i just rewatched the DVD
its pretty amazing to me i am a comic book collector so im bias but its like

an amazing well timed work of art


and i hate affleck as a rule

it's perfect.

one of my favorite movies, period.

2the9s said:

Damn, lookit the size of the melon on that kid!!...

2the9s said:

So is the ONLY picture your parents ever took of you as a child!!?

2the9s said:

[This message was edited Thu Jul 8 9:43:34 2004 by shausler]

starkitty said:

No movie with Ben Affleck in it can be called "Perfect"...sorry.

Byron said:

i love ben, don't even.



I love you. And not, not in a friendly way, although I think we're great friends. And not in a misplaced affection, puppy-dog way, although I'm sure that's what you'll call it. I love you. Very, very simple, very truly. You are the epitome of everything I have ever looked for in another human being. And I know that you think of me as just a friend, and crossing that line is the furthest thing from an option you would ever consider. But I had to say it. I just, I can't take this anymore. I can't stand next to you without wanting to hold you. I can't, I can't look into your eyes without feeling that, that longing you only read about in trashy romance novels. I can't talk to you without wanting to express my love for everything you are. And I know this will probably queer our friendship - no pun intended - but I had to say it, because I've never felt this way before, and I don't care. I like who I am because of it. And if bringing this to light means we can't hang out anymore, then that hurts me. But God, I just, I couldn't allow another day to go by without just getting it out there, regardless of the outcome, which by the look on your face is to be the inevitable shoot-down. And, you know, I'll accept that. But I know... I know that some part of you is hesitating for a moment, and if there is a moment of hesitation, then that means you feel something too. All I ask, please, is that you just, you just not dismiss that - and try to dwell in it for just ten seconds. Alyssa, there isn't another soul on this fucking planet who has ever made me half the person I am when I'm with you, and I would risk this friendship for the chance to take it to the next plateau. Because it is there between you and me. You can't deny that. Even if, you know, even if we never talk again after tonight, please know that I'm forever changed because of who you are and what you've meant to me, which - while I do appreciate it - I'd never need a painting of birds bought at a diner to remind me of.

That movie is probably my favorite by Kevin Smith. It's just awesome.

Byron said:

cosign

Chasing amy was ok though

I still think Clerks was the best one.

I'm forever changed because of who you are and what you've meant to me.



do
you
hear
me
peoples

starkitty said:

That bit WAS incredible.

starkitty said:

YES
I
DOBUT
CLERKS
WAS
BETTER

starkitty said:

Why, Starkitty...I...I never knew...


























Still, tho, say that any movie with the Benster in it by default disqualifies itself from perfection...

Byron said:

but that movie was before we knew him as a total dick

shausler said:

Sean Penn is a total dick, too, but he's also a ferocious actor...Ben Affleck is, at best, a decent presence on the screen...he was most tolerable in "Chasing Amy", I'll give ya that, tho... Hell, even the lead actress who played Amy was bearable, and usually seeing her on screen is like nails on a chalkboard to me for some reason (not to mention she normally can't act her way out of a paper bag, either)...but she was VERY good in that film.

Byron said:

Not sure how true this is but I heard/read that Smith writes the movies after he knows who is gonna be in them...at least I think he used to.....so that would explain why the acting was so good.

Sweeny79 said:

You know what that movie needed??...Little Ze' to be Ben Affleck's best friend instead of that goofball they had...

Byron said:

Amy

this is just how i like ben - scruffy ben.

i think he's even wearing sweatpants at some point.

starkitty said:

And let's not forget the excellent performance by Jason Lee!

I'm a big fan of this movie too. Kevin Smith rocks.

fanasticfan said:

yes, he is magnetic.

i almost went gay watching him

I was disappointed that Ben Affleck and his male friend didn't get to have sex together. So I don't like that movie. No, not at all!

I love this movie. This one and Jersey Girl are Kevin's most dramatic films. I normally don't care for Affleck either, but you know you'll get something good with Kevin.

Despite its problems, I really dig this movie. It's my fave of his flicks (with Clerks being the only other watchable one, lol). I confess, I haven't seen the latest one yet w/ the kid but I'm not eager to either...

funny i just seen this finally lasty month. i thought it was good.

altho her voice at times(when she yelled) made me think she was related to screech or steve urkel.

jason lee's hands distracted me in chasing amy. that dude has got some giant-ass scientologist hands. i'll have to watch the movie again and not fixate on his enormous hulk hands.