I think the only Kevin Smith movie I saw before this one was Dogma, which was really funny (and features a great scene involving Mooby’s, the restaurant the clerks are currently working at in this movie).
So, yeah, I saw Clerks II without seeing the original, which is quite good, according to an extremely informal survey conducted by me on my friends. Although Clerks II was funny enough (and bizarrely awkward at some points) it was quite “Hollywood.” You know, guy falls in love, guy gets the girl, and the main character(s) learn its best to loosen up and live life the way you want to, not the way society tells you to.
That being said, I’m sure this movie is missing a lot of the indie charm of Clerks. Acting was fine, there were some good lines and nerd-tastic scenes (debate on which is the “real” trilogy, Star Wars or Lord of the Rings), but overall, pretty generic storyline.
Oh, well. Now I guess I’ll have to see Clerks to get all of the inside jokes.
