Couldn’t find this anywhere else, but the teaser trailer for Clerks 2 is now online.
I was pretty wary of this project when I first heard about it, but the teaser looks great. Over at NewsAskew, Kevin Smith wrote about some early reviews/comments after a screening in NY including this bit about what Bob Weinstein had to say:
Grrr…damn teaser trailers without dialogue (well, with very limited dialogue). Yeah, I love Anthrax, but I wanna hear da funny!
That said, I’m still psyched.
It tells me almost nothing about the movie, really - glad to see Rosario Dawson, Earl Hickey and goateed (anti-)Ben Affleck in there, not so happy to see Mrs. Kevin Smith - but what the hell, I’m gonna see it anyway.
The teaser trailer should just have the sound of heavy breathing, and against a black background show a joint with the end glowing brighter on the inhales.
I agree, I was extremely :dubious: when I heard about this for the first time (just now), but after watching the trailer, yeah. I’ll go see it.
I’m still very enh about the whole thing. I’ll see it, just because so far Kevin Smith has made more movies I’ve enjoyed than not, but if it’s good I’ll be pleasantly surprised.
Gotta admit, I am SO there.
How is this not a pathetic attempt to rehash prior good times in the chase for the almighty dollar?
I’ll be honest, I liked Clerks, I liked Chasing Amy, and I could live with Mallrats. Everything else Kevin Smith has done, that I’ve seen, is utter crap. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back could be one of the most idiotic, unfunny movies of this, or any decade. And there is something about Smith’s arrogance and self-infatuation that just rubs me entirely the wrong way.
Let me know if it’s any good.
You’ve just said you’ve liked 3 of his 5 movies. That’s why I’m probably going to wind up seeing Clerks 2 even if there’s not much he can do to show how this isn’t just a money grab on the relatively safe bet that Clerks still has fans.
No mention of Dogma?
Who is this Kevin Smith guy anyway? And why all the fuss about a sequel to some cheap B&W movie?
Awesome!!!
Sorry, can’t help myself.
I just watched Clerks the First Cut last night and watch it again with Commentary.
The timing of this thread could not be better.
I cannot wait for the movie. I wonder which View Askew World characters Jason Lee and Ethan Suplee are playing. IMDB has very little info so far.
Thank you HelloNinja, made my day.
Jim
Sorry for dbl post: I didn’t see this in the thread:
The official release date is now August 18th, 2006.
Kevin Smith says on ViewAskew that Jason Lee will play
a very successful and well-off former high school classmate of Randall and Dante’s who they used to pick on.
You’re very welcome. 
That trailer did nothing at all for me, but yeah, I’ll probably go see it. I thought Smith’s post-Clerks stuff ran the gamut from “so-so” to “unwatchable,” but Clerks itself was good enough that I’ll probably go see this one.
I have a strong suspicion that I’m going to leave the theater with that slightly sick, “I’ve-been-pandered-to” feeling, though.
Would you believe us if we said it was?
Look, J&SBSB were for the fan-boys. Easily an either-you-liked-it-or-you-hated-it (and we can tell where you stand), but Smith never pretended it was anything but an exercise in public self-gratification. Me, I liked it. And I’m looking forward to Clerks 2.