Posted by bonehag at 1cust117.tnt1.santa-barbara.ca.da.uu.net on August 24, 2001 at 20:13:15:
In Reply to: Free at last, free at last - thanks God Almighty posted by Kevin on August 24, 2001 at 19:37:34:
Hey Kevin,
I know that I may be repeating to say, You's the Best..No matter what that you are no longer as in dirceting for any flicks, But still 100% behind you from me, You will be always the best and even I dig your Green Arrow, I am going to order the first issues with your autograph as soon as I get my check first..There may be lot of anything I wanna to say to you, but today, I watch this movie(JSBSB).When its over, and still the scarring in my mind,thinking how the fuckin' best you are..well, Keep the way you are as same as Jason Mewes..Again as your truly fan, bonehag
: ...I'm free at last from the publicity tour. Many thanks to all the outlets (print, 'net', TV) who devoted space to our flick this week.
: Onto the news...
: Here's a review round-up I received this morning, from papers across the country. Most folks work off the star rating system (*), but for those that don't, it's broken down to positive and negative.
: For the curious...
: Albany Gazette - Mixed to Positive
: Arizona Daily Star - Positive
: Atlanta Journal and Constitution - Grade B
: Austin American Statesman - Positive
: Baltimore Sun - *** (three stars)
: Buffalo News - *** and a half
: Boston Globe - Positive review (many thanks, Jay Carr)
: Boston Herald - Mixed to negative
: Chicago Sun Times - *** (many thanks, Roger)
: Chicago Tribune - * and a half (lose my email address, Caro)
: Chicago Newcity - Mixed to positive
: Chicago Reader - Mixed to positive
: Cincinnati Enquirer - ** and a half
: Cinn City Beat - Grade C
: Cleveland Sun - $$$$ (they use money signs, not stars)
: Cleveland Call and Post - Positive
: Dallas Morning News - Grade C
: Dayton Daily News - Grade C
: Detroit Oakland Press - ***
: Detroit News - 3 Rose Review (roses instead of stars)
: Detroit Free Press - *** (many thanks, Terry)
: Hartford Courant - Positive
: LA Daily News - *
: LA Times - Mixed to negative
: Las Vegas Weekly - Grade A- (we're money in Vegas)
: Miami Herald - ** (Rene - don't tell me how much you dig the movie in the room and then give me two stars, man; that's just callow)
: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Mixed to Positive
: Minneapolis Star Tribune - *** and a half
: Newark Star Ledger - Positive
: New York Daily News - * and a half
: New York Newsday - 0 stars (a career first!!!)
: New York Post - ** and a half
: New York Times - Mixed
: St Paul Pioneer Press - **
: Philly Inquirer - ** and a half
: Pittsburgh Post Gazette - ***
: Pittsburgh Tribune - * and a half
: Phoenix Tribune - Positive
: Phoenix New Times - Negative
: Portland Oregonian - Positive
: Portland Willamette Week - Positive
: Portland Tribune - Positive
: Portland Mercury - Positive
: Portland Citysearch - **** (I'm moving to Portland, folks)
: Richmond Times-Dispatch - ***
: Rochester Freetime - Positive
: Rolling Stone - Positive
: Sacramento Bee - * and a half
: San Diego North County Times - Grade C-
: San Diego Reader - Negative
: San Francisco Chronicle - Positive
: San Francisco Examiner - *** and a half (and the reviewer's name is Jeff Anderson, ironically enough)
: Seattle Post Intelligencer - Grade C
: Seattle Times - **
: St Louis Post Dispatch - ***
: St. Petersburg Times - Grade A-
: Tampa Tribune - Positive
: US Weekly - ***
: USA Today - *** (God Bless Mike Clark)
: Washington Post - Positive (from Desson Howe, and that's all that matters)
: Washington Times - *
: There should be plenty more, but those are the ones I have handy.
: Not bad, I say. Not bad at all. Even the reviews that aren't kind point out that it's a funny movie for somebody, if not them.
: Well, except that one critic who wrote the review Ming linked below. Yipes - what an unhappy cuss.
: I've gotta say, though - one of my favorite reviews was the 0 star Newsday review. Granted, it's historic for us (our first!), but that's not what does it for me. What does do it for me is the fact that it pointed out folks were applauding during the screening. Shit, that's a classy admission for a critic who hated the movie.
: Here at View Askew, even in defeat, we're able to find a little victory.
: So....
: What the hell are you doing sitting here reading this? Get your ass to the nearest theater and go see 'Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back'! Again!
: And pray to your respective gods for a sweet opening weekend.
: Me? I'm looking for ten to fifteen mill.
: I think we can do it.
: And a closing thought: most of the reviews I read (especially the negative ones) point out that this movie is for folks who liked our other movies. And that sentiment is correct. I made this movie for you guys as much as I did for me - probably more for you, actually. Please enjoy the flick, with my humble thanks. You put us where we are today - and I'm so very grateful for that every moment of my blessed life.
: And now that this flick's out of my hair, let's spend some quality time together, shall we? It's been too long.