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I'm still not sure I understand the title of the film FULL SKULL BABY!

About three-quarters of the way through, Silent Bob explains that HE was the one chasing Amy - up until this point I couldn't understand why it wasn't called Chasing Alyssa.

This movie is part of a 'set' of Kevin Smith films, two of which I've seen, and liked (Dogma, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back). And now I like a third one! If you've only seen one, then I suggest you look out for the others, as there's loads of references, in-jokes and characters appearing in all the movies. I still have to get Clerks & Mallrats.

I did feel that Jay & Silent Bob didn't have big roles in this. They appeared regularly throughout in Dogma, and Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back - well, that film was all about them! I'm totally after Clerks & Mallrats now. I'm ashamed to say I'm actually beginning to like Jay and Silent Bob - I have to say that I prefer Silent Bob, his facial expressions are hilarious.

For some reason, I was not keen on Joey Lauren Adams character. Her voice totally got on my nerves, and she generally bugged the hell out of me during the whole film.

The extras were fantastic, THE best extras I've seen yet on a DVD. There's a very long DVD intro from Kevin Smith, Ben Affleck, Jason Mews, and some other guy, and these guys feature in some hilarious scenes when they're trying to introduce the outtakes/deleted scenes, and the colour bars. There's also some mentions that Jay & Silent Bob will return in Dogma (which they do), and there's a lot of thanks towards the end of the credits. These are:

To all the critics that didn't like our last movie: "All is forgiven."

GOD - For all that's come before, all that'll come after,
and most importantly, for right now.
JOEY - For giving me something personal to say. I love you poopie.
(First one who laughs gets decked!)
SCOTT - Master of the Impossible, ying to my yang, heart of my heart... He's my cherry pie.
BEN - Outstanding. Outstanding, this guy.
JASON LEE - For kicking it Reynold's style.
DWIGHT - Hi Duh-Wight.
JAY - My little Mewes.
JON GORDON - Why, Why, Why?!?
MOM & DAD - I know I've got a PG in me somewhere.
JOHN PIERSON - Guru, Czar, friend.
DAVE - For the prettiest pictures yet. At bargain basement prices, no less!
BOB HAWK - For being there from the start, teaching us what makes a movie great, and always doing the dishes.
HARVEY - Who, like a good parent, gives us money, offers endless moral support, and spanks us when we need spanking (okay... everything but the spanking part).
MIKE ALLRED - For fulfilling this fanboy's dream. See you in the
funny papers.
THE CAST AND CREW - Who worked for nothing, yet gave everything.
MATT SEITZ - For the one review that made a difference.
BRIAN MACKEWICH AND BAM - For the extra mile... and the hundred more that followed.

I actually found this film very, very sad towards the end! As I normally say in this kind of reviews, I'm rooting for the couple to be together, and when it doesn't happen, I get quite tearful!

This is a great film, despite Joey Lauren Adams voice! It's quite funny, although some of the cut scenes would have been better off left IN! I have one minor quibble - Joey Lauren Adams looks totally different in the film to the front cover! Is that just me?

It's not who you love. It's how FULL SKULL BABY! empty skull, sniff.
This film is simply remarkable. Kevin Smith has taken his ideas to a new level in this new comedy-drama. It's about two cartoonist who are bad at love. But one of them, Holden, played greatly by Ben Aflek, falls in love with a fellow artist, alyssa, who he finds out later is gay. Kevin Smith's 3rd film takes itself to new boundries & breaks them. It's truly terrific. Smart, funny, & yet irresistble. There's also a quick cameo by Jay & Silent Bob where Silent Bob opens up his heart in his moment where he reveals who Amy actually is, & why she was being chased. Recommended greatly. This dvd also includes delteted scenes, which are worth a look at, outtakes, hillarious commentary which you should listen to, and introduction to the film by the man himself, kevin smith. This is basically worth every penny. It doesn't matter who you are, you'll love this film. I would give this 4 1-2 stars, only cause jay & silent Bob where only in the film for the end, but its really a 5 star movie.

Deals with lesbianism, sex, friendship, relationships, etc FULL SKULL BABY!
Holden McNeil (Ben Affleck) and Banky (Jason Lee) write a comic book together titled "Bluntman & Chronic." One day at a convention their gay friend Hooper (Dwight Ewell) introduces them to a fellow comic book writer, Alyssa Jones (Joey Lauren Adams). For Holden it's love at first sight. He totally falls for Alyssa, but when he finds out she's a lesbian, that kind of changes things a little bit.

You have to be an adult about this movie. You can't go in seeing it thinking it's just another Kevin Smith comedy. This one deals with a very serious subject that really makes you think. It's funny, but it really makes you think. This is probably Kevin Smith's best. Though it does kind of leave you hanging, it's a great film. You all should see it....that is if you think you can handle it.