great film, just an opinion here).

The thing with Carpenter though is he continues to make the same films stylistically; not that that is a bad thing, just the way things are. Carpenter is where Kevin Smith is going to be in 20 years. I'm sure he'll stop withthe dick and fart jokes, but it will still be the same director.

And, to really get back onto topic, last night I explored the bonus features on the Clerks X disc. Kevin Smith does this introduction to the restored version and I almost got pissed watching it. Here is this fat guy (not that I'm skinny or even close this winter) who is just rambling about nothing and his claim to fame is this movie. He just seemed like the most meglomaniac personality I have ever seen. Something didn't sit right with me and I lost a lot of respect for him. I still am a fan of his films, but not him. The other thing is he finishes this introduction and then says: Well I'm gonna go take a $hit.

WTF? Dude, c'mon... You moron!
 
But it's that attitude that wins him the majority of his fans.

I liked the Evening With...Dvd, but eventually the humor got old. How long can you re-enact Jason Mewes giving a blow job to a flag pole? But the crowds ate it up. That love him for stuff like that.

Three Stooges
Kevin Smith
Small Doses
 
TheYankee said:
Kevin Smith does this introduction to the restored version and I almost got pissed watching it. Here is this fat guy (not that I'm skinny or even close this winter) who is just rambling about nothing and his claim to fame is this movie. He just seemed like the most meglomaniac personality I have ever seen. Something didn't sit right with me and I lost a lot of respect for him. I still am a fan of his films, but not him. The other thing is he finishes this introduction and then says: Well I'm gonna go take a $hit.

WTF? Dude, c'mon... You moron!
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How true. I did like his stuff, when they came out, as I was working at the movie theatre and was in highschool then, but fast foward to now, and his stuff blows, not only for what every person on this thread has written (technical, visual, uninspired, no progression), but just the fact as a man he is a WUSSY, and he and his movies promote and inspire WUSSY-DOM to men of all ages, for guys to have their balls contained in their girlfriend's purses. Does every movie he make have to revolve around a ultra-whipped guy(s) doing everything in his power to win back a girl who really isn't all that worth it to begin with?!

Every actor who has played James Bond should be able to punch him, and then should give him pointers on how to deal with women, and while they're there, tell him it's okay to shoot with different angles and close ups.

When Leia says "I love you," Han says "I know." Where was Mr. Smith during that part of his zillionth Star Wars viewings?

--oh, and Dark Blue ROCKS!!
 
From what I read, everyone liked Kevin Smith in high school and hate him later on. I guess I have a look at what life will be like when i'm older: Smith free.

Yeah, I watched the Evening with Kevin Smith dvd once, and liked it, but he really does get old. Then there was that whole stretch where he was attached to what seemed like five million films (Green Hornet and a new Fletch were of canon concern) and just kept ****ing one up after another. He may still be doing Fletch, I don't know, but his personality keeps becoming more and more unappealing, and I think it's really because of Hollywood. Lame.

Plus, I'm gonna sound really stupid/bitchy when I say this, but I don't think his wife has a positive effect on him. Like Sugah mentioned, he seems very whipped. It produced Chasing Amy, but this time I don't see an outcome as cool.
 
i'm a die hard kevin smith fan. yeah jay and silent bob strike back wasnt the greatest and neither was jersey girl. what everyone is saying about how he just writes down what he hears and such and makes it into a movie may be true but it's what i like about his movies. they're real to me. the dialogue to me is witty and i like it. clerks is a classic movie to me. i can watch it everyday if i want to and never get tired of it. i absolutely love clerks. mallrats doesnt get the attention it deserves. i really liked it. chasing amy is great as well. i liked dogma a lot. oh well that's my 2 cents on this topic.
 
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