Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Pros: Kevin Smith-The Writer and Director, cameos galore
Cons: Kevin Smith-The Actor

In the Star Wars trilogy "The Empire Strikes Back" provides the focal point of the trilogy. When it ends, the future is uncertain for the rebels, Luke got his hand chopped off, and Han Solo is frozen. The note is a downer and it sets up the audience...

Pros: Everything
Cons: nothing/cheesy at parts

Kevin Smith's best movie in my opinion but to get a good amount of the jokes you have to have seen every movie Kevin smith had put out to this point. You know clerks, mallrats, dogma, jersey girl, and chasing Amy if you haven't seen most of these movies ...

Pros: Great DVD; lots of extras. Funny movie.
Cons: Some of the bits fall flat.

During the commentary track for "Chasing Amy", director Kevin Smith bemoans the fact that, no matter ...

Pros: The genius of Kevin Smith...hilarious. And everyone's back!
Cons: Shannon Elizabeth, some flat humor, the last installment of the NJ "trilogy."

Snootchie bootchies!

Starting with 1994's Clerks, director Kevin Smith has created 5 films centered around his home of New Jersey. These reality-based movies have introduced many memorable characters, ones that fans have been able to relate to...

Pros: Funny, Allusions, Character Progression
Cons: Predictable, So Much Was Cut!

"Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" is one of those films that people tend to take or leave and they take it if they enjoy Kevin Smith's prior works ("Clerks," "Mallrats," "Chasing Amy," and "Dogma") and leave if they haven't seen or didn't enjoy Smith's...

Pros: Sharp witted comedy, some relevant social jabs
Cons: Forced ties to other movies, a bit too over the top

Dependant upon perspective and social sensitivity, Kevin Smith is either one of the smartest presences in Hollywood, or one of the most pretentious and obnoxious. His films usually represent a delicate, biting, sometimes hard to swallow, but difficult...

Pros: occasionally hilarious dialogue; the comic stylings of James Van Der Beek
Cons: reliance on "Hot Shots"-type randomness contradicts what Smith used to be about

On many occasions, Steve Buscemi's brief movie appearances would make one wish he would be given an entire movie. Whether making "Fargo" even better or providing the only decent moments in a piece of Adam Sandler dreck, he would steal the show for a...

Pros: A lot of fun inside jokes for die-hard Kevin Smith fans...
Cons: Too disjointed and sketchy for my tastes.

Kevin Smith's Askewniverse closes with this final chapter, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. And while its a fond farewell to some old friends, fluffy fun, and an insiders satire of Hollywood, it's still not up to par with his other films. If you ask me, I...

Pros: Funny, nice to see many characters re-appear.
Cons: Humor is broad, but will seem alot less funny to non-fans.

writer/director/actor Kevin Smith first appeared on the scene back in the mid-90s (God... has it already been so long?) in the midst of the now-legendary boom in American "independent" film spawned by the rise of Quentin Tarrantino. Smith's film was a...

Pros: Absolutely hysterical and oddly sweet
Cons: Self-involved, too many cameos

As a devoted fan of Kevin Smith's wry wit, I find myself suffering in the clutches of a fierce ambivalence regarding Smith's latest movie, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.

I recall watching Clerks with glee, giggling with my best...

Pros: Best cast since Mars Attacks! (Silent Bob takes out his patented Batman spear gun)
Cons: Maybe the film parodies weren’t necessary; too long of a wait till the dvd.

Writer director Kevin Smith is a generous man. He has created a loving valentine to his fans and an elbow to his critics' teeth.

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back showcases many of Smith’s characters from the Askewniverse (named for Smith's View...

Pros: funny Funny FUNNY
Cons: The last visit to the View Askew universe

This film is filled with sexist humor, racist humor, fat jokes, drug jokes, fart jokes and anti-gay humor. Of the two films I saw today, this was the slightly less mature of the pair- and the other one was "American Pie 2"! (Beginning to sound like a...

Pros: Some hilarious dialogue, Jay, Silent Bob, numerous references to past Smith flicks
Cons: Some downright stupid parts, not much of the intelligence that made his other movies great

Since the advent of Smith's filmmaking career with his breakthrough indie film Clerks, Kevin Smith has made quite a name for himself with his Jersey flicks. Using sharp dialogue and controversial themes to deliver supremely hilarious movies time...

Pros: It's darn funny.
Cons: Extremely vulgar.

I'll be honest, the penis jokes in Kevin Smith's
latest film grated my nerves. I kept saying to myself,
"He's way to talented for bathroom humor." Check out "Clerks" if you don't believe me. That film had a bit more class and a bit more...

Pros: Sharp and stupid at the same time - cool cameos, revisit the Kevin Smith players
Cons: Of course it's crude, but is that such a bad thing?

First off, I enjoy Kevin Smith’s movies, particularly ‘Clerks’ and ‘Chasing Amy’. I like how he shares his characters from one movie to another. But you can still enjoy it even if you haven’t seen them before. There are a few obscure jokes that you won’t...