Snootches, Y’all
So when your DVD player dies dead thrice, you have no choice but to watch the VHS movies you borrowed from the public library, even though you have this stash of DVDs borrowed from the library and from friends. Rrrr.
Yesterday I picked up “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back” from the library, knowing it was less than well-received by Kevin Smith’s fans in generals and critics in particular. But it is Kevin Smith.
Well, I laughed my guts out. Ever since I saw a four hour compilation of Smith’s cross-America college talk tour taped off Pay-TV, I’ve had a new respect for him. I used to just think he was funny, now I know he’s smart too. It’s obvious in this movie, he’s matured a lot in comedic terms (and maybe comically too, I don’t know, ask his wife…) and the complex self-referential nature of the film, without being self-reverential, is satisfying and funny.
I’m am now looking forward to seeing Jersey Girl (previously not so much), which has not appeared yet in Toronto’s public library system.
It looks like he’s got some interesting stuff going on. I’m especially interested in ‘Fletch Won’ (qv)and ‘Passion of the Clerks’ (qv).
Anybody have a non-DVD copy of the animated series ‘Clerks‘?