# Clerks 2 trailer now online **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 2, 2006, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clerks-2-trailer-now-online/346804 "2006-03-02T20:11:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clerks-2-trailer-now-online/346804/1 "2006-03-02T20:11:31Z")
Couldn’t find this anywhere else, but the [teaser trailer for _Clerks 2_](http://blockofstores.com/teaser/) is now online. I was pretty wary of this project when I first heard about it, but the teaser looks great. Over at [NewsAskew](http://www.newsaskew.com/), Kevin Smith wrote about some early reviews/comments after a screening in NY including this bit about what Bob Weinstein had to say: > [@](#): > > Bob Weinstein (who hadn’t seen the flick before) gushing after the screening, insisting it was the best flick we’ve made thus far. Bob is not normally an effusive guy, but he was so wonderfully dialed-into the flick and he expressed what I’ve thought for awhile now: “Clerks II” takes the best elements and stand-out stuff from our six previous flicks and puts them to work in a cohesive, ultimately satisfying fashion, under one roof. Bob said “It’s like watching a movie where the filmmaker puts everything they’ve learned over a decade into one movie, and it works on every level.” That made me feel terrific, considering the source. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clerks-2-trailer-now-online/346804/2 "2006-03-02T20:59:15Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clerks-2-trailer-now-online/346804/3 "2006-03-02T21:21:19Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clerks-2-trailer-now-online/346804/4 "2006-03-02T21:34:41Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![NailBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecae2f/32.png) [@NailBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NailBunny)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clerks-2-trailer-now-online/346804/5 "2006-03-02T21:44:20Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clerks-2-trailer-now-online/346804/6 "2006-03-03T08:44:21Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clerks-2-trailer-now-online/346804/7 "2006-03-03T12:49:51Z")
Gotta admit, I am SO there. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clerks-2-trailer-now-online/346804/8 "2006-03-03T13:20:28Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clerks-2-trailer-now-online/346804/9 "2006-03-03T14:02:01Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clerks-2-trailer-now-online/346804/10 "2006-03-03T14:37:09Z")
No mention of Dogma? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clerks-2-trailer-now-online/346804/11 "2006-03-03T14:48:03Z")
Who is this Kevin Smith guy anyway? And why all the fuss about a sequel to some cheap B&W movie? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clerks-2-trailer-now-online/346804/12 "2006-03-03T17:49:17Z")
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](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424345/) has very little info so far. Thank you **HelloNinja** , made my day. Jim ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clerks-2-trailer-now-online/346804/13 "2006-03-03T17:50:57Z")
Sorry for dbl post: I didn’t see this in the thread: The official release date is now August 18th, 2006. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clerks-2-trailer-now-online/346804/14 "2006-03-03T19:20:15Z")
> [@What Exit?](#): > > I cannot wait for the movie. I wonder which View Askew World characters Jason Lee and Ethan Suplee are playing. [IMDB](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424345/) has very little info so far. 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. > [@](#): > > Thank you **HelloNinja** , made my day. You’re very welcome. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clerks-2-trailer-now-online/346804/15 "2006-03-03T19:35:21Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clerks-2-trailer-now-online/346804/16 "2006-03-03T20:03:55Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > 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. 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_.