Kevin Smith Part 6: Bright Side of The Internet

[Nategrynpas]

I'm sick ofbullshit....I loved Mall Rats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Loved it. And Clerks and Chasing Amy. And all his stuff except for coped out.

[DrOprahVonPenishat]

I think Kevins curse is just how much people are attached to his first three movies, it was a very specific time and place for us just as much as it was for him. They're part of our youth and part of our lives.... they're part of us. I think when we watch one of his new movies we're looking to recreate those feelings we had as kids, but they're gone and they're impossible to recreate.

[Pazzled]

I don't know why people hate Mallrats so much, that fucking movie was like the teenager Gen X bible... The character of Brodie made the movie what it was with his over the top dialog and extreme passion (frustration) with every line delivered. Jay and Silent Bob got way more screen time than in Clerks and Chasing Amy and were actually defined and fleshed out as the the lovable and helpful side kicks... I feel like I'm living in Bizzaro world when I hear people liked Clerks and Chasing Amy more.

[mesolovely1]

wat the fuck is the internet

[skinwalkerxxx]

there's no question that Kevin has cultivated that cult-like fandom down to creating t-shirts, etc...

[cheerless3]

this dude is schtonnnned.

[925shah]

SILENT BOB !!!! LOVE THIS GUY!!! IM JUST LIKE EM I GET SIDE TRACKED TOO CAUSE OF SMOKING HELLLLLA WEED HAHAHAHAHAHHA SHIT'S FUNNNY!!

[Blakeontape]

he is totally like the velvet underground in that context. he has spawned so many filmmakers.

[DeeJaySF]

5:50 "Everyone who bought a Velvet Underground album started a band". I showed my friend Clerks, he's now in film school and puts it all down to KS.

[h9ooo]

is it even possible to give kevin's smith interview a vote down? :>

amazing.

[fakewebid]

Mallrats was awesome.

[herschelsucks]

9 people asked audience members to wait while they jerked off... and got denied.

[kane5000]

Anthrax of cinema.. hell yeah!!!

love me some thrax, big ups KEV

[5pac3c0w60y]

has that one footer been in the back the whole time? love you Kevin.

[The3rdPlateau]

@5pac3c0w60y yeh i think so, but lol yeah whataguy

[resington]

bad short term memory, just like me, This could work out.

[SDMFnickelbagSDMF]

SPREADING THE DISEASE KEVIN YOU FUCKIN RULE!!!! anthrax finally got joey back too for all the anthrax fans reading this

[MarlonOwnsYourCake]

Mallrats is actually my favorite Kevin Smith movie. I don't know, I wasn't into either Clerks film but mallrats, man, that flick was tasty.

[TheDarklight4]

I love you kev!!!

[schleaf]

Lee, you do a great interview...

[oldskoolmacboy]

lay off the weed Kev.

[thatdoomguy666]

My 3 favorite film series:

1. The Askewniverse Series

2. Nightmare on Elm Street

3. Friday the 13th

[Hallinilla9]

@thatdoomguy666 Friday the 13th series? Get some standards, man.

[thatdoomguy666]

@Hallinilla9 According to who's standards? Yours? Sorry bud, I don't believe in "standards" when it comes to movies.

[Colt2571]

i'd love to get drunk with this guy

[metalahhhhhhhhhhhh]

Learning that Kevin Smith likes Anthrax AND King Diamond has made my respect for him go up even more. Who knew Smith liked a thrash band? Awesomeness.

[9ks9ks]

@metalahhhhhhhhhhhh You wouldn't think it, but metalheads are just the friendliest music people. Honorable exceptions in the realm of black metal, hah.

[9ks9ks]

@metalahhhhhhhhhhhh Metalheads are the friendliest music people. (Dis)Honorable exceptions in the black metal realm, hah.

[JeffysPlayhouse]

"Keven Smith" lol description

[rogueotaku]

I showed my friend Max this one part from an evening with Kevin Smith and he bust up laughing and asked if he ever saw clerks and said no so sometime this week I'm going over to his place to show him clerks.

[FilmMakar]

Kevin Smith will always be my favorite filmmaker.

[Giovanni43FC]

interviewing kevin smith seems really fun

[D119heavy]

Anthrax kicks ass! and so does Kevin Smith, glad to hear he digs them

Efilnikufesin!

got the time?

[VikCain]

hahaha, Thulsa Doom, now THATS power.

[doe420909]

have you ever asked an audince to stop i need to jerk it wait! naw they dont pause that flick!

[AlkalineAddict]

HAHAHAH i love how he gets lost at about 3 and a half minutes into it hahaha straight up heavy stoner haha

[sirclanky]

Awesome reference to Thulsa Doom!!!!!!

[FendRhodesticles]

Awesome!

[nihilistgelo]

If I wasn't on Kevin Smith's jock before I am now.... an Anthrax reference.......

[ghostwhiskey]

look at all those dvds,i notice them in all his home interveiws

[vegroms]

it's big part in my life

[SkilesASMB]

So is Ming Chen the "Asian design major" referred to in Clerks?

[Drooid]

No. He met him after.

[83phatman]

@SkilesASMB >> No, I think it was after CLERKS that he made the site. I think MIng has been on a Smodcast before, so go to that website.

[elv3nm]

Anthrax \\m//,,

[alexicon89]

lol@bong to the left of his shoulder

[Asskicker32294]

happens to me all the time...when I get stoned and start discussing something I tend to digress, to go off in tangents, to get convoluted, until I forget what the point I was trying to make was...huh?

[mattd687]

Its good to see Smith sit down give well thought out answers as opposed to resorting to sarcastic remarks. He gives real answers.

I think Smith should give himself more credit though, he is a good film maker. He may not be "visceral" but not a lot of people are.

[yourweedsuckss]

"Or some lame joke like that" hahahahah

[clnmyjts]

Yeah..man when your rich enough to make moves and dudes like him are having a hard time trying to buy a car, let alone insurance and all the bull shit the system has put on kids today..He probably has to live at home...So don`t screw up him movie...

[usandrick]

Bong in the background?

[IRockFilms]

Donde?

[cubspiano]

who gave that comment a thumbs down? it IS a bong in the background, and its very documented that he does smoke pot...

[MangakaRob]

@cubspiano because someone in each part says it at least once >.>

[SuicidalBrandon]

why is it thumbs down??? you can watch videos of at comic con talking about he's smokes pot, thumbs up,right on

[cubspiano]

or just listen to a smodcast and hear him smoke lol.. i agree thumbs up

[ikedj7]

It sounds like Kevin Smith's website was made by an Asian design major....thats pretty funny

[kenmastersmaster]

kevin needs to make a superman flick

[elus2]

where kal-el fights a giant spider.

[outerspacebass]

don't worry kevin, you don't really have all the fans you'll ever have. i've been sitting around for a long time waiting for ridley scott to make another sci fi. knowing he has the chops to do it the best. your strength is dialogue in a world where so many film makers SUCK at dialogue. your masterpeice is not behind you

[vendetta89]

Very well said.

[TheBushidoButcher]

I heard Ridley Scott is doing a new Alien movie. I know that sounds like a far-fetched rumor and I can't say for sure that it's true, but I've seen it on multiple websites. Just thought you might want to check it out.

[Wells2TheMax]

I've heard that too, hopefully it works out, it would be amazing. He even talked about it during an interview for Avatar, I think.

[murray1234567891011]

WOO scotland WOO velvet underground WOO anthrax WOO the Truth about movie theaters its true they have ruined them through all manner of bullshit greed over pricing on everything and a general decrease in the quality of mainstream cinema you get some good stuff you hardly ever get a modern classic in the cinemas and the rest is truly abysmal fuckin quick buck films that no one remembers after a month and a ridiculous amount of remakes

[syco0451]

woo scotland! ^.^

[thekorn51]

Our theater in the mall only costs $2.50 for a ticket and after 6 p.m it's $6.00 to see a flick. The only thing is it's a 35 minute drive to get to the mall from my house. But i've never seen a smith flick i thought sucked. His movies are like gold. Who wants to see the same corny action flick over and over again. How bout some great wordplay mixed with dick and fart jokes??

[JakXIII]

im the walking dude!!

[likwitsnake13]

"Spielberg plays to his audience."

True.

"Scorsese plays to his audience."

FALSE.

[Mangostuff]

Yeah, bullshit. Scorsese has his audience, and he plays to it, and there is nothing wrong with that.

[eviltopher]

Anthrax refrence. Yes!!

[Hughezy]

my problem with going to the cinema isn't the price or the traveling, it's the fact that there is ALWAYS a group of atleast 5 obnicous cunts, possibly Emo kids, sitting together talking at the top of their voice and ruining the mood for everyone.

[metalsangre]

that´s true man...

I really hate that, if you pay to watch a movie, go see the fucking movie...

and if you pay to have a moment of intimacy (like with a girlfriend or something), just shut the fuck up!

those people deserve to be beaten out of the cinema

excuse me for my lack of english... I learned it with videogames!

[sndd0138]

@Hughezy that's why you buy and extra pop.

[mannycoon]

@Hughezy You read my Fucking mind!

[lezsmokehaze420]

@Hughezy fuuuckk yeaa dude

[dsnee001]

@Hughezy are they like uber tuff emos? I'd rip the shit outta them and say see me after and stfu.

[BongRipX2]

@Hughezy almost took the words out of my mouth, and what makes it worse where i go to watch movies even if its a comedy nobody will laugh besides me and my date/friend, being the only people laughing in a theatre makes you feel like an ass

[CokshotFilmsCo]

@Hughezy True that!

[supak108]

@Hughezy i agree but 12 bucks for a movie is still bullshit

[ANGRYMAPLE]

@Hughezy Here's been my experiences at the cinema over the years from what I remember

Harry Potter 2 Our entire yeargroup at school went for a trip......film was not heard

Rambo 4 To Muslim people behind in the back talking at the top of their voice without stopping

Suckerpunch 2 kids that laughed and spoke through every single moment of the movie

I mean jesus fucking christ, I passed on watching captain America tonight because I don't wanna pay £10 to sit through strangers talking in a room

[Hughezy]

@ANGRYMAPLE you should be glad you didn't get to properly watch Rambo or Suckerpunch, they were both the worst films of their year.

[Prettyshinyemoguy]

@Hughezy I'm Emo and what you've said there is a huge fucking stereotype. I hate it when people speak over the fucking film! So please get your facts right before stereotyping minorities.

[Hughezy]

@Prettyshinyemoguy ... no, you dirty dirty dirty dirty dirty dirty dirty dirty dirty dirty dirty dirty Emo type person!

[Prettyshinyemoguy]

@Hughezy ....What the actual fuck is your problem? Just because you've had some bad experiences with certain people you think belongs to our subculture doesn't mean you should stereotype us all! That's like having one bad date and then deciding to go gay!

[Hughezy]

@Prettyshinyemoguy well you're a bit in telling me that! my arse is KILLING me!

[Prettyshinyemoguy]

@Hughezy I'm doing what? And....wtf?

[zzeebush]

Isnt judds stuff better though?

[alistahr]

fuck judd apatow

[acm4bass]

ten dollars to go to the movies or 15-22 to buy a dvd or less if your a pirate.

[Grahamhakala]

Kev Smith is to me, like Bruce Willis is to Kev Smith.

[sharpezor]

Try asking the audiance to pause the move so you can go jerk off in the bathroom

Oh god LOL i laughed

[Shittywaffles]

I TOOK A MASSIVE SHIT, MY ASSHOLE IS BLEEDING, THERES A DEAD TURTLE IN THE TOILET. I JUST CRAPPED OUT A TURTLE. I don't remember eating turtle...

[oxjr]

BattleStar Galactica's writers used the net to help develop their storyline...... and Kevin Smith is a huge fan.....

[natos99]

that was all really nicely said.

good job buddy

[FendRhodes]

What the fuck's the internet?

[asocial33]

what the fuck is the Internet.. so that´s the origin of that Jay´s sentence in JnSB strike back

[wdoyouw]

good interview

[KREEPYKRAWLLY]

please could someone send me a pm containing Kevin smith's website

[marxmith]

He's high... or recently high. Which should not be a suprise.

[DarkKnight040]

When is part 7 coming?

[surfarossa]

Everything's bigger, yet smaller. It's computers.

San Dimas high school football rules!

[houseofkan]

I am looking forward to watching the rest of the interviews. This is great.

[Hyperkulturemia]

That's the textbook definition that was coined nearly 50 years ago. I'm doing my own reinterpretation. 'Auteur' after all is just french for author, and if you really want to consider yourself the true author of a work, you should be involved with it at every stage in some form, from inception to completion. Not to slieight Scorsese and the Berg, but I don't really see them as consummate storytellers like I do say Smith, Woddy Allen, or Oliver Stone.

[SpearTheAlmighty]

Yeah Dude, I water camels in Abu Dhabi. Your next movie be better worth the money. Don't make me waste my money :) Lol!

[lake100]

That clip was just all over the place. I was just as lost as Mr Smiths' train of thought in his interview. I *blinked* for a sec and the next thing i knew.. someone was taking "Anthrax" or "Anthrax" was coming over for dinner, which is cool but the clip did sew up just right at the end. Good job! Keep them coming.

[OmegaGraham]

I like Kevin Smith's movies and think he's an interesting and entertaining character. I think it's likely that he could have a big hit movie in the future. He certainly seems to have the connections and the talent to make it happen.

[metafact]

"Spielberg plays to his audience. Scorsese plays to his audience. Their audiences are just bigger than mine."

But the difference between them and Kevin Smith is that they are willing to challenge themselves with different genres and ideas. Scorsese will direct a large-scale biopic, then a concert film, and then move on to a gritty crime film. Smith just does the same type of film over and over, and the formula works, but it's still a formula.

[lake100]

But don't you think a lot of it has to do with how much passion and drive that person just has?

Mr Smith said before, some people just a have PASSION to make movies. Also, being on a set is not all magic.

Mr. Smith enjoys what he does and he likes his friends with him when he works. Furthermore, why is it written in stone that you constantly have to churn out Michelangelo's with every next pic??

[gordoncmyers]

I think those director's have a larger budget and can do more varied projects. KS is doing some new material in the near future

[metafact]

I don't see how any of that refutes what I said. If Kevin Smith is going to actually compare himself to two of our finest living directors, I'm going to call him on it. If Scorsese and Spielberg constantly challenge themselves with new material due to a "passion" that Smith lacks, then my argument still stands. And no, it's not set in stone that every movie you make has to be a classic, but I never said that.

[lake100]

1) Mr Smith is not comparing "HIS" directing skills with those other directors.

2) You are "Calling him out on that"..because.."YOU" are making that comparison.

3)Only Mr. Smith can answer the passion question.

4)Mr Smith is "FUNNY", has a kick butt job and is blessed a million times over(Like all of us) and can you think of anyone else who has come out and said, "Hey! Get off yr butt and make yr movie. If i can do it......you can too." ..??

5)That in itself rules.

[Hyperkulturemia]

Unlike Spielberg and Scorsese, Smith is a true auteur, meaning he writes and directs and even stars in all his own flicks. Just because they have a common style doesn't make them formulaic. If you wanna talk formulas, how about Spielbergs penchant for making mawkish bullshit, or Scorsese's habit of making long-ass and overrated crime dramas. Not to mention both of them ADAPT work that's already been successful in other mediums rather than having their handpicked writers generate new stories.

[evan3168]

auteur theory has nothing to do with taking on multiple roles in a project. auteur theory was pioneered by the french cahiers du cinema critics about directors who have a definitive style, touch and atmospheric quality throughout all of their work. so spielberg and scorsese are indeed auteurs. whether or not their films warrant your respect, is your opinion, however.

[cberquist]

These have been great. I had kind of been feeling like I was over Kevin Smith. But, now I am looking forward to seeing his new movie because of these interviews.

[mfishrules]

I feel similarly. Although "Zack and Miri" was a huge let down and the next movie doesn't sound interesting to me I'm enjoying hearing ol' Kevin chat in these vids.

[cberquist]

Yeah. Zack and Miri was very disappointing and I had pretty low expectations for it.

But, It is nice to hear him realize that it is good to challenge yourself and even better for him to realize that arguing with teenagers on a message board just kind of makes a person seem pathetic.

I love Tracy Jordan. The next movie could be great.

[negativeindustrial]

Dude I dug it - but it had to grow on me. Second watch [and every one after] I laughed my fcukin ass off.

[Robizzle85]

I really enjoy this set of interviews.

[NAFmunchausen]

I was hoping Anthrax was capitalized for a reason in the Blurb Sidebar over there. Small A anthrax sucks mad. Seems you just got to wind Kev up and let him go. Bet he swears way more off camera.

[VloggingBastendo]

Great interview.

[gabby64us]

Thanks dude, I'm really liking this interview