BBM at the movies - Clerks review

      Clerks     Bush - 7
     Score - 7

   1994
   92 mins
   dir - Kevin Smith
   stars - Brian O'halloran   - Dante Hicks
             Jeff Anderson     - Randal Graves
             Marilyn Ghiglotti - Veronica Loughran
             Lisa Spoonhaver - Caitlin Bree
             Kevin Smith        - Silent Bob
             Jason Mewes      - Jay Phat Buds

         Costing a mere $26,685 to make Clerks proves along with fellow low budget
    successes like El Mariachi (Robert Rodriguez - 1992, $7000) that money doesn't
    necessesarily guarantee a good film (the commercial crap that was Wild Wild West
    shows that).
         The film simply shows the life of a convenience store clerk over a couple of days
     and his attempts to sort his messed up love life out whilst also showing what he gets
     upto with his mates in between which isn't really much - a funeral and a game of
     roller hockey on the roof of the store is the best of it. You may be thinking that if
     this is it, it doesn't sound like a very good film but what makes it the good film that
     it is, is a) the comedy, b) the characters and c) its simplicity, and these ensure that
     despite its very low budget it is an excellent film.
          There are three sequels to Clerks; Mallrats, Chasing Amy and Dogma which,
    from what I have seen and heard don't quite match their predecessor. I sat through
    all but the last fifteen minutes of Mallrats (when I fell asleep) with a few hardy
    companions after a bit of a do at Neil's house and from what I saw through my half
    closed eyes was a big disappointment but I will hopefully get the video off Bates the
    Younger so I can do a proper review soon. I think she's got Chasing Amy as well so
    that will be something to look forward to won't it!!