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jersey girl
well i saw this last week and i must say i really liked it. its a big departure from past kevin smith films(more serious & mainstream).
but the dialog is still very much so kevin smith. ill also have to agree that this is prob bens best performance, havent seen him act since well "good will hunting" to be honest. Ill come by later and do a more thorough review but for now i give a nice 3/5 stars(this ranks worth paying in my books) |
Not to ask a really stupid question, but is it in theaters, is it on DVD, what's goin on here?
I can't keep up with it all anymore. But i am a big Kevin smith fan, i own all his movies, including vulgar. So, i'm looking forward to seein it.. |
I really want to see this. I think it looks cute.
I think it gets released on Friday to theaters. tokaok may have seen a sneak preview. |
sry yes its in theathres, and i happen to work in one of the largest in north america. so we kinda get alot of sneaks heres.
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I'm sure it's at least as good as 'Gigli'...
Kevin, why why why have you gone insane!? One by one, my favourite film makers go crazy... Lucas the Phantom Menace, Scorsese and Gangs of New York... I can only assume it is part of some gigantic conspiracy to lower the quality of films in general to make them more profitable... |
Jersey girl will rock.. We've been waiting for it for ages, and it won't be anything like Gigli
Spoiler: JLo dies in the first 12 minutes thats how good it will be ;) |
It's got Liv Tyler. It's gotta be worth a look just for that, if nothing else. ;)
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I saw a sneak preview of it two weeks ago. I'm a big Kevin Smith fan but I was able to watch this movie on its own merits, without comparing it to any of his other flicks, which is good since it's very different.
My honest opinion on it is that it's a mediocre movie. It has a pretty good plotline and earnest performances from all involved, but overall, it just tries too hard to be sentimental. The dialogue IS still "Kevin Smith," which tokaok mentioned as a good thing, but I think it's a bad thing. A lot of the lines - especially Liv Tyler's - sound forced. They don't all sound to me like things that people would say. Ben Affleck does a very good job (I also think he tries too hard in some places also). Jennifer Lopez is only in the first 15 minutes of the movie and she is also very good. The movie isn't about her at all, so in a way, I'm glad Gigli bombed, otherwise they may have tried to market it as a Jen-and-Ben movie, which it isn't. The best performances in the movie are by George Carlin as Ben's dad and Racquel Castro, who plays Ben's daughter. She's a joy to watch. Carlin shows a side of him I've never seen before; a very serious and sentimental side, and it was his character I felt was the most realistic. Definitely go see it. I seem to be in the minority so far, thinking it's mediocre. |
And BTW, here's why I didn't post my thoughts on Kevin Smith's website. He's not very good at taking criticism.
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George Carlin is in it. How can you go wrong?
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Honestly, I don't care about the Bennifer effect this movie may be experiencing. I've seen the trailers and commercials, and this movie just doesn't appeal to me. Not because it's not another Jay and Silent Bob fest, but because the story doesn't seem interesting.
The only reason I would see it is for George Carlin, and only when I can rent the DVD, on cheap rental night. |
My wife and I are planning to go see it this weekend.
ALL HAIL KEVIN SMITH!!!! V. |
I'm a big Kevin Smith fan and while it certainly was a departure from his normal stuff, there were still some Smithian subtleties that I enjoyed. Overall, I thought it was a pretty good movie, for what it was, and would recommend it to anyone.
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I'm a big fan of Kevin Smith's and I thought this movie was up there with his other films, quality-wise. Its a different style, but he pulls it off well, without losing his trademark wit and reality.
I'm not a huge Ben Affleck fan and have never considered him a terribly good actor, but I must say he was quite amazing in this one. I was very impressed. Overall, its worth seeing, just because its nice to see Kevin Smith trying his hand at something different and still succeeding. |
Well, I went into this movie thinking it was gonna be a big "chick flick" but hoping for the best. But it wasn't. It was actually pretty good. It still has the Kevin Smith feel even though it's a departure from the usual subject matter.
I'd recommend it. |
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I am a rather large Kevin Smith fan myself and I was hugely disappointed by this movie. It was entirely formulaic and flat. There were moments of Kevin Smith greatness but they were few and far between. For me, at least, George Carlin (not the kid) stole the show. That was his best role to date. This is no where near the movie that Chasing Amy or Clerks was.
P.S. Did anybody else find hugely disconcerting to hear Bruce Springsteen's "My City Of Ruins" as one of the many (too many) musical montages. I don't know if I am being overly sensitive but I thought that was.....inappropriate. |
As we all know, my favourite part was when Spoiler: JLo died and I yelled HUZZAH only to be given some harsh looks by people in the cinema. Wankers.
This movie was what Cleveland refered to the Spanish referring to as 'El Terrible'... Boring, flat, totally lacking in any redeeming features whatsoever... Times like these I wish a huge celestial object to strike Kevin and George Lucas, in the balls... |
typical chick flick, I really did not like the movie at all but I was expecting a typical kevin smith movie. Good way to make money, but overal one of the worst movies I have seen.
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