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Originally posted by lwaves:
I'm a big fan of Kevin Smith. I even think Jersey Girl is okay but Cop Out looks really bad so I haven't got around to watching it.

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Originally posted by Moose:

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Originally posted by lwaves:
I'm a big fan of Kevin Smith. I even think Jersey Girl is okay but Cop Out looks really bad so I haven't got around to watching it.

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So you're the other person that watched and liked Jersey Girl! Glad to meet ya!

I'm a huge Kevin Smith fan, but Cop Out was literally a steaming pile of crap. Avoid it at all cost.

Red State does look to be interesting, it has potential. I'll wait for the BluRay, though.

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Originally posted by Moose:


So you're the other person that watched and liked Jersey Girl!

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Originally posted by optimus1998:


saw cop out, Liked it,
You just have to watch it with the following in mind.

a) This is NOT a Kevin Smith Movie.
Yes,he Directed it,but had Nothing to do with the Script. Not even a re-write(if you can believe IMDB)
b) This is simply an homage piece to the 80's "Buddy Cop" genre.

try re-watching it through those filters, and see if it isn't at least a little Better...

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originally posted by optimus1998:
saw cop out, Liked it, not enough to have paid to see it, but enough to see it again, or buy it once it hits the $5 rack.

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Originally posted by optimus1998:
But when the bulk of your directorial career are works that you yourself have written... you just might not want to stomp all over some other screen writer's work, just cuz you see the project going a different way.

and sometimes you just need a paycheck.

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Very good points. I can see him not wanting to shit on someone's script since he's always been in their shoes.

I don't know, I might give it another shot down the road just because I am a fan...but probably not.

Another thing that pisses me off is that the DVD release and the BluRay rental didn't have Smith's usual extras...it's only on the BluRay for purchase edition. His commentary is a good percentage of the fun of the DVDs.

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Originally posted by Moose:

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Originally posted by optimus1998:
But when the bulk of your directorial career are works that you yourself have written... you just might not want to stomp all over some other screen writer's work, just cuz you see the project going a different way.

and sometimes you just need a paycheck.

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Very good points. I can see him not wanting to shit on someone's script since he's always been in their shoes.

I don't know, I might give it another shot down the road just because I am a fan...but probably not.

Another thing that pisses me off is that the DVD release and the BluRay rental didn't have Smith's usual extras...it's only on the BluRay for purchase edition. His commentary is a good percentage of the fun of the DVDs.

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hey moose:
Not to beat a dead horse here, but seriously, find a copy of the latest q&a "too fat for 40"
2 hrs. answers ONE question:
What was it like to direct Bruce Willis?
turns that into a 2 hr monolouge.
short version?: You can't. you give him suggestions, the whole movie, and he does what he wants to do.

if you're a bit torrenter, here's a link to it @ demonoid: http://www.demonoid.me/files/details/2511440/6444595/



I was a Lima loser for 29 years before "glee" introduced us to the term. -ME

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Originally posted by lwaves:
I'm a big fan of Kevin Smith. I even think Jersey Girl is okay but Cop Out looks really bad so I haven't got around to watching it.

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Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
Clerks is his best work.

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