Mallrats is not clerks, and does not aspire to be. It gets a bad rap for this fact, but it's a decently enjoyable movie. Brodie and TS are fun to be around, Brodie more so, and the end result is a funny film, which is nowhere near as impactful as clerks.

I have a very distinct memory of the first time I watched Mallrats. It was my first night in the new house. I could probably work out the exact date if I wasn't so lazy. I am so I won't.
I was 16/17 and this was my introduction to the world of Kevin Smith. I'm now 30 and watch this film in a very different way. I no longer have the same awe and love of Jay and SIlent Bob. I realise that Brodie is just a shouty cunt and that TS is a self-obsessed prick. Brandi doesn't have the strength in convictions she believes she has. Tricia is not as hot as I remember and Gwen is still utterly fuckable.
I still enjoy the film, just in a different way.

Did you see the sail boat? As even i watched this film and couldn't see the blasted sail boat!!!! Brilliant Comedy to succeed Clerks. Jay and Silent Bobs greatest film i dare say. Hell even Stan Lee is in it!!! Grab your self some chocolate flavoured pretzels and enjoy this amazingly funny film. Snootchi Bootchis.

As I stated in my Clerks review, I love Mr. Smiths Jersey films. This movie was my first introduction to Kevin's movie and I've been a fan ever since. Like all his Jersey films, Mallrats has a great cast and dialogue that can be quoted until the end of time. An underrated comedy classic IMO.

[Extended Cut] Not as well paced as the original but far more ambitious. The opening shot alone makes this cut worth it. A lot of jokes and plot points are more explained in the version, but along with that comes more jokes that fall flat and scenes that go a bit too long.

Years before Kevin Smith was mostly known for his love of himself and pies he was quite the upcoming filmaker.

His second effort while for me beneath his first (clerks) and his third (chasing amy) is a lot of fun. Great dialogue and fun characters and at times quite hilarious. London and Lee are great leads, Jay and Silent Bob's antics are very daft but very funny and Stan Lee makes his greatest cameo appearance of all in a wonderful scene. Throw in a frustrating sailboat and Merle from The Walking Dead eating a shitty pretzel and you have a fun time.

I do honestly like Kevin Smith a lot, all though he does make it difficult at times. Not entirely unexpectedly he's going back to his safety net with his final film "Clerks 3". I've gotta feeling that retirement won't last long though

As I stated in my Clerks review, I love Mr. Smiths Jersey films. This movie was my first introduction to Kevin's movie and I've been a fan ever since. Like all his Jersey films, Mallrats has a great cast and dialogue that can be quoted until the end of time. An underrated comedy classic IMO.

[Extended Cut] Not as well paced as the original but far more ambitious. The opening shot alone makes this cut worth it. A lot of jokes and plot points are more explained in the version, but along with that comes more jokes that fall flat and scenes that go a bit too long.

Mallrats is funny, light hearted, and sweet. Not as good as Clerks, but still very enjoyable to watch.

The first Kevin Smith film that I saw, I remember catching it on TV in the late 90s on BBC late one night. I was just blown away by the clever and yet hilarious dialogue. Yes, the story may well be extremely childish at times and some of the performances wooden at best (take note Jeremy London). However, I just loved the humour of it and the many fanboy references.

As a result it drove me to watch Clerks, which has since become my favourite film. Boy am I glad I stayed up late that night to watch this.

I originally first saw this film at my neighbors house when it first came out on VHS, and it was my introduction to Kevin Smith. I definitely thought it was hilarious at the time, but I was also probably 11 years old, so of course I'd laugh at something like the stink-palm. Watching it again years later I'd realize that it wasn't the comedy classic I had previously thought it was, but it still had some goofy charms. Jason Lee is still pretty great, too.

"What, you wanna say something?!"
"Yeah, about a million things! But I can't express myself monosyllabically enough for you to understand me!"

Mallrats is only good because of Jason Lee. He single-handedly makes this a 4 star movie, but with the addition of Jay and Silent Bob it's a no-brainer 4 star film.

Continuing with my 90's theme, this was a must watch. Perhaps not as good as Clerks., but in my opinion it's either his second or third best film, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is right up there with Mallrats.

I don't know why I'm getting so in depth with this review and worrying about all these html text, but whatever. The movie is fucking funny, courtesy of Jason Lee. Even if it is the epitome of everything wrong with the 90's; clothes, music, dialogue, malls, shitty sound effects etc.

An aimless, meandering bore with unlikable characters and endless dull moments.

I have a very distinct memory of the first time I watched Mallrats. It was my first night in the new house. I could probably work out the exact date if I wasn't so lazy. I am so I won't.
I was 16/17 and this was my introduction to the world of Kevin Smith. I'm now 30 and watch this film in a very different way. I no longer have the same awe and love of Jay and SIlent Bob. I realise that Brodie is just a shouty cunt and that TS is a self-obsessed prick. Brandi doesn't have the strength in convictions she believes she has. Tricia is not as hot as I remember and Gwen is still utterly fuckable.
I still enjoy the film, just in a different way.