Clerks 2
Directed by Kevin Smith
2006

Clerks 2 rejoins Dante Hicks and Randal Graves several years after the events of the original Clerks. Due to the fact that this is the sequel to Smith's film debut and the first film of the ViewAskewniverse franchise, Smith's cult fan-base were expecting something special, something that would stay true to the appeal of his other films (me included). The fans of the ViewAskewniverse were not disappionted, Clerks 2 maintains the odd and somewhat disgusting charm created by the films that preceded it. Dante and Randal are still as amusing and enjoyable as they were in 1994, as well as the two protagonists the film also features the ever popular Jay and Silent Bob played by Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith. As well as the classic characters from the original, Clerks 2 introduces Becky, a co-worker of Dante and Randal at Mooby’s as well as Elias, another co-worker who’s innocence and religion is the source of much mirth for Randal.

Despite the facts that the film is set in a different environment to the original and the storyline is more structured, the off colour humour and general tone of the film makes it have a very distinct, similar feel to the original. I would brand this film a must see for fans of Smith’s films, of course this isn’t only for ViewAskew fans, it can be highly enjoyed by comedy fans of all kinds.