Clerks II Movie
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TAGLINES
No Experience Necessary
No Missions, No Mutants, No Man of Steel, No Money, and No Bullshit Catchphrases
Leading the War Against "Counter" Terrorism
Always Open.
Standing For Truth. Standing For Justice. Standing Around.
With no power comes no responsibility.
They Still Don't Like You. In Fact, They Like You Even Less.
The sequel picks up 10 years later. "It's about what happens when that lazy, 20-something malaise lasts into your 30s. Those dudes are kind of still mired, not in that same exact situation, but in a place where it's time to actually grow up and do something more than just sit around and dissect pop culture and talk about sex," Smith said during an interview at his Hollywood office. "It's: What happened to these dudes?"
| Brian O'Halloran | Dante |
| Jeff Anderson | Randal |
| Jason Mewes | Jay |
| Kevin Smith | Silent Bob |
| Jake Richardson | Teen #1 |
| Ethan Suplee | Teen #2 |
| Jennifer Schwalbach Smith | Emma |
| Rachel Larratt | Counter Girl with Ear Guy |
| Shannon Larratt | Ear Guy |
| Ben Affleck | Gawking Guy |
| Trevor Fehrman | Elias |
| Sarah Ault | Catholic Schoolgirl |
| Lalida Sujjavasin | Catholic Schoolgirl #2 |
| Gail Stanley | Elias' Mom |
| Bruce Macintosh | Elias' Dad |
| Kevin Smith |
7.90 out of 10 (25627 votes)
Visitor Reviews
Great movie though it would suck
posted on 22 Aug 2009do it took like 10 years for Kevin smith to get his head out of his ass and get back to doing what he does best. social commentaries and comedy. Don't get me wrong about his writing ability but everyone has their genres their good at and he is so deep I hate seeing it go to waste on the other flops that ruined his career.Clerks one was so brilliant and dogma was a terrific play on religions and comedy that didn't come off blasphemous. More it came off like it was just having fun with the real world events in the church and modern day religion.This movie is fantastic and so funny with clever wit. More buddy flicks with Randall and Dante! everyone loved your other buddy flicks so why give it up now get back to work for your fans we love you!
All your friends will be talking about it.
posted on 22 Aug 2009This is the kind of movie that all of your friends will be talking about. Therefore you have to see it right now. But, that being said, allow me to warn you. This movie is full of raunchy scenes that had me squirming in my chair not wanting to look at the screen up unable to look away. I am really glad I saw the movie – but would never go see it again.Let me explain, I get embarrassed for other people. This movie does not try and have the embarrassing scenes sneak up and surprise you. Instead it foreshadows them, lets you know they are coming. The genius of this is that I may be squirming in my chair 10 minutes before anything embarrassing actually happens.It is good to see old friends – K.S. does a LITTLE too much of this. The cameos were a too obviously cameos. Well, that and certain characters have met the actor playing different roles. There was a moment of "Wait, is Ben playing the avenging angel from Dogma or the homoerotic cartoonist from Chasing Amy<? Oh no wait, he is in a different role.…AND I saw a hockey stick, but no obvious hockey reference.Sum up: I really liked it. But would be unable to sit through it a second time.
There's no smoke without a decent Kevin Smith sequel . . .
posted on 20 Aug 2009How do you follow up an early record-breaking, low budget film now you're rich and famous? Director Kevin Smith left it for more than ten years to revive the story of Clerks, a black-and-white movie set in a convenience store, that cost less to make than the rights for its soundtrack. Its sharp, witty and irreverent dialogue helped to create a cult following and established Smith as a leading force of indie cinema with his first film.Twelve years on, and Clerks II hits our screens, aspiring to the same sort of laughs, enraging parents, and yet staying a notch above merely scatological offerings such as American Pie. The opening scene (in black and white) has owner Dante Hicks unlocking the metal shutters on his run-down shop front. As they roll up, the store is fiercely ablaze (in colour) and he steps back aghast, years of work up in flames.He soon ends up working at Mooby's, a fast food dive run by Becky (brilliantly played by Rosario Dawson), while his fiancé Emma, a rich, stunning, but overbearing blonde, makes plans to move him to Florida to work for daddy. Characters from the old shop are reprised and, together with various walk-in stooges, the scene is again set for Clerks II - in only a slightly different surroundings to Clerks I.So does the film hold up? Kevin Smith has shown himself capable of bringing us intellectually stimulating comedy such as Chasing Amy, as well as trash such as Mallrats. Where does Clerks II stand? The overall verdict is largely good. I split my sides twice before the opening credits had finished, was slightly bored during the extended religious gags, but had my confidence restored by the hilarious Lord of the Rings jokes and extended arguments against marriage and belief that Dante has that there is maybe 'only one person out there' for a dork like him and it happens to be the beautiful Emma. (The argument goes, bearing how many people there are out there in the world, "There's always gonna be someone out there who's a better match for you than the person you end up marrying.") Dante is shaken. His quest to be in control of his own destiny is shaken. All this sets us up for a hilarious (if formulaic) love triangle and wonderful ending - though not before some inter-species erotica, buggery and off-camera masturbation that will practically guarantee the film an 18 certificate for dialogue alone.Clerks II's biggest weakness is probably the religious gags. Smith is a churchgoer who has enjoyed developing religious imagery in his films before (Dogma, where the last known descendant of Christ was called on to save humanity, attracted much criticism from the Church but ultimately focused on the distinction between faith and dogma, and the regaining of faith, for those who could be bothered). There's one of those cheesy credits at the end of Clerks II, thanking God for his support, blah blah. But in what is essentially a comedy, the jokes should stand on their merit. A tirade explaining that Jesus Christ just needed a good lawyer to get him off might raise a wry smile from the faithful, but, like the whole of Dogma, is ultimately preachy and just made me yawn. Clerk II's Kinky Kelly and Her Donkey Show might be not be exactly high-brow, but they help regain the momentum and provide some excuses for some neat enveloping towards the end of the film, as smoke rises from the diner and we return to black and white.
Kevin Smith does it again...and we love it!
posted on 12 Aug 2009I went in with a lot of misgivings. This was a sequel to a movie that was twelve years old with many of the same characters only older. Kevin Smith handles this by making it a plot point. Much of what transpires is driven by the feeling that time is/has run out for many of the denizens of the Quick Stop convenience store. This is underscored when the first scene has the Quick Stop burning (almost) down. Mooby's, a McDonald's clone, becomes the setting for the sequel's characters and story. It was great - even my wife enjoyed it. I will say I was biased because I love Rosario Dawson, who they tried to dress down for this, but she is beautiful and sexy even in plain clothes. Although, the sequel does not have the same feeling or tone as the original (I never expected it would), it is successful in being good entertainment and even those not familiar with the characters should enjoy their antics and surprise situations. Keep an eye on the various wall signs/writings for some subtle humor. Even though the general story line is not new, we were both glad we had seen it. I am not sure what the well known reviewers were looking. A movie is made for entertainment - if it achieves that than it need do no more. Enjoy.
Good old Kev, hasn't forgot his roots
posted on 06 Aug 2009My Review of the movie itself: An excellent sequel to an Excellent movie, its very sentimental there are a lot of nods to the first one, Mr Smith owes a lot to it, and its nice to see he hasn't forgotten where he came from. For me this was like a cigarette after 30 years of quitting, I'm not sure if everybody else craved such an original, clever and witty film since Clerks, but if they did, they were certainly not disappointed and neither was I. This is so refreshing, i mean there are so many horrible movie ideas out there with horrible digital effects thrown in to impress the audience, and it usually works, you see a ton of these morons buying them, it makes me sick, well now there's finally a movie out there that I'm willing to buy. Everybody with half a brain who's seen a Kevin Smith movie before, can and will enjoy this. - Its 2 hours but it flys by, i wish it could have been 3.My Viewing experience: The rest of the theatre audience were IDIOTS and obviously hadn't seen the first one and I take comfort in the fact that they were too ignorant to get it. So The first 30 minutes of the movie were ruined for me, but after that the idiots were removed, leaving me and a few true K.S fans to enjoy. We were NOT disappointed, Its not just a movie, its as if we are all in Kevin's home, laughing at his home movies with him. Its so personal. I was almost in tears.. of joy, when i walked out of the theatre, if you haven't already seen this, see it soon.My suggestions: 1 - Don't take in drinks or snacks, you do have to watch the screen and concentrate on whats being said, it is not a popcorn movie for idiots.2 - Make sure you have a good seat, and that your screen is not full of noisy impatient kids who wont get it. - if this happens, leave the screen and ask either to have the kids removed, OR for a refund, its not worth it if you cant hear it.3 - Do not run into this movie in your lunch hour, it is a long movie, it will not seem long when your watching it, but trust me, the time does fly.4 - Go with a friend who HAS SEEN clerks 1, You do not want to be explaining every little detail 5 - See it soon, before they take it down and replace it with some crappy popcorn movie Thats all from me, enjoy.
One of Smith's best
posted on 06 Aug 2009Clerks 2 is back to what Kevin Smith does best. After the box office disaster of Jersey Girl and the painfully unfunny swear-a-thon Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back, it's good to see him returning to his roots to finally provide a worthy successor to his debut. Okay, Dogma was ace but it was more of an adventure movie and Mallrats was entertaining but Jason Lee's character was a pain in the backside. Concentrating as it does on a small group of friends spending a day at work together and chatting about life, pop culture and bizarre sexual practices, this captures the spirit of the original like no other and is well worth catching even if you are just a casual fan.Dante and Randall, the two rogues from the original Clerks are back but after a fire destroys the convenience store, they decide to move on...and promptly end up flipping burgers at a fast food restaurant where they have to put up with a whole new string of problems, mostly involving customers. Jay and Silent Bob have returned as well and since their favourite hangout has now been desecrated, have followed the lead duo to their new workplace to hang out in the car park selling marijuana, despite Jay being on a twelve step program. All in all, they don't appear to have achieved the moving on goal much, something a former school classmate with a superiority complex is a bit too willing to point out, but Dante's life looks set to change. He has a beautiful fiancée and just has to get through his final day at work before he can move to Florida with her for a new home, new job and new life. There's just one small hiccup...he's got a major crush on his boss Becky.From this starting point, nothing really happens for the entire movie. In fact, pretty much the first hour consists of Randall and the others standing around the work place bickering all the time, but for those of you who have seen a Kevin Smith movie before, this shouldn't be a turn off, in fact it should make you want to see it even more. The one liners come thick and fast and as hoped, are peppered with profanities. Ten years of life experience hasn't toned Randall down a bit and his lyrical outbursts on negative racial terms and why Lord of the Rings wasn't as good as Star Wars are absolutely hilarious. Alongside this is newcomer Elias, a sexually frustrated nineteen year old who Randall loves to wind up and a painfully funny scene involving a donkey and you have a movie that'll make you spill your guts out laughing.While it may be profane though, it's also believe it or not, rather beautiful. That's right, beautiful. Not the sort of thing you'd associate with a movie with such frequent "ass to mouth" references. For all of Dante's romantic troubles, the story isn't really about him and Becky, it's about him and Randall. Friends since childhood, the two have grown up together and found that life hasn't figured out just the way they'd once envisioned, but they've always had each other. And now Dante has a fiancée, he's broken the great unwritten rule of male friendships: don't fall in love with a girl if your best friend hasn't got one too.As a result, what some would dismiss as a crass and low brow comedy actually possesses a heart of gold. Kevin Smith has always been good at showing just how much time we spend talking to our friends and how painful it is to lose them, but never more so than when Dante and Randall have a huge fallout at the end, culminating in an absolutely heartbreaking line where Randall begs his friend not to leave him.Whether or not you'll actually make it to that scene however all depends on how much you can stomach the more low brow ones that come before it. But hey, let's face it, drinking cups filled with urine and pressing your backside up against windows is really really funny. And while I certainly hope that nobody who works in a burger restaurant I ever visit sees this movie in case they get ideas for toppings, this is still one of the funniest, sweetest offerings from the View Askew world Kevin Smith has ever made. Highly recommended.
Great Movie, Lives up to its name.
posted on 29 Jul 2009I have to admit after seeing Jersey Girl, which was OK, I was a bit skeptical that Kevin Smith could pull off another Clerks/Malrats/Jay and Silent Bob film. Fortunately I was wrong, I would go as far as to say that Clerks II was better than the first Clerks. I wasn't a fan of Clerks and only sat through it AFTER seeing Malrats and Chasing Amy. Clerks II is an awesome blend of just that Clerks, Malrats, Dogma and Jay and Silent Bob; complete with a funny as hell dance scene.In the trailer there is hint of a Donkey show, and there was one critic *cough* on ABC mornings, that walked out of the theater during this scene. To those easily offended the first thing I have to say is "What are you doing seeing a Kevin Smith film?". Didn't these people see Dogma? or Chasing Amy were Banky says "Sometimes, not often, but sometimes I like the idea of a girl with a horse", he even goes on to show a boy in the train station a magazine where the horse is... climaxing on a girl. So I say again.. "What are you doing seeing a Kevin Smith film?". Also I would like to remind these people of a funny as hell slap-stick parody movie called "Scary Movie", not by Smith, in which the lead is *cough* blown on the celling by her boyfriend.
Hasn't he learned anything?
posted on 27 Jul 2009Clerks 2 is an excellent film, and there are many reviews already that can do it far more justice than I can. But I wanted to chuck in my 2 cents about something that absolutely infuriated me in the film, though I suppose it was supposed to.At the end of clerks Dante gets a severe dressing down from Randell about moaning about his life yet not doing anything to change things. Yet here we are 12 years down the line and he's still being a complete fool, and once again Randell has to set him on the straight and narrow. Didn't he learn at all from the first movie? The fact that towards the end of the film he was still considering going to Florida, AFTER having said what he said to Becky (I'm trying to be subtle in case you haven't seen it) I felt like walking in and slapping him. Luckily for him, Randell talks some sense into him (and presumably, never mentions the fact that he had to around Becky, ever, for the rest of his natural life!) and we have the happy ending the audience wanted. But will it stick this time?I've seen calls for a clerks 3 in another 10 years. Will Dante be happy then? Or will he still be sat there moaning about everything. Maybe the marriage has gone sour, or the government are giving him too much paperwork as a small businessman. He'll whine and moan for 90 minutes, before Randell finally slaps some sense into him. (No doubt after keeping the audience entertained deriding the movie of the Hobbit and lionising the contractors who were destroyed in Star Wars 7, 8 and 9.) As brilliant as Kevin Smiths work is, I can't help but hate Dante. He has a decent life, some excellent women, and a best friend many of us could only dream of having, yet he doesn't appreciate it. Would he be happier in the office job? I know i wouldn't.
Not a bad flick
posted on 21 Jul 2009I can;t tell you that this is better than the original, because that would be a lie. I was entertained, though. I laughed hard, and felt for the two aging clerks.The movie did it's job, and Mr. Smith should be proud of this movie. It didn't lose the endless banter that made the first movie what it was.So go see it, if you've loved Smith's past films. I've seen them all, and I have no complaints (Yes, I even saw Vulgar). I've even gone as far to read all the screenplays. I've read the Jay and SIlent Bob comic, and bought the Clerks cartoon series DVD.Sure, I expected a little more from it, but I did enjoy the movie. And to me? That's all that matters.
Clerks II is both funny and unfunny
posted on 21 Jul 2009I only had a few problems with the original. A few of the lines were spit out too fast. The worst one came from the hockey player who wanted the Gatorade. Other than that it was groundbreaking and funny.In Clerks II O'Halloran has regressed as an actor - or is it that Smith regressed as a director? That long stare as Dante watches the fire department crew was terrible. Some of the reactions to Randal's comments in Moobies were way overblown. The constant looking over to Randal in the car got repetitively annoying.Emma looks like a man. What the hell happened to her looks? Her head is shaped like a knee bone, and that make out scene with Dante made me want to throw up.Elias acts like a retard and is too much of a dork to be believable.Chicks who use the word pooter and cooch disgust me. Those are terms guys use more, and are funnier when guys say them. Pus sy sounds better coming from a girl.Randal's crying to Dante in the jail cell totally took away from his character. We don't need drama to balance the comedy. Plus he contradicts himself when he suggests laser bars, then when Jay says plastic like in X-men Randal tells him to keep it in the real world. The funniest part of his tirade was when he talks about taking a criminology class. "What were we trying to become - Batman?" I'm not totally dissing this movie and still watch it when it comes on cable, but I turn the channel before the jail scene. It's just too unbelievable - the way Dante pined away at working at the Quick Stop and now he wants to buy it and work there forever. Clerks was a classic - Clerks 2 is more of a wannabe, even though it is still entertaining.
Clerks fans will NOT be disappointed.
posted on 17 Jul 2009I've been lucky enough to see this movie twice, and I can't wait to see it again in theaters. I laughed so hard I NEED to see it again to hear what I missed the first two times around, and I even shed a tear or two.Kevin Smith is in fine form as Dante and Randal return 10 years older. But are they 10 years wiser? After the Quick Stop is unexpectedly shut down, Dante and Randall continue their meager existences at Mooby's, a fast food chain. The movie takes place on the day before Dante is set to leave for broader horizons with his overbearing fiancé, played by the stunning and impressive Jennifer Schwalbach.Can Dante really survive outside of the comfortable confines of New Jersey? What will Randal do without his hetero-lifemate? And speaking of hetero-lifemates, what are Jay and Silent Bob up to these days? Brian O'Halloran and Jeff Anderson give stellar performances. Dante and Randal are back and in fine form. Trevor Fehrman is an excellent addition to the cast as Elias, new coworker and perfect whipping boy for Randal. I absolutely fell in love with Rosario Dawson as Becky, Mooby manager, several times over. Jay and Silent Bob pop in and out without disappointment. I can't tell you how fantastic it is to see Jason Mewes looking healthy and in top form.Those looking for the intelligent, wry and vulgar humor of Clerks will find it here. Can you top screwing a dead guy in a bathroom? Oh yes, you can! Those who appreciated the heart of Chasing Amy will find that here too. Only Kevin Smith can pull off that combination. The soundtrack is a must buy as well.I can't wait to see this movie again.
Another one to the chain of disappointments
posted on 17 Jul 2009One of the worst films I have seen. Maybe I'm just exaggerating because I'm disappointed of Kevin Smith but it was really awful.If it weren't for the donkey jokes or maybe 5 other jokes in the whole movie it would have been a completely empty movie. Just one big reference to the first movie mixed with the usual Hollywood crap. Kevin Smith had completely sold out. He made a movie that's exactly like those he always criticized.There was an extremely shallow plot, bad dialog (especially for Kevin Smith) and scenes whose only purpose is to waste time, unlike the first film where every scene was somehow connected to the whole plot or at least contained a brilliant dialog.I think that I won't watch any more of his films because after "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back", "Jersey Girl" and this, I don't think I can be any more disappointed. It's such a shame to see this after such brilliant films as "Chasing Amy" and "Clercks.".
Fantastic Movie
posted on 17 Jul 2009I have to say, I am a bit biased when it comes to Kevin Smith films. Although, I have never seen Jersey Girl (go figure). I'm from Jersey, I just moved to Monmouth County, and I live a stone's throw away from the Quick Stop. I guess you can say I'm a fan. I went to two theatres before being able to see Clerks II on opening night. I have to say I have never laughed and cried during a film in public. And I don't mind saying I did. For Clerks fans, I think it continues the story of Dante and Randall rather well, and I just found it to touch the audience (but not in a sick way). Its not something I'd bring my grandmother to see, but its definitely a good movie to share with friends you've watched all the other View Askew films with. Nice job, KS.
Clerks fans SHOULD be disappointed
posted on 15 Jul 2009Anyone who saw this film, whether you are a Kevin Smith fan or not, and liked it must be brain-dead. It felt like Mr. Smith was behind on his bills and needed to make a quick film to make ends meet. The first Clerks, and a couple other films of Smith made me believe he knew how to write dialog. Well, I was fooled. What's wrong with the film? Where do I start? How about the 19-year old "nerd". Does anyone believe this guy? And the actress who plays Dante's wife is just unwatchable based on the lines she's given. The only "funny" parts involve Jason Mewes because I kept wondering if he was actually that much of a jerk in real life.Since he titled it "Clerks 2" it will no doubt be subject to comparison with the first film, which, despite it's flaws, felt genuine. With this film I kept feeling as if Smith was next to me as I watched, punching me on the arm every time he wanted to get a laugh out of me. I'm sorry, the donkey show was a big letdown. The romance between Dante and his boss was not set up right. I just wasn't invested in the characters. And if it wasn't bad enough, who else but Ben Affleck makes an appearance. Quite frankly, this movie gave me a severe case of diarrhea (both mental and physical) the moment I saw the stereotyped 19-year old nerd, and seeing Affleck was no help. I would suggest that those with high IQ levels not watch this film, as it will lower it significantly (I had to watch three hours of Flavor of Love just to get it back to normal). If you want to remember how great Clerks was, RENT CLERKS. Number 2 should have been released where it belongs: in the toilet.
An open book...
posted on 09 Jul 2009"Clerks II" isn't for everybody, but those it was made for will be more than satisfied. Like every Smith movies, this one is an open book into the director's feelings and thoughts. But contrary to the original, which was made for himself and his friends, this one is also for the hard core fan.Kevin Smith tried to become a mainstream director with "Jersey Girl", but considers having failed miserably (even though the movie is still above average in quality). He knows he'll never be known as the guy who pulled a $200M + blockbuster, and so accepted with pride that he'll always be the guy who made "Clerks".The movie isn't star-to-finish laugh fest à la Jim Carrey. It's simply a movie about a guy who's turned 30 and still can't see the promised land of prosperous adulthood, filled with the every day weirdness and quirks that makes him realize he does lead a colorful life. AND he does what he truly wants to do, even though much more has always been expected of him. If the Quick Stop represents "Clerks", that "Mooby" represents "Jersey Girl", And...well, I won't spoil it! Smith did grow up, though, in his cinematic style, even though he'll never abide to one precise signature of movie-making. His characters have more background and depth, his guest stars are much more punchy and useful, and his inner-circle references are more subtle and juicy. Like a scene where Rosario Dawson calls down to Jay from a roof top, and the poor stoner can only answer in utter confusion "Yes, Lord?".If one bit of criticism can be made, it's that a few punches were pulled. Randall, who gets once again the meatiest dialog, could've ripped into some targets way more, like "Lord of The Rings". Still, the punches that do land are worth watching the movie for. Especially the "Racial slur" debacle..."Clerks II" won't be the year's greatest movie, but it will solidify Kevin Smith in his come back as a rogue filmmaker.
Even funnier than the first one!
posted on 07 Jul 2009My husband and I are fans of Kevin Smith's films, especially Clerks. We went to see Clerks 2 at a matinée at noon, the first day it opened,and we loved it. We went to the first possible showing of it, and we are people who rarely if ever go out to the theatre; we usually wait to rent/buy films. We were the only two people there (beautiful day out, and the first matinée of the day, we were hoping it wouldn't be crowded). It's a good thing we were the only ones because we were laughing so loudly we would have most likely bothered anyone sitting near us.Clerks has a better soundtrack, but we thought that Clerks 2 was twice as funny. If you don't like profanity in movies you won't care for it, if you can't stand the word "f***" you won't make it through the first five minutes of the film, but then again that goes for seeing the first one too.And yes, if you didn't see Clerks, you do need to watch it before Clerks 2; if you saw Clerks and didn't like it, I doubt you'll like Clerks 2 either.Most of the raunchiness is in the dialogue during and about events that you know are occurring, but are not actually shown, and that includes discussion at length about a certain *ahem* distasteful sexual act.And a scene involving a donkey. LOL The cast has all the lead actors from Clerks, and adds a couple of great new characters to the mix, including the versatile and sexy Rosario Dawson (Sin City) as Becky, the manager of Mooby's, the fast-food joint and main hub of activity in the film. And relative newcomer Trevor Fehrman is great as Elias; his facial expressions and comic timing were really fun to watch.Jason Lee, most recently known as the lead on the hilarious TV show My Name is Earl, has a very effective small part/scene in the film, and other actors such as Ben Affleck and Wanda Sykes have meaty little cameos.There are also some great snarky winks to other films such as Silence of the Lambs, and Jay (Jason Mewes) remains my favorite character.
Amazing
posted on 29 Jun 2009Clerks 2 has really achieved something that not any other sequel has done before it. It has transformed from a little indie comedy to something equally good at new heights. It is the funniest movie i have seen in a very long time and can just say that it is a very worthy sequel of a film that has become one of our times biggest cult classic, whats better about this movie than the first one is that you really fell for the characters, you feel Randal's and Dante's relationship and also Becky and Dante's relationship and Elias is a newcomer that is an excellent addition to the cast. jay and silent bob are funnier in this movie than any other view askew movie, they only have 5 to 10 mins of screen time but jays "goodbye Horses" scene is the highlight of the whole movie. so overall i recommend this movie to anyone who can handle a little gross out humor but can an appreciate a movie that can be offensive but in the end shot all i could think was wow. An excellent conclusion to the clerks world that was not done in the first clerks. 10 out of 10 stars
A fitting farewell...
posted on 25 Jun 2009Kevin Smith has come a long way in the time he started out as the dude from the block who made it by some strange twist of fate and a fair share of amazing luck. From an admittedly awful looking 16 mm black and white film about mid-Nineties slackerdom to working at Skywalker Ranch, advising on what became Superman Returns, directing legitimate Hollywood films (for good or bad), submitting bits to late night comedy shows, and turning thirty, he surely has grown up over the last ten years. While I love "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back", it's in the way I love "Animal House" or "Super Troopers": funny as all hell but not exactly the most emotionally fulfilling film. When that film ended and Smith said it was the end of the so-called "Jersey Trilogy", I was left kind of sad, mostly because the people I cared about most in the first film only got a passing one-liner about their cancelled TV show. If you also felt like something was left out, then fear no more, because "Clerks II" is a fitting continuation and resolution to the story of worisome Dante Hicks and ever-crude Randal.Following the set-up of the original film, the story follows Dante and Randal again as they go through the grind of a minimum wage job. With the Quick-Stop having burned down the year before, the two now have ended up working at Mooby's, a satirical take on corporate fast-food restaurants. It's Dante's last day. In the morning he will drive to Florida with his over-bearing fiancée Emma to live out his days running a car wash owned by his in-laws. What follows is one eventful day, as Dante is forced to re-think his plans while Randal plans a going away party, argues the merits of Lord of te Rings against Star Wars, and tries to re-capture a racial slur as his own. Jay and Bob are also in tow, still slinging buds and standing around in between dance routines, but now Jay has the power of Jesus on his side, keeping him from smoking his product (a not-too-sublime nod to Mewes's real stint in rehab for heroin, which prompted Smith to write the script as a incentive to help Jay stay clean). Also in tow is the ultra-naive, ultra-Christian Elias the fry-boy, who can't seem to get over the Transformers cartoon, and Becky, the attractive boss who is the only one who could keep Dante in Jersey.On the outside it sounds like a sequel in the lamest sense, meaning revamp. But underneath is a subliminal and poignant presence of the fear of having wasted your life and the painful awareness of a need to grow up, personified in Randal. And in Jeff Anderson there are moments of real acting gold. In the original, even admitted by Anderson, Randal was in many ways a one-dimensional putz, the foil to Dante's attempt at order. Here we see the character of Randal really develop into a painfully aware thirty-something who is in intense fear and pain about losing his best friend. In fact, the emotional climax of the film comes from Anderson, whose speech about how much Dante means to him is enough to make anybody who ever had THAT best friend, the one who you've known/knew for more years than you can remember, want to break down blubbering. Some may call it manipulative, but the fact remains that Smith is still the guy from the block, and he knows what he's talking about. Anderson may seem lame to some, but he's the voice of an entire generation's emotions and stands for what's important in life, mainly your boys and how to have fun with them.Worry not, however, Clerks II is far from tame. This is as vulgar as all the Jersey Trilogy combined, and will have anyone with a sick sense of humor (read: male) rolling on the floor with hysterical laughter. Ignore what Mr. Siegel says, he has no idea what the meaning of this film is, and probably never will. This movie is worth every minute, but with some pre-requisites. To paraphrase the tagline of the equally-great Dazed and Confused, you have to see it with a bud.
One of the best comedies of the year (Maybe I put a spoiler
posted on 23 Jun 2009I think the first rule of making a movie nowadays should be, "No one is supposed to make a sequel, except Kevin Smith." Yep, that's it. Unlike most pant loads of watered-down, mediocre sequels, Smith actually makes this worth watching. Containing more raunchy, colorful, and rancid dialogue, and funny sight gags, I think "Clerks II" will go down in history as one of the most beloved cult comedies since "The 40 Year Old Virgin." Smith has finally outdone himself as a filmmaker, even though it's just obvious that he made a sequel to his debut hit just to apologize to his fans after his other flop, "Jersey Girl." The plot begins 11 years later after the first Clerks, and the now thirty-something Dante (Brian O'Halloran) goes back to his convenience store, the Quick Stop, to find out it has been torched by his slacker-ier friend, Randal (Jeff Anderson). A year later, Dante is engaged to a successful woman (Jennifer Schwalbach) and is moving to Florida to in some search of a new incarnation of himself that isn't doing menial labor, and is living the high life. Since the fire that abruptly ended Quick Stop, Dante and Randal have been working at Mooby's, the same fast-food restaurant that appeared in Smith's earlier movies, "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" and "Dogma." Meanwhile, Dante doesn't know if he loves his best friend, his boss, Becky (Rosario Dawson), more than his wife. At the same time, Randal is slightly disheartened by his best friend leaving him and never coming back. Even though the plot sounds kind of soap opera-y and so unlike the first "Clerks," that's the truth. Despite "Clerks II" being a sequel to "Clerks," the sequel tries to stand out as its own movie, which is pretty remarkable. Smith makes light of the dramatic plot by adding the funniest scenarios ever involving Randal, and the trademark characters of the View Askew series, Jay & Silent Bob. There are simply too many gut-busting situations involving the two mischief-makers and Randal. For instance, there's a reoccurring scene in where Jay (Jason Mewes) dances around in homage to Buffalo Bill in "Silence of the Lambs," and another scene where Bible-freak and geek-boy, Elias (Trevor Fehrman) debates with Randal and another customer about the credibility of "Star Wars" against "The Lord of the Rings." And it doesn't stop there. Randal makes the mistake of using an accidental racial slur against two African-American customers, and vows to bring back the phrase, "porch monkey." Although the vulgar comedy is effective in Clerks II, there's also the other half of Kevin Smith who makes bittersweet drama his specialty. Before the scene involving Randal calling two African-Americans, "porch monkeys," there was a semi-climactic scene with brief character, the successful Lance Dowds (Jason Lee) that caused Randal to reflect on if his life was worthless. I don't want to go into any more details, but by a stretch, watching "Clerks II" is definitely worth it. Although the last third of the film, is a slight disappointment, I have to say that "Clerks II" is full of trademark Smith-approved cheeky/witty one-liners and quotes, strong pathos, well-rounded characters and a good "man" speech like those of other movies ("Braveheart," "Patton," "Gladiator"). Did I also mention that Jay & Silent Bob are "new and improved" as claimed in the subtitle shown in the film? "Clerks II" is the most underrated and hilarious movie of 2006. Please watch it, because I'm pretty sure "Borat" can wait and is sold out at most video rental stores (Trust me, I've tried looking for it. Everybody has already rented it). Kevin Smith, you are a mother%#*!ing genius. Keep making movies.
Worst Ending Possible
posted on 30 Aug 2009I would rate this movie 7-8 out of 10 if it had been half the length, it starts about as true to Clerks as you can get, even shown in black and white. The first one was released in 94 so the only reason to abandon that format was to appeal to a larger more mainstream oriented audience. This is only small so it certainly did not kill the movie, what did is the movie slowly breaking down from another classic into one of the worst pieces of garbage ever released by a talented director.Now for the most part, even over half of it, I did enjoy this movie. The biggest problem of course arises ad the very end of the movie. This is enough in my opinion, to ruin the entire movie. When Dante says "Can you feel it? Todays the first day of the rest of our lives" It kills it, I literally sat there waiting for something else to happen, thinking "Kevin Smith you cannot possibly think this ending is all your fans deserve." But apparently is was, and to me after watching Smith take a film that had about a joint in jays mouth chance of even standing up to he first. Not only does he fail in holding a candle to the first one, but by making a worthy film for the first hour, and then abandoning it and running out the clock with crap, I can see how people would like it..I however take that ending as an extreme insult because of the fact that it was so "Perfect For Hollywood" and whether you would like to admit it or not, he chose to give the bigger audience what they wanted, and put his fans second.