Wanna Laugh and Cry?

[Matblack]

http://imdb.com/title/tt0300051/

That is all

MB

[Matblack]

OK I'm not going to sit here and try and tell you that this is Kevin Smith's greatest work, it clearly isn't Dogma is, yes it is, no I can assure you IT IS; but this is a great throw away movie shmultzy film which really tugs at the heart strings. The plot has been done better in this http://imdb.com/title/tt0113448/ but the dialogue in Jersey Girl is great and Smith adds an edge that appeals to a hipper audience.

I've been in a KS zone recently, I'm reading his book, I've re-watched Clerks and seen Clerks II and sat down and watch An Evening with Kevin Smith today all great all in their own way, I recommend them all even Mallrats :D

MB

[Kell_ee001]

I recommend them all even Mallrats :D

MB

Me too!

Jersey Girl was ok but obviously not up there with his earlier work :( Wasn't it either co-written or co-directed with Affleck iirc?

Not seen Clerks II yet (gggrrrr) but I've seen the rest and LOVED them! :D

[Dymetrie]

I likd Mallrats!

KS is oneof the best directors/writers I've seen for a long time.

He does comedy so well and if it hadn't been for those suits in Hollywood then AvP would have been AWESOME!!!

[Matblack]

Me too!

Jersey Girl was ok but obviously not up there with his earlier work :( Wasn't it either co-written or co-directed with Affleck iirc?


No its a Smith film no Affleck input on the script or the direction, mind you the guy did win an Oscar for writing Good Will Hunting so input may have been good :D

As to not up there with his earlier work I think that's a bit like saying Hotel Chocolat chocolate is better than Dairy Milk, they are both good but made to appeal to very different tastes ;)

Jersey girl is a good film in its own right, put it up there with other romantic comedies and its at the top of its game just like Clerks is a top stoner hip flick.

The nice thing for me is that Smith is around my age (he's 2 years older) so I can see what he's trying to say and how his life effects his movie and its nice to see the message he's trying to get across change as he matures.

Clerks II is good you should see it, its a cash in, I think Smith himself would admit to that but the money it makes will fund new stuff; he's currently working on an untitled horror project which sounds intriguing:)

MB

[Matblack]

I likd Mallrats!

KS is oneof the best directors/writers I've seen for a long time.

He does comedy so well and if it hadn't been for those suits in Hollywood then AvP would have been AWESOME!!!

He wrote a script for Superman Lives but Tim Burton canned it :(

**** Tim Burton **** him up his stupid ass!

MB

[Flibster]

Oooh...

You chaps may like this then. ;) - http://www.silentbobspeaks.com/
Yup. It's another Kev Q&A in London. :D Almost sold out though.

Got my tickets for the 3rd reserved. :D

For me Mallrats is a film I can watch time and time again - especially the extended cut, I've got to be in the right mood for Clerks. Clerks II was very funny though. It's interspecies erotica F***o!

Jersey Girl is imho the weakest of his films. But it's still good in comparison with all other the other romantic claptrap out there.

Any Kev fan should have: An Evening with and An Evenign with: Evening Harder. Both hilarious!

With the SModcast's he's now doing with Scott Mosier *his producer* he's doing what a lot of filmmakers don't do - he listens and talks to the fans. On the webboard he will respond to questions given enough time.

Simon/~Flibster *Kevin Smith geek*

[Kell_ee001]

Oooh...

You chaps may like this then. ;) - http://www.silentbobspeaks.com/
Yup. It's another Kev Q&A in London. :D Almost sold out though.

If there was any chance of me getting there at all I'd be there in a shot! :(

[Flibster]

Well... It appears that he may have a guest with him from the current rumours.

So that'll be Jay then.

If anyone wants to come up with a question, I'm willing to ask it. :D

Simon/~Flibster

[Flibster]

hello from the prince charles cinema in london.

will wave to Mr Smith for you lot

;)

Simon/~Flibster

[Kell_ee001]

gggrrrrrrrr

[Flibster]

Just finished.

have laughed a lot. I managed to insult new jersey and get away with it ;)

Also have photos and a bit of video to sort out.

will be a day or so before I can upload as I'm on my mobile.

Simon/~Flibster

[Kell_ee001]

Glad you had fun :D

[Flibster]

Now uploading two video clips from last night.
A short one of the queue and a longer one of the final question of the night.

Had to recode them as a 512mb video file may be a little too large.

Funky bits from the evening. The scene that Kevin is in, in Die Hard 4 - he wrote it.

Apparently they were having plot problems, and he re-wrote it in a couple of hours to cover all the plot holes. :D

He wants to name his next kid Batman. He's already got Harley Quinn so Batman isn't too odd.

Worst place he's ever been *in responce to my question - "You went to Paris and got food poisoning, came to London and got insulted by the 3am girls, used to live in New Jersey and now live in LA - whats the worst place you've been?"* is Hawaii. Too hot, bad family memories, too many scantily clad people.

Oh..and his current favourite website is REALLY not safe for work.... ;) :D

He's got 3 dogs.
Scully - a golden Labrador. Cost $400 - is a retard.
Mulder - a golden Labrador. Cost $4000 - is a genius.
And a minature daschund. Cost $1400 - who went into heat and got screwed by Mulder. Apparently it was a horiffic sight afterwards. Minature daschund and fully grown Labrador - ripped her a new one.

Anyway - video's will arrive at the following links soonish.

The queue (http://www.flibster.com/video/DSCF4587_PocketPC.avi) - 2.73mb

The last question (http://www.flibster.com/video/DSCF4622_PocketPC.avi) - 22.5mb

Video
320x240 - 30fps
360kbps
Audio is 48kbps 44khz MP3

Simon/~Flibster

[Flibster]

Both video's uploaded - second one is unbleeped btw so NSFW!