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Clerks II
Movie Stats & Links |
| Starring: |
Brian O'Halloran,
Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawson, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith,
Trevor Fehrman, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, Kevin Weisman |
| MPAA Rated: |
R |
| Released By: |
The Weinstein Company |
| Web Site: |
www.clerks2.com |
| Kiddie Movie: |
For the hope of
mankind, please keep the kids at home :) |
| Date Movie: |
If she gets this
type of humor. |
| Gratuitous Sex: |
Lots of talk and
an almost boob shot. |
| Gratuitous
Violence: |
Nah. |
| Action: |
Nah. |
| Laughs: |
Only if you can
appreciate them. |
| Memorable
Scene: |
One had me
laughing uncontrollably. I can't explain it. |
| Memorable
Quote: |
There are way too
many quotes that made me laugh. |
| Directed By: |
Kevin Smith |
| Produced By: |
Scott Mosier |
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Clerks II
A Movie Review |
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Here’s the problem I have with writing this review: If
you didn’t see "Clerks" because it was in black & white, saw
"Jersey Girl" because you are a big J-Lo fan, or went to see
"Dogma" because you heard it was an interesting take on
religion but found yourself appalled when the good Cardinal
Glick introduced "The
Buddy Christ," I have no way to convince you to go and
see "Clerks II" because the only way to do so would be to
give away too many of the jokes. And then you still might
not go see it because if I gave one of the jokes away, one
that I nearly ended up rolling on the floor with laughter,
you might wonder what was wrong with me, and tell me I need
sensitivity training, and not my niece (this might sound
cryptic, but if you are one of our podcast subscribers, you
might understand). In any case, let’s at least start with
the a quick look at the story…
Dante (Brian O’Halloran) and Randal (Jeff Anderson) are
back. Sadly for Dante, well, Randal left the coffeepot on
again at the Quick Stop and a fire ensued, leaving our duo
working at the local Mooby’s fast-food joint. Dante, though,
has found love in the likes of Emma (Jennifer Schwalbach),
and she has set him up with what will be a new house, a
better job, and no more New Jersey if Dante marries her and
moves near her parents down in Florida. Randal is none too
pleased with Dante’s plans for advancement, especially since
he loses his best friend in the process. Meanwhile, Jay
(Jason Mewes), sporting a way-cool "got
Christ" t-shirt, and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith), back from
rehab, find themselves now camped outside the Mooby
restaurant, still selling pot, with Silent Bob trying to
keep Jay from being bored so he doesn’t stray back to the
world of getting high on his own supply.
With that simple story synopsis you might think Dante’s
life is finally on the right track, or at least on a track
to get him to be a grown-up, but enter Becky (the ever-cute
Rosario Dawson). She’s the manager of the Mooby’s. Randal
suspects something more is going on between Dante and Becky,
but both of them keep insisting they are just "good
friends." And then all of the stories come out in the open:
Emma is none-too pleased with what she finds out; Kinky
Kelly and a donkey, well; Elias (Trevor Fehrman), a
co-worker at Mooby’s obsessed with "The Lord of the Rings"
and the upcoming "Transformers" movie (although I still
can’t understand all of the slams about "Transformers"
because that was one of the best television cartoon series’
in the late eighties, but I’m sorry, I digress), Elias also,
is involved with a ‘well’-moment; And well, all of a sudden
Dante realizes he called 9-1-1 and forgot to cancel the
alarm. It is now time for enlightening thoughts about love,
friendship, slight wealth, and who gets in how much trouble
when donkey love is arrested.
That story synopsis might sound slightly convoluted, but
for those of you who are Kevin Smith fans and haven’t seen
the movie yet, I think most of it makes sense. But I will
say this, "Clerks II" is not for the easily offended,
whether it is about sex talk, politically incorrect talk,
and sex talk. Yup, that’s right, I said "sex talk" twice,
because there is a lot of it in this film, and most of it
funny if you aren’t uptight.
This movie might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but it is
definitely my cup of tea. It mixes my life in the land of
the easily amused with the life of someone who loves a great
argument about which is better, "Star Wars" or "The Lord of
the Rings," (I’m on the "Star Wars’" side), even though I am
looking forward to the "Transformers" movie, for reasons I
can’t go into here.
I absolutely loved this movie, even with the sentimental
stuff that creeped in, mostly because it worked all-around,
and Jay was there to break up the sentimental with the
funny. Some might not like the sentimental, but a lot of us
have grown since the original "Clerks" came out some twelve
years ago. Sometimes our heroes from twelve years ago have
to grow up, too. Just not too much, thank Alanis.
For me it’s 5 stars out of 5. One scene alone was worth 3
½ stars because I haven’t been able to stop laughing that
much during a movie in a long time, and the rest was just
gravy. I only have a couple of regrets about this movie: One
is that I failed to major in "Speed-Reading" in college
because towards the end of the credits there seemed to be a
lot of funny "Thank You’s" that I missed (I suppose I’ll
have to wait for the DVD and put it in "slow-motion" to
catch them all) as they scrolled by; The other is that I
never set up a MySpace page and added myself as a friend of
"Clerks II" so I could be listed in the credits of a major
motion picture. It would have been pretty cool to see "The
Dude on the Right," or maybe "Entertainment Ave!", or maybe
"entertainmentavenue.com", or maybe "e-ave.com", or maybe
Andrew LaXXX. In any case, it would have been cool to
actually wait through all of the credit and see my MySpace
name scrolling through. I can’t believe I didn’t pay enough
attention to setting up a MySpace page, and getting it
linked to "Clerks II." Even my sister, and my niece, have a
MySpace page.
Enough lamenting, if you want funny, and aren’t easily
offended, see this Alanis Damn Movie!
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!!
L8R!!! |
