"Kudos to Kevin Smith" or "37."
I have to admit that I am not the biggest fan of Kevin Smith. Nothing against him. I like (most of) his movies. The ones I've seen anyway. (I still need to buy Chasing Amy!) But I gotta admire the fella. He makes what he makes and never has any regrets. (Well there was Mallrats but that was still enjoyable.)
Anyway he just put the finishing touches on his latest film Zack and Miri Make a Porno and submitted it to the MPAA for a rating. It came back with a rating of NC-17.
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Okay. Let's go back a few years. Back to around 1995. A friend of my brother brought over a movie and said we had to watch it. That movie was Clerks. I thought I was going to piss myself I was laughing so hard. The movie is funny enough as it is, but if you've ever worked retail (especially minimum wage stuff) this movie is twice as funny.
Clerks was my formal introduction to Kevin Smith. Not only did he direct it, he wrote it, helped produce it, and had quite an amusing role in it. (Or should I say "Damned Amusing"?) He has since gone on to do lots of cool other stuff including, but not limited to, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Dogma, and Jersey Girl.
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Back to today. Kevin Smith, being Kevin Smith, didn't think the NC-17 rating his film received was in any way indicative of how it should be received so he appealed the rating.
And won. Not the first time he has fought this battle. Clerks was also originally given an NC-17, and Jersey Girl was originally an R rating.
So to sum this all up:
At the very least (and I do mean that) go out and buy Clerks and Dogma; head over to this site Quick Stop Entertainment and get more insight about Kevin Smith and company; it is good to know there are other fanboys out there older than me. (Yes Will, this includes you.)
Keep kickin' ass, Kevin.
A side note: My youngest son is sleeping on my recliner while Little Shop of Horrors plays in the background.
Feed me, Seymour. Feed me all night long.
Anyway he just put the finishing touches on his latest film Zack and Miri Make a Porno and submitted it to the MPAA for a rating. It came back with a rating of NC-17.
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Okay. Let's go back a few years. Back to around 1995. A friend of my brother brought over a movie and said we had to watch it. That movie was Clerks. I thought I was going to piss myself I was laughing so hard. The movie is funny enough as it is, but if you've ever worked retail (especially minimum wage stuff) this movie is twice as funny.
Clerks was my formal introduction to Kevin Smith. Not only did he direct it, he wrote it, helped produce it, and had quite an amusing role in it. (Or should I say "Damned Amusing"?) He has since gone on to do lots of cool other stuff including, but not limited to, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Dogma, and Jersey Girl.
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Back to today. Kevin Smith, being Kevin Smith, didn't think the NC-17 rating his film received was in any way indicative of how it should be received so he appealed the rating.
And won. Not the first time he has fought this battle. Clerks was also originally given an NC-17, and Jersey Girl was originally an R rating.
So to sum this all up:
At the very least (and I do mean that) go out and buy Clerks and Dogma; head over to this site Quick Stop Entertainment and get more insight about Kevin Smith and company; it is good to know there are other fanboys out there older than me. (Yes Will, this includes you.)
Keep kickin' ass, Kevin.
A side note: My youngest son is sleeping on my recliner while Little Shop of Horrors plays in the background.
Feed me, Seymour. Feed me all night long.
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