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I didn't laugh once...

posted 11 years ago by imdbowley
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I don't think I ever put a movie on were I was so keen to laugh, I saw the reviews and the rating on imdb, and straight away went "this will be awesome"

I really tried so fu*king hard to like it but I just sat there and watched it had a little giggle at a couple of parts but most the time I felt like falling asleep...

Do you have to be smoking pot to find it funny or what? I am missing something for sure cause this does not make sense...
I can like almost all movies for a reason, I always go in open hearted and try and understand why the director made the movie and its strong suits but I really just don't understand haha..

And It's the same for allot of his other movies ( dogma, clerks 2, cop out)haven't seen chasing Amy or mallrats yet. I didn't mind Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and red state was great (not a comedy, but still great)

Safe to say I'm not a fan, But I want to be.

So..... Am I missing something or maybe I will just never get it.

[–] sdrywer 9 years ago

"If you have seen American Pie and think of it as being honest and real about sex and the way kids talk, then Clerks is right up your alley. "

That review pretty much summed up this movie for me. Its made for *beep* morons.

[–] norwell-services 9 years ago

I guess you had to be there ...
I worked for 10 years in a convenience store petrol station ... And it's very true that every idiot going at some point will walk through your store or buy petrol ...
My pet hate ... There are 10 pumps each selling diesel and petrol all clearly numbered 1 to 10 ... I lost count how many of these idiots would come to pay but instead of giving the pump number would simply say ... Diesel ... Hello what number pump .... Arrrrrrrrgghg

I swallowed a bug ... River

[–] PreachCaleb 9 years ago

Do you have to be smoking pot to find it funny or what?

As someone who's never touched the stuff and still loves this movie, no, no, you don't.

Can't stop the signal.

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[–] Robbmonster 9 years ago

I don't think you are missing anything. I just think poor old Clerks was the victim of your over-inflated expectations. You worked yourself up so much before you watched it, that it had no chance of meeting the expectations you heaped upon it.

Expectations are an increasing killer of otherwise perfectly fine movies these days.

Never defend crap with 'It's just a movie'
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[–] BlackLodgeNightmare 9 years ago

I watched this like 2 or 3 years ago, i didn't laugh either, maybe just a couple of times, it was boring, i don't know what was wrong with me but now i watched it again and it was pretty damn funny, it's a cool movie i liked it a lot. I don't know, maybe you'll feel different in a future.

[–] burteriksson 8 years ago

No, you don't have to smoke pot to »get» this film. Probably you weren't just smart enough? The dialogue is rich and dextrous.