Comments on: Recommended Reading - My Boring Ass Life: The Uncomfortably Candid Diary of Kevin Smith http://jmbell.org/blog/2007/10/01/recommended-reading-my-boring-ass-life-the-uncomfortably-candid-diary-of-kevin-smith/ There is nothing wrong with being "edgy". Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:47:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: JM Bell http://jmbell.org/blog/2007/10/01/recommended-reading-my-boring-ass-life-the-uncomfortably-candid-diary-of-kevin-smith/#comment-4479 JM Bell Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:01:51 +0000 http://jmbell.org/blog/2007/10/01/recommended-reading-my-boring-ass-life-the-uncomfortably-candid-diary-of-kevin-smith/#comment-4479 Campbell's book is almost a how-to on making a low budget horror movie. He's also funny as hell throughout the whole thing. You should read that one. I'll tell you what ... as an actor, I'm always happier to see Smith in a film than, say, Tarentino. I think Smith has more acting chops than he gives himself credit for. As a film writer, I think his dialog is smart and heavy. I really like smart and witty conversation. As to his more adult content? I've spent almost half of my life outside of Utah, and what Smith talks about, people actually talk about in other places. As to his directing. Sure, Clerks was a student flick and Mallrats was ... odd (I thought it was funny) but Chasing Amy was a deep, thoughtful flick. Dogma was one of best films I've ever seen that dissected loss of faith in modern society, and it had a poop monster. Jersey Girl was a great movie. That Kevin Smith could write and direct something that made a heavy emotional impact on me in the first ten minutes blew my mind. Affleck was the bomb in Phantoms. Campbell’s book is almost a how-to on making a low budget horror movie. He’s also funny as hell throughout the whole thing. You should read that one.

I’ll tell you what … as an actor, I’m always happier to see Smith in a film than, say, Tarentino. I think Smith has more acting chops than he gives himself credit for.

As a film writer, I think his dialog is smart and heavy. I really like smart and witty conversation. As to his more adult content? I’ve spent almost half of my life outside of Utah, and what Smith talks about, people actually talk about in other places.

As to his directing. Sure, Clerks was a student flick and Mallrats was … odd (I thought it was funny) but Chasing Amy was a deep, thoughtful flick. Dogma was one of best films I’ve ever seen that dissected loss of faith in modern society, and it had a poop monster.

Jersey Girl was a great movie. That Kevin Smith could write and direct something that made a heavy emotional impact on me in the first ten minutes blew my mind.

Affleck was the bomb in Phantoms.

]]> By: rmwarnick http://jmbell.org/blog/2007/10/01/recommended-reading-my-boring-ass-life-the-uncomfortably-candid-diary-of-kevin-smith/#comment-4478 rmwarnick Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:51:03 +0000 http://jmbell.org/blog/2007/10/01/recommended-reading-my-boring-ass-life-the-uncomfortably-candid-diary-of-kevin-smith/#comment-4478 I'm still kinda neutral about Kevin Smith, he was a terrific guest critic on "Ebert & Roeper" and his cameo in the last Die Hard flick was good, too. As an auteur, I dunno. Haven't read Bruce Campbell's book, but I should. I’m still kinda neutral about Kevin Smith, he was a terrific guest critic on “Ebert & Roeper” and his cameo in the last Die Hard flick was good, too. As an auteur, I dunno.

Haven’t read Bruce Campbell’s book, but I should.

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