Posted by BankyRAT at pool-151-203-252-90.bos.east.verizon.net on January 20, 2002 at 02:21:29:
In Reply to: Why's Kevin been so insecure lately? posted by L-train on January 20, 2002 at 02:18:03:
: Ever since Dogma failed to become the breakout hit Kevin wanted it to (it's
: still a good movie) it seems like Kevin Smith has been suffering a crisis
: of confidence. J&S Bob Strikes Back could have been such a great F*@k you
: against Hollywood. Instead it played like American Pie meets Mallrats
: (virtually ever important character from both films shows up in it). It was
: still a fun movie but, again, he could've really made a hard core slam
: against Hollywood. Instead, it was like he was trying too hard to make a
: big movie hit (which backfired at the box office). In most of his
: interviews he seems to obsess what people say about him on the net
: (Entertainment weekly listed him as part of the TOP 5 worst internet
: influences this year). It's like he's trying to break the mold of his
: outsider status. Yet, it's his outsider point of view that make him so
: refreshing. So who cares if he doesn't have the number one movie of the
: week? Anyhow, I want a return of the hard hitting Kevin Smith of Dogma and
: Chasing Amy (great film). Not the big Hollywood player wanna-be he's trying
: so hard to be right now (Mallrats sucked and J&S Bob Strikes Back was
: lacking...we don't more awful attempts at mainstream co