Comment on Kevin Smith says he's cracked the story for the Dogma sequel

• the_crotch@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I kind of expected it to suck, and then it sucked. So I wasn’t disappointed, I just thought it sucked.

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  • pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That’s fair. Haha.

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• slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  No but he also constantly shits on clerks, but he knows exactly it’s the best movue he ever made. “People like that movie? That’s craaaazy” he’s not trying to make bombs either, he wants to make money, not good movies. He kept saying how proud he was while editing the new jay and silent bob and how incredible and funny the movie was before it came out. It’s honestly one of the worst movies i have seen, and i generally like bad funny movies. He wants nothing more than get into the disney money, that’s why he can’t say a bad thing about the new star wars movies, he praises them. Ready player one? One of the best movies ever according to him, because he can’t upset steven Spielberg, because he might get a paycheck. He has no integrity and will never make a watchable movie again.

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  • pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Also, Ready Player One is masterpiece!

    …I should go add it to that thread of shitty movies I will defend.

    I told you I have bad taste.

    I will say, it was fun to see Spielberg do a faithful adaptation of a shitty little fun book into a shitty little fun movie.

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  • pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Okay. Fuck it, this is the Internet. I’m gonna spend a few minutes as a Kevin Smith apologist, while I take a shit.

    Please don’t take any of this seriously, but I’ll share it in case it helps you enjoy his films more.

    I hope he’s not murdering anyone while I type this up.

    “People like that movie (Clerks)? That’s craaaazy”

    I think Kevin Smith has some crazy impostor syndrome.

    Maybe I missed it, but i haven’t seen him ungrateful at his success, just surprised.

    And it’s pretty normal to think one’s own earlier work isn’t as well done as ones own later work.

    • It’s often wrong*, but it’s a pretty normal comfortable belief.

    He wants nothing more than get into the disney money, that’s why he can’t say a bad thing about the new star wars movies, he praises them.

    The only creative works I have ever seen Kevin Smith be critical of are his own. I take it as professionalism, and it fits his brand.

    Kevin accomplished a lot for weed legalization, under the banner of “we should just let people enjoy things”.

    That slogan has become a big part of his public brand, and I don’t blame him for sticking to it.

    Now let’s pause and admit that in this entire defense of Kevin Smith, I didn’t actually really say anything nice about his movies.

    I will say that I’ve thoroughly enjoyed all of Kevin Smiths movies.

    Sadly, by many people’s standards, I still haven’t said anything nice about his movies. It’s pretty easy to verify that I have bad taste in movies.

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