Clerks II (2006)

Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Clerks 2 is a surprisingly emotional film. I was touched by it and was pleasantly surprised. Don't get me wrong- laughs abound and the characters are hilarious but the film also has a heart. Clerks 2 is a sequel to the first film of Kevin Smith-Clerks which made him a household name, at least in Hollywood. It is about two disgruntled employees who work as clerks. Though it isn't necessary to watch the first film but this film will want you to go see that one too. This is great writing.

It starts out with what appears to be an old fashioned movie, but quickly escalates into a number of plot scenarios. Two losers no longer have a place to hangout, so they choose the local fast food joint. There the two former workers at a grocery store have found a place to continue working; one of them is about to get married and move to Florida, his friend is there for support; but his boss is also there to add some mischief to the mix. There are three plot devices that enter – two nerds that make numerous references to Lord of the Rings and Transforers, and one multi-million dollar individual that can't help but showing up to gloat about his success.The movie at one point I wanted to put down; it played down on too many stereotypes and it looked like the rest of the movie would play out this way. Instead, it takes the stereotypes as we know them – and uses the reason we know the to be stereotypes and then mixes the up a bit and turns the into a progressive movie where the stereotypes are evolved as the losers slowly find some epiphany or solace in life; granted a few of the token characters are there just to mix things up a bit. The movie has a few bogus moments which are completely unbelievable, but they do give some instant charm to the movie and help amp up the feel a bit.The movie has at least three memorable sequences; first a dance montage on the roof of a fast food joint; an on tour show involving a male stripper and a donkey and lastly the ending of the credits where the copyright credits are listed – be sure to fast forward through the credits to reach this part; they are hilarious.Having said all of this; this movie isn't on my 'top picks', but it should be entertaining on a Sunday afternoon to the casual movie viewer.Originally posted to Orion Age (http://www.orionphysics.com/?p=10242).

I was never a big fan of Kevin Smith but wow what the hell was that? This movie is just stupid i don't have any problem with rude comedies but at least try to be funny this film was nudity and people saying rude things to each other. They actually planning to make another sequel to this film well Hollywood please don't i'd rather watch Fantastic Four 10 times in a row rather than watch this crap. It had some moments that i hoped the film would be good but at the end it was disappointing and campy and that Ben Affleck cameo was just stupid but hey easy money. Anyways if you thought the first one was funny then you should skip this one for your own safety.

I will try to keep this short since many of the other reviews pretty much cover everything in this movie. Obviously it is not exactly the same as the original. This one has a bigger budget, and same interesting cameos in it. Including a big role for Rosario Dawson. All of these things were great. But the best part is that the script stays true to form. So many years later and the guys are basically in the same situation, going through the same things. Which in a funny way is what life is like for a lot of people.The comedy is similar to the original. A few new characters spice things up a bit, and perhaps pushing the limits a little more than the original.Overall I really enjoyed this movie. If you liked the first one then you need to see this. On the other hand if you didn't like the first one, perhaps you should take a pass since this is a lot of the same feel and maybe even a little more hmmmmm how do you say it. Raunchy lol Enjoy and don't say I didn't warn you lol