Imagine this. Your favorite filmmaker, the creator of some of the funniest and most heartfelt movies of all time, and classic characters, announces that he's retiring everything you know and love about his work, and ends up making a piece of crap called Jersey Girl. The future looks grim for him. Then, out of the blue, he announces that he's returning to the world his fan base is built around, and making another movie that will actually satisfy his fans. Being one of those fans, I can safely say that buying the ticket to see Clerks II on opening day is one of the most exciting things I've ever done. And guess what? Clerks II is everything a fan of the filmmaker Kevin Smith could want.
Dante Hicks (Brian O Halloran), and Randall Graves (Jeff Anderson), our heroes from the first movie, are in the same place they were in the first film. That is, until the strip mall they work at burns to the ground, compliments of Randall. The two eventually re-locate to a fast food restaurant called Mooby's, where a series of hysterical misadventures will unfold over the course of the day which happens to be Dante's last day in New Jersey, before he moves to Florida with his fiancé. Over the day, as Dante struggles with a decision of moving, or staying in NJ and dating his beautiful manager, Becky (Rosario Dawson), Randall enjoys pissing off customers, tormenting the fry cook, Elias (Trevor Fehrman), and engaging in unusual sex discussions. Meanwhile, Jay (Jason Mewes), and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) also move to Mooby's, and are up to their usual antics.
If you're a Kevin Smith fan, I've got good news, this movie is everything you'd expect. Witty, insightful, profane dialogue, and characters who you really care about. Even if you're not a devoted fan of Kevin Smith, you can still enjoy this movie, and aside from the first Clerks, this is the only other Kevin Smith movie that can work as an individual movie. The film keeps the references to the first 5 movies to a minimum (not that there aren't plenty). This one probably has the highest appeal out of all of Kevin's movies.
The dialogue, as in all of Kevin Smith's movies is priceless. Kevin Smith is living proof that profanity doesn't symbolize a small vocabulary. His dialogue mainly revolves around very insightful issues, and sex, and frequently consists of words we've never heard of, and words that can't be said on TV. In this movie, the most famous dialogue are bound to be the discussion of racial slurs, and a hilarious, perspective changing argument about Lord of the Rings vs. Star Wars (Randall makes a visual interpretation about Lord of the Rings that Kevin himself made on The Tonight Show. See if you can spot it). Aside from those two conversations, the movie is one big laugh after another. Many of which are very, very vulgar. A delightful homage to The Blues Brothers was a truly wonderful moment. Also, devoted fans of the first movie may find some moments towards the end rather heart-wrenching, and in the end, be left with one of the biggest smiles they've ever had at the end of a film. I award this movie a full 10/10, for making a dream come true, and being one of the funniest movies of the year.
It is an NC-17 movie that has been rated R for Pervasive Sexual and Crude Content Including Aberrant Sexuality, Strong Language, and Some Drug Content. Sex: 10/10 Violence: 3/10 Swearing: 10/10 Drugs: 6/10
Dante Hicks (Brian O Halloran), and Randall Graves (Jeff Anderson), our heroes from the first movie, are in the same place they were in the first film. That is, until the strip mall they work at burns to the ground, compliments of Randall. The two eventually re-locate to a fast food restaurant called Mooby's, where a series of hysterical misadventures will unfold over the course of the day which happens to be Dante's last day in New Jersey, before he moves to Florida with his fiancé. Over the day, as Dante struggles with a decision of moving, or staying in NJ and dating his beautiful manager, Becky (Rosario Dawson), Randall enjoys pissing off customers, tormenting the fry cook, Elias (Trevor Fehrman), and engaging in unusual sex discussions. Meanwhile, Jay (Jason Mewes), and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) also move to Mooby's, and are up to their usual antics.
If you're a Kevin Smith fan, I've got good news, this movie is everything you'd expect. Witty, insightful, profane dialogue, and characters who you really care about. Even if you're not a devoted fan of Kevin Smith, you can still enjoy this movie, and aside from the first Clerks, this is the only other Kevin Smith movie that can work as an individual movie. The film keeps the references to the first 5 movies to a minimum (not that there aren't plenty). This one probably has the highest appeal out of all of Kevin's movies.
The dialogue, as in all of Kevin Smith's movies is priceless. Kevin Smith is living proof that profanity doesn't symbolize a small vocabulary. His dialogue mainly revolves around very insightful issues, and sex, and frequently consists of words we've never heard of, and words that can't be said on TV. In this movie, the most famous dialogue are bound to be the discussion of racial slurs, and a hilarious, perspective changing argument about Lord of the Rings vs. Star Wars (Randall makes a visual interpretation about Lord of the Rings that Kevin himself made on The Tonight Show. See if you can spot it). Aside from those two conversations, the movie is one big laugh after another. Many of which are very, very vulgar. A delightful homage to The Blues Brothers was a truly wonderful moment. Also, devoted fans of the first movie may find some moments towards the end rather heart-wrenching, and in the end, be left with one of the biggest smiles they've ever had at the end of a film. I award this movie a full 10/10, for making a dream come true, and being one of the funniest movies of the year.
It is an NC-17 movie that has been rated R for Pervasive Sexual and Crude Content Including Aberrant Sexuality, Strong Language, and Some Drug Content. Sex: 10/10 Violence: 3/10 Swearing: 10/10 Drugs: 6/10