Posted by Suplee_Mental at 209.107.0.57 on March 11, 2004 at 11:13:18:
In Reply to: Suplee-This was one of the best posted by fluffy on March 11, 2004 at 10:13:27:
: ~ 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!