Alicia I love this movie so much

Ehirerapp Waste of time

Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Eric Stevenson In terms of Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse, it seems like this will be the last chronological one in the series, but Mr. Smith is in fact making more. It does seem like this would be a fitting end. It's the only movie to be a direct sequel to another one. The plot's pretty basic with Dante and Randall trying to start life anew working at the fast food chain Mooby's. The original "Clerks" was one of my favorite comedies and this isn't as good. It was a tough act to follow, but I found this to be deserving of continuing the story.The first two thirds of this movie are basically just random conversations the characters have. In the last third, it does take a drastic turn for a bigger story, which is just fine. I see myself having conversations like this with my own coworkers. I really do like the more serious scenes where they talk about their jobs and futures. Again, something I can really relate to. Jay and Silent Bob still remind me of Penn and Teller. ***

GusF The sixth and most recent but thankfully not the last film in Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse, this is an hilarious and often surprisingly touching film. At a fairly lean $5 million, it still has more than 200 times the budget of "Clerks", easily one of the biggest budget increases for a sequel in film history. Irrespective of its bigger budget look, however, it manages to recapture much, if not quite all, of the magic that made the original film such a cult hit. After a slight misstep in the form of "Jersey Girl", Smith's comedic writing is once again very sharp and the same is true of his direction. I was particularly impressed by the 360 degree pan shot during an important conversation between the film's two lovable protagonists Dante Hicks and Randal Graves, played as before to perfection by Brian O'Halloran and Jeff Anderson respectively.The film begins with Dante opening the Quick Stop to discover that it is on fire. Not a good start to any morning. The culprit was the coffee pot which Randal forgot to unplug the previous night. Given that Randal's place of work - and I use that term loosely - RTS Video was also destroyed, the two 33-year-old boys are forced to seek employment at the fast food joint Mooby's, which was established in "Dogma" and previously seen in "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back". The story then picks up a year later by which time Dante has found himself a (controlling) fiancée named Emma, played by Smith's wife Jennifer Schwalbach. He plans to move with her to Florida where he will run one of her father's car washes. The film charts Dante's last day at Mooby's, which proves to be as eventful as the one previously chronicled in "Clerks".One thing I really loved about the film is that Dante and Randal have changed very little in the intervening decade: Dante is still the dogged nice guy who is trying to escape his minimum wage life and Randal is still determined to avoid any and all work while causing no end of trouble for his best friend of more than 20 years standing. If anything, Randal seems to have immatured with age as it takes particular pleasure in flaming the blog of a paraplegic. While the first film embraced the slacker lifestyle, this film goes one step further in that it is absolutely disdainful of the daily grind. This attitude is unsurprisingly best articulated by Randal. In a very touching moment, he admits that he would be lost without Dante and that he loves him (in a completely heterosexual way but Jay does have his doubts). In many of his films, Smith explores male friendship extremely well - T.S. and Brodie's friendship was one of the few things that I particularly liked about "Mallrats" - and this is best seen in the case of Dante and Randal's fraternal bond.Of the new characters, the most interesting is certainly Mooby's manager Becky Scott. Rosario Dawson is absolutely enchanting in the role and she has great screen presence. Becky is a very kind, warm-hearted woman who is cynical about romantic love, believing that it and marriage are merely crammed down people's throats by the greeting card companies. She and Dante are extremely fond of each other, seemingly on a platonic level, but it becomes clear to the audience and, eventually, them that they are far more than just friends. Showing an uncharacteristic level of insight and wisdom, Randal is the first person to realise that they have chemistry. As you can imagine, things get a bit pear-shaped when Becky tells Dante that she is pregnant as a result of their one-night stand in Mooby's. Smith has written several very strong female characters in his films over the years and Becky is my favourite of them after Alyssa Jones from "Chasing Amy".Other than Becky, my favourite new character is Dante and Randal's co-worker Elias Grover, played in a wonderful performance by Trevor Fehrman. A 19-year-old devout Christian, Elias is incredibly naive and acts far younger than his age because of his incredibly sheltered upbringing. Throughout the film, he is subjected to a torrent of abuse from Randal, who takes particularly pleasure in mocking his beloved "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and "Transformers". One of the funniest parts of the film is when Elias explains to Randal that he and his girlfriend Myra have never had sex or even kissed because of the trolls living in her body that prevent her from doing either of those things. This raises a few interesting possibilities. Is the poor boy insane and Myra is simply imaginary? Is the poor boy being taken advantage of by a girl who can't stand even to kiss him? Is Myra insane and the poor boy does not realise it? All three scenarios seem plausible to me. In any event, he's in trouble! Having been noticeably absent from the admittedly non-View Askewniverse film "Jersey Girl", Jay and Silent Bob make a triumphant return on this occasion. They may have far less screen time than in either "Dogma" or "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" but Jason Mewes and Smith are once again hilarious in their roles. As ever, Jay gets some of the funniest lines in the film. Even though they have given up drugs and found God (whom they already met in "Dogma" anyway!), they still sell them and have otherwise changed very little. The film also features great cameo appearances by Jason Lee, Wanda Sykes, Kevin Weisman and Ben Affleck.Overall, this is a hugely enjoyable sequel to a comic masterpiece. The "inter-species erotica" scenes with the donkey are not exactly Merchant Ivory territory but I certainly laughed at them, even though I found the concept more than a little disturbing! I trust that no donkeys were harmed during the making of this motion picture.

bowmanblue It's safe to say that, back in 1994, the original 'Clerks' film was a classic. It was shot by (first time) film-maker Kevin Smith in black and white and charted the amazingly simple tale of a day in the life of two guys who worked in a convenience store.In fact, it was so successful that it's amazing that it's taken so long to produce a sequel. And, as everyone knows, there's always a distinct lack in quality when it comes to sequels. Yes, 'Clerks II' isn't quite as sharp or 'cutting-edge' is the original, but it's still damn good fun.The two guys have since left the grocery store and now work in a faceless burger joint (totally ripping of McDonalds!). However, this is the last day one of them will be working, as he's moving to Florida with his new fiancé and his best friend refuses to let him go without a 'proper' send-off.It's easy to say that what follows is just a re-run of Clerks (1). But it isn't. It's a whole new beast all together. Yes, the humour is still as risky and 'adult' in nature (you can't watch this and be easily offended!), but the situations are different and, what's more, is that you actually can identify with the characters. There are even a couple of quite touching moments between the two leads.So, if you're a fan of adult humour (or just enjoyed the original) then this is definitely one for you. Of course, if, like me, you're a die-hard fan of Kevin Smith's films, you'll get added enjoyment out of Clerks II as it's part of his 'Askewniverse' where all his films are interlinked and there are plenty of references to past situations and charters.http://thewrongtreemoviereviews.blogspot.co.uk/

kdnor2011 While I think I still like the first Clerks a little bit more, this is defiantly an excellent sequel. It does do a few things better than the first film, and a few things not as good. Now like the first film this movie might not be for everyone, some people may find it to just be vulgar and stupid, but of all of Kevin Smith's movie's that I've seen, I think this is the one that most people will like.There are a few problems, my favorite aspect of the first film is that Dante was exactly like me. In this film, he is like me, but he does do stuff that I would never do. I didn't relate to him as much as I did in the first movie, but only a little bit. Also the teenage kids voice got annoying, he just kept stuttering. And I saw that Kinky Kelly twist coming a mile away.But this film is actually more funny than the first film. There are so many LOL moments that it's hard not to like. But the film actually has heart to it, it isn't just dirty jokes. The characters are all likable and relatable in some way. And at points it's very heartwarming and even sad. The ending just left me with a big smile on my face.While I may like the first film just a little bit more because of Dante, I actually think that this is the better film. It's funnier, and has more heart in it than the first film. Like I said, it may not be for everyone, but I loved it.