# Is Kevin Smith's "Jersey Girl" doomed because of "Gigli"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 8, 2003, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-kevin-smiths-jersey-girl-doomed-because-of-gigli/206301 "2003-10-08T15:09:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-kevin-smiths-jersey-girl-doomed-because-of-gigli/206301/21 "2003-10-09T11:48:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by elfkin477 \* > \*\*I think the bigger concern is " Since Jay and Silent Bob Strikes Back was terrible, and even fans of the series disliked it, will anyone see another Kevin Smith movie?" \*\* C’mon, they forgave him for _Mall Rats_, didn’t they. JaSBSB was just one big inside joke which would have made a great DVD only available on the Internet and shouldn’t have been released theatrically. I have no idea what the new film is supposed to be about, but I have a friend who is a diehard Kevin Smith fan, so I’ll probably get dragged to the theater to see it. That is if we haven’t spent all of our theater money on RotK or Matrix 3. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-kevin-smiths-jersey-girl-doomed-because-of-gigli/206301/22 "2003-10-09T12:36:32Z")
I thought after **Gigli** , Ben and Jen swore they were never going to make a movie together again. When did they renig? ---
**Author:** ![slu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@slu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slu)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-kevin-smiths-jersey-girl-doomed-because-of-gigli/206301/23 "2003-10-09T14:13:57Z")
I think it is doomed, but I refuse to see ANYTHING with that no talent ass clown, Ben Affleck. He hasn’t done anything good since Dazed and Confused. Blah… ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-kevin-smiths-jersey-girl-doomed-because-of-gigli/206301/24 "2003-10-09T14:24:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by El Elvis Rojo \* > \*\*I thought after **Gigli** , Ben and Jen swore they were never going to make a movie together again. When did they renig? \*\* I’m sure Jersey Girl was being filmed long before Gigli tanked. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-kevin-smiths-jersey-girl-doomed-because-of-gigli/206301/25 "2003-10-09T14:53:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Larry Mudd \* > \*\*Well, I won’t pay to see it. > > Not because of the failure of _Gigli_, but rather because it features Jennifer Lopez, which also happens to be why I avoided _Gigli_, regardless of the bad press. > > I think Ben Affleck is great, and he generally delivers. His presence is usually something that will encourage me to give a movie a chance. (Not writ in stone – I don’t plan on seeing _Daredevil_, because it looks like a lump of undigestible cheese.) > > Jennifer Lopez is a deal-breaker though. I’d rather stay home drive railroad spikes up my nostrils with a rubber mallet. \*\* That’s just silly. You’ve already shut out a potentially good movie and an actor you like because of an irrational bigotry. Listen… \*\*JENNIFER LOPEZ’S CHARACTER DIES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FILM SHE’S IN IT FOR LIKE 2 SECONDS!\*\* Geez. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-kevin-smiths-jersey-girl-doomed-because-of-gigli/206301/26 "2003-10-09T18:27:38Z")
Kevin Smith’s “Jersey Girl” is “doomed” because it’s a Kevin Smith movie. His movies are awful, if you ask me. Why all this adoration over the guy, I’ll never understand… ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-kevin-smiths-jersey-girl-doomed-because-of-gigli/206301/27 "2003-10-09T19:45:58Z")
Well, Elwood’s spoiler box got trashed to superfluous hell. ---
**Author:** ![oAmberwaveSo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/fbc32d/32.png) [@oAmberwaveSo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oAmberwaveSo)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-kevin-smiths-jersey-girl-doomed-because-of-gigli/206301/28 "2003-10-11T05:28:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ShibbOleth \* > \*\*C’mon, they forgave him for _Mall Rats_, didn’t they. JaSBSB was just one big inside joke which would have made a great DVD only available on the Internet and shouldn’t have been released theatrically. I have no idea what the new film is supposed to be about, but I have a friend who is a diehard Kevin Smith fan, so I’ll probably get dragged to the theater to see it. That is if we haven’t spent all of our theater money on RotK or Matrix 3. \*\* All true. But NO ONE is capable of keeping up a good thing. JaSBSB was such a big piece of shit, it’ll take a lot to rise back up to his “normal” level. I’ve never been able to sit through that whole movie. And while Mallrats wasn’t THAT bad…It was an obvious b-side to Clerks. JaSBSB just strayed waaaay too far from the path. ---
**Author:** ![Moo\_the\_Magic\_Cow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@Moo\_the\_Magic\_Cow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moo_the_Magic_Cow)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-kevin-smiths-jersey-girl-doomed-because-of-gigli/206301/29 "2003-10-11T06:48:58Z")
I liked Jay and Silent Bob Strikes Back. It was funny. That’s all I ask of a movie. I’ve seen it since. You guys are dicks. ALso Mallrats was cool and I OWN it on VHS BABY ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-kevin-smiths-jersey-girl-doomed-because-of-gigli/206301/30 "2003-10-11T12:12:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Equipoise \* > \*\*\*\*JENNIFER LOPEZ’S CHARACTER DIES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FILM > > SHE’S IN IT FOR LIKE 2 SECONDS!\*\* > > Geez. \*\* But she’s still _in_ the film. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-kevin-smiths-jersey-girl-doomed-because-of-gigli/206301.md?page=1)