Posted by Smalls at syr-24-24-14-133.twcny.rr.com on August 18, 2001 at 23:24:03:
In Reply to: Kevin Smith a sellout. posted by Loudawg76 on August 18, 2001 at 23:06:10:
: 1. Will Ferrell is not funny. His character was stupid.
Right on the first part, not on the second. They made as much of a silk purse out of him as possible.
: 2. Scooby Doo, Scream references/scenes? Totally unfunny.
Scooby Doo is oft-referenced, yeah, but I think he had a good twist on it. Joking on Scream is done often too, but the way he did it (especially using Shannen) worked.
: 3. The Jewel Theives and Orangutan subplot was super lame.
The Jewel Theives thing was a serviceable way to pull the plot along... and, I'm sorry, but I loves me some monkies.
: 4. Chris Rock was completely unfunny and his lines were plain bad. The audience sensed this as well, everyone was silent.
You're just wrong here. Angry black man going over the top = funny.
: 5. Jon Stewart is never funny; how many times can CLIT be funny? Enough already. He's the master of the CLIT. Yes, he works the CLIT. Snooze-fest.
Clit is still underused enough in the language to be pretty much across the board funny. The taboo against talking about women's sexual needs is quite funny. And Stewart's a laugh factory, you weirdo.
: 6. Characters looking at the audience not once, not twice, not three times, but FOUR TIMES!
Might give ya that.
: 7. The movie was edited together as badly as Superman IV, with chunks missing. You could tell easily. Yet the film was way too long.
It did feel like parts were missing, at times... but it was too short, if anything.
And dude... if the flick didn't start your engines, that's your deal... but how's that make Kevin a sellout? I don't get it.
Mike