Chasing Amy: The Criterion Collection
by Kevin Smith
List Price:
Our Price: $9.32
You Save: $10.67 (53%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $3.45 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD releases
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
DVD Cover Information
Actor: Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, Jason Lee, Joey Lauren Adams, Matt DamonDirector: Kevin Smith
Brand: BUENA VISTA HOME VIDEO
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled)
Format: Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 113 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-06-13
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Miramax
Movie Reviews of Chasing Amy: The Criterion Collection
Movie Review: A pleasant, insightful surprise
Summary: 4 Stars
I have recently been looking at more Kevin Smith movies, and this one is really miles away from his other films I had seen -- "Clerks" (loved it), "Mallrats" and "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" (kind of sophomoric and cliched).
Ben Affleck plays a comic book artist who falls in love with another comic book artist (Joey Lauren Adams), who happens to be a lesbian. If you're thinking that's not a recipe for a happy end, you're right -- but the reason it's not a happy end may be a surprise.
One of the film's best features is its use and examination of some straight and gay stereotypes to look at the actual emotional content of human sexual relationships. It doesn't necessarily do this in an incredibly sophisticated way, but it's still insightful and entertaining.
I was pretty impressed overall with the story, the dialogue, the acting, as well as the fact that this movie was made for just a quarter of a million dollars. In all, it is a good example of a cheap, story-driven, Miramax-style film that has something to say, combined with Kevin-Smith-style (i.e. sometimes pretty crude) comic relief.
The DVD extras are practically all taken from an earlier Criterion Laserdisc issue. They include a commentary by about six people involved in making the film, including Smith, Affleck, and Jason Mewes (who played "Jay"). There is also a set of deleted scenes and outtakes.
This movie is definitely worth seeing, but falls short of being a must-see. Recommended.
Summary of Chasing Amy: The Criterion Collection
Chasing Amy is the third installment in the "New Jersey Trilogy" from award-winning writer-director Kevin Smith (Clerks, Mallrats, Dogma). Cult comic-book artist Holden (Ben Affleck) falls in love with fellow artist Alyssa (Joey Lauren Adams), only to be thwarted by her sexuality, the disdain of his best friend Banky (Jason Lee), and his own misgivings about himself. Filled with Smith's unique ear for dialogue and insight into relationships, Chasing Amy offers a thoughtful, funny look at how perceptions alter lives, and how obsession and self-doubt skew reality.Writer-director Kevin Smith (Clerks) makes a huge leap in sophistication with this strong story about a comic-book artist (Ben Affleck) who falls in love with a lesbian (Joey Lauren Adams) and actually gets his wish that she love him, too. Their relationship is attacked, however, by his business partner (Jason Lee), who pulls a very unsubtle Iago act to cast doubt over the whole affair. The film has the same sense of insiderness as Clerks--this time, Smith takes us within the arcane, funny world of comic-book cultism--but the themes of jealousy, deceit, and the high price of growing up enough to truly care for someone make this a very satisfying movie. --Tom Keogh
Art House & International DVD Video
DVD Video
- Action & Adventure
- African American Cinema
- Animation
- Anime & Manga
- Art House & International
- Classics
- Comedy
- Cult Movies
- Documentary
- Drama
- Educational
- Fitness & Yoga
- Gay & Lesbian
- Horror
- Kids & Family
- Military & War
- Music Video & Concerts
- Musicals & Performing Arts
- Mystery & Suspense
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Special Interests
- Sports
- Television
- Westerns
Movies most talked about in My DVD Collection Part 6: Comedy
Tropic Thunder (Unrated Director's Cut)Paramount; Release date: 2008-11-18; DVD
Best price: $14.49
Price in other shops:
Tenacious D in The Pick of DestinyNEW LINE HOME VIDEO; Release date: 2007-02-27; DVD
Best price: $2.74
Price in other shops:
Team America: World Police - Unrated (Widescreen Special Collector's Edition)PARAMOUNT HOME VIDEO; Release date: 2005-05-17; DVD
Best price: $5.52
Price in other shops:
Superbad (Unrated Widescreen Edition)HILL,JONAH; Release date: 2007-12-04; DVD
Best price: $4.75
Price in other shops:
Spaceballs (Collector's Edition)BROOKS,MEL; Release date: 2005-05-03; DVD
Best price: $4.71
Price in other shops:
The Rutles - All You Need Is CashRelease date: 2001-03-13; Published: 2001; DVD
Best price: $12.23
Price in other shops:
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (25th Anniversary Edition)CURRY,TIM; Release date: 2000-10-03; DVD
Best price: $11.99
Price in other shops:
ReligulousLIONS GATE HOME ENT.; Release date: 2009-02-17; DVD
Best price: $8.73
Price in other shops:
Rat Race (Special Collector's Edition)Paramount; Release date: 2002-01-29; DVD
Best price: $3.19
Price in other shops:
Office Space - Special Edition with Flair (Widescreen Edition)LIVINGSTON,RON; Release date: 2005-11-01; DVD
Best price: $9.99
Price in other shops:
Similar DVD Movies
Sold Out: A Threevening With Kevin SmithRelease date: 2008-10-21; DVD
Best price: $8.48
Price in other shops:
An Evening with Kevin SmithSMITH,KEVIN; Release date: 2002-12-17; DVD
Best price: $10.54
Price in other shops:
Jay and Silent Bob Do Degrassi The Next Generation (Unrated)Funimation; Release date: 2005-11-08; DVD
Best price: $2.87
Price in other shops:
Clerks - The Animated Series UncensoredDisney; Release date: 2001-02-20; DVD
Best price: $5.80
Price in other shops:
DogmaSony; Release date: 2002-12-03; DVD
Best price: $9.00
Price in other shops:
Jersey GirlDisney; Release date: 2004-09-07; DVD
Best price: $4.09
Price in other shops:
Clerks II (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition)The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment; Release date: 2006-11-28; DVD
Best price: $4.04
Price in other shops:
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (Dimension Collector's Series)Disney; Release date: 2002-02-26; DVD
Best price: $6.84
Price in other shops:
Clerks (Collector's Series)Disney; Release date: 1999-06-29; DVD
Best price: $3.49
Price in other shops:
Mallrats (Collector's Edition)Universal Studios; Release date: 1999-07-20; DVD
Best price: $6.43
Price in other shops: