Posted by Aboot at spider-tm051.proxy.aol.com on June 04, 2000 at 04:09:25:
Alright, he probably won't read this, but I'll take the shit from everyone else on this board for posting a semi-serious message. I know the script is most likely done, or near done, but I ask that you take your own advice Kevin, and say something personal. Mallrats was funny as hell, and Dogma was a film (yes, not a "flick") that got you thinking about your faith.
However, as I was listening to the Clerks soundtrack today, as I was leaving my friend's house slightly tipsy, I realized that both Clerks and, especially, Chasing Amy were different because of their highly personal nature. I related to both, C.A. more so of course (God damn fucked up failed relationship), and still feel a connection to both.
I guess what I am getting at is that for a last film, in terms of the Jersey stuff, I hope that you end it on a personal note. To do it otherwise would cheapen it in my mind. While it is your creation and by that you can determine what is and is not right in its life span, I see these films as an expression of what you feel during the years that you created these films. To end this portion of your creative life in an "unpersonal" way, without saying much, would only cheat you of what has been an extremely thoughful creative process thus far.
Nick
Living in Vancouver, BC and feeling drunk and mellow dramatic at the moment