Jadaki 1 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Thia came out Tuesday and I was a huge fan of the first one. This is a two disc set, the first of a Q&A session in Toronto and the second disc contains a Q&A done in London. I'm about 1/2 way through the London disc now and for Kevin Smith fans this is a must buy. About 4 hours total of footage, great stuff. Link to post Share on other sites
Ron_Mexico 4,238 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 I read a review (which I never care about) that said the first was way better than the second, but KS fans will like this one just fine. Link to post Share on other sites
Jadaki 1 Posted December 1, 2006 Author Share Posted December 1, 2006 I read a review (which I never care about) that said the first was way better than the second, but KS fans will like this one just fine.I think the first was a little more fluid because of the editing, but this one is pretty much the whole Q&A session at each location non-stop with little editing, so there are a few more slow parts compared to the first. Link to post Share on other sites
SBriand 4 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Oooh, I forgot this came out. I loved the first one and just love KS all together. That must mean Clerks II is out as well. I still need to see that. My weekend is now planned. Link to post Share on other sites
Jadaki 1 Posted December 1, 2006 Author Share Posted December 1, 2006 Oooh, I forgot this came out. I loved the first one and just love KS all together. That must mean Clerks II is out as well. I still need to see that. My weekend is now planned.Yep, I picked them both up at Best Buy. Only bad thing (if you can call it that) was that they were out of the regular clerks 2 dvd's, so I got the gift pack with the moobys visor, nametag, and cup. Link to post Share on other sites
showstopper24 0 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 I want to get it, i probably will this weekend Link to post Share on other sites
showstopper24 0 Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 i finished watching all of it and i have a question.I read that there was a four disk release in Austrialia, so what was on the other two discs?The bonus features on the two i got were funny but they were only about 20 minutes. Link to post Share on other sites
Mercury69 3 Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 Is Kevin Smith God? Discuss. Link to post Share on other sites
Jadaki 1 Posted December 28, 2006 Author Share Posted December 28, 2006 Is Kevin Smith God? Discuss.According to his wife... no. Link to post Share on other sites
Mercury69 3 Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 According to his wife... no.She's probably right. I'd peg him as another overstuffed marginal director with opinions that appeal to the disaffected 20-somethings that roam the suburbs. That's a huge demographic, though, which accounts for his staggering popularity. Link to post Share on other sites
showstopper24 0 Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 She's probably right. I'd peg him as another overstuffed marginal director with opinions that appeal to the disaffected 20-somethings that roam the suburbs. That's a huge demographic, though, which accounts for his staggering popularity.i wouldn't say he is God, but i agree that his demographic is huge. He has skill though, i would say he is above a 'marginal director' Link to post Share on other sites
Ouch-8s 5 Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 He's a marginal director who writes great dialog and then hires terrible actors to deliver it. Link to post Share on other sites
Jadaki 1 Posted December 28, 2006 Author Share Posted December 28, 2006 He's a marginal director who writes great dialog and then hires terrible actors to deliver it.You can cut him slack on hiring JLo, he killed her 5 minutes into the movie. Link to post Share on other sites
Suited_Up 2 Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 He's a marginal director who writes great dialog and then hires terrible actors to deliver it.Maybe that's the beauty of it? Link to post Share on other sites
WKTSWAY 0 Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 He's a marginal director who writes great dialog and then hires terrible actors to deliver it.And look where it got Jason Lee...I love Kevin Smith movies...it's just a bunch of his friends in them for the most part. You don't always need great actors to make a great movie.I thought Evening Harder was not NEARLY as good as the first one (was still alright though)...he could have tried harder instead of just putting something out there to get more money. Link to post Share on other sites
Jadaki 1 Posted January 2, 2007 Author Share Posted January 2, 2007 I thought Evening Harder was not NEARLY as good as the first one (was still alright though)...he could have tried harder instead of just putting something out there to get more money.Well it's really two different versions of the same thing. One of the complaints he got about the first one was there wasn't any real continuity because of them jumping between different venues via editing. So the idea was to get a Q&A session in it's entirety. In one aspect it worked great because the audience participation made more sense with the jokes that carried over, and in another it didn't because it lost the pacing of the original. Slightly different, and whle I prefer the first i really enjoyed the second. Link to post Share on other sites
Ouch-8s 5 Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 And look where it got Jason Lee...I love Kevin Smith movies...it's just a bunch of his friends in them for the most part. You don't always need great actors to make a great movie.I thought Evening Harder was not NEARLY as good as the first one (was still alright though)...he could have tried harder instead of just putting something out there to get more money.I actually really like Jason Lee, not because he's a great actor, but he is comfortable in front of the camera, doesn't sound forced, and I enjoy his personality. I cannot say the same about any of the other recurring actors in Smith's movies - how bad does a collective ensemble have to be for Ben Affleck to be the best actor in it???You do need great actors for a GREAT movie. The actors, in general, drag down Smith's movies. If he had better talent, he would have better movies. IMO, his movies range from good to awful. None of them are great. But they all have at least some great dialog, which is clearly Smith's strongest suit.Evening Harder had some amusing bits, but it did really look like a cash grab to me. The first one was a lot better. But that's because Smith is a genuinely funny guy, and given multiple shows to edit together into a 2 hour Q&A means a funny movie. But 4 hours of unedited Q&A was considerably less funny. Link to post Share on other sites
Jadaki 1 Posted January 2, 2007 Author Share Posted January 2, 2007 But that's because Smith is a genuinely funny guy, and given multiple shows to edit together into a 2 hour Q&A means a funny movie.First one is nearly 4 hours long also. Link to post Share on other sites
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