An Evening with Kevin Smith

Media:	DVD
Directed by:	J.M. Kenny
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Release date:	17 December, 2002
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An Evening with Kevin Smith

Average rating: Stars

MY INTRODUCTION TO KEVIN SMITH!

I never really knew much about Kevin Smith until I heard the controversy over his film "Dogma." Even after that, I STILL didn't know much about him. Then, a friend of my Mom's brought this DVD over for me to watch. "An Evening with Kevin Smith" was pretty much my introduction to the world of the guy who made "Mallrats."
My opinion is: This has to be one of the funniest guys on the planet! He tells stories about his life that are hilarious. I didn't even mind the fact that he had one of the dirdiest mouths I've ever heard, he was just so funny!

The best stories he tells are:

1) The story behind the ill-fated "Superman Reborn" (for which Smith was commissioned as writer);

2) Filming a religious documentary for Prince, and;

3) When he and his wife joined a protest of his own film ("Dogma").

While this is definitely not for younger children, any fan of Smith's work will definitely enjoy this.

Grade: A+

An Evening with Kevin Smith -

Four Hours...I'd Gladly Give More!

I had no idea what this was going to be when I first watched this documentary on the Starz network. Then I sat, and the very first thing you hear the Jersey filmmaker say is, "Wow! This makes up for all the times girls told me I had a small d**k." Stand-up comedy, though, this is not. It's a wonderful compilation of Kevin Smith's visit to several colleges, each having its own Q&A gig.

I've always admired Smith's storytelling (references to pop culture and his own movies, and his blunt way of getting his ideas across), but here he's infinitely better without a script. There are some deep and insightful questions he gives serious responses to (religious influence---sexual experiences), and there are some downright wacky ones (does he want to hang out afterwards---can somebody suck his d**k).

The real strength of this program are the pop culture questions. Smith talks about his hellacious experience (for 30 minutes!) filming a documentary for Prince. He also goes into detail about his attempts to writing a "Superman" script, plus some tension with Tim Burton.

The only drawback to "An Evening With Kevin SMith" is not the nearly 4-hour length (I'd actually like more...but I'm forgiving). No, it's actually the biographical questions. When he details details like how he met producer Scott Mosier, or his friendship with Jason Mewes, he always throws in some funny one-liners and tidbits of funny info. But the overall answers don't work for me. I understand that 4 hours leaves a lot of room for a little error, so those few sore questions aren't enough to write this one off.

The DVD features are scarce, but this DVD is for Kevin Smith fans anyway. I'd even recommend a borrow or rental of this DVD for people interested in one of the current generation's filmmakers ideas. We always hear about the beauty and drama of classical directors (Scorsese, Spielberg, Lean, Altman...etc), but hearing a Gen-X writer-director speak bluntly about what today's culture and his own life means to him is a wonderful experience.

Highly recommended!

- An Evening with Kevin Smith

I laughed so hard I cried...

I know this review is late coming, but I caught this show last night on Starz and then promptly went on-line to buy the DVD. If you are looking for a serious documentary on Kevin Smith this isn't it... If you are easily offended you don't want to buy this. If you are a Kevin Smith fan and love his movies then this is probably right up your alley. Kevin discusses serious topics as far as why he includes the (...) humor he does, other projects he's worked on and why they fell through or will never be seen (Superman Lives, Prince documentary, etc), and then there are plenty of (...) and fart jokes to take a twisted turn down memory lane. I work an early shift at my job and I'm awake by 500 AM. I stayed up until midnight, much to my wife's displeasure, to watch the entire show. Anyway... If you are a Kevin Smith fan with a sense of humor this is a must have. If you are expecting a serious documentary on the man, the myth, the legend... You might want to spend your money on something else, though this does touch on Kevin's personality. Most of us already knew that though I think.