ROTTEN TOMATOES: "Clerks II" Getting Some Premature Critical Love Comments

"Clerks II" Getting Some Premature Critical Love

by Jen Yamato | June 19, 2006

Summary

After screening at Cannes to an eight-minute standing ovation, "Clerks II" is beginning to garner precious positive reviews from print and online critics, who have given Kevin Smith's latest film an 88% Unofficial Tomatometer rating. Back to Article

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hellhole writes:
on Jun 19 2006 03:47 PM

I'm as skeptical of a Clerks sequel as the next guy, but why bag on the new guy for being "a sloppy caricature?" Maybe I saw a different Clerks, but I don't recall Dante and Randall being especially three dimensional, fleshed-out characters. They were indeed caricatures--and it was part of what lent the film its sense of carefree goofy fun.

If this film succeeds, it will be because Kevin Smith has both crafted the script with the care that it needs, and restrained himself from taking the material too seriously. I hope for the best, but I don't expect too much. Smith hasn't exactly been on a roll lately.

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South_park300 writes:
on Jun 19 2006 04:24 PM

smith has only screwed up once, and i don't even consider it a screw up anymore. i have grown to tolerate Jersey Girl. Yes, I said it, haha.
I've been waiting for Clerks II since the 90's, and I cannot wait. The reviews have been glowing so far, which is nice. I hope the critics are right!

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hellhole writes:
on Jun 19 2006 07:32 PM

In reply to this comment (#838403)
I really like Kevin Smith, but I do consider him very overrated. Mallrats, Dogma, and J&S Strike Back all get more attention than they're worth, and Jersey Girl was a waste of everything. Clerks and Chasing Amy are the real gems in his collection. They both really show what he can do, both as a director and especially as a writer.

If he can capture the same energy of what he accomplished with those two films, Clerks II will buck the odds and come out smelling like a rose.

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SuperS writes:
on Jun 19 2006 08:52 PM

It's the best Comedy of the Year.

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TheIceGhost writes:
on Jun 19 2006 09:00 PM

In reply to this comment (#838404)
I gotta say you're right on the button. I sure hope this one is good, and I'm bettin' the guy who made those remarks about the new guy in the movie is either gay or hates chrisitians so, f(&* him.

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South_park300 writes:
on Jun 19 2006 09:00 PM

Dogma and J&S Strike Back definately get a lot of attention (deservingly so in my opinion) but Mallrats? Many consider that Smith's worst movie, even with Jersey Girl!

yeah, clerks is still my fave though.

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Scott Weinberg writes:
on Jun 20 2006 01:50 AM

I've seen C2 (and was asked, prior to the screening, to hold my review until opening day, as usual) but I thought it was pretty darn good. Not up to snuff with the original flick or "Chasing Amy," but it made me laugh out loud 6 or 8 times, and that's good enough for me.

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lovelykeira writes:
on Jun 20 2006 12:01 PM

Hell yea, Kevin Smith rules, good to hear the early word is mostly good. Bring on July 21st.

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