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Kevin Smith is a boring and complacent director. Chasing Amy still holds up while Clerks' dialogue gets more unbearably amateur the older you get, but both of those movies had a great deal of promise. But he never became a better writer and he never became a better filmmaker. Look at someone like Richard Linklater who started off with similar gen X naval gazing films and did his share of lame mercenary pics. Still, even his worst movie, Fast Food Nation, is still an interesting movie. And it seems unfair now to compare someone who directed what was probably 2013's best picture to Smith, but I think Smith could have become a better director if he tried new things and was a bit more critical of himself. I think that's the great tragedy. There is still this kernel of great talent in Smith that has died off to his laziness.
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It's kind of weird to assume when you're 41 in 2012 to assume that you literally have less years ahead of you then you do behind. I mean breaking even at 82 isn't a strange thing now, Kevin. As much as I dislike the guy, he really should take care of himself.
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Dec 29, 2013 23:23
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Eh, guys the big Catholic explanation for him is kinda silly and a little offensive. Ebert was raised Catholic and it's not really a stereotype that holds that true.
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Dec 30, 2013 02:42
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LividLiquid posted:If you don't think growing up fat and being raised Catholic contributes to this kind of self-worth problem, I don't know what to tell you. I think it's more an issue of basically being a kid when he broke out and having both a tight circle of people who are probably really fun to make movies with and a big cult following which insulated him from a lot of the growth filmmakers usually go through. Timeless Appeal fucked around with this message at 22:01 on Jul 9, 2014 |
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Dec 30, 2013 04:54
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LividLiquid posted:Not that it was high art, or anything, but it very much doesn't sound or feel like his other stuff, and it was the last film he made.
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Dec 31, 2013 17:40
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rakovsky maybe posted:I can't believe people are calling Clerks a classic. I guess the demographic on a website like this skew towards losers born between 1976 and 1980 but literally no one else in the world gives a single poo poo about kevin smith. I think Clerks is going to continue to be a staple for young film nerds for awhile.
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Jul 9, 2014 16:39
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The big fear I have with him going to Kickstarter is that he'll become overfunded and adhere to a bunch of dumb stretch goals. PassTheRemote posted:Not only that, but the characters never evolved from the first movie. Why is this movie set 10 years after Clerks, why not 2, or 5? The characters just teleported from Clerks to Clerks 2. This makes sense since SMith seems to have not really mattured himself since his 20's.
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Jul 9, 2014 20:55
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At the very least, Randall's line about being too old to make new friends really hits home as you get older. Hbomberguy posted:I think of him as the previous Lena Dunham. Artist getting screwed by their own popularity is a cliche but it's apt. But really, she's done like two things. I think it's unfair to compare her to a dude who's had twenty years in film.
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Jul 10, 2014 00:45
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Star Man posted:Zach and Miri Make a Porno is a parallel universe where Kevin Smith makes a porno instead of an indie film.
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Jul 10, 2014 21:26
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I think part of growing up is realizing that a lot of the people you don't like for nerdy reasons can still be great people. Smith has done nothing to give off the impression that he is anything less than a great friend. Just like George Lucas is a wonderfully kickass person who will open cool museums, pour money into education, and sell property to be used as public housing just to piss of fellow rich people.
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