| | Chasing Amy DVD (10 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Dramas DVDs, Alternative-Lifestyle Movies, Criterion Collection Videos, Comedies, Romance, Recommended, Friends, Gay/Lesbian, Self-Discovery | | Starring | Ben Affleck, Jason Lee, Joey Lauren Adams, Matt Damon, Kevin Smith, Ethan Suplee, Guinevere Turner, Jason Mewes, Scott Mosier, Casey Affleck, Brian O'Halloran, Dwight Ewell, Carmen Lee, Dan Lunney, Kristin Mosier, Ernie O'Donnell, Paris Petrick, Kelli Simpkins, Virginia Smith, Tony Torin, Tsemach Washington, Rebecca Waxman, Welker White, John Willyung
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113 minute special edition feature film DVD starring Ben A ffleck, Jason Lee and Matt Damon. Kevin Smith's third film was critically acclaimed for its adroitness in balancing complex, adult sexual issues with jokes about bodily functions. The two Garden State guys this time around are Holden (Ben Affleck) and Banky (Jason Lee). At a comic book convention, the co-creators of "Bluntman and Chronic" meet Alyssa Jones (Joey Lauren Adams), a New Jersey native who draws a comic entitled "Idiosyncratic Routine." Holden thinks they click, but proceeds to discover that Alyssa is a lesbian--then manages to convince her to take a chance on him anyway. The real conflict comes when Holden gets hung up on Alyssa's checkered sexual past. What's more, Banky mounts an anti-Alyssa campaign whose intensity and bile Holden can't understand. The script came out of Smith's real-life relationship with Adams, and represents a flowering of the themes of friendship and sexual jealousy which the director first explored in CLERKS. Smith fans can rest assured, however, that STAR WARS is discussed (this time as a racist allegory) and that Jay and Silent Bob do appear to dispense relationship wisdom (and collect royalties for their comic book likenesses). When handsome young comic book creator Holden McNeil (Ben Affleck) meets cute young comic book creator Alyssa Jones (Joey Lauren Adams), romance seems preordained. But Holden is soon confronted with Alyssa's complex sexual history, as well as his friend and colleague Banky's (Jason Lee) conflicted and enraged response to the affair. Despite the seriousness of the issues, director Kevin Smith keeps the laughs coming, even as Holden goes through hell and grows up.
The film was shot on location in Red Bank, New Jersey, and New York City.
Kevin Smith called CHASING AMY the final installment in his "guys hanging out" trilogy (following CLERKS and MALLRATS), and connections among the films abound. All take place in the three towns of Red Bank, Highlands, and Leonardo, New Jersey. The character Alyssa Jones is the sister of CLERKS's Heather Jones and MALLRATS's Tricia Jones. Alyssa, Heather, and Gwen from MALLRATS (also played by Adams) have all slept with the character Rick Derris.
The comics artwork in the film was done by Mike Allred (creator of the comic book MADMAN), Laura Allred, Joe Quesada, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Kirk Van Wormer.
The character names Holden and Banky come from J.D. Salinger's novel THE CATCHER IN THE RYE.
The name Hooper is a reference to a character in JAWS; the scene in which Banky and Alyssa compare scars is also a JAWS reference. (JAWS is Smith's favorite film.)
In the diner scene, Jay (Jason Mewes) has two tickets to the Midwest in his shirt pocket. He and Silent Bob are on their way there for Smith's next film DOGMA.
The DVD edition of the film contains additional footage.
Chasing Amy Reviews: "...The film's great strength is its screenplay, which approaches its actors with moving emotional honesty..."
-- Gavin Smith, Film Comment "...Still showing his touch for garrulous, hair-splitting conversation, Mr. Smith engages his characters in a bright spirited demonstration of just how difficult modern love can be..."
-- Janet Maslin, New York Times "...A little movie with big truths, a work of such fierce intelligence and emotional honesty that it blows away the competition when it comes to contemporary romantic comedy..."
-- Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times "...A touching, funny love story..."
-- James White, Total Film "...A riotous, ferociously smart love story....[Adams has] four dimensions and a mouth big enough to prove it..."
-- Michael Atkinson, Movieline's Hollywood Life "...This is Smith's most provocative outing yet and certainly the toughest to forget..."
-- Mike Clark, USA Today Chasing Amy Movie Review Average Rating: (3.9 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews my favourite kevin smith movie
what can i say: it is a great movie and Criterion put a lot extra on this DVD. The only thing i have to mention is the "picture quality". If you watch many big and expensive movies on DVD you will get a little "shock" at the first viewing, like i got. The picture is a little "grainy", especially in the background. BUT: this movie was shot in 16mm so this is normal, i think. Anyway it suits the whole movie very well, it is only a little unusual. Don't get me wrong. It is NOT a BAD picture quality, it is different from what you see on an average DVD. But if you watch a Kevin Smith movie you know, you get something special and unusual.
The movie is very funny(as always), great commentary(as always), so:
A MUST HAVE !
Submitted by a reviewer (Germany) 
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Good, but not Smith's best
Good movie all together, but it gets a bit weird at the end. Jason Lee puts in a good performance, giving it his usual smart-ass, profanity laced show. The beginning is hilarious, but that's not enough to make this a 5 star movie. If you're looking for another Kevin Smith movie, I'd suggest Dogma. If you're looking for one just for laughs, try Mallrats.
Submitted by a reviewer (Pittsburgh, PA)
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Gah! Vastly over-rated drek. Ohhhh, she's gay and she falls for a guy. Shamelessly manipulative, watch for the rain on the car scene...music swells (actually don't skip this movie).Smith is a director whose popularity is understandable, but why the critics seem to adore this one trick pony, I cannot fathom. Why this and ARMAGEDDON made it on Criterion called the whole series into question for me (I allow them these brain freezes, occasionally). Watch Clerks. He (Smith) has never been better. Buy CLERKS! Trust me, you'll thank me. Rent this only if you must.
Submitted by ceedeegee57 (Vancouver, BC, CANADA)
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Kevin Smith's most incredible film
not as funny as the rest, but has the best story and i can see why criterion added it to their collection. Ben Affleck actually does well in this movie (believe it or not)
I highly reccomend this film.
Submitted by dustamazing (Mount Airy, NC, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No realistic as it gets
when Alyssa is asked to have a threesome one last time with a man she falls in love with, it is emotioanlly over and things can never be the same again. Threesomes do not bring anyone closer or build any sort of bond. I know from experience that someone always loses and the pain is too much to bare when you visualize the event that has occured when reflecting back in time. From an experience woman....
Submitted by LLH (Seattle, WA)
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Outrageously sexy and frankly hilarious, CHASING AMY is another hit comedy from Kevin Smith, the critically acclaimed director of CLERKS. Holden's been looking for the perfect woman -- funny, bright, and attractive. When he finally meets Alyssa, the woman of his dreams ... she has someone a little different in mind -- another woman! But together, Holden and Alyssa share the kind of relationship they've been looking for all along ... and soon discover that the confusing ups and downs of love, sex, and friendship in the '90s have never been so complicated ... or so funny! Audiences and critics cheered this provocative and lively comedy ... you're sure to enjoy every entertaining moment.
Source: Buena Vista Home Entertainment.
Region 1
Keep Case
Letterboxed -
1.85
Reverse Spiral Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary -
1.Kevin Smith - Director
2.Scott Mosier - Producer
3.Ben Affleck - Star
4.Jason Mewes - Star
5.Robert Hawk - Associate Producer
6.Jon Gordon - Miramax Executive
7.Vincent Pereira - View Askew Historian
Introduction -
1.Kevin Smith - Director
2.Cast and Crew
10 Deleted Scenes & Outtakes
Trailers -
1.Original Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Additional Products:
Booklet -
1.THE ASKEWNIVERSE LEGEND: A Guide To The Characters in the "NEW JERSEY TRILOGY"
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