Zack and Miri Make a Porno

Pros: Typical Kevin Smith dialogue and comedy
Cons: Love story causes loss of pace

When it comes to outrageous comedy, Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes are at the top of my list. You might know them better as Jay and Silent Bob from classics such as Clerks I & II, Mallrats, Dogma and Chasing ...

Pros: Lewd, crude, and funny as heck.  Surprisinly sweet and positive movie, with boobs and butts.
Cons: Lewd and Crude.  Really.

Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) Directed and Written by Kevin Smith.Zack: I apologize in advance if I am outta line here, but are you in gay porn? Brandon: [smiles] Guilty as charged.  I thought you recognized me from ...

Pros: Funny, good cast, unexpectedly sweet.
Cons: A couple of crude scenes I wish I hadn't witnessed, love story formulaic.

I didn't plan to watch this movie. I've enjoyed Kevin Smith flicks in the past, but mostly his older movies. Chasing Amy, Clerks, and Mallrats were fantastic, in my opinion, but some of his more recent movies have been too formulaic ...

Pros: Great cast, a lot of funny gags (pun intended), Smith's usual charm, his growth
Cons: Cut and paste Apatow, cheesy love story (I won't be the first to say so)

When I saw Kevin Smith's Q&A a few months ago in Seattle, a question was brought to his attention referring to his last film, 2008's Zack and Miri Make A Porno, and how it proved to be Seth Rogen's lowest grossing movie he made and the overall ...

Pros: Some dry humor by Delaney.
Cons: Hitting play.

Sometimes you really need nothing more than a title to know what you are getting in a film. Though sometimes a really good title leads you into believing the film is going to be really good, the same applies for a really bad title. So needless to ...

Pros: Funny, Generally decent acting, Character!, Message
Cons: Very predictable plot

Kevin Smith fans tend to be people who have drunk the Kool-Aid. The moment one admits they are a fan of Kevin Smith's movies, the rest of what they say about whatever current endeavor he has presented can pretty much be discounted. While that might be ...

Pros: One good joke involving crap with a few semi-funnies here and there.
Cons: Most of the film. Characters you don't care about.

As many people who read this column know, I'm a big fan of Kevin Smith. Not only has he made some of the funniest movies around, he's tackled comics and made DVDs of his question and answer sessions on college campuses that are hilarious. Its too bad he ...

Pros: engaging premise, starts out funny
Cons: Falls flat, overly predictible

In the beginning this movie starts great.  The build up for the plot is set up with humor and realistic enough.  Basically, Miri (Elizabeth Banks) and Zack (Seth Rogan) are roomates.  Both of them work minimum wage jobs and live paycheck ...

Pros: Funny with a sexual twist.
Cons: A few "mushy" scenes.

I borrowed this movie from a friend because I heard alot of people talking about it. It sat on my table for a few days before I atually got bored enough to pop it into the DVD player. My only regret is that I didn't put it in sooner. From begining to end ...

Pros: seemed like it had an all right cast
Cons: dumb dialogue, stupid situations

So, within the first two minutes of the movie, the f-word is used almost 70 times.  While that might be an exaggeration, it's not a huge one.  It just seems ridiculous that the little old Indian guy in a coffee shop would say it so much to just a couple of employees, and the "black Friday" joke was stupid, too.

This movie started off so dumbly, that I didn't make it past the high school reunion, which wasn't at all realistic either.

I can suspend reality and accept fiction in lots of films, but this one is too idiotically out there.