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Post by CM Poor on Oct 19, 2014 18:19:55 GMT -5
Kevin Smith's debut hit theaters 20 years ago today. I may be biased, given my status as something of an unwavering, very forgiving fan of the Askewniverse, but I'm a bit amazed at the fact that 20 years on, I'm even able to make a thread celebrating a film made on the shoestrings that it was and released with the production values that it was.
Celebrate twenty years of not even supposed to being here today here!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2014 18:28:03 GMT -5
I watched it the other day, and still holds up. Started listening to the Jay and Silent Bob Get Old podcast from the beginning while I work, and it's put me in a Kevin Smith mood. Just finished Zack and Miri as we speak. And I'm so happy to hear the Clerks III is a go.
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Post by JC Motors on Oct 19, 2014 19:14:14 GMT -5
I can't believe that that movie is 20 years old already. It's hard to believe it was in black and white
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2014 20:09:05 GMT -5
I'm 37?!?
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Oct 19, 2014 21:15:56 GMT -5
It's hard to believe that it was released 20 years ago. I didn't discover it until a few years ago though, but since then I've seen it and part two a ton of times. Love it and the Animated Series.
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Post by Word™ on Oct 20, 2014 0:22:58 GMT -5
Happy Birthday to Clerks! It was the launching pad for one of my favorite human beings of all time in Kevin Smith.. I could listen to that guy talk for hours about anything and he'd have my full attention every moment.. He is an inspiration to me.
Has anyone heard him tell his story about making a documentary for Prince? It's incredible.
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Post by Himmy! on Oct 20, 2014 4:52:51 GMT -5
Such a great movie.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2014 9:14:37 GMT -5
I wish I could get into this movie like everyone else. I have the 10th anniversary dvd and I just cannot care about this movie. However, I loved Clerks 2. "ZING!"
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Post by newfoundthomas on Oct 20, 2014 15:52:47 GMT -5
I watched it the other day, and still holds up. Started listening to the Jay and Silent Bob Get Old podcast from the beginning while I work, and it's put me in a Kevin Smith mood. Just finished Zack and Miri as we speak. And I'm so happy to hear the Clerks III is a go. I'm exactly the same! started listening to the podcasts, now i'm going back and watching all the movies |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2014 21:37:59 GMT -5
I watched it the other day, and still holds up. Started listening to the Jay and Silent Bob Get Old podcast from the beginning while I work, and it's put me in a Kevin Smith mood. Just finished Zack and Miri as we speak. And I'm so happy to hear the Clerks III is a go. Wait...hold the phone...hold on...whoa buddy...he's actually doing a 3rd one? Snootchie boochies baby. I thought Kevin was retiring from filmmaking tho... say what you will about Kevin Smith the person, but he knows how to make a movie. Freakin loved Red State. |
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Post by Word™ on Oct 20, 2014 22:39:50 GMT -5
I watched it the other day, and still holds up. Started listening to the Jay and Silent Bob Get Old podcast from the beginning while I work, and it's put me in a Kevin Smith mood. Just finished Zack and Miri as we speak. And I'm so happy to hear the Clerks III is a go. Wait...hold the phone...hold on...whoa buddy...he's actually doing a 3rd one? Snootchie boochies baby. I thought Kevin was retiring from filmmaking tho... say what you will about Kevin Smith the person, but he knows how to make a movie. Freakin loved Red State. He was actually going to retire.. But then... This isn't a joke either, this is my honest opinion on why he decided to not retire and make films like 'Tusk' and 'Moose Jaw'.. Along with 'Clerks 3'.. Kevin Smith never touched the stuff until he met Seth Rogen and did Zack & Miri, from what I've read. |
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Post by TX on Oct 21, 2014 17:22:45 GMT -5
He was actually going to retire.. But then... This isn't a joke either, this is my honest opinion on why he decided to not retire and make films like 'Tusk' and 'Moose Jaw'.. Along with 'Clerks 3'.. Kevin Smith never touched the stuff until he met Seth Rogen and did Zack & Miri, from what I've read.I've heard that as well and that blows my mind. I always just assumed he was a stoner. |
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Post by charliecore on Nov 2, 2014 16:40:15 GMT -5
Clerks was such a big part of my formative years...that movie laid the groundwork for so much of the vernacular and such that my friends and I used ad nauseam back in the day. I hadn't seen the flick in quite a few years and caught it on showtime or something a while back and watched it. No surprise, I found myself finishing the dialogue along w/ the characters as the movie played...
"You HATE people!"
"But I love gatherings."
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Post by theMOESIAH on Nov 7, 2014 22:42:46 GMT -5
Clerks was such a big part of my formative years...that movie laid the groundwork for so much of the vernacular and such that my friends and I used ad nauseam back in the day. I hadn't seen the flick in quite a few years and caught it on showtime or something a while back and watched it. No surprise, I found myself finishing the dialogue along w/ the characters as the movie played... "You HATE people!" "But I love gatherings." Isn't it ironic? |
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Post by Hitman Bono on Nov 9, 2014 0:59:37 GMT -5
Jesus, I made a Clerks 2 thread tonight and didn't even notice that this was up... Not for nothing (hell look at my avatar and sig!) I'd like to think that I'm prolbably the biggest View Askew/SModCo fan around these parts, it's freaking awesome to see how many other people around here love Clerks and Fat Kev in general!
My first introduction to Kev was actually watching the flashback episode of Clerks the animated series on tv in 2000 (!) and thinking it was funny, then instead of renting a wrestling tape that next weekend, finding Clerks and watching that. I loved it! The next year "Strikes Back" came out and that's when I remembered seeing them in Malrats and the cartoon and putting it together that there was a whole universe to dive into... You wanna know the definition of "cult of personality" is? Just look at that lovable fat f*ck and you'll have your answer right there.
I'm gonna have to throw on "The Snowball Effect" here in the next week and watch it.
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Post by Mox on Nov 9, 2014 1:04:20 GMT -5
Jesus, I made a Clerks 2 thread tonight and didn't even notice that this was up... Not for nothing (hell look at my avatar and sig!) I'd like to think that I'm prolbably the biggest View Askew/SModCo fan around these parts, it's freaking awesome to see how many other people around here love Clerks and Fat Kev in general! My first introduction to Kev was actually watching the flashback episode of Clerks the animated series on tv in 2000 (!) and thinking it was funny, then instead of renting a wrestling tape that next weekend, finding Clerks and watching that. I loved it! The next year "Strikes Back" came out and that's when I remembered seeing them in Malrats and the cartoon and putting it together that there was a whole universe to dive into... You wanna know the definition of "cult of personality" is? Just look at that lovable fat f*ck and you'll have your answer right there. I'm gonna have to throw on "The Snowball Effect" here in the next week and watch it. That's awesome, man. I'm a big fan too. I went to a Q&A Kevin did at St. Cloud State University in MN. Like those dvds he has of him talking on stage. It's cool that there are big Kevin Smith fans here. As a fat guy I can relate to Kevin and his fatness LOL. I'm a little afraid of flying anywhere now  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2014 3:52:59 GMT -5
I can't believe that that movie is 20 years old already. It's hard to believe it was in black and white there's an online vinyl record store selling a special edition soundtrack of the movie that I assume is for its birthday the color options are pretty genius... a. black & white b. clear w/ black smoke ** didn't realize your post was so long ago until after |
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Post by CM Poor on Nov 9, 2014 9:49:57 GMT -5
Jesus, I made a Clerks 2 thread tonight and didn't even notice that this was up... Not for nothing (hell look at my avatar and sig!) I'd like to think that I'm prolbably the biggest View Askew/SModCo fan around these parts, it's freaking awesome to see how many other people around here love Clerks and Fat Kev in general! My first introduction to Kev was actually watching the flashback episode of Clerks the animated series on tv in 2000 (!) and thinking it was funny, then instead of renting a wrestling tape that next weekend, finding Clerks and watching that. I loved it! The next year "Strikes Back" came out and that's when I remembered seeing them in Malrats and the cartoon and putting it together that there was a whole universe to dive into... You wanna know the definition of "cult of personality" is? Just look at that lovable fat f*ck and you'll have your answer right there. I'm gonna have to throw on "The Snowball Effect" here in the next week and watch it. That animated series was a whole other level of comedy and the first time I watched it through it just floored me. It still bugs me that the only live action reference to it has been a deleted scene from Strike Back. One of my biggest hopes for Clerks 2 was a cameo from Alec Baldwin as Leonardo Leonardo and Gilbert Gotfried as Patrick Swayze. |
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I dont know good luck 
