Clerks (Collector's Series)
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Actor: Al Berkowitz, Betsy Broussard, Jeff Anderson, Ken Clark (VII), Lee BendickBrand: Disney
Primary Contributor: Jeff Anderson
Primary Contributor: Brian O'Halloran
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Letterbox, 1.85:1
Running Time: 92 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-06-29
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Miramax
Movie Reviews of Clerks (Collector's Series)
Movie Review: You Talk About a Day...
Summary: 4 Stars
"I'm not even supposed to be here today", says Dante, an overworked counter jockey who, like you probably know, has to deal with every single bad customer known to man, as well as angst, love problems, and the general feeling that nothing is going the way that he wants. Who would have thought that such a seemingly mundane topic and premise turned into something like this. Clerks is proof that screenplays are what makes a movie so great. The black and white look really fades when your watching the movie, as you forget it's in black and white. Forget the fact that it's low-budget, it's a high quality piece of work, a good example of what to make in a movie, especially for a young aspiring film-maker.
Clerks is a day in the life of Dante Hicks, a store worker who is called in on Saturday, to his dismay, which is supposed to be his day off. It's easy to see why he's dreading work, as being a worker at a ______ grocery store in New Jersey isn't exactly working at Apple designing the next iPod or making a movie at Pixar Studios (have you seen the studio of Pixar?). But dealing with rude customers is hardly the point here, as the characters go on beyond the typical rude stuck up jerk that treats the store clerks like garbage, These people deal drugs, be annoying jocks, and die in the bathroom (as well as violate his ex-girlfriend). Along the way, Dante and his wisecracking (and totally awesome) friend Randal hang out, play hockey (by closing the store), deal with their love lives (very important!), and even go to wake (with disasterous outcome)
What makes Clerks so great is the script. That script. It has a lot of hilarious jokes and one-liners abound, but I think the dialogue is just well written. It's sometimes random, and often references pop culture and features heated arguments about the things that matter most in life: Sci-fi, $#%, and confrontation of problems. And the conversations that they have are absolutely great, totally hilarious. It's kind of like what makes Tarantino dialogue great, although different, the comparisons are pretty accurate as far as quality. No wonder Tarantino himself has been a fan of his works, as he publically expresses his admiration for Smith in one way or another (Smith invited him to a screening of Clerks 2 before it was released).
Oh, and the characters are absolutely amazing and nearly impossible not to like, or laugh at. These characters are all part of a universe, and they are all very memorable. These are the kind of people you wish were real so you could hang out them. Dante is angsty yet pretty understandable protagonist, and despite his whinery, you still like him anyway. Same goes for both Veronica and Caitiln. Of course, Randal is my favorite, a wise-cracking, and all around awesome person, the type of person that lives to Po and offend other people and knows why it's so fun. The way he talks to some people make him my own personal hero. And there's the idiots who come in to the store. As mentioned before, you don't deal with generic customers. Anti-smoking gum advertisers, the most annoying type of jock on planet, a prude (boy did I want to punch this guy in the face), and an old man who dies while....nevermind. I also love the montage of idiot customers with the stupidest questions, that make you just laugh ("What would you get for a six year old boy who chronically wets his bed") Can't forget Jay and Silent Bob either, the two hilarious stoners, one who knows how to love fast and the other who has plenty words of wisdom when the time comes.
It also has some good messages about being a teenager. I'm not too fond and don't let movies tell me what I should think and I don't let them shape my viewpoints. But I just can't help but agree with what Randal says about the situation that Dante, and probably many of us, have been in. I feel the ending (I'll try not to spoil it) really is a great one, much better than the alternative ending, which is an immature ending and ruins the whole message of the movie, whatever it is. It shows that you really can't let angst and problems get you down, and it ends on a good note to send out the movie and really represents a good solution to the many problems faced when in the situation of Dante.
In the end, Clerks doesn't rely on anything regarding style, atmosphere, or any other parts of film-making, Clerks is made thanks to colorful characters, a great script, and some interesting messages. Another thing is that it makes me actually like the characters a lot, a whole lot, soemthing movies with such ordinary people have trouble doing, because, after there all, they are fictional. Besides some great songs in the movie, there is no other gimmicks behind it. Clerks really is a movie with situations that make you want to watch, like the characters, and laugh at the many idiots this movie displays. Really, this is a great comedy movie, and it's worth watching to this day.
B+
Summary of Clerks (Collector's Series)
If you're in the market for wildly funny entertainment, CLERKS delivers with wholesale hilarity! It's one wacky day in the life of a pair of overworked counter jockeys whose razor-sharp wit and on-the-job antics give a whole new meaning to customer service! Even while bracing a nonstop parade of unpredictable shoppers, the clerks manage to play hockey on the roof, visit a funeral home, and straighten out their offbeat love lives! The boss is nowhere in sight, so you can bet anything can -- and will -- happen when these guys are left to run the store.Before Kevin Smith became a Hollywood darling with Chasing Amy, a film he wrote and directed, he made this $27,000 comedy about real-life experiences working for chump change at a New Jersey convenience store. A rude, foul-mouthed collection of anecdotes about the responsibilities that go with being on the wrong side of the till, the film is also a relationship story that takes some hilarious turns once the lovers start revealing their sexual histories to one another. In the best tradition of first-time, ultra-low budget independent films, Smith uses Clerks as an audition piece, demonstrating that he not only can handle two-character comedy but also has an eye for action--as proven in a smoothly handled rooftop hockey scene. Smith himself appears as a silent figure who hangs out on the fringes of the store's property. --Tom Keogh
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