The only Kevin Smith movie I’ve seen is Tusk and otherwise my main association with him is the Infamous Tweet and also the big jorts tweet so I think my perspective on him is eternally skewed
I don’t love most of Kevin’s movies, but he always seemed like a decent dude who rarely has a bad word to say about anyone and I always appreciated that and rooted for him But this is the first time I’ve heard about that tweet and holy shit. still not a bad guy but what the fuck man
The first half dozen or so were staples growing up. I like most of his stuff. Even found Tusk and Red State interesting enough.
dude loves his wife. I saw him speak at my college and his whole thing is how a hot woman would marry a (back then) fat ass like him. He poked fun at the tweet on its 10th anniversary
I think the first half of Tusk is genuinely pretty good. Once Johnny Depp shows us a cocknosed goof detective, it totally falls apart. I still haven’t watched Red State
I used to listen to Jay and Silent Bob Get Old and I remember him getting fairly graphic about how much he loves his wife, and that’s lovely and I dig that they’re a healthy couple and all, but the wording of that tweet is...oof.
And for what it’s worth, if the worse thing you can say about a male director these days is he has bad fashion and publicly says he loves his wife’s “brown taint”, well...he’s alright.
Like any white suburban teenager, I felt like his movies really spoke to me in high school. But they really haven’t aged great and his new movies suck shit. He is a fascinating cult of personality, so I see the appeal. But I think as a filmmaker, he’s the opposite of talented.
Haha is this a reference to the new episode? Haven’t listened yet if so. But I was being totally facetious Degrassi was absolutely my jam when they were on there.
Clerks, Mallrats, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and Zack and Miri Make a Porno are all good movies. I also like Clerks 2 although I know most people don’t.
I'm not the biggest J&SB fan, but I would agree with this and add that Chasing Amy is a problematic-yet-fascinating watch and that I don't think his horror flicks are nearly as bad as some people say. I do think he's talented, even if he did kind of fall off over the past decade, and he seems by all counts to be a good dude who made a handful of formative films for a lot of people, so I'm glad he's still around and all respect to him for doing what he wants
The only one I’ve watched recently is zack and miri and I think it holds up. I used to like clerks, clerks 2, chasing Amy and dogma but I haven’t watched any of those in probably 10 years so I’m not sure how well they hold up.
Chasing Amy doesn't understand sexuality but is a good critique of masculinity and the way men view ownership of women's sexuality. Clerks and Mallrats were probably the ones I watched most, they're still enjoyable. I really liked Dogma at the time, though it's not quite perfect. Clerks II was solid but I haven't watched it in a long time. Those are probably the only Kevin Smith films I can see myself revisiting in earnest. He's a strong writer, not a particularly strong director, and basically after Dogma it seemed like he didn't really have anything meaningful to say in his movies. Maybe bits of Red State and Jay & Silent Bob Reboot had moments. I have seen him speak 3 times which seems like a lot looking back but once was at a Barnes & Noble across the street from me in LA and once was part of the Freep Film Festival that I was already attending anyway. He seems like a good guy.
Kevin Smith has a very devoted fan base who seem to be willing to pay him whatever he charged for things (the movie tour prices have been insane) but he has found a business model that he can milk for all he can. I am not sure how much input other than the naming he had in the overall project but it sounds a horrible idea and execution all round. THIRTY DOLLARS!!!