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Clerks II (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition) (0195111257)
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| Lo and behold, Clerks II defies the odds as a sequel that even the most ardent Clerks fans can be happy about. Twelve years after Kevin Smith turned the independent film world upside-down with his $27,000 black-and-white comedy, perpetual slackers Dante (Brian O'Halloran) and Randal (Jeff Anderson) return for another raucous romp in suburbia, but this time there's no beloved Quick Stop mini-mart to ensure their low-level employment. Now they're aimless 33-year-olds flippin' burgers at Mooby's, a fast-food joint with a cow theme that's "udderly delicious." Dante's engaged to his long-time girlfriend but has unexpectedly fallen in love with Mooby's manager Becky (and since she's played by Rosario Dawson, can you blame him?), and Randal's still holding out for life, liberty, and the pursuit of low ambition. The responsibilities of adulthood are rearing their ugly head, and with Jay and Silent Bob (Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith) still dealing weed and generally being obnoxious, well... something's gotta give, right? The way Smith has written this long-awaited follow-up, the dilemmas of Dante, Randal, and their ongoing friendship are something that anyone can relate to, and with Dawson lighting up the screen (in a role demanded by producer Harvey Weinstein to boost box-office appeal), the movie's romantic chemistry is surprisingly delightful. Rest assured, also, that Smith (shooting mostly in color this time, on a $5 million budget) hasn't forgotten where he came from: Clerks II is jam-packed with the same lewd, crude humor that made Clerks an indie-film phenomenon, and Smith's good-natured sincerity is still on full display, ensuring that only the most prudish viewers could possibly be offended. For everyone else, this is as enjoyable as any sequel could ever hope to be, with amusing cameos by Smith-movie veterans Ben Affleck and Jason Lee, among others. --Jeff Shannon Editorial Descriptions are usually submitted by the manufacturers, publishers and authors. Contact us if you are one of them, and wish to change the above description. |
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Author: Guest
More Dante and Randal,more jay and silent Bob,and more slandering other anonymously.Clerks II has it all.This film is about the loveable loser convienience store clerks bear witness to the Quick Stop being burned down...thanks to Randal,and they are forced to take up posts as burger flippers at Moobys.It's the funnest film this year
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Author: Guest
This review is mainly in response to Pugsly's, especially "The soundtrack is pathetic... Soul Asylum?"
Um... Soul Asylum was also in the first clerks film.
Clerks II is the sequel to Clerks. It's *NOT* Clerks. It's as crude, funny, craftily written, etc. But it really *IS* ten years later and things have changed since the original Clerks was written. Kevin is Older (and has a budget). Randal and Dante are older. Emo's are all the rage. 9/11 happened. Clerks II is a movie about relationships during the culture of the day, just like the original Clerks. The culture changed in ten years - so should the sequel.
If you liked Clerks, watch Clerks. If you want to see what's happened to Dante, Randal, Silent Bob, Jay, and the rest of the gang in the 10 years since Clerks, buy and watch Clerks II.
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Author: Guest
Is this really the sequel from renowned director/writer Kevin Smith? The acting is sub-par, the plot is weak. Mr Smith bypasses script and acting for gross-out/shock humor. The soundtrack is pathetic... Soul Asylum? I really expected more from the guy who brought us Clerks(1), Mallrats, Chasing Amy and Dogma. If you think "trans-species erotica" is humorous, then this movie is definitely for you. Perhaps I've just grown up since the first movie, but I think I know why Ebert panned the film. Not because of the donkey-sex show, but because this movie is simply, well, terrible. It's almost 2 hours of my life I will never get back.
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Author: Guest
It's difficult to match the classic genius known as "Clerks", a film in which writer/director Kevin Smith made his first big splash. However, "Clerks 2" has a few memorable moments of it's own, and continues the tradition of cleverly poking fun at everything and anything.
While "Clerks" was filmed as a low-budget black and white independent film, "Clerks 2" obviously has a much larger budget (i.e. Rosario Dawson), but bigger is not necessarily better. The writing and dialogue definitely smacks of classic Kevin Smith wit and satire, but it just can't seem to transcend to the level of the original.
QUICK SYNOPSIS: The film continues the story of Dante and Randall as they both find themselves thirty-somethings and working at a Mooby's fast-food restaurant after an unfortunate accident causes the Quick Stop to burn down. Dante is about to get married and move to Florida with his fiance, but he's having second thoughts when he discovers he also has feelings for his Mooby's manager. Meanwhile...Jay and Silent Bob continue to hang out outside the establishment of Dante and Randall's employment.
Most people know Kevin Smith as "Silent Bob", the quiet but expressive side-kick to Jay. Many of the actors/friends of Smith's from the Clerks/Mallrats/Chasing Amy/Jay & Silent Bob franchise make a brief cameo appearance, including Ben Affleck, Jason Lee, Kevin Weissman, and even Kevin Smith's wife (whom most would know as the hot red-headed diamond thief from "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back").
Thankfully, Kevin Smith is one of the few directors who put just as much effort into making great DVD features as he does making the actual film. Kevin Smith fans will not be disappointed with the 6 hours of special features found on this double-disc DVD! There are 3 different audio-commentaries, 2 very extensive behind-the-scenes/making of featurettes, and an enormous slew of deleted and extended scenes (each of which is preceded by Kevin and Jason, who explain why the scene was altered or cut, before finally showing the deleted scene. It does take longer to view it that way, but I think it's a cool feature because there have been countless times I've watched a DVD's deleted scenes, and seen one or two that I thought were really good, and I couldn't figure out why they would cut it!).
While I still feel the original "Clerks" was priceless, "Clerks 2" manages to find wings and fly on it's own. It's definitely worth the purchase for die-hard Kevin Smith fans!
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Author: Guest
How do you sum up CLERKS II? Funny, offensive, but at the heart of this movie is a syrupy sweet story. Every single Kevin Smith movie (except for Jersey Girl) could be described as perverse, offensive, and disgusting. But because the director wraps up his films with a sentimental center he gets away with everything. Like a monkey throwing its grabage at onlookers, he jus has to smile, do some little trick, and we instantly forgive him.
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