Welcome to The Mundane Adventures of a Fangirl

I consider myself a Fangirl. What does that mean, you ask? A "fanboy" in the most common understanding is a hardcore fan of 'genre' based entertainment in particular. In my case - science-fiction and comic book based movies and television. Because I'm a chick - it's fangirl, not fanboy. There you have it! I am a big movie fan, however, not necessarily a 'film' fan. And now - I have the forum to present my opinions to the public! These will mainly be movie reviews -that will always be my opinion - repeat OPINION. Just what I think, and in no way do I present my opinion as fact. I hope you enjoy and maybe it will help you decide what to see at the movie theater this weekend!

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Movie Review: Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (R – 105 minutes)


Continuing to safely social distance, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot is now available on Amazon Prime! I watched it, so here are some thoughts.
The slacker stoner characters of Jay and Silent Bob first showed up briefly in Clerks, the black and white movie written and directed by Kevin Smith starring a bunch of his friends and chronicling the day to day of working in a Quick Stop. It came out in 1994 and if you were like me and working retail at the time – or anytime really – this movie hit you at just the right moment. It was funny, irreverent, and off the wall.  
Smith took the characters played by himself and Jason Mewes through the next several movies, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and Clerks 2 in 2006, yes, that movie was already that long ago.

In Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, once again Jay and Bob learn that Hollywood is making a movie, this time rebooting the movie that was made in 2001 based on the comic book characters that bear their likeness. So again, they head across the country to get to ‘Chronic-con’ and stop the movie from being made. And yes, that’s essentially the same plot as Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, but you’re not really here for the plot. You’re here for the cameos and dumb jokes.

I enjoyed Clerks immensely, and I also really liked Mallrats and Dogma.  From there on, I like the movies less and less, feeling a little like I was too old for some of the humor.  Smith himself has admitted this one is self-indulgent. After recovering from his heart attack last year he wanted to spend time with his friends and revisit those characters again. I have no issue with that. If you liked the last movie, you’ll like this movie.
Kevin and Jason are still wonderful together and have a casual ease that only comes from years of friendship.  I have to say, I was impressed by Jason’s acting in a couple of scenes. 

Harley Quinn Smith is going to continue building her career and steals a couple of scenes here as Jay’s surprise kid.  I can’t decide if I like her running crew of forcibly diverse sidekicks or find it patronizing – which is kind of the point?

Of the cameos, the Affleck one is definitely the best, and the kid in that scene is Jason’s, which explains the look on his face when interacting with her. 

Jay and Bob are equally as dumb as they have ever been and the celebrity cameos are plenty.  It’s certainly worth a quick watch.
5 out of 10 – just fine, and definitely delivers what it promises. The Stan Lee tribute at the end is especially touching.