Kevin Smith is promising that Hit Somebody is his last theatrical directing effort. Which I suppose could be taken in a way other than conciliator but it’s the way he says it that cos off sort of weird. There is no one who exists both in the sweet spot and crosshairs of the film geek community than Smith, a director whose output perhaps doesn’t match his “brand” but a very necessary [albeit polarizing] presence. Hit Somebody is his hockey epic, once planned to be two film that has now been pared down to one long(ish) one.
The Hollywood Reporter spoke to Smith and he revealed that Sundance of 2013 is where he plans to unveil the film.
The end of Kevin Smith? I doubt it. Though he does allude to possibly pursuing non-theatrical directorial gigs, I can’t imagine the bug not biting him again.
Haters, 2013 is the endgame. Lovers, prepare for the [possible] end.
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Thank God. The sooner this guy stops making movies, the better we’ll all be.
Then what the heck is he gonna do—ACT? HA!
Nick, I’m retty sure “conciliator” is a noun, “comes” has an m in it. And an e. And “two film” should probably be “two films” unless you were going for the Dr Seuss “two-film, blue-film” riff.
I know I’m in for a lot of “It’s the internet nobody cares STFU grammar nazi” replies, but I still say taking thirty seconds to proofread your own article isn’t that hard.
Honestly, even as a fan, I say this is a good move. He’s a great writer, but not much of a director. Despite this, for some reason he’s never written a movie for someone else to direct (script-doctor work aside). It seems like the role of writer-producer would be a better fit for him.
I’m ready for Kevin Smith to reach a stopping point.
Geeze briangft, get a life.
Just about the only person who doesn’t think Kevin Smith is an unfunny douchnozzle is Kevin Smith. I recommend anyone youtube him talking about the aborted Superman. “Yeah I knew it was disaster but the money was good so I took the job, haha I’m so great aren’t I”. I’m not a violent man, but if I saw him on the street I’d probably slap his butt ugly face. What a dickhole.
Go stick your grammar dildo up your ass you anal nerd. Happy new year.
hahaha.
Kevin Smith is kind of annoying, especially if I go out of my way to seek out what he does. But he’s no where near as annoying as angry people on the internet furiously bitching about him.
Dude, you’re posting on a forum about an upcoming Kevin Smithmovie on a second-rate film geek site. Pretty sure none of us have a life.
But yeah, I guess I should know better than to expect Nick of all people to know the difference between adjectives and nouns, or pluarls and singulars, or how to spell three-letter words. Idiocracy here we come.
I find it more entertaining to watch his stage storytelling than his actual movies at this point. I mean, “Too Fat for 40” is on Netflix Instant right now, and it was pretty goddamn funny throughout. As far as the movies, however… yeah, he can retire. Just do stage shit now, Kev.
People who root for Smith to quit filmmaking bewilder and depress me. You’ll be no “better off” when he quits than you would be if he made a hundred more movies and you simply didn’t watch them.
Smitch has made some great movies, some stinkers, and some that are just disposable fun. His batting average has decreased in recent years, but “Red State” was an interesting departure, and “Hit Somebody” is shaping up to be another. I’ll tell you this much, I’d take a few more more hit-and-miss endeavors from a unique filmmaker like Smith over a hundred generic explode-o-ramas from cookie-cutter directors who think desaturation, blue filters and virtual camera angles are an identity.
Yes, Smith has sort evolved into a self-absorbed egomaniac, but so what? What has that got to do with anything? When did we start judging filmmakers by their personal peccadillos? That way lies madness.
Cinema is dying, movie lovers. We’re witnessing it right now, awash as we are in a sea of flavorless mush. Our multiplexes are overrun with copies of copies of copies, gussied up with effects that are no longer special, and “stories” dreamed up by marketing departments and re-workebuying corporate synergy meetings. All the while we’re calling forprolific the most unique and prolific independent filmmakers to throw in the towel? We get what we deserve.
The above was typed on my iPhone, as I did battle with AutoCorrect. Apologies for the flubs.
Why can’t he have a life AND point out a particularly messy article? That was my first thought too, and I lead an action-packed life full of romance and intrigue.
Also, no, Kevin Smith is not going to retire. This is the director equivalent of a little kid threatening to run away to get attention.
Ugh. Cinema is not “dying”. That is the silliest goddamn shit I’ve ever heard. Cinema is dying because there are a lot of sequels and remakes in the theaters? You DO know that there have been sequels and remakes since the DAWN of cinema, right? Tons of great movies came out last year; you simply have to look at each CHUD editor’s top ten list for proof of that. And not only do I dislike Kevin Smith as a person, I’ve never liked any of his films. So yea, I do think I can say that I wouldn’t mind if he retired, without contributing to “the death of cinema.” Jesus, that’s some dramatic bullshit.
I for one will be rather sad. I, as I’m sure many of you, spent a portion of my teenage years watching and rewatching the View Askew flicks with friends. Even now if someone comes over for a film night it’s like “You haven’t fucking seen Clerks!?” and on it goes. Sure I was drawn in by the “dick and fart jokes” but something like Chasing Amy or Clerks 2 resonates personally, more and more with age and life experience accumulated.
Sure, he’s occasionally released a piece of shit, but certain of Smiths films are ones I treasure. And I’ll be re-watching until my gruesome demise.
“And not only do I dislike Kevin Smith as a person, I’ve never liked any of his films.”
LOL. What a precious little cunt you are. If it comes to Geeks like Smith or Geeks like you, I’ll take a Smith any day of the week.
Jazzy, I didn’t say anything about sequels and remakes. I’m not talking about that. And cinema *is* dying. Filmmaking as an art
form isn’t dying, it’s merely evolving, and will continue to do so. But the cinema experience as we’ve known it *is* dying, for several reasons, including shrinking (disappearing) release windows, hi-def home theatre systems, exploding distribution channels, and alternative entertainment options that increase exponentially every day. This is why every film released wide must be a spectacle, a novelty, or a known property, and “good” films are relegated to a short, specific season every year. Meanwhile, small interesting movies have to be sought out at arthouse theatres, and for many viewers, they simply never open within reasonable driving distance. Hey, remember when hit films played for up to six months? Now, two weekends in the top five qualifies as a hit. Why do you think that is? If you don’t see what’s happening, you’re just not paying attention. It’s not overly dramatic, it’s just the way it is.
And if you don’t like any of Smith’s movies, and you just go about your life ignoring them, then I’m not talking about you. I’m talking about weird, fixated people who actively root for artists they don’t like to disappear. What kind of fucked up, socio-fascist bullshit is that?
If McGreedy’s standard for the English language is any sort of indicator of his love for anal sex, I wouldn’t take that suggestion very fucking lightly.
Amen, brother. Gas prices will finally drop, GDP will expand, violent crime will shrink, and cancer will likely disappear. Should have happened a long time ago. Can’t believe God didn’t step in sooner.
Nick – I just shot to the bottom and skipped the other posts… but I was wondering if you could expand on the phrase “albeit polarizing” a bit. Not sure what you’re referring to.
A “geek like me?” At what point of my post were you able to ascertain what kind of geek I am? The fact that I don’t like Kevin Smith films?
Kevin Smith devotees crack me up, man. “You don’t like Kevin Smith? You fucking CUNT!”
Grow up, dude.
Okay, I can get behind your last point. I won’t actively root for ANY filmmaker to fail, unless of course they are legitimately terrible human beings. But no, I could care less if Kevin Smith retires or keeps making shitty films, my life will continue on the same. Yea, people who angrily DEMAND Kevin Smith stop making movies and get run over by a truck are fucking weirdos.
Re: dying cinema, I still think that’s overly-dramatic. At least, that’s my point of view from living in Seattle. We have tons of art house theaters, mixed in with the big cineplexes and shit. Actually, I just read somewhere online that, per capita, Seattle has THE highest amount of theater-goers in the nation. That makes me very proud.
But I also feel that there will always be a large enough audience who loves the theater experience, enough so that it will never fully “die out.” I mean, I saw A Dangerous Method in a packed house a couple days ago, and that’s the furthest thing from ‘spectacle’ I can imagine (although, again, I’m coming from a biased standpoint, it being Seattle and all).
I dunno. I think that the theater-going experience will always be around. A lot of people know that when a movie is firing on all cylinders, and the crowd is feeling it, not even the priciest and most advanced home set-up can compare.
I’d never expect an article about Kevin Smith to be an environment where people speak their minds about Kevin Smith. Shocking. Absolutely Shocking.
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