Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (DVD)

During the days when I was back at College we used to get free periods are what others probably now know as slacking off time. Anyway it was one of these free periods that me and several of my friends decided we may as well go to the cinema and catch a movie. At the time if I recall correctly there was not too much to choose from. I think Lake Placid and Hannibal were both showing and I will admit I opted for Lake Placid. Jay and Silent Bob got the casting votes however and to be fair I didn't even know what or who Jay and Silent Bob was but that got the vote so I had to suck it up. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back was released in November 2001 and hit ...  Read the complete review

In the wonderful world of movies there is such a thing as a ‘vanity project’. These are films that are only made to satisfy a director or star who is more often than not bidding for Oscar glory. ‘Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back’ is such a project created by writer/director/ God (no, hang on, that’s Alanis Morrisette!) Kevin Smith. It’s not a normal vanity project though-it’s made purely for his fans rather than himself. It provides no other use than to say goodbye to the previous four films and Smith’s ‘View Askewniverse’ and the perfect symbols for all of that are Jay and Silent Bob the druggie ...  Read the complete review

Ever sat there after watching Mallrats and wonder who the hell Suzanne was. Well here's you're answer, or for people who aren't big Kevin Smith fans, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. The film starts off on the same day as Clerks Kevin Smith's debut, ultra low budget, black and white flick. Jay and Silent Bob are hanging outside the store selling pot to young kids when Randall (Jeff Anderson, the video store clerk from clerks) moans at them. To get revenge Jay tells the kids that Randall and Dante (Brian O'Halloran from Clerks) are married. This is the final straw for Randall and he gets a restraining order on them. Homeless Jay and Silent Bob go to ...  Read the complete review

Those who are aware of other View Askew productions will know who Jay & Silent Bob are, those who have not been fortunate enough to see any of Kevin Smith's other fantastic movies (a) should wonder what they have been doing while life is passing them by and (b) will not get half of the jokes in this movie and should first go out and buy/rent/steal copies of Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy and Dogma and watch those first. Jay & Silent Bob: Couple of sex obsessed stoners who hand outside QuickStop selling pot to kids. Jay does all the talking (and as they say in Dogma "and he will talk") and Silent Bob usually just nods and gestures - although when ...  Read the complete review

If you're a mile mannered movie watcher then you'll probably have no idea what I'm talking about when I mention the phrases "Snootchie Bootchies" and "Snoogans". However for the past few years no one has done more for the pot smoking community than Kevin Smith, purely because he has given them a pair of role models who champion the cause on the cinematic screen. Jay and Silent Bob are two weed peddlars who were first seen spending their days outside the New Jersey quickstop store in a film called Clerks. The film was a low budget affair that went on to some cult status and success. Since then they have appeared in every one of ...  Read the complete review