I tried to watch *Clerks *years ago and found it almost indescribably boring. Which surprised me, because I had really enjoyed Chasing Amy and Dogma and had rented *Clerks *based on that.
Like Spider-Man shooting a web? 
I have never watched CLERKS (have it, just never opened it up)- however, I will give a ringing endorsement to CLERKS 2.
silenus, which two fingers?
And MsWhatsit I’m no Internet Tough Guy. It’s just a fact that unthinking chimpanzees who sneak little Kevin Smith references in everywhere are wastes of space. They deserve what they get.
Lame. Like some virgin TransFormers nerd (you know, the kind who thinks that since God created man and man created the TransFormers, then the TransFormers must be like a gift from God) who thinks that the greatest thing in the world would be having the online handle “Optimus Prime.”
Kevin Smith junkies are like that. Always sneaking their little references in everywhere. They make me sick.
It’s one of my all-time favourite movies.
Pervert.
Considering his username, I do believe you’ve been whooshed
Also, why does it smell like shoe polish in this thread ?
My reaction is the opposite. I didn’t really like any of Kevin Smith’s movies except for Clerks. It was among the last, if not the last, of the quintessential “Generation X” movies, in my opinion. I don’t exactly identify with slackers, but I enjoy the movies absurdity, its quirk, its youthful energy, and witty characters and dialogue. Yes, the dialogue can be a bit forced at times, and the delivery leaves a bit to be desired, but I like the loose and unpolished energy of the movie. And, dammit, it was funny as hell.
This one, aaaaand…this one. One’s named Steve, and the other’s named Dave. 
Agreed - I was 16ish when it came out and I adored it. I watched it all the time. I’ve since seen it and it wasn’t nearly as funny as I thought it was back then. Not bad, but not hilarious.
And wasn’t the black and white intended to make it feel almost like you’re watching it through the store’s security cameras? Or was that just an excuse because it was cheaper to do?
Are you even supposed to be here today? 
Twinkies and pot.
The Indie film makers version of hookers and blow.
I’m a Baby Boomer, and I thought it was hilarious. But like others have said, different strokes.
The black-and-white was used solely because it was cheaper. I believe the “security camera” theory was made up out of whole cloth by critics who wanted to sound smart.
Kevin Smith himself doesn’t even believe this tripe. There’s a reason he refers to it as his “dick and fart joke movie” and is astonished that anyone over the age of 21 loves it.
I really doubt it.
You really doubt that the movie blows or that there’s nothing worse than a Kevin Smith junkie who sneaks stupid references to obscure parts of the movie into everything?
Of course, I see where your handle comes from, and naming yourself after the producer, well…
jk1245 writes:
> El Mariachi was made around the same time and also famously had a $7000
> budget. Anyone know what cost “so much” in Clerks?
It’s impossible to make a feature-length film for $7000 unless you’re given a lot of things. Apparently El Mariachi cost so little because someone gave the director some film stock, let him use a camera, and let him use an editing machine, all for free. The cheapest you could make a film (and this was back in the early 1990’s) was about $30,000, even if everyone works for free.
I believe you mean one of his many dick and fart joke movies.
Personally, I like his little dick and fart movies, especially the Clerks movies. Dante and Randall just resonate with me, I think because I can hear a lot of their conversations coming out of my brother’s mouth. Of course, if you don’t like people like my brother and his buddies, you won’t enjoy the movies nearly so much.
OP: Why try twice? If a movie isn’t for you, a movie isn’t for you. Don’t beat yourself up for not being able to appreciate what the internet arbitrarily decides is genius.