yea jason lee not ryan renolds. hahahah

Jason Lee kids... and Wyatt Cynac too!

>> ^moonsammy:

I think they might owe Kevin Smith partial credit for that "move your head" moment towards the end. Couldn't find the relevant Mallrats clip online, but it's basically Jason Lee's character discussing why Superman would need to have a super girlfriend for exactly that reason.


I bet he blows a load like a shotgun. Jesus Christ, that kid is back on the escalator!

>> ^moonsammy:

I think they might owe Kevin Smith partial credit for that "move your head" moment towards the end. Couldn't find the relevant Mallrats clip online, but it's basically Jason Lee's character discussing why Superman would need to have a super girlfriend for exactly that reason.


Concept waaaaay predates Kevin Smith. Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex, by Larry Niven.

I think they might owe Kevin Smith partial credit for that "move your head" moment towards the end. Couldn't find the relevant Mallrats clip online, but it's basically Jason Lee's character discussing why Superman would need to have a super girlfriend for exactly that reason.

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Thanks for that. Sounds good. I'm going to see it.
>> ^therealblankman:
I went to a sneak-preview of the film that they don't bother to promote in the above interview. Really enjoyed it! Below is the review I wrote for Cinemaclock...
Here's the deal with this flick- if you're a fan of 1980s style comedy cop flicks a'la Lethal Weapon and especially Beverly Hills Cop, then you'll really enjoy this lightweight action film from Kevin Smith. Hell, it's even got an 80s Axel Foley synthesizer soundtrack.
Bruce Willis is the grizzled veteran cop, Tracy Morgan (or is it Jordan? I get confused) plays his goofy partner. There's a plot of sorts- revolving around the pair trying to get back a valuable baseball card stolen from Willis' character by a gang of frightening hispanic ethnic stereotypes, the leader of which is a sports memorabilia collector.
There are a bunch of chases- both on foot and in cars- a couple of shootouts, and some minor sub-plots with a few twists. All of which serve solely as situations for Morgan to riff off of Willis' straight-man like a manic comedic madman. These guys have some great chemistry together, in the finest buddy-picture tradition.
A couple of cameos- notably Jason Lee as the slimy step-father of Willis' daughter, and Seann William Scott is hilarious as a strung-out cat burglar.
This movie's quite a change of pace for director Smith- a straight-up mainstream comedy. But it's still got a lot of his trademark clever dialogue and the characters are better fleshed-out and more believable than is usual for this genre. It drags a little bit in the second act, but moves on soon enough and pretty much succeeds in entertaining on every level.

I went to a sneak-preview of the film that they don't bother to promote in the above interview. Really enjoyed it! Below is the review I wrote for Cinemaclock...

Here's the deal with this flick- if you're a fan of 1980s style comedy cop flicks a'la Lethal Weapon and especially Beverly Hills Cop, then you'll really enjoy this lightweight action film from Kevin Smith. Hell, it's even got an 80s Axel Foley synthesizer soundtrack.

Bruce Willis is the grizzled veteran cop, Tracy Morgan (or is it Jordan? I get confused) plays his goofy partner. There's a plot of sorts- revolving around the pair trying to get back a valuable baseball card stolen from Willis' character by a gang of frightening hispanic ethnic stereotypes, the leader of which is a sports memorabilia collector.
There are a bunch of chases- both on foot and in cars- a couple of shootouts, and some minor sub-plots with a few twists. All of which serve solely as situations for Morgan to riff off of Willis' straight-man like a manic comedic madman. These guys have some great chemistry together, in the finest buddy-picture tradition.

A couple of cameos- notably Jason Lee as the slimy step-father of Willis' daughter, and Seann William Scott is hilarious as a strung-out cat burglar.

This movie's quite a change of pace for director Smith- a straight-up mainstream comedy. But it's still got a lot of his trademark clever dialogue and the characters are better fleshed-out and more believable than is usual for this genre. It drags a little bit in the second act, but moves on soon enough and pretty much succeeds in entertaining on every level.

>> ^Xax:
I wouldn't have guessed that was Jason Lee... wow. I'm not particularly enthralled by Kevin Smith's subtle cough preaching, though... yawn.


Smith claims in An Evening with Kevin Smith (I think it was the first one; might be the second) that this movie was largely the result of him coming to grips with his own religious beliefs. The tribulations of Bethany are based on his own crisis of faith.

Makes it all a little more interesting, in my opinion.

I wouldn't have guessed that was Jason Lee... wow. I'm not particularly enthralled by Kevin Smith's subtle *cough* preaching, though... yawn.

One of Jason Lee's first acting roles!

I took my son to see 'Alvin & The Chipmunks', and it was the first time I wanted to murder cute little fauna. I also wanted to spit roast Jason Lee and David Cross, and I normally find those guys entertaining, especially David Cross.

The story was lame and the acting was weak in 'Transformers'. Even John Turturro's performance was lacking, and he's one of the better thespians in film these days. But Megan Fox clearly stole the show, and by "stole the show" I mean "gave me an erection". Same difference, right?

And calling Jason Lee by his character's name in another movie is kind of another joke from the movie Mall Rats where one of the characters calls Shannon Doherty by the name of her character in Beverly Hills 90210 when he's confused.

FYI - He calls him Buddy, which is Syndromes real name. Syndrome is voiced by Jason Lee. Earlier in the film Mr. Incredible calls him Brodie... and Brodie Bruce is the character that Jason Lee plays in the Jay and Silent Bob movies.