Posted by Nocturne at pc-57-74.corp.3com.com on November 22, 1999 at 14:48:28:
Well, being the smithite that I was, I, of course, went to see Dogma as soon as I was able(last nite). After seeing the film, Kevin Smith, you owe me the price of admission. I've never been so ripped off before! You used to be a good director, what happened?
Things that ruined my evening and film-going experience:
1)The flat acting. I KNOW Ben Affleck sucks ass, but the rest of your case? Well, I was expecting more. Did they just get their lines the night before filming? They were so lifeless!
2)The poorly shot scenes. You did this all in no more than two takes, right? I hope so, because it certainly looked that way. If not, you just suck.
3)The hockey kid demons. Kevin Smith, you were reading FAR too many issues of mage when you wrote them into the script. Quit aping your superiors.
4)Ben Affleck. He needs to be singled out. Even IF the movie was actually good, his poor acting would have ruined it for me.
5) Alanis Morrisette. It’s not that I’m opposed to a female god(hey, I don’t believe in God, why should I care what sex it is?) but HER?!?! WHAT the hell was she doing? She wasn’t playing God. Perhaps God’s retarded younger sister; but not God. You want a whimsical god? Watch “Time Bandits” again, TG does it right.
That is all. You owe me $7.50 for that shit Kevin Smith.
-Noc