The BADASS movie known as Clerks
 

IFC is showing, as I type, the Kevin Smith cult classic Clerks. Before it, they showed Snowball Effect: The Making of Clerks. I learned so much about this movie and it made me love the movie and Kevin even more. For anyone who is living under a rock, Clerks X is out on DVD and when I get money to buy it I will post and tell everyone all about it. Also a sequel is supposed to come out this year called Passion of the Clerks. Again, I can't wait. I remember I first saw this movie a little over a year ago and thought it was brillant: the writing, the acting, and most of all- the fact that it was shot in black and white. I have become a Kevin Smith junkie. He is film making god, genius in a trenchcoat, divine persona in Silent Bob. Anything he touches turns to gold, except for Jersey Girl which didn't do to well, but I actually liked. Anywho, I just thought I would see what everyone else on TFP things about this piece of cinematic genius.

Yeah it's one of my favorite movies. Cant wait for PotC!

Read the sig. Thats alls I got to say

Whao, I didn't even know that there was a sequel comming out. Thanks for the tip.

I prefer 'Dogma' over 'Clerks'. But Clerks is a close second. The sequel should be good. Won't this be his first attempt at a sequel? It's alot diffrent from the general referances that are in most of his movies ( IE, Moby the Cow.) which is a kinda nice way to tie them all together.

LOVE Clerks...thanks to ElwoodBlues :)

I love the dialogue about the Death Star in that flick!

Should be some good stuff. Any person who puts this in their film is a genius:

Clerks is a good film, but Kevin Smith is far from a genius.

It was a different kind of movie and it was a genius way of making a movie. It was so realistic in most parts, besides the dead guy having sex with the women, but it was a great and FUNNY movie.

When that movie came out, I was working in a retail shop and the similarities were so comforting!! I was losing my mind, but seeing it on the large screen helped me to laugh about the dumbasses instead of crying!

Clerks made me a Kevin Smith fan. I love all five ViewAskwewniverse films. Haven't seen Jersey Girl though.

Prolly would hafta say Chasing Amy is my fave of his films.

Good stuff. Not really great, but solidly good. I'd rank them this way:

1. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2. Clerks
3. Mallrats
4. Chasing Amy
5. Dogma

I can't believe Clerks would be called "classic"... cult favourite for sure but it isn't old enough to call a classic yet...

How old is old enough? It has been over ten years since it was released. This movie was great in the way it became popular. I know two people who saw it in the theatre. It gained popularity when it hit video. And when the Laserdisc was released, the extras were amazing - who expected that alternate ending?

Is it a classic yet? Probably not, but it won't be long before it will be.

I'd say twenty-five to thirty years is a good amount of time to render something a classic. Otherwise it's just a great or good film.

Ten years is not a test of time.

While I agree its hasnt been out long enough yet to be a true "classic", Clerks is a classic in its own sense. The first time I saw it, I thought it was absolutely great.

Kevin Smith has his own following and a dedicated group of fans - although a small group. There are many who have no idea who he is, and think his films are dumb as hell. If I hadnt seen Clerks before I saw Mallrats, or any of the others, I would not have appreciated them nearly as much. As for a sequal to Clerks, I cant wait.