CLERKS (a J!-ENT DVD Review)
September 27, 2001 by Dennis Amith
MOVIE COMPANY: Miramax Films
CAST: Brian O’Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Jason Mewes, Lisa Spoonauer
DIRECTED BY: Kevin Smith
PRODUCED BY: Scott Mosier and Kevin Smith
RATING: R
INTERNET MOVIE DATABASE URL: http://us.imdb.com/Title?0109445
TYPE OF TV SHOW: Comedy
DURATION: 92 minutes
If you’re in the market for what The Detroit News called “a lively comic adventure,” Clerks delivers with wholesale hilarity! It’s one wild day in the life of a pair of overworked counter jockeys whose razor-sharp wit and on-the-job antics give a whole new meaning to customer service! Even while braving a nonstop parade of unpredictable shoppers, the clerks manage to play hockey on the roof, visit a funeral home, and straighten out their offbeat love lives. The boss is nowhere in sight, so you can bet anything can — and will — happen when these guys are left to run the store!
DVD EXTRAS:
• Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
• Color, Dolby, Widescreen, Closed-captioned, Digital Sound, Black & White
• Commentary by director Kevin Smith and members of the cast and crew
• Theatrical trailer
• Deleted scenes with introduction by Kevin Smith
• Alternate ending
• Music video “Soul Asylum”
• Widescreen letterbox format
KNOWN DVD SECRET: None that I know of at this time.
DVD REVIEW:
I saw this movie as a recommendation as one of the best written comedy/movies of the all time.
Well, I wouldn’t say it’s one of the best but it’s pretty good. First, hats off to Kevin Smith for the unique perspective of a movie about clerks. Also, a hats off to the actors because I don’t know if regular actors can do something like this. These actors are a lot more believable than say if you get big name actors to play the characters parts. Last, hats off for making an entertaining movie without the big budget.
That’s where “Clerks” is a winner. It’s not big-budgeted, you get non major names to play roles. The acting is not top notch but they look as if they do fit those parts. The more believable these actors are to their characters, the more humorous the movie was for me.
As for quality video and audio, this was a low budget movie, so I wasn’t going to expect any major video/audio at all. As for the special features, the audio commentary was funny but terrible in a way that you can’t really hear the actors speak. It’s like one microphone was being used. This was a big minus for the DVD. Why put it in there if you can’t hear it that well. The alternate ending was a shock and it’s very good they didn’t include it in the final release. It would of made the movie very depressing. The Soul Asylum music video rocked and how it stays with the “Clerks” theme made watching the music video that much more enjoyable. If there was anything very negative about this DVD, it’s that this DVD continues to be one of the most expensive ones out there. Otherwise, thank God for DVD coupons.
So, if you want to see a fun movie, “Clerks” will definitely make you laugh.
THE MOVIE: B-
THE DVD EXTRAS: C
THE DVD OVERALL: C+
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