My review of Cop Out was received by some as ‘mean,’ especially the last paragraph where I said that Kevin Smith should quit directing movies. But that wasn’t mean – it was simply common sense advice. The guy’s in the wrong job, and I feel like he’s more than proven it by now. He’s an incredibly engaging speaker and a funny guy, and I don’t see any shame in Smith abandoning one career that just isn’t working out and pursuing one at which he could be wildly successful. Writing books and doing speaking tours should be Kevin Smith’s future. I think he’d be amazing at it.
But he’s still going to direct movies anyway – nobody listens to me. And his next, it seems, will be the long-discussed Red State, a horror movie. Red State is a political horror film that draws its inspiration from Fred Phelps, the evil son of a bitch who protests funerals and says God brought us 9/11 because we don’t kill gays in the streets. Smith will be shooting this summer.
The filmmaker answered some questions on Twitter this morning about the project, including whether it would be a studio picture.
Via @aisleseat “Studio deal for RED STATE or going the full indie route?” (*Marches across big lawn, up front porch*) I’m home, Momma.
Home? That sounds to me like he’s back in the tender embraces of the Weinstein Company, who I suppose are rebounding after their latest very near death experience.
Something must have changed on Red State since we last heard about it, since Smith was waiting for snow to make the movie.
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Kevin Smith swings back…oohhh…..you do suck tho Kevin.
Or does it mean he's going to his mom to raise the money, a la Clerks?
I can't help pulling for him, I just wish I had kinder things to say about his recent string of shitty, shitty films. Maybe this will be the one that wakes him up again, though. It seems more personal–he's been talking about it for years, which implies some sort of personal investment. Who knows?
This actually sounds pretty awesome.
I more assumed the "home" comment was along the lines of full indie, as in "I'm going to have to live with my mother to be able to afford to finish this"… though not literally….. But yeah, I like Smith directing despite Cop Out, but this…..
That review was not mean. He got off easy.
Quit Directing?
The guy makes a few mediocre movies and he should stop doing what he loves? His films don't lose money and there is a market for them, why would he quit? CHUD doesn't get as much traffic as IGN or ESPN, should Devin quit his movie reviews and shut down CHUD?
Devin consistently seems to do reviews with prejudices firmly in place and snarky attitude ready to go, and he isn't half the reviewer Francois Truffaut, Roger Ebert or Eric Rohmer are. (or were) Perhaps since other people do it better Devin should start a more successful career as a meat slicer at a deli. He'd make less but i am certain he would be better at it than reviewing movies. I am assuming this suggestion would offend Devin because its an asshole thing to say to someone who is reasonably successful and makes a living doing what he loves. But its the same thing he's requested of Kevin Smith. So unless Devin takes up some roast beef slicing at an arbys he should shut the fuck up and lay off of smith a little bit. (don't let this be confused with me saying he should give smiths movies better reviews, they often deserve low scores these days)
He needs the movies to fuel the books, comics, speaking tours and the smodcasts. Fair trade. It's not like he's blocking any other great talents from expressing themselves.
Zack and Miri was great though! And we're really taking it to him about him trying to break out of his norm but directing not only a script that he didn't write but an action movie to boot? And what was the biggest knock against him before Cop Out came out? He plays it too safe and is afraid to try something different. He did, you hated it, get over it.
My comment on the review of Cop Out was received by some as 'mean,' especially the last paragraph where I said that Devin Faraci should quit reviewing movies. But that wasn't mean – it was simply common sense advice. The guy's in the wrong job, and I feel like he's more than proven it by now. He's an incredibly engaging speaker and a funny guy, and I don't see any shame in Faraci abandoning one career that just isn't working out and pursuing one at which he could be wildly successful.
Kevin Smith is a terrible director. He's a half-decent writer, but a director should have at least a rudimentary visual flair. Kevin Smith does not.
I'm cautiously optomistic about this, it's a good thing Kevin is trying something outside a lowbrow comedy, maybe he'll find some inspiration there.
ha! ha! ha! Love how ketchup picked up where I left off after fat fuck faraci deleted my comments… you suck faraci!!!
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