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The Best Kevin Smith Movie
In 1995, Kevin Smith followed up his critical hit "Clerks" with "Mallrats". The film was his first (fairly) big budget film and recieved terrible reviews and ended up flopping at the box office. In the 11 years it's been in release, it's achieved cult status. I'm not sure how this movie got recieved so badly, when it truly is a great and very funny movie. As, my title says...It's my favorite Kevin Smith movie. I mean, yeah, the movie does have a silly plot and some of the things that happen are stupid. But the dialogue is smart and witty...And f**k, the thing's funny. OK? The movie stars Jason Lee (Dogma, My Name is Earl) and Jeremy London as Brodie & T.S. Brodie is a slacker who lives with his parents and plays video games and reads comic books. Fed up, his girlfriend Rene (Shannen Doherty) breaks up with him. T.S. is taking his girlfriend Brandi (Claire Forlani) to Florida, where he's going to propose to her at Universal Studios Theme Park when Jaws pops out of the water. Stupid...Yes. Funny...Yes. A problem occurs when a girl who was set to appear on Brandi's fathers TV show died of a massive brain embolism, because of a remark T.S. made, and Brandi has to go on. Brandi ends up breaking up with T.S. as well. T.S. flocks over to Brodie's house where the two discuss their relationships and decide to go to the mall. When they get there, we meet a number of colorful characters including William (Eathan Suplee) who's staring at one of those posters that's supposed to show a 3-D image if you stare at it long enough and everyone sees it except him. There's
Jay & Silent Bob (Jason Mewes & Kevin Smith) of course. Gwen (Joey Lauren Adams) a former girlfriend of T.S.'s. Shannon (Ben Affleck), the manager of the store Fashionable Male who wants to bed Rene. Oh and coincidentally there's Brandi's dad Mr.Svenning (Michael Rooker) who's doing his game show in the mall. At this point Brodie and T.S. begin to hatch a plan to sabotage the game shows and get their girlfriends back. I don't want to say much more on the synopsis, but if you liked Clerks, Chasing Amy, or Dogma you should like this movie. All the characters are played perfectly by each actors; Michael Rooker is more sadistic in this movie than he was in "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer". Jason Lee is his normal goofy self. It truly belongs in the Top 100 Comedies of All Time. Enjoy!
GRADE: A

SIDE-NOTE: As for the Extended Version of the film. It's pretty different and Kevin Smith called it "The version of Mallrats that should never have been". If they had stuck with this version, it truly would've ruined the movie but it's interesting to watch it and see the differences.


MallRats
The Mallrats (10th Anniversary Extended Edition) is very good edition of this film, with interesting interview to the artist and the crew.
Besides, the extended edition of the film ant the film himself is a very good comedy about the youngs of our time, with very achieved scenes.

"Oh look it's a sailboat'
This movie is my kind of movie,comedy,nudity,and Jay an Silent Bob. I've seen Dogma,Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back,and Clerks,Jay and Silent Bob are the best of all those movies. If it wasn't for them those movies would't be so popular. I like when they always try and mess the stage up,but they mess up everytime.

This DVD is better then the original Mallrats,because they have two versions{I happen to think the theatrical is better},and they have more and better special features. So try and get the tenth anniversery version,it's a lot better.

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