| MALLRATS |
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| Year: 1995 Starring: Jason Lee, Jeremy London, Shannon Doherty, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith Region: 2 Price: �9.99 - �15.99 Certificate: 18 Director: Kevin Smith Running Time: 91 minutes Chapters: 18 |
| The second in Smith's trilogy (that lasted five films) featuring drug dealing slackers Jay and Silent Bob, has come under some criticism over the years, some people believing it is nothing more than a smart version of "Porky's". As it is, it's a pretty decent comedy following the exploits of two recently dumped best friends at the local mall. TS (London) has just found out his ex is to be "auctioned off" on a live dating programme (not dissimilar to Blind Date) at the mall, and is desperate to stop the whole thing and win her back. His friend Brodie meanwhile keeps running into his ex and the manager of a fashionable clothing store (played brilliantly by a then relatively unknown Ben Affleck). Enlisting the help of the lovable rogues Jay and Silent Bob, they create a plan to take out the game show and win the guy's their ladies. Of course nothing goes according to plan and the sketches and scenes that follow are hilarious, ranging from sex researching fifteen year olds, three nippled fortune tellers and the failed attempts by Jay and Bob to break up the filming of the show. Although it's Smith's second film, the trademark brand of humour and distinct comic book style of the whole thing is in place, and while not being the best in Smith's canon (that honour must go to either 'Dogma' or the more mature 'Chasing Amy') it is still a laugh riot for fans of Smith's work. |
| EXTRA FEATURES Considering the amazing amount of bonus material on the Region 1 disc, this release looks very shoddy indeed compared to it. The only extra is the trailer, and it basically looks like this disc was cobbled together to run off the back of the cinema release of "Jay and SIlent Bob Strike Back". A real waste, as the commentary and deleted scenes for this film would have made it a real treat of a disc. Still, the bargain basement price means you can expand your DVD collection without breaking the bank. |
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