The reason I found "Clerks" such a culturally relevant film is not because of the boost it gave to the independent cinema; I think it is an important film because it spoke to a public that was often ignored by the mainstream media: the underachievers, the idiots savants, the guys with high intelligence wasted on pop culture. This film told them, it's okay, keep on talking about "Star Wars", you're not alone.
You've either had a shitty minimum wage job in your twenties or you haven't. It captures the hopelessness and boredom very well.
Thanks to a lying ex of mine, I was stuck with the name Snowball for 6 months.
People have recommended this film to me over the years on the basis of the dialogue being great.I finally watched it,needless to say,the dialogue wasn't impressive at all. The acting was weak, characters were uninteresting etc etc. I think this movies rep is mainly held up by nostalgia.
- This is a life of convenience for you and any attempt to change it would shatter the pathetic microcosm you've fashioned for yourself.
It's like every other Kevin Smith movie - only with artistic integrity and literary qualities.
such a classic movie this film is so brilliant i love kevin smith and this is his best the diologue is great and the jokes are hilarious this film is so brilliant
Kevin Smith showed so much potential with this, a solid debut feature. It's a shame he threw all this potential away...
watched this for the first time today had it lended to me by my grandma which i know why she did not like it now but i loved it this could possibley be in my top 10 favorite films its was incredible and amazing gonna watch it again tonight and 37 is my current favorite number haha
I grew up loving this film. Went back and watched it a few years ago and realized it really just isn't any good.
"Clerks," like most talky faux-art films, is incredibly overrated. Prepare for around 90 minutes of Smith's sharp (if ridiculous) dialogue read by amateur actors that are one step above the cast of "Gummo" that's inexplicably lensed in black-and-white (even though in 1994 it would've been less expensive to develop cheaper/more plentiful color stock) and you won't be disappointed.
My favorite movie of all-time. To like this movie you have to understand dry humor.. love the 2nd one as well, but this here is the original where all the little inside jokes came from throughout most of Jay & Silent Bob's movies and in Clerks II.