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Truly. The man's a laid-back, smartass genius. Who else could conquer the filmmaking world with a static, visually boring, endlessly talky slacker flick filled with blowjob jokes, that cost about $37 to make? When I first saw Clerks, I literally could not believe what I was seeing and hearing. My sister was visiting from Spain that year, and I dragged her to see it. We laughed so hard we couldn't stop, and I ended up with sore abs for about three days.

Kevin's been doing speaking gigs for several years, because he is awesomely funny onstage. I just got his second performance DVD, Kevin Smith: Evening Harder, from Netflix, and was enjoying watching his London show, when he started talking about Lord of the Rings.

Now, I already knew what he thought about LOTR. (Clue: he's a Star Wars geek.) That little jab in Clerks 2 told me everything I needed to know, although it was a hilariously funny jab. So I wasn't surprised. It's a really funny rant. Basically he was disappointed because in his words, "it's three movies about fucking walking." He goes on amusingly about it, and then he starts talking about the ending, and why he didn't like it. And what he would have done instead.

OH GODS.


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If I didn't love him before, I'd be head over heels now.