Clerks II (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition)

Clerks II (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition)
by Kevin Smith

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Actor: Brian O'Halloran, Jason Mewes, Jeff Anderson, Kevin Smith, Rosario Dawson
Director: Kevin Smith
Brand: WELLSPRING/GENIUS
Writer: Kevin Smith
Producer: Bob Weinstein
Producer: Carla Gardini
Producer: Harvey Weinstein
Producer: Laura Greenlee
Producer: Scott Mosier
Producer: Tim Cruz
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 97 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-11-28
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Weinstein Company

DVD Reviews of Clerks II (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition)

DVD Review: doesn't compare to the original
Summary: 2 Stars

had some funny parts, but the movie was kinda stupid and gimmicky. it's kinda like a Harold & Kumar type movie, it's decently funny, somewhat entertaining, but lacks substance. they should have quit after the original Clerks. that was a great movie. and if you've seen the original directors cut of the first one, you'd know that they couldn't have possibly made this sequel

DVD Review: Lame
Summary: 1 Stars

Best part of this movie was hearing Soul Asylum at the end and the movie being over.

DVD Review: I'm disgusted and repulsed and... and I can't look away
Summary: 3 Stars

Clerks II finds Dante and Randal still working at Quick Stop, lo these many years later--until Randal burns it down by forgetting to turn off the coffee pot. Kevin Smith is a more polished film maker now, but of course it lacks the raw energy of his earlier stuff. Like the original Clerks. It seems like he peaked about 5 years earlier, with 2001's Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. This film tries to come to terms with more adult themes, growing up, getting married settling down. But ultimately, it rejects that premise and fosters the view that adolescence can be maintained permanently, and that is all I can say without totally giving away the ending.

Brian O'Halloran as Dante Hicks is a slightly better actor years later, but it is harder to care about his character. It is no longer cute for him to be a slacker, and if he is going to just give up, get married, and settle into a boring life, as he no doubt should, well, who cares?

Jeff Anderson returns as Randal Graves, as annoying as ever, but that was his peculiar charm. It was rumored that there was a falling out between him and autuer Kevin Smith, and in the "thanks you's" and aknowledgements, that seemed confirmed. He was back, and he "hit it out of the park" but again, who cares? He couldn't save this movie.

Nor could Jay, or Silent Bob, who for once, was literally speechless. There was a new character, a repressed nerd from a strict religious family, Elias, but though he offered a good characterization, his character was poorly written, and I didn't buy it. Pillow pants?

Randal Graves: You can't get a chick, ya mook. You're too weird and sad.
Elias: [gets angry] I turn down chicks left and right.
Randal Graves: Your chicks *are* your left and right.

The best acting of all, though once again, I didn't buy it, was Rosario Dawson acting like she was in love with Hicks. I really enjoyed her performance, but still could not suspend my disbelief. Why did Hicks, a clerk in a Quick Stop for 10 years, and then a fast food employee, attract a beautiful woman like Dawson? And, he had Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, not too shabby herself, wanting to marry him. She is Kevin Smith's wife in real life, so it would be within the realm of possibillity that she could love Dante. A step up, even. But Rosario Dawson? Why did she even agree to do this movie? Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) seem like they are alter egos for Dante and Randal, don't you think? Duh.

Anyway, though I have trashed Clerks II, I enjoyed watching it, especially the scenes with Rosario Dawson, but mildly entertaining though it was, I still have to say that it wasn't a very good movie. It was a good effort. It gives closure to the View Askew story arc.

Jay: Nong, nong, ning-a ning-a nong nong!

Directed by Kevin Smith

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
Dogma (1999)
Chasing Amy - Criterion Collection (1997)
Mallrats (Collector's Edition) (1995)
Clerks (Collector's Series) (1994)

Selected Roles of Rosario Dawson

Rent (Fullscreen) (2005) .... Mimi Marquez
Sin City (2005) .... Gail
Alexander - Director's Cut (Full Screen Edition) (2004) .... Roxane
Josie and The Pussycats (2001) .... Valerie Brown
Kids (1995) .... Ruby

Becky: I'm disgusted and repulsed and... and I can't look away.

DVD Review: 3 stars out of 4
Summary: 4 Stars

The Bottom Line:

Clerks II is a movie that is exactly what it sets out to be: a ribald, hilarious comedy that doesn't really attempt to be any more and should be praised for delivering solid comedy without any "message" or pretentiousness.

DVD Review: Not Impressed
Summary: 2 Stars

I discovered the original Clerks pretty recently, and found myself utterly impressed. Kevin Smith's knack for dialogue, the way the actors rapport made it seem like they were really friends, the way the plot moved subtly, and the attention to detail in the little indie film made me excited to check out Smith's more recent endeavors. So, naturally, I thought CLERKS II would be my best shot, judging by how good the first one was.

Well, the movie is definitely more mainstream, abandoning the black and white film for vibrant colors and leaving behind the Quick Stop for Mooby's (a fast food joint). The color definitely works, given the new atmosphere, and Kevin Smith at least made an effort to keep the mood of the first one. A lot of the film is pretty much just dudes talking... though Smith doesn't handle "dudes talking" nearly as good as he did in the first one. The dialogue is so stylized, making the acting seem stilted when it's really not, because it seems like Smith tried to hard to capture the witty banter that he wrote lines that no one would ever actually say. So all of it seems very overly scripted, as if every line is a reminder that this is a movie, forcing the audience to not feel connected with the story. Smith does, however, handle emotion better than he did in the first. There is a scene between Dante and Randal that really could stand on its own, and if it wasn't attached to this mostly bogus flick, it would have been a 10/10 classic short. It's a scene where Randal and Dante are in jail, and Randal confesses both his fears and pride in the slacker lifestyle he leads, which leads both of the friends to make a huge decision. I loved that scene, and it was both hilarious and moving... it's a shame the whole film lacked that excellence.

What the rest of the film consists of is disappointingly easy comedy. It's as if Kevin Smith knew he had messed the dialogue up and had to compensate with the most ridiculous things, like your stereotypical sheltered Jesus kid who is really a sex freak, an extremely long scene where someone gives it to a donkey in the middle of Mooby's, and also--wait for it--a full, Broadway style dance scene. Random dancers dancing in the parking lot. I have no idea what in the world Kevin Smith was thinking, but everything before the jail scene (excluding a debate about The Lord of the Rings, which really captured the tone of the first one) was an exercise in ensuring that the audience would have absolutely no connection to the story or the characters. The heart and brain was taken out of the movie, and replaced with pure silliness. I know that some View Askew fans really liked Clerks II, and I'm so happy for those that were able to connect to the film in the same way that they connect to Clerks. But, unfortunately, I could only find a few good tidbits about the movie, which is pretty sad considering how fantastic the first one is.

4/10

Description of Clerks II (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition)

10 years later Dante and Randal are working at a fast-food restaurant and Dante considers leaving the clerk life behind for greener pastures.System Requirements:Run Time: 97 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:?COMEDY Rating:?R UPC:?796019795982 Manufacturer No:?79598

Lo and behold, Clerks II defies the odds as a sequel that even the most ardent Clerks fans can be happy about. Twelve years after Kevin Smith turned the independent film world upside-down with his $27,000 black-and-white comedy, perpetual slackers Dante (Brian O'Halloran) and Randal (Jeff Anderson) return for another raucous romp in suburbia, but this time there's no beloved Quick Stop mini-mart to ensure their low-level employment. Now they're aimless 33-year-olds flippin' burgers at Mooby's, a fast-food joint with a cow theme that's "udderly delicious." Dante's engaged to his long-time girlfriend but has unexpectedly fallen in love with Mooby's manager Becky (and since she's played by Rosario Dawson, can you blame him?), and Randal's still holding out for life, liberty, and the pursuit of low ambition. The responsibilities of adulthood are rearing their ugly head, and with Jay and Silent Bob (Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith) still dealing weed and generally being obnoxious, well... something's gotta give, right? The way Smith has written this long-awaited follow-up, the dilemmas of Dante, Randal, and their ongoing friendship are something that anyone can relate to, and with Dawson lighting up the screen (in a role demanded by producer Harvey Weinstein to boost box-office appeal), the movie's romantic chemistry is surprisingly delightful. Rest assured, also, that Smith (shooting mostly in color this time, on a $5 million budget) hasn't forgotten where he came from: Clerks II is jam-packed with the same lewd, crude humor that made Clerks an indie-film phenomenon, and Smith's good-natured sincerity is still on full display, ensuring that only the most prudish viewers could possibly be offended. For everyone else, this is as enjoyable as any sequel could ever hope to be, with amusing cameos by Smith-movie veterans Ben Affleck and Jason Lee, among others. --Jeff Shannon

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