Clerks

Pros: A funny and insightful look at working stiffs
Cons: A little repetition and language issues for some

Dante Hicks' plans for his Saturday change far too early for his liking. He was looking forward to an off day that included a game of street hockey with his friends. However, in Clerks, Dante (Brian O'Halloran) is awakened early by the owner of ...

Pros: Very funny, DVD extras
Cons: Not much plot

Imagine you have a menial job as a convenience store clerk. It's your day off and you're trying to get some sleep before a big hockey game you're playing in when the phone rings early in the morning. You fall out of the closet you were sleeping in and ...

Pros: Literate and realistic script
Cons: may be too over the top and offensive for some

A low budget gem, made for about $40,000, this film kicked off director Kevin Smith's New Jersey Trilogy. Following this, Smith went on to make MALLRATS, CHASING AMY, DOGMA, and most recently JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK. Smith also has made comic...

Pros: Hysterical movie, a must see. Interesting special features on DVD
Cons: Black and white, although for this flick it works, language for some

A friend of mine recently turned me on to the movies of Kevin Smith. Clerks is the first of the “New Jersey” trilogy (the others are “Mallrats” and Chasing Amy”). Smith is the guy that is responsible for the recent “Jay and Silent Bob” movie...

Pros: funny, hilarious, true to life, a genius flick
Cons: not for the easily offended

Picture this: You were at work until mid-night last night only to be rudely awakened by your telephone ringing. It's your boss. He wants you to come into work at 6 am - on your day off! You say yes, why? Who knows, but you do. After all, your boss...

Pros: The first movie in the New Jersey trilogy by Kevin Smith.
Cons: Made the mistake of watching it with my parents the first time I saw it.

Most of my friends know about many of Kevin Smith's movies such as Dogma, Chasing Amy, and Mallrats, but they overlook his classic first film, Clerks.

What the movie is about should be obvious, but for those...

Pros: funny as hell, shot for only $20,000
Cons: language and content can be a bit rough

Director Kevin Smith is a genius. He was able to shoot this film for around $20,000, using loans and maxing out his credit cards to get the money. His friends took on multiple roles and acted as crew on the side. He ‘borrowed’ the store he ...

Pros: Profound, funny, good acting, especially by Jeff Anderson.
Cons: Extremely vulgar.

The 1994 independent film “Clerks” proves that a movie does not have to be extravagant, exotic or action-packed to be entertaining. Good dialogue, talented acting and skillful directing can often carry a film to critical acclaim and financial success. ...

Pros: very funny, a near perfect acting job by Jeff Anderson
Cons: editing, some forced acting, the ending

When watching Kevin Smith films, there are really only two parties. Those that love Kevin Smith films, and those that hate Kevin Smith films. If there is a middle ground, it's so tiny that one would be hard pressed to truly hit him or herself into it....

Pros: The laughs.
Cons: Everything else. But it's still good.

There are so many flaws in Kevin Smith's 1994 film Clerks, it's surprising anybody, such as myself, actually likes it. One who disdains the film would actually be credible in saying that it is poorly acted, written, and directed. But the film's ...

Pros: Dialogue, performances
Cons: Soundtrack, editing.

Clerks was cult director Kevin Smith's first film. Shot in black and white, on a miniscule budget, with a surprisingly large cast that blatantly consists almost entirely of the crew's friends and family (many of them playing several parts throughout the ...

Pros: Extremely funny, original
Cons: Cheap, some of the acting could be better

I know, I know...you either love Kevin Smith or hate him. If you hate him, don't hold it against my review. This won't be a "Kevin Smith is God" rant. It will be an honest opinion of a cult classic. As for the why, well, because I can, mostly. ...

Pros: One of my favorite films of all time
Cons: Definitely not for everyone.

Before Clerks II, there was Clerks. While I loved the sequel so much in my review (which you can read by clicking h ere), nothing compares to the original. In fact, when it comes to pure ...

Pros: Hilarious dialogue and on-target insights
Cons: Language that would make the entire Navy blush

Clerks (1994) is the Citizen Kane of slackerdom. Upon making his first, groundbreaking movie, Kane’s Orson Welles said his studio workplace was “the biggest electric train set a boy could ever have.” By contrast, ...

Pros: Very funny and clever dialogue
Cons: Black and white, swearing

Isn't that a catchier title than say, "A Day in the Life?" In the 1994 slacker classic "Clerks", you will find out all about those topics and much much more.

Clerks is the brainchild of director Kevin Smith, who also plays Silent Bob...