Posted by fluffy at 216.230.138.157 on March 11, 2004 at 10:13:27:
In Reply to: jersey girl, an awesome night posted by Suplee_Mental on March 11, 2004 at 08:44:01:
~ recountings or descriptions of a reaction to a film I've ever read. Seriously.
: I'll be brief (or I'll try), mainly cuz I should be doing work right now.
: I went to the Paulsboro screening of Jersey Girl last night.
: I gotta admit, I was more excited about getting to see Kevin than the movie, I guess
because I simply didn't have tremendous hope that the flick would be good.
: I was wrong. Jersey Girl is a friggin great film. The best way to describe what I saw
was that it was a mixture of what we know and love about Kevin, with something
sweeter and softer and emotionally amazing. I had tears streaming down my face at
least 2 times. I remember thinking how odd it was that a Kevin Smith film was
touching me in such a way. Even odder was that Affleck's performance was so
strong that the first scene that had me balling was between him and an infant (I just
don't think of Afflect as a tear-jerking performer).
: After the film, when the man himself took stage, I felt the urge to run up and hug
the shit out of him...and not just because he looked incredible. I had laughed big
hearty smith-style laughs, I was touched, I cried, I felt great. I even got to see the
back of nastypups head as she introduced herself to Kevin.
: and to hear Kevin say the word "buttfucking" to a crowd made up largely of older
Paulsboro residents, politicians, and newsfolk, was priceless.
: Kevin also made some very touching comments about his relationship with his
dad, for whom the film was dedicated.
:
: One of the cooler moments was during a scene that was filmed in the very
auditorium where we sat. It was kinda surreal...almost like the file turned it's camera
back on us, the audience. and there was a spot where a seat number where one of
the stars was to sit was showm and tons of people in the audience started rustling
in their seats to see if they were in that same seat.
: awell...I am getting long winded here. To summarize, movie ruled, kevin rules, I
had a night I will never forget, and I truly believe this movie will do amazingly well.
: Thanks Kevin, for another great film, and for an awesome night!