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An Evening With Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder

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Everyone reviewing this is actually reviewing "An Evening with Kevin Smith" not the one that hasn't been released yet. Come on people....

An Evening with Kevin Smith

This is a must have for all fans of Kevin Smith and his movies. A lot of people have said this already about this DVD, and it is because it's true. You get Kevin, for nearly three hours on these two discs, answering all of the questions we always wanted to know. There are a lot of funny moments, but all of it is very informative. It is just something that you have to have if you are a fan, simple as that. I'm a Q&A fan, so I love listening to my favorite writer/director spill his guts on topics and just learn more from the man. If you are like me, once again, get it!

An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder

The title of the movie says it all, this is definitely a more dirtier and possibly offensive Kevin Smith. If you don't understand his humor, good odds are that there will be something you will be offended by. Jesus, America, and the sex life of his deceased dad are all addressed in the sequel. That wasn't what lost me, but like many here have said, it just wasn't as funny and didn't answer a lot of questions like the first movie did. Kevin gets asked a question then gets side tracked and goes on for thirty minutes about things that aren't even related to the topic. This happens more than once when he asks "What was your question?" It'd be great, but he just kind of rambles on stuff that isn't that funny, except to himself. There are some things he said that had me laughing a long while after he said it, but sadly, the entire show wasn't like that.

However, Disc 2 in London is hilarious! It is back to the quality of the first documentary, at least for me. It had a really good Q & A and the jokes were really funny!

Overall, this is a good collection to get if you are a fan. It's just that the second movie isn't as good as the first, only the second disc of Evening Harder really lives up to the first movie. You may not agree with the review, but watch it yourself and you will see that the second isn't nearly as good, until disc 2. I'm still a huge fan of Kevin Smith and these two movies, there is good to be found on both DVDs, just not so much on "Evening Harder".

I truely enjoyed this movie/Q&A. Not too long ago my husband and I watched the original, which I was familiar with since I had seen Kevin Smith do a Q&A when he came to UCF. First there is too much material between the first and second movies to watch them back to back. But I would advise watching the first one first, which I found to be much more entertaining than the second. Not that the second is by any means bad. I would still recommend this one to anyone, but there is a definate change in Kevin between the first and second (He's now a daddy) so I would say he's a bit more mellow during this go round. He is also less bitter which is part of what made the first one so funny. Mewes does make an appearance or two, but his contribution on the first DVD of the set hovers as a 2 line cameo. Do I recommend it? Of course, but remember this IS Kevin Smith, it's profane, insightful, crude, playful, and will leave you with a different view on "Dora the Explorer". If you are a fan of his movies, then watch both of these films, in order, and watch them with friends.

An Evening with Kevin Smith DVD:

Funny Q&A with the Man himself, about his life,his work, his movies.

I see that Amazon is cross-posting reviews of "An Evening with Kevin Smith" 1 and 2, so I'll just cover both movies here.

I am maybe typical of a portion of Kevin Smith's audience. I saw "Clerks", loved it, and have seen a few others (Mallrats, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back) and didn't really love them as much.

But I must say I was surprised at how entertaining Smith is in these movies. The common points between Smith the director and Smith the public speaker -- or maybe standup comic would be more accurate -- are the sophomoric humor, cheap sex jokes and gratuitous swearing. But these things often seem forced and contrived in his movies, where they are likely to be delivered in stilted dialog right out of the George Lucas school of "no one talks like that" screenwriting. In person, however, he actually turns out to be a naturally gifted and engaging speaker. If you can manage not to be offended by his sometimes offensive humor, Smith is incredibly charming, likable and funny on stage.

The first movie, "An Evening with Kevin Smith" was filmed at five or six different universities, with excerpts from the various shows spliced together into a four-hour movie spanning two DVDs. His half-hour take on a disastrously weird attempt to film a documentary for Prince is one of the most fascinating and hilarious things I've seen, and his recounting of a time working on a script for a Superman movie is also fabulous. His excruciatingly detailed account of how he met and first had sex with his wife may not be for the faint of heart. But as these topics suggest, Smith doesn't limit his talk to his own movies -- which means that even if you're not a fan of Smith the director, you might find some very enjoyable moments from Smith the speaker/standup comic.

The second movie, "An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder" was filmed in Toronto and London, and here the shows are presented on separate discs, not spliced together. It is more of the same idea -- Smith talking about his work, his life, Hollywood and anything else people can think to ask him. In Toronto, one of my favorite bits again was his follow-up explanation of the fallout from the Prince narrative on the first DVD set. The London show on disc 2 really had some of the funniest moments I've ever seen. I was laughing harder than I have in some time.

These movies have put Kevin Smith into new perspective for me, and I'm going to watch his other movies now. I actually grew to like him a lot more by watching these. This might not be the case for everyone, especially people offended by swearing and sometimes gratuitously sexual humor.

If you like stand up comedy, Kevin Smith (or his movies), or Q & A's with a creator you will like this.

Kevin Smith is one of the funniest people on this earth, and the story of how he became famous is just great. Before getting this I would suggest getting the first DVD so you know some of the stories he eludes to in this DVD.

If you love Silent Bob humor and Jay, this is for you. if not.... don't waste your money on this 4 hour laugh fest

Loved the first Evening With and this one delivers as well. Any fan of Kevin Smith will love this Q & A session.

This dvd is awesome, Kevin Smith is a hero of mine. In this dvd he answers questions from his fans in Canada and England. He talks about everything from why he doesnt want to make a comic book movie to Ben Affleck and more. Bottom line if your a huge Kevin Smith fan like myself pick it up.

There is not much to say this is a must have for any Kevin Smith fan this man is just to smart and WAY to funny! JERSEY REPRESENT!!