First thought: Why would I care what Kevin Smith has to say? He hasn't made a movie I've liked in years.
Reaction after listening to him talk: Now I feel bad.
(This is, in fact, hilarious.)
Edit: How can a man this funny make Dogma? Maybe I should give Zack and Miri a shot.
Edit edit: His views on Twilight (no, it's not negative). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ6W7wzTY0o Highlarious.
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Kevin Smith Q&A @ Comiccon
- Your favorite band sucks, and you have terrible taste in movies.
I liked Zack and Miri myself.
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How can you not like Dogma? It's my favorite Kevin Smith movie.Kupek wrote:Edit: How can a man this funny make Dogma? Maybe I should give Zack and Miri a shot.
Rosalina: But you didn't.
Robert: But I DON'T.
Rosalina: You sure that's right?
Robert: I was going to HAVE told you they'd come?
Rosalina: No.
Robert: The subjunctive?
Rosalina: That's not the subjunctive.
Robert: I don't think the syntax has been invented yet.
Rosalina: It would have had to have had been.
Robert: Had to have...had...been? That can't be right.
Robert: But I DON'T.
Rosalina: You sure that's right?
Robert: I was going to HAVE told you they'd come?
Rosalina: No.
Robert: The subjunctive?
Rosalina: That's not the subjunctive.
Robert: I don't think the syntax has been invented yet.
Rosalina: It would have had to have had been.
Robert: Had to have...had...been? That can't be right.
BTW, these clips are fucking epic!
Rosalina: But you didn't.
Robert: But I DON'T.
Rosalina: You sure that's right?
Robert: I was going to HAVE told you they'd come?
Rosalina: No.
Robert: The subjunctive?
Rosalina: That's not the subjunctive.
Robert: I don't think the syntax has been invented yet.
Rosalina: It would have had to have had been.
Robert: Had to have...had...been? That can't be right.
Robert: But I DON'T.
Rosalina: You sure that's right?
Robert: I was going to HAVE told you they'd come?
Rosalina: No.
Robert: The subjunctive?
Rosalina: That's not the subjunctive.
Robert: I don't think the syntax has been invented yet.
Rosalina: It would have had to have had been.
Robert: Had to have...had...been? That can't be right.
Dogma is Smith's best film, just ahead of Mallrats. On the bottom of the pile is Chasing Amy with Clerks right on top of itKupek wrote:Dogma had it's moments, but overall I felt it was an example of "trying too hard."
I was there on that fateful day, were you?
Clerks was good as an "indie film", though it couldn't hold up to the standards of a normal film today. Mallrats was the worst one I've seen, though Jersey Girl ended up taking the title when it was made. I think most people agree with that last statement. (But, you're Zeus, so you're weird about that shit...)
Chasing Amy somewhat tried too hard (especially the ending), but it still ended up being a good movie. I don't think Dogma tried too hard at all, however. It achieved its goal of providing fucked up religious theories entangled in a hilarious storyline. (Come on... Loki was fucking brilliant in that movie.)
Chasing Amy somewhat tried too hard (especially the ending), but it still ended up being a good movie. I don't think Dogma tried too hard at all, however. It achieved its goal of providing fucked up religious theories entangled in a hilarious storyline. (Come on... Loki was fucking brilliant in that movie.)
Rosalina: But you didn't.
Robert: But I DON'T.
Rosalina: You sure that's right?
Robert: I was going to HAVE told you they'd come?
Rosalina: No.
Robert: The subjunctive?
Rosalina: That's not the subjunctive.
Robert: I don't think the syntax has been invented yet.
Rosalina: It would have had to have had been.
Robert: Had to have...had...been? That can't be right.
Robert: But I DON'T.
Rosalina: You sure that's right?
Robert: I was going to HAVE told you they'd come?
Rosalina: No.
Robert: The subjunctive?
Rosalina: That's not the subjunctive.
Robert: I don't think the syntax has been invented yet.
Rosalina: It would have had to have had been.
Robert: Had to have...had...been? That can't be right.
Chasing Amy is outstanding. I even like Mall Rats.
Honestly, I enjoy all of Kevin Smith's films (except Jersey Girl), it'd be hard to pick one I didn't actually like. However, I've only seen Zack and Miri once, and I suspect it won't hold up as good on repeat viewings, hence my delay in purchasing the DVD, despite Smith DVDs being overloaded with content.
Honestly, I enjoy all of Kevin Smith's films (except Jersey Girl), it'd be hard to pick one I didn't actually like. However, I've only seen Zack and Miri once, and I suspect it won't hold up as good on repeat viewings, hence my delay in purchasing the DVD, despite Smith DVDs being overloaded with content.
Clerks I like a lot, it is a highly unique film that strongly brings forward the spirit of the 90's. I find this is my favourite movie to have on while drinking.
Chasing Amy is another movie of his that I find I can watch a lot of, again, another unique 90's feeling movie. It's my favourite, I liked its serious focus on more mature subject matter, such as the disruption that "love" can cause in a friendship, and how things can be made ideal for everyone; the different takes each of the very unique characters had on the situations, and experiences that went along with them.
Dogma was a movie that I somewhat liked but, unlike Clerks and Chasing Amy, I doubt I could sit through more than once a year or two; let alone multiple times in a month; Chasing Amy and Clerks are easy movies to rewatch. I agree with Kupek in that they tried too hard to make a mainstream appealing movie here. It ended up feeling like a Live Action A-rated version of Ducktales that attempts to be controversial. Yeah the Damon parts were good, but you can't base a 2 hour+ movie on 6-8 minutes of Damon scenes.
Chasing Amy is another movie of his that I find I can watch a lot of, again, another unique 90's feeling movie. It's my favourite, I liked its serious focus on more mature subject matter, such as the disruption that "love" can cause in a friendship, and how things can be made ideal for everyone; the different takes each of the very unique characters had on the situations, and experiences that went along with them.
Dogma was a movie that I somewhat liked but, unlike Clerks and Chasing Amy, I doubt I could sit through more than once a year or two; let alone multiple times in a month; Chasing Amy and Clerks are easy movies to rewatch. I agree with Kupek in that they tried too hard to make a mainstream appealing movie here. It ended up feeling like a Live Action A-rated version of Ducktales that attempts to be controversial. Yeah the Damon parts were good, but you can't base a 2 hour+ movie on 6-8 minutes of Damon scenes.
I guess that means everyone on the planet, except you, is wrong; including Kevin Smith himself.Zeus wrote: Dogma is Smith's best film, just ahead of Mallrats. On the bottom of the pile is Chasing Amy with Clerks right on top of it
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In the special features on the DVD, there's about an hour more of that in deleted scenes.Kupek wrote:Dogma is one long exposition. With the exception of Jay and Silent Bob, just about every character who talks to the protagonist is explaining story. I do think the boardroom execution scene is hilarious, though.
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Rosalina: But you didn't.
Robert: But I DON'T.
Rosalina: You sure that's right?
Robert: I was going to HAVE told you they'd come?
Rosalina: No.
Robert: The subjunctive?
Rosalina: That's not the subjunctive.
Robert: I don't think the syntax has been invented yet.
Rosalina: It would have had to have had been.
Robert: Had to have...had...been? That can't be right.
Robert: But I DON'T.
Rosalina: You sure that's right?
Robert: I was going to HAVE told you they'd come?
Rosalina: No.
Robert: The subjunctive?
Rosalina: That's not the subjunctive.
Robert: I don't think the syntax has been invented yet.
Rosalina: It would have had to have had been.
Robert: Had to have...had...been? That can't be right.
