I can't NOT post some Mallrats.
But I've also got to include this classic clip from Clerks
Obligatory Dawn of the Dead scene:
edit: Oops, sorry Grenn. Didn't see your post before I dropped this in. The video's not NSFW as far as I could see. It's the 'shopping' bit before things go pear-shaped.
And then of course there's Toy Story 2's sequence in Al's Toy Barn:
I can't NOT post some Mallrats.
But I've also got to include this classic clip from Clerks
Those were exactly the two Kevin Smith scenes I considered posting after my first response of The Blue Brothers, but because Mallrats and Clerks are the obvious answers, I tried to think of something else.
So far, The Toy is the only other one I've thought of.
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Thought of another one.
MeatMan already posted the one I had in mind. Gotta love the Blues Brothers.
My obvious choices are taken, so:
fast times at ridgemont high
can't believe this has not come up yet.
Nothing like a bit of girl on girl:
I can't NOT post some Mallrats.
I'm a Kevin Smith fan, but I've never gotten the love for Mallrats.
McIrishJihad wrote:I can't NOT post some Mallrats.
I'm a Kevin Smith fan, but I've never gotten the love for Mallrats.
Whereas I don't care for Chasing Amy.
garion333 wrote:McIrishJihad wrote:I can't NOT post some Mallrats.
I'm a Kevin Smith fan, but I've never gotten the love for Mallrats.
Whereas I don't care for Chasing Amy.
I think it all goes back to nostalgia. I saw Mallrats first, and some of the catchier dialog still sticks with me.
"3rd nipple, gets them every time!"
"And biggity bam, stage falls down."
"That kid is BACK ON THE ESCALATOR!"
"What, like the back of a Volkswagen?"
Then I got introduce to Clerks, and things went off the rails. I've had a healthy man-crush for Kevin Smith ever since then.
I think it all goes back to nostalgia. I saw Mallrats first, and some of the catchier dialog still sticks with me.
"3rd nipple, gets them every time!"
"And biggity bam, stage falls down."
"That kid is BACK ON THE ESCALATOR!"
"What, like the back of a Volkswagen?"Then I got introduce to Clerks, and things went off the rails. I've had a healthy man-crush for Kevin Smith ever since then.
"Fly, fatass, fly!"
"You dumb bastard, it's a schooner not a sailboat."
"That *is* a tasty pretzel."
"Come, son of Jor'el. Kneel before Zod! Snootchie bootchies."
"Breakfasts come and go, Renee. Now Hartford? The Whale? They only beat Vancouver maybe once, twice in a lifetime."
Smith scripts are very, very quotable. I find.
"Female Doggo, you almost made me laugh."
Mallrats could have been Clerks-good if Smith hadn't been saddled with a few actors that couldn't deliver his dialog - the lead in particular. Still, it's the movie that gave us Jason Lee, too, and I've got a lot of fondness for it.
Mallrats could have been Clerks-good if Smith hadn't been saddled with a few actors that couldn't deliver his dialog - the lead in particular. Still, it's the movie that gave us Jason Lee, too, and I've got a lot of fondness for it.
Are you telling me Jason Lee was not the lead?
Here's another one if you allow a restaurant as a type of "store".
Then I got introduce to Clerks, and things went off the rails. I've had a healthy man-crush for Kevin Smith ever since then.
That's it! I saw Clerks first and Mallrats is probably a bit of a letdown for someone who watched Clerks over and over again.
I picked a bad week to come late to the party.
Another good one I remembered, and I still haven't cheated (Google) yet.
McIrishJihad wrote:Then I got introduce to Clerks, and things went off the rails. I've had a healthy man-crush for Kevin Smith ever since then.
That's it! I saw Clerks first and Mallrats is probably a bit of a letdown for someone who watched Clerks over and over again.
I agree that Clerks is clearly the better movie, but I still enjoyed Mallrats at the time.
garion333 wrote:McIrishJihad wrote:Then I got introduce to Clerks, and things went off the rails. I've had a healthy man-crush for Kevin Smith ever since then.
That's it! I saw Clerks first and Mallrats is probably a bit of a letdown for someone who watched Clerks over and over again.
I agree that Clerks is clearly the better movie, but I still enjoyed Mallrats at the time.
I recall hearing that Mallrats was intended to be Smith's own variant of a Porky's or similar high school romantic comedy that would become a classic, so it was designed more around a variety of silly and memorable scenes and quotes versus a film like Clerks. It was definitely lighter fare, but the intent was rather successful: there's a lot of smaller and memorable details that perhaps make Mallrats the easiest of his films to reference.
Personally, I've got a soft spot for Chasing Amy, and long ago I loved Dogma, but I haven't watched that since I have gotten older. I'm kind of afraid that, once I watch it again, I'll see just how pretentious and preachy the script really was. Otherwise, Clerks and Clerks II are probably my favorites.
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Now then, because it's been on my mind lately, this was actually the first thing that came to my mind. Probably my favorite film that could be a cult-classic but seems to be lacking in the cult.
I tend to gravitate toward quiet, understated scenes. Little slices displaying reserved, everyday scenarios in which the viewer must challenge themselves to pick up on the filmmaker's subtle nuances.
For these reasons I choose the convenience store scene in From Dusk Till Dawn.
Really revisiting Kevin Smith's old movies is a little painful for me now. I can't stand the original Clerks anymore - but it definitely struck a cord with me at the time. Mallrats is a much better movie, the actors are better (professionals) and it shows and the jokes are way funnier - although who goes to Malls anymore? That fact alone makes it a better piece for nostalgia than Clerks.
Meanwhile Clerks II may be his best movie.
This should be in no way be interpreted as Kevin Smith hate, dude has made some great movies and some duds.
Really revisiting Kevin Smith's old movies is a little painful for me now. I can't stand the original Clerks anymore - but it definitely struck a cord with me at the time. Mallrats is a much better movie, the actors are better (professionals) and it shows and the jokes are way funnier - although who goes to Malls anymore? That fact alone makes it a better piece for nostalgia than Clerks.
Meanwhile Clerks II may be his best movie.
This should be in no way be interpreted as Kevin Smith hate, dude has made some great movies and some duds.
I get where you're coming from. For me I think it's very interesting, when I was in high school and college his movies were pretty much universally loved by my peer group. Now I think there's a lot of retroactive hate by folks that are older and more secure in their lives and don't like to be reminded how stupid it is to live in the real world. My favorite of his movies is probably still Dogma, and that one in particular gets a lot of hate from people I know. Who have gotten older and a little more churchy than they used to be back in the day. So it goes.
Also, if you count airports in this hump challenge:
Really revisiting Kevin Smith's old movies is a little painful for me now. I can't stand the original Clerks anymore - but it definitely struck a cord with me at the time. Mallrats is a much better movie, the actors are better (professionals) and it shows and the jokes are way funnier - although who goes to Malls anymore? That fact alone makes it a better piece for nostalgia than Clerks.
Meanwhile Clerks II may be his best movie.
This should be in no way be interpreted as Kevin Smith hate, dude has made some great movies and some duds.
I get where you're coming from. For me I think it's very interesting, when I was in high school and college his movies were pretty much universally loved by my peer group. Now I think there's a lot of retroactive hate by folks that are older and more secure in their lives and don't like to be reminded how stupid it is to live in the real world. My favorite of his movies is probably still Dogma, and that one in particular gets a lot of hate from people I know. Who have gotten older and a little more churchy than they used to be back in the day. So it goes.
Also, if you count airports in this hump challenge:
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