MALLRATS (1995) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | Reaction & Commentary | SNOOCHIE BOOCHIES

This week we're watching MALLRATS FOR THE FIRST TIME!!
Been excited to get back into Kevin Smith and this one didn't disappoint! What do we think of this one?! Sound off below:
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[@albinorhino6]

Thank you, FINALLY someone does this movie lol. The whole series is really good, especially Chasing Amy and Dogma.

[@MikeB12800]

Agreed, Dogma is my favorite

[@timothywhitfield8785]

@@MikeB12800 Dogma is so good and strong it actually made me believe is God.... for only two weeks LOL - but still, nothing else in my life made me believe before this film. What did stay with me about the film though was WHY people believe... while I don't, I now "Get it"

[@darrylcarden1851]

Too bad Dogma could be a challenge to find with the locked up distribution rights. ☹️

[@mortenjohansen5533]

Dogma is sooooo good love it

[@tomesofawesome8041]

Dogma is TERRIFYING, when you're a kid at some parts. But it's so good.

[@greigclement9081]

The "Brenda ?" line from sailboat guy to Rene was a reference to actress Shannon Doherty's famous tv role as Brenda in "Beverley Hills 90210", a 90s teen pop-culture phenomena.

[@tcgguide3818]

Not only is Stan Lee in this, in his cameo for Captain Marvel he's reading the script for Mallrats

[@krxahfb]

I cried when I saw that, also loved Kevin Smith’s thoughts on being in the MCU.

[@skapunker21]

i actually own a copy of that script that i bought at jay and silent bob's secret stash in red bank nj, where i met kevin smith. i should have asked him to sign it, but i was too starstruck to ask.

[@jkhoover]

Hopefully Chasing Amy is next, Shanelle. I think you'll absolutely love it.

[@slaintemhath3475]

Chasing Amy is in my top 5 movies of all time. It is so amazing. You HAVE to watch it.

[@BareBandSubscription]

Chasing Amy is still my second favorite Kevin Smith movie (second only to Clerks). Some people say aspects of it haven’t aged well, but I don’t entirely see it outside of maybe a couple sexual references here and there. It holds up fairly well to me.

[@PickleBread355]

My heart hurts just thinking about it lol

[@MrRSCHECK]

agreed, Chasing Amy and Clerks are my peak Kevin Smith movies.

[@brucecsnell]

@@PickleBread355 Agreed. I love Chasing Amy but find it too painful to watch again.

[@kyleoconnor5944]

I'm glad you reacted to this as not many people react to Kevin Smith's movies. I hope you continue and enjoy them.

[@narotic6133]

Sometimes i see reactions to Clerks, which i love, but ya its nice to see it happen for his other movies since that's not so common

[@LordVolkov]

A favorite of the View Askewniverse for me. Great side characters, quick cynical dialogue, Jay and Bob being awesome, all the staples of a great K Smith movie. There are a lot of great homages to Batman 89 and the Donner Supermen too.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

KNEEL BEFORE ZOD!

[@cobbler88]

Then the next 20 years came along. 🤣🤣

[@eavanodonoghue]

If you like underrated 90s movies that take place in a shop/store, Empire Records is a good bet. It was my favourite film as a teenager and could never understand why it wasn’t more popular.

[@brianreising3293]

Great pick!

[@piratetv1]

Freaking Rex Manning day

[@Theomite]

There's no accounting for taste, but EMPIRE RECORDS sucks. I was in retail in the 90s, and EMPIRE is nowhere near as accurate about that kind of job as HIGH FIDELITY or CLERKS. And I'm surprised you think it's not popular because I see so many people online and IRL who love it, so I figured it was a cult classic.

[@greenpeasuit]

@@Theomite Empire Records is a great film. Who cares how "accuate" it is? We just reacted to a film where Stan Lee gives emotional relationship advice to random college kids because their friend asked nicely, then casually strolls all over the mall un-accosted l. Empire had a LOT of stars before they were stars. It isn't popular, primarily because it was a sleeper film that many still just have never heard of. That "cult following" being comprised of those that HAVE!

[@ronniebeavers9222]

Doesn't take place in a single location but "Singles" is another good one to check out

[@jmhaces]

His movies do connect, and not just by being set in the same part of Jersey or having Jay and Silent Bob show up. The contestant played by the same actor who played Dante in "Clerks" is called Gil Hicks, which is also Dante's last name, so he's implied to be his brother or at least a close relative. The girl who drowned because T.S. called her fat is the same girl whose funeral Dante and Randall attend in "Clerks," and so on. Characters in his movies tend to know each other or be related in some way, such as one of the main characters in "Chasing Amy" being the sister of Trish, the girl doing the weird sex study, and also of the girl in "Clerks" who hooks up with the guy who claims to be gym trainer and calls Dante fat and out of shape.

[@mcgilj1]

Don't forget the Randall and Brodie both have a cousin named Walter. More than likely the same one who "broke his neck trying to suck his own d+CK".. lol. So that makes Brodie and Randall related.

[@tempsitch5632]

Like a pair of chinese finger cuffs.

[@this.is.a.username]

@@tempsitch5632 ugh

[@stevemorganexperience7833]

Also Randal and Brodie are cousins, that’s why they both a wierd cousin Walter, it’s the same guy

[@adnap]

Why did I never think about the fact that Earl and Randy are standing side by side and doing this movie together ? Who knew that they (Jason and Ethan) would end up doing the hit TV series “My Name Is Earl” together, 10 years later? Shanelle, you have no idea how deep the history goes with the cast and Kevin Smith. Some of the extras in both this movie and Clerks were on the TV series “Comic Book Men.” Which, by the way, was a great show. To name a few: Walt Flanagan, Bryan Johnson, Brian O’Halloran, Mike Zapzic and Scott Mosier, Kevin’s right hand man and producer plays some parts as well. Everybody is invited and there is a long ass history.

[@Madbandit77]

Jason and Ethan have been friends for a long time before this film.

[@adnap]

@@Madbandit77 I did not know that, thanks.

[@adnap]

@@Madbandit77 I always wondered how far back the plot for Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back goes. No spoilers, but It’s hinted at in this movie. How long could he have been writing it ?

[@bikecaptain8015]

@@adnap I believe the story goes Suzanne is a throwaway joke. He asked for an orangutan just to test the limits with the studio and was kind of surprised to get one. Then, years later tying her in was a, "Wouldn't it be funny?" sort of thing, as opposed to something he'd been planning for years.

[@michaellarnach4161]

As much as i love Earl, randy and everyone - Joy was a standout on that show for me - the shit that came out of her mouth.

[@CERULEANSPIRAL]

AH! I actually squealed when I saw this! Nobody does Mallrats, and I freakin love this movie. The gerbil jokes were beaten to death in the 90s due to the Richard Gear thing. Everyone made those jokes, lol. +1 on Dogma too, I had a wicked crush on Affleck from that movie. I did not get that vibe from this one, lol. I don't know, I was 19, it was the 90s... it was a weird time for me. I also love Chasing Amy. Smith movies are pure angsty charm and really exemplify the 90s, IMO.

[@JakeToll37]

Snoochie Boochies!! I can get enough of this movie! Fun facts: Brian O'Halloran plays a cousin of Dante, Brodie and Randal are related to Cousin Walter which technically makes them cousins, and they mention Julie Dwyer and in Clerks Dante and Randal went to her wake afterwards.

[@mcgilj1]

Gil Hicks.. Don't forget another Hicks will show up later in the films.

[@brianohalloran4059]

I'm just a regular guy from Ireland. I remember seeing this movie in 1999 I think when I would've been 15. And when the credits rolled and I saw I shared the same name as that absolute weenie from the dating show I just about collapsed on the floor laughing😂I do like quite a few of Kevin Smith's movies, but I've only seen them the once, so I'm not a die-hard fan. And so when I'm online, every so often someone will make a Clerks reference that'll go right over my head. They'll shout out "37!" or "I'm not even supposed to be here today!" at me and I'll be dumbfounded at first. But then it'll hit me about a minute later, and it always brings a smile to my face😂 "In a row?!"

[@colinwilson4609]

I didn't recognize Jennifer Garner at first. This does remind me of Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Dazed and Confused. It was a slice of life and an introduction for some great young actors.

[@mcgilj1]

@@colinwilson4609 Jennifer Garner? Where?

[@colinwilson4609]

@@mcgilj1 Sorry, Justin. You may not have received my reply from a few hours ago. I thought Jennifer Garner had a few lines backstage of the mall talent show. I might be mistaken.

[@chrismarrero5798]

Don't know if anyone else mentioned it or not yet, but Suzanne the Orangutan is in the movie because Kevin Smith was shocked at what the major studio would give him just from asking, so to test that he decided to ask them for an orangutan, and he got it. But he didn't really have anything in the script for it so he put the clip in at the end of walking off hand in hand with her.

[@DAMIENDMILLS]

I love how he just asked for a monkey and he just gets a monkey because he made Clerks

[@needles1987]

I'm a 90's kid and I remember 70's nostalgia being pretty big at the time.

[@chrispruett81]

Well.. if you like this one... The sequel "Twilight Of The Mallrats" is in (Pre-Production) right now! 😊

[@iKvetch558]

Maybe this time, I will be able to see that damned sailboat!?!?!?!? 👍👍💯💯😂😂🤣🤣 Also...I totally had a crush on Claire Forlani after this...and Michael Rooker is MARY POPPINS, y'all!!!

[@mattdellarosa7365]

You're the best Shanelle. Good to see you again.

[@BB13131313]

This was a pleasant surprise, I don't think I've seen anyone react to it.. I've loved this film forever, it's unfortunately a film that never caught on and almost feels forgotten.. it's such an underrated film and probably my favorite Kevin Smith film..

[@kevinnelson66]

Kevin Smith recently completed production on the 430 Movie which takes place in a multiplex theater set in 1986. He's currently writing another Jay & Silent Bob film.

[@TheJamieRamone]

22:21 - Yes. It's a road trip movie. Cast includes Will Ferrel, Shannon Elizabeth, Sean William Scott, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, George Carlin, and EVERY other actor that had ever worked with Kevin Smith up to that point. It's SO worth a watch you can't believe it.

[@SuprousOxide]

Some of the actors (Jason Lee) coming back to play more than one character they played in different films.

[@TheJamieRamone]

@@SuprousOxide True. The "Good Will Hunting" section is my favorite cameo of Matt Daemon and the Batfleck. 🤣

[@RossWrock]

...BUT ONLY WATCH if you've seen the movies leading up to it. Like so many parody films (which it's not), you're only in on the joke if you know the original reference.

[@TheJamieRamone]

@@RossWrock oh, absolutely! I do hope Shanelle watches that one. I know she has compunctions about doing movies others have done, and it was by CineBinge, but then again they're the only ones I've seen cover it and it was a while ago so...fingers crossed I guess.

[@Qualimar]

Continuity wise this takes place the day before 'Clerks'. Julie Dwyer, the girl who died in the pool was one of Dante's ex-girlfriend's and Dante and Randal go to her wake in 'Clerks' (not we see it.) Randal also mentioned his late Cousin Walter with the implication Randal and Brodie are cousins. Brian O'Halloran who played Dante Hicks in 'Clerks' plays Gil Hicks ('Suitor #3') here, presumably Dante's relative.

[@ShrtRndKid]

Saw Mallrats in the theater on its opening night. Fell in love with it immediately. Vowed to one day name my first born son Brodie. He is now 11.

[@adamwhite767]

This is my favorite one of the movies from the askewniverse for emotional reasons. The first time I saw this was on DVD at my "friend" Britt's house, we liked each other but were involved with other people at the time, eventually we got our heads on straight and got together. Even though nothing happened, I consider this our first date, and we just had our 22nd wedding anniversary two months ago!

[@CrowTRobot]

Edit: yup, this is the original cut and not the extended cut! 👍 Love your experienced film observations here and looking forward to your reaction to the next two!

[@Dylan_Platt]

Definitely one of the cases where the theatrical cut is SO MUCH better than the extended one. That alternate intro at the Governor's mansion... Oof.

[@pumkinheadfanvhsforever6087]

@@Dylan_Platt However it was important to all the reoccurring bits that had to be cut and kinda looses it flow it spots.

[@3DJapan]

Been trying to suggest this to reacters for ages. Thanks for doing it.

[@sharonjoan1970]

I read that Shannen Doherty had a clause in her contract stating she could keep any clothes her character wears, so she thought up the idea that her character would wear everything she bought during the day at the mall❤️Brilliant❤️

[@floorticket]

It seems strange that there's only eleven years between Fast Times and Dazed and Confused.

[@Madbandit77]

Film year-wise. 😎

[@AtomixIGN]

Dogma would be an epic. You literally have to find a DVD or Blu-ray. But it's worth it. Great trivia behind the making of too. That said Chasing Amy is probably his best movie. Just a perfect snapshot

[@lavenderllamamusic]

I was gonna say how it's available here on KZbin, the whole 2 hours, but i remembered from the comment section how people were saying a few scenes were cut out from that upload

[@iczorro]

I would never suggest digital piracy... never...

[@gnomesaiyan1680]

I worked in a video rental store in the mid nineties. I got to open the shop Saturdays, so every Saturday morning, I'd pop in Mallrats. Must have seen it a hundred times.

[@HaveL0veWillTravel]

"I'm nostalgic for a past that wasn't even mine." You just summed up my life xoxo

[@stephenbarrett8861]

Dogma as well please.

[@apatternedhorizon]

Bryan Johnson, the basis for the video store clerk, is in this movie. And the famous line "Tell 'em Steve Dave"

[@CraigKostelecky]

Glad to see you go further in this series. Here's a couple of bits I don't think you mentioned after the trivia section. Brian O'Halloran played Gil Hicks, whom they joked in the DVD commentary was Dante's identical cousin. Also, if you ever want to rewatch this, I recommend trying to find the DVD/Blu Ray as the commentary tracks are awesome. This was one of Stan Lee's earliest movie appearances. He would of course become known to the younger generation for appearing in all of the Marvel movies. Of the final scenes that Lee shot before passing was in Captain Marvel. As you noted with his cue cards in this movie, Stan had trouble delivering his few lines. Smith was able to provide audio from unused takes from this movie to clean up the audio. Kevin Smith was dating Joey Adams when this was made. So Silent Bob accidentally seeing Gwen naked so much was more funny. There is another cut of this movie that is about 45 minutes longer and has an entirely new (well, old) opening scene. It didn't test well, so the movie was rewritten and some shots were done late to make a new cut. I look forward to Chasing Amy next. I used to say it was in my top-3 movies of all time, but it has slipped a bit and I'm curious to see how you'll enjoy it.

[@thenerddirector]

That's crazy! I remember rewatching weird science and remember hearing that mall music and I'm like, that's from mallrats! Wow

[@hellofaname]

Fun Fact: because this was a bigger budget, Universal studio didn't want Jason Mewes to be Jay, as they wanted someone up and coming and bankable, in this case, Seth Green. As a result Jason Mewes had to audition to get the part.

[@ZmansEdits]

Thanks for reacting to Mallrats!! It was filmed in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Where I have lived my whole life so far!

[@GordoFunk555]

The next film, Chasing Amy, is way deeper and probably the most emotional and serious of all of Kevin Smith’s movies. You should definitely check it out, it’s a great flick.

[@jkhoover]

"THAT KID IS BACK ON THE ESCALATOR AGAIN!"

[@maxhiddren3421]

Ever since I saw this movie years ago, everytime into a mall in the morning, I ALWAYS shout "I LOVE THE SMELL OF COMMERCE IN THE MORNING

[@CaptainNice]

1995 was before the first X-Men movie. Stan Lee was an easy get - promoting Marvel and Stan Lee was his full-time job. In 2002, Kevin did a very long interview of Stan for "Stan Lee's Mutants, Monsters & Marvels".

[@thereallyst]

If you remember in Captain Marvel, the Stan Lee cameo, he is trying to memorize his lines for Mallrats on the train, which is funny cause he c couldn't remember them for the movie. Also, Mr. Svenning is played by Michael Rooker who played Yondu in Guardians of the Galaxy.

[@Highfalutinloyd]

I actually worked security, briefly, at the Eden Prairie mall where this was filmed, back in the late 2000s! It looked quite a bit different though!

[@cobbler88]

It's always kind of amusing when younger people today watch movies from back then and consider the vocabularies to be next-level. We all had the words. We just weren't as pretentious as Kevin Smith's writing sometimes was. This was actually something that eventually drew a lot of shade. Dawson's Creek was well known for this kind of dialog as well.

[@johnd.nugent2145]

Sadly, very few saw this in cinemas, as the studio declared it a flop and pulled it in a single weekend. It has always been a "guilty pleasure" of mine, though, and I'm glad Shanelle gave it a look.

[@lisagrahn7503]

I will absolutely always love the boy on the escalator scenes....my favorite. Jason Lee is great in this movie!

[@becksimilian2955]

In Captain Marvel, Stan Lee's cameo is him reading the Mallrats script 😊 trying to memorize it for the shoot lol

[@NathanClarkNateMan010276]

I really hope you do Chasing Amy soon it's probably my favorite Kevin Smith film. I love Clerks but Chasing Amy is the film that made me fall in love with this man's work.

[@PJ-km6xj]

Timeline wise, this movie takes place the day before Clerks. I just went to see Clerks 3 last night in San Francisco with a Q&A with Kevin Smith and Trevor Ferhmen (Elias from Clerks 2 & 3). Both hilarious and heart wrenching.

[@mcgilj1]

Just curious.. How long is the Q and A I'm thinking about getting tickets for November. Need to book them this week on my days off.

[@PJ-km6xj]

@@mcgilj1 The show started at 7pm and we left as it was wrapping up around 10:30pm just as Kevin was saying they were 15 minutes over but would take a few more questions. Hope that helps. Also note Trevor was a special guest there because he lived local in the city.

[@mcgilj1]

@@PJ-km6xj very cool.. Bummer though..I was hoping for one of his old epic 4 hour q and A's.. But maybe 2 hours sounds reasonable.. I hope they still have tickets in a couple days. I want to wait and get them on my day off when I can think straight and plan a little. Lol..

[@TheJamieRamone]

11:31 - LOL! I love these Shanellisms! 🤣🤣🤣

[@ericbatterson7720]

I especially like your hair in this episode

[@rickyshaw4759]

I once wrote a script for my daughter called Metal Queen. And it was amazing. Young girl bullied for being a Heavy Metal fan.then her father got together with her friends and started a metal band.

[@dianem8544]

You liked it! I love it, even though I admit that aspects of it haven't aged too well. The next movie, Chasing Amy, is even worse in that regard. There's honestly not a good guy here, even Brody and TS aren't the best boyfriend material, but at the time, that's what a good guy looked like. Less bad than Affleck's character, who is a real bad guy. He's the Biff Tannen of Mallrats. Brody's kind of like Randall, funny on paper, but if you were friends with them in real life, they'd both be a negative force of chaos. And the end where Brody's being really inappropriate and the crowd loves it so much he gets a late night gig, that part kind of throws me out. I can't suspend my disbelief that much. But even with all that, Kevin Smith is such a good dialogue and story writer that I don't really care. He has a really excellent sense of humor. I just saw Clerks 3 in the theater and there's a rumor of Mallrats 2. I'd watch anything that Kevin wrote, I'm ride or die for that dude.

[@billfarmer3729]

you are why there is no fun left in this world

[@dianem8544]

@@billfarmer3729 No, I still love it, but if you showed it to anyone under the age of 25, you'd have a lot of explaining to do. That's all I'm saying. It's a product of its time and that time has now passed.

[@Goomyx1492]

@@billfarmer3729 They write a small critique, and they end it with "I'd watch anything that Kevin wrote, I'm ride or die for that dude." And YOU still get pissy? Who's being soft here?

[@KlooKloo]

Ah, the Eden Prairie Mall in Eden Prairie, MN. I know it well, from this era before the remodel. Movie brings back a lot of memories, not just because of that, but the dozens of sleepovers where we watched it multiple times.

[@brockbrader]

Every movie by Kevin Smith is dialogue gold. Even his bad movies still have great dialogue.

[@matthewhearn9910]

Fun fact, the scene where Kevin Smith Silent Bob gets his head stuck in Joey Lauren Adams' changing room took long enough to film that they hit it off and dated for a while. Some aspects of that relationship wound up making it into Chasing Amy, starring Adams, after they ended the romance (though they remain friends to this day).

[@Shoofyou10]

As a high schooler this movie on DVD was something a watched over and over. The first like 5 Kevin smith movies are all so great. 😊

[@MST3Killa]

made me fall in crush love with Jennifer Tilly lol

[@jaykay3784]

The first magic eye they show isn't a sailboat (schooner) but a bunch of shapes in a grid formation floating at various heights. I love magic eye.

[@sorensmith9873]

Suzanne plays a big role in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Kevin Smiths great work to totally poke fun at the entire movie/entertainment industry which has all the old characters from all his movies in addition to cameos by Will Ferrell, James VanDer Beek, Shannon Elizabeth, and Mark Hamill amongst many others

[@christopherschreiber5805]

This movie will always have a special place in my heart, as it was my first experience with Kevin Smith and the first girl I kind of liked in high school who showed it to me (I had to watch it again by myself with a dictionary afterwards but beside the point). Can't wait for you to see the others. CHASING AMY was a little emotional for me at the time, but definitely an important film, a whole cultural moment going on there. Arguably Kevin Smith's "best" film. And for my money it's all gold after that.

[@Wannabe_Baby]

It's neat that you decided to watch more of Kevin Smith's stuff. I think most reactors stop at Clerks. I think Kevin Smith himself has said that dialogue is his strong suit, so I'm glad you singled that out. If you want more comedies with notably strong scripts, I'd recommend The Full Monty (which was nominated for Best Original Screenplay) and the Cornetto trilogy (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World's End).

[@Arcane1604]

80s and 90s movies are the best, specially better after anything from 2010 til now

[@moviereviews4life]

Here's some things you might not have noticed 1. This film takes place the day before the events of Clerks making it a prequel 2. Julie Dwyer, the girl who died in the pool is the same girl Dante & Randal went to the funeral of (which you can see the animated version called The Lost Scene on the Blu-ray). 3. Tricia, the 15 year old sex student is the younger sister of Alyssa in Chasing Amy & the girl at the end of Clerks (the one who left with the asshole trainer) 4. As you saw Brian O'Halleran plays Gil Hicks, this is 2 out of 3 characters he plays in the franchise. 5. Joey Lauren Adams started dating Kevin Smith after this film and their break up of sorts was made into Chasing Amy, which he had her play the lead and her character of Gwen will later be mentioned to have had a connection with Alyssa from Chasing Amy 6. No this wasn't based on any comic books, the Producer was friends with Stan Lee and asked him to be in it (Lee's first cameo was in Trial of the Incredible Hulk). 7. The Superman dialogue is what got Smith the writing job for Superman Lives, an unmade Superman sequel based on Death of Superman 8. Susanne does return 9. Seth Green was brought in to audition for Jay as Universal wanted a more professional actor, but even Green said he'd rather have Jason Mewes back and botched his audition making sure Jay kept the role. This is the film owned by Universal so we'll likely never get a complete box set and Smith has wanted to do a sequel called Mallbrats. Some elements do return in Jay and Silent Bob Reboot after he failed to get the sequel made. There's a director's cut that is completely different and actually flows better in my opinion though this is still great.

[@dougrobinson8469]

In Stan Lee's final MCU cameo (Captain Marvel), he's actually on the bus on his way to film his Mallrats cameo, holding the script and practicing his lines. Kevin Smith provided cut audio from Mallrats to use for Stan's voice in Captain Marvel.

[@CumpasFilms]

There's a book series that bridges the gap between Chasing Amy and Dogma. Those depict what happened with Suzanne.

[@thrawn2k5]

I just stumbled across your channel this afternoon on the way to other reactions. I love what you got out of the two Smith films so far, and I just finished watching your Back to the Future trilogy. 5 reactions in and I’d like to share with you: I hope you keep chasing your ambitions. After seeing your love of the BTTF films, and how they touched you, I want to see your heart on the screen. You have obvious knowledge about how this film stuff works, yet still allow yourself to be moved by beautiful things. I think this makes a lovely combination which I want so much for you to share with us through your own creative efforts. Good luck!!!

[@c1ph3rpunk]

Excellent movie, classic 90’s, and another example of a movie that could never be made today.

[@TheNeojanus1]

Get ready for a post Good Will Hunting Matt Damon. Chasing Amy is such a period in time piece now. I genuinely feel like that movie is a piece of the nineties. And I honestly love all of Kevin Smith's work that I've seen. The only films I've missed out were his horror films which I can't tell you why I haven't. That being said I also have a few of his Evenings with Kevin Smith DVDs as well and those are incredible to watch and be entertained by. It's him on the stage being himself, who is this incredibly verbose and charismatic dude from Jersey. He's a credit to the shift in embracing nerd culture as a whole. Counter culture in a weird way too with his very sex positive and marijuana positive inclusions. Can't wait till you get to Dogma!

[@mattdellarosa7365]

Lol, for some reason I'm always watching you at work. Thanks for curing my boredom, at least temporarily.

[@williampilling2168]

This is supposed to take place the day before Clerks. The girl who died in the swimming pool doing laps, is the girl who's funeral Dante and Randal went to. In Captain Marvel, Stan Lee is seen reading the script for his part in Mallrats.

[@joshgruenbaum9379]

Before I even watch I have to comment that this is one of my top 3 favorite movies. Don't let me down!

[@joshgruenbaum9379]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it. The next film, Chasing Any is a bit more serious but still comedy and dialog driven. I can't wait to see how you like that one. The comes Dogma which is an underrated classic.

[@gwaptiva]

Kevin Smith's movies really connected with me, for a large part due to the fact that he displays a world I know, with references that are from my generation with a humour that is mine, even though I grew up in an entirely different country.

[@jeffcohnphoto]

You know what movie has incredible dialog fast paced wittiness and an unbelievable cast. that no one talks about... SNATCH, I would love to see you watch this one. I think it may become one of your favorites

[@tfpp1]

I forget how old I was (prolly adolescence), but my best friend back then gave me a birthday gift. It was a collection of Clerks, Mallrats, and Chasing Amy, all on VHS. That was my introduction to not just movies, but film. You know, it was during a period in my life where I can distinctly remember my tastes changing, like going from Disney to "grown up" type stuff LOL. Even though we now live in different states, we still have a mutual love for cinema and geek out over what we've seen lately whenever we catch up with each other.

[@Thunderer0872]

You missed the obvious "I love the smell of Commerce in the morning!" as per Apocalypse Now "I love the smell of Napalm in the morning!" by Killgore Robert Duvall's famous line. I was not aware of Kevin Smith prior to this movie I bought it because it was cheap DVD bargain bin. Now I am hooked and have all his films up to Jay & Silent bob Strike Back, I've seen Red State and Jay & Silent bob Reboot but on rental. Oh, and Clerks 2 on DVD also.

[@ghidrah76]

Miss being at the malls in the 90’s at the comic store in San Diego… this movie fits how life was back then. Arcades, comics, Suncoast, Sam Goody….can’t wait to see how Mallrats 2 works in todays world

[@starfirezeta]

Being waiting for your reaction to this movie for ages. Lets Go.🤪

[@spddracer]

That kid is back on the EsCAlaToR!!

[@anokajdm53]

I work in the city they shot this movie in. I visit that mall food court often. Looks different now but some stuff still remains. I tried the chocolate covered pretzels.

[@ollidracnosaj9934]

Chasing Amy is his best work by far. The movie was ground breaking with its theme and characters.

[@Smoothjazzsundays]

Nice. Been waiting for someone to react to this classic!

[@lukebarber9511]

Note about the View Askewniverse: Mallrats takes place the day before Clerks, then Chasing Amy takes place 2 years later (my Criterion edition of Chasing Amy comes with a handy guide including a timeline and a chart of who went to high school together). Note about Silent Bob speaking: there's a pattern in his dialogue, in that he gives good advice during odd-numbered View Askewniverse films, but not-so-useful advice in even-numbered films... I first saw the View Askewniverse films out-of order (Clerks, then Dogma, then Mallrats, then Chasing Amy, then Clerks II, then Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back), so for me Mallrats didn't feel like a letdown the way it did for many people who saw his films in order (although it did seem a bit of a "filler" movie compared to weightier films like Dogma or Chasing Amy, which grappled with more substantial themes).

[@danieldunlap4077]

Going to see Clerks 3 tomorrow and staying for the meet and greet with Kevin Smith. Can't wait.

[@ShanelleRiccio]

yay have fun!!! I love this world!!

[@MC2RD]

This movie takes place in the same time as Clerks, The girl who dies swimming is the same girl that had the funeral they went to on clerks. Lots of cross characters. more in Chasing Amy. Quints and Brodie, are named after two of the main characters in Jaws. Till this day I still say, "Tell em, Steve Dave!". TS's twin brother was the one in Dazed and confused who was dating Joey Adams' character. At the end Silent Bob is parodying Luke Skywalker in the Wampa cave reaching for the light saber. And when SB spoke at the end, he quoted Yoda. I learn alot from the trivia in IMDB. Yes you have to watch "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back".

[@ChrisMovieMisfit]

Julie Dwyer (the girl who died mid backstroke) was the girl whose funeral Dante and Randall went to! Mallrats takes place the day before Clerks! I hope you do the other movies in the universe! If you loved Clerks and Mallrats, I think you'd like the others as well!

[@legionkahn]

The funeral that Randal and Dante go to in Clerks is the girl that died in the pool that there are talking about in the beginning of this movie

[@uosdwiSrdewoH]

I think he tells the story somewhere. You've got to remember that comics were very much a niche thing back then and movies based on comics were virtually non existent. I think the only major studio comic film was Batman Forever that year. The only other comic movie was Tank Girl I think. Marvel nearly went bankrupt not all that long before they had the idea to make their own movies instead of loaning them to other studios for virtually nothing. So Stan Lee was only known to hardcore comic book nerds in 1995. This was still a Kevin Smith film but it gave him a little more exposure. His cameo in Captain Marvel was a nod to Kevin Smith for putting him in Mallrats.

[@andyme3541]

Stan Lee just always wanted to do Movies, so when he was asked through various contacts he went yes. It started a friendship between Kevin Smith and Stan Lee that lasted years, with Stan always asking when he would do another Cameo. The really fun part of the story is, when Stan saw the script his only concern was that he didn't want to give even in a work of fiction the idea that there was a 'One who got away' he was happily married to the great love of his life, so they added the extra scene where Stan reveals he was making it up. (Who even resembled the woman, that before didn't exist except in his head, he had been drawing for years long before he met her)

[@8967Logan]

Nice reaction and review. "Clerks 2" would be interesting for you and the movie teased at the end is "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back". "Chasing Amy" is a really interesting movie.

[@shybard]

Mallrats is my favorite Kevin Smith movie. Clerks 2, Dogma, and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back are also classics.

[@everyonelovesmajima]

DO IT, DOUG! (Edit: Severely underrated fun fact: The shark's name is Bruce.)

[@Sagitarria]

These characters are exactly the kinds of people that hung out in coffee shops in portland in the 1990s smart people with no plans.

[@johnmcnulty2705]

Shout out to Claire Forlani's (Brandi) fantastic american accent. She's actually Scottish

[@GrogMindwhip]

I absolutely adore the words "gumption" and "snazzy" - kudos for the use of those. 😀

[@coreyhendricks9490]

Cool reaction as always Shanelle, take care sweetie 🥰

[@martincolleran7109]

In Captain Marvel, Stan Lee's Cameo is him with the Mallrats script rehearsing his lines. That made Kevin Smith cry as that made him a part of the MCU.

[@matthewgrady3423]

-Smith tells the story of “Snoochie Boochies” in the 1st An Evening with Kevin Smith. Basically, Jason Mewes said something which evolved into something else which evolved into something else and became. “Snoochie Boochies.” -This story was not the original story. If you watch the scene where Julie is explaining what happened to the girl who was supposed to be there, it was reshot in a warehouse because of it being redone. -I loved how Captain Marvel used this movie for the Stan Lee cameo.

[@jimtatro6550]

“WHEN GOD?????WHEN AM I GOING TO SEE THE GODDAMN SAILBOAT!!” 😂😂😂😂

[@narotic6133]

Love this movie, glad to see a reaction to it because i don't think i have before

[@brettmiller3808]

Great choice! Thanks for all you do!

[@zachharris3040]

Forget whether it pays off later in the movie, but I noticed Brody shook Stan Lee's hand (after he had put it in his behind).

[@tobyviramonte419]

Thank you for continuing to watch Kevin Smiths early work. I know you get people asking/ pushing for movies all the time. But I think you would enjoy Oscar. Most of the movie is like watching who's on first. Sylvester Stallone, Marissa Tomei, Tim Curry and many others. I think it is underrated/forgotten. Truth... I usually just watch others reacting to movies I like, but have come to appreciate your channel. Take care and hope you enjoy whatever movie you watch next.