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To know the origin of "Snoochie-Boochies," you must spend An Evening with Kevin Smith. The Jersey-bred auteur of low-budget comedy proves equally adept as an uncensored raconteur, regaling five college audiences--his most devoted demographic--in this two-disc compilation of lively Q&A. Sporting his trademark slacker garb, Smith occasionally bites the loyal, sometimes moronic hands that feed him (as a result, audience participation is drop-dead hilarious), but he's arguably the most publicly and personally honest filmmaker to survive the insanity of Hollywood. His best stories lift the veil of show-biz decorum, describing absurd meetings with studio executives over his ill-fated screenplay Superman Lives; razzing the artsy pretensions of director Tim Burton; or exposing Prince (who hired him to direct a never-completed documentary) as a self-absorbed Jesus freak. These attacks aren't baseless; Smith's too smartly good-natured to provoke without purpose, and with an onstage visit by Jason Mewes ("Jay" to Smith's "Silent Bob"), this ribald, sharply assembled Evening compares favorably to Richard Pryor with its outrageous blend of comedy and candor. --Jeff Shannon
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An Evening with Kevin Smith is a no-holds-barred Q&A with one of Hollywood's most gifted filmmakers. Infamous for picking apart the pop culture landscape with films such as Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, the New Jersey native has become a veritable icon of independent film. Smith gives us a new lens to examine spirituality, sexuality and human relationships. Get up close and - at times - very personal, with the man everyone has been waiting to hear from - SILENT BOB SPEAKS!
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For people who tell it like it is. Kevin Smith is one of the greatest speakers of our time. There is no P.C. babble restrictions here. An Evening with Kevin Smith is a fantastic stand-up, door opener that allows people to get a taste of Kevin as he tells some stories and answers questions to the history of his movies, family, friends, likes and dislikes. A must see, non-bubblegum ride into the View Askew world.
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He had me rolling in the aisles. I feel like I have been friends with him forever. I was always a big fan of his movies, now I am just a big fan.
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I liked this spotlight on Kevin Smith. There are some things that I didn't like about it. Lets start with the positive first ....... This is a very open and far spread interview (from his fans)with Kevin Smith which made a very funny and personal film. This also had some very witty views on his films (coming from Kevin and the fans that ask the questions). Everything that would be expected from Kevin and everything that wouldn't be expected. The story telling was simply great. I could not stop laughing !!!!!!!
The negative is the editing job on this was horrid. It drove me nuts!!!! They skipped from college to college with no segways.The audio and camera work was even kind of shotty in places but not enough to kill the mood. I think that Sony/Columbia could have found a better team to put this together. It seemed that J.M. Kenny was way over his head with this project or just didn't know what what to do as far as directing. The last thing is that they left the ending of the first DVD open. What happened after being asked to leave the stage? They never go back to that on the second DVD.
It is worth the money but you may want to watch a few of his films first to understand what is being talked about(in some places). It is truely a must have for a View Askew fan.
The negative is the editing job on this was horrid. It drove me nuts!!!! They skipped from college to college with no segways.The audio and camera work was even kind of shotty in places but not enough to kill the mood. I think that Sony/Columbia could have found a better team to put this together. It seemed that J.M. Kenny was way over his head with this project or just didn't know what what to do as far as directing. The last thing is that they left the ending of the first DVD open. What happened after being asked to leave the stage? They never go back to that on the second DVD.
It is worth the money but you may want to watch a few of his films first to understand what is being talked about(in some places). It is truely a must have for a View Askew fan.
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He was not fit to write Superman....
I have read the draft of the Superman script that he wrote and oh, he was so wrong to do it. He treated Superman like some horney teenager, even Tim Burton who later passed on the... Read more
Published on May 24 2004 by Joe Mac Guy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant good fun, a side to Smith before unseen!
Smith shows off his intellect and comedic sides in this set, certainly a night well spent. I watched the dvds one at a time, waiting between the two. Read more
Published on Feb 27 2004 by Jacob Lipsey
5.0 out of 5 stars
Better at standup than directing
I found Kevin incredibly funny in these shows. I class him from a directing point of view much like Quentin Tarantino, great dialogue but not necessarly a great director. Read more
Published on Feb 1 2004 by "blaggers"
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wished the DVD had no ending!!
Received the DVD as a Christmas gift, by far the best gift you could give to anyone that enjoyed Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, or Jay and Silent Bob SB. Read more
Published on Dec 30 2003 by K. Kaczmarek
5.0 out of 5 stars
AWESOME! TOTALLY AWESOME
If you're like me and you own the collections of the movies and cartoons that Kevin Smith & Jason Mewes have done, this is a needed addition. Read more
Published on Dec 21 2003 by Michael Murdock
5.0 out of 5 stars
a MUST OWN for the View Askew Fan
This is absolutely priceless. Kevin Smith candidly telling some HYSTERICAL stories from his movies, personal life, friends, and family. Read more
Published on Nov 9 2003 by The Deac
4.0 out of 5 stars
An Evening with Kevin Smith
I don't really have a definite opinion about Kevin Smith. He's a terrible director and a decent writer who is capable of creating some pretty good flicks ("Dogma" and "Chasing... Read more
Published on Oct 29 2003 by Hansol Lee
5.0 out of 5 stars
Kevin is Brilliant!
I've never liked Jay & Silent Bob stikes back kind of films; any thing to do with the same genre, I beleived it was just beer inspired poor written films made by braindead... Read more
Published on Oct 18 2003 by "echo-beach"
2.0 out of 5 stars
A Movie to be Avoided by Grownups
Evidently Smith, who shot the acclaimed movie Clerks on roughly the same amount of money I make in a year and had it blow the roof off everything, recently went on a speaking tour... Read more
Published on Sep 28 2003 by Kevin L. Nenstiel
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must have for any Askew-niverse fan
This 2 disc DVD compiles nearly four hours worth of footage from Kevin Smith's (director of Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, and the upcoming... Read more
Published on July 16 2003 by N. Durham
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