Comments on: Kevin Smith http://subtlebluntness.com/2008/11/29/kevin-smith/ Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:25:57 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ron http://subtlebluntness.com/2008/11/29/kevin-smith/comment-page-1/#comment-1137 Ron Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:23:49 +0000 http://subtlebluntness.com/?p=586#comment-1137 No, you did not! I think she's very awesome, though. No, you did not! I think she’s very awesome, though.

]]> By: Jade http://subtlebluntness.com/2008/11/29/kevin-smith/comment-page-1/#comment-1133 Jade Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:20:41 +0000 http://subtlebluntness.com/?p=586#comment-1133 Oh, and did I happen to mention that Elizabeth Banks was born and raised here? Well, not here-here, but in Pittsfield, MA, which is not all that far from here. The local paper had her on the front page when both "W" and "Zack and Miri" came out. Oh, and did I happen to mention that Elizabeth Banks was born and raised here? Well, not here-here, but in Pittsfield, MA, which is not all that far from here. The local paper had her on the front page when both “W” and “Zack and Miri” came out.

]]> By: Jade http://subtlebluntness.com/2008/11/29/kevin-smith/comment-page-1/#comment-1131 Jade Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:30:25 +0000 http://subtlebluntness.com/?p=586#comment-1131 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back was a disappointment, that is true--I think that was the last KS movie I've seen, and that could be part of the reason why I've hesitated since. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back was a disappointment, that is true–I think that was the last KS movie I’ve seen, and that could be part of the reason why I’ve hesitated since.

]]> By: Ron http://subtlebluntness.com/2008/11/29/kevin-smith/comment-page-1/#comment-1128 Ron Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:21:24 +0000 http://subtlebluntness.com/?p=586#comment-1128 I felt that way, too. I always felt comfortable in the world, as interconnected as it was. Especially the movies pre-Dogma where everything synched up so well. Dogma kind of sticks out as a random movie, but Jay and Silent Bob works more in the Askewniverse, as does Clerks II. I was waiting to be disappointed by it, too, but aside from one sequence, it was a really good addition. Better than Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, actually. I felt that way, too. I always felt comfortable in the world, as interconnected as it was.

Especially the movies pre-Dogma where everything synched up so well. Dogma kind of sticks out as a random movie, but Jay and Silent Bob works more in the Askewniverse, as does Clerks II. I was waiting to be disappointed by it, too, but aside from one sequence, it was a really good addition. Better than Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, actually.

]]> By: Jade http://subtlebluntness.com/2008/11/29/kevin-smith/comment-page-1/#comment-1127 Jade Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:22:39 +0000 http://subtlebluntness.com/?p=586#comment-1127 I haven't seen much of Smith's work since Dogma, which was sheer awesomeness. I kind of avoided watching Clerks 2 because I love the first one too much, and I was afraid the sequel wouldn't be able to live up to it, especially since so much time has passed. Maybe it's just me getting old, but the Zack and Miri trailers just made me squeamish and even knowing it was a Kevin Smith flick couldn't erase that. I always loved the Smithiverse of his earlier works--it was like seeing performances by a repertory theater group; same core of actors, just playing different roles with Jay and Silent Bob the one constant. I always thought of them as a series of vignettes about one slightly wacky neighborhood, not as a repetititve formula, and so they never got boring. I can understand his desire to move on to other things, but at the same time, part of me really wants to see more of the same. I haven’t seen much of Smith’s work since Dogma, which was sheer awesomeness. I kind of avoided watching Clerks 2 because I love the first one too much, and I was afraid the sequel wouldn’t be able to live up to it, especially since so much time has passed. Maybe it’s just me getting old, but the Zack and Miri trailers just made me squeamish and even knowing it was a Kevin Smith flick couldn’t erase that. I always loved the Smithiverse of his earlier works–it was like seeing performances by a repertory theater group; same core of actors, just playing different roles with Jay and Silent Bob the one constant. I always thought of them as a series of vignettes about one slightly wacky neighborhood, not as a repetititve formula, and so they never got boring. I can understand his desire to move on to other things, but at the same time, part of me really wants to see more of the same.

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