Comments on: Why the Horror Genre Needs More Filmmakers Like Kevin Smith

By: Sebastian Villegas

Sebastian Villegas — Sat, 30 Jan 2016 09:19:00 +0000

To be honest, I disagree. No. I’d argue Smith is doing more harm than good for Horror. Something like Tusk despite some good dialogue heavy scenes, it’s not very good. So many things were total misfires like the tone, Depp’s character, Justin Long’s character is not an entertaining asshole in the slightest. Now, Kevin Smith wants to make the films he wants to make. Fine, let him do that. I won’t start a petition. But that being said, we don’t need more Kevin Smiths for the Horror. We don’t. What need is more filmmakers like Jennifer Kent or David Robert Mitchell. They GET Horror. Hell, more Soska sisters than Kevin Smith. Hell, you know which Horror film from Sundance I hear is WAY BETTER than Yoga Hosers? Babak Anvari’s Under The Shadow. That is more promising. I want more exposure for that film than any of Smith’s works. It’s a crime that I saw Tusk in theaters and not a film like The Guest.

Plus, I like artists who make films because they want to. Kevin Smith just isn’t a very good one. ;)

By: Dustin Wayde MIlls

Dustin Wayde MIlls — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 16:47:00 +0000

This this this! Forever this! Thank you, John! Somebody needed to acknowledge it, and you did so very eloquently.

By: DuckingGold

DuckingGold — Wed, 27 Jan 2016 04:38:00 +0000

And judging by the way Tusk failed at the box office, the audience doesn’t give a shit about Smith either. Good for them, for not supporting pretentious, self centered “artistes”.

By: David Watson

David Watson — Wed, 27 Jan 2016 00:42:00 +0000

Love this, Mr. Squires. On point. You make the art that you want because no one else has.

By: barry m

barry m — Wed, 27 Jan 2016 00:41:00 +0000

The way I’ve viewed Kevin Smith from the very get go was that — no, indeed, he never really cared about the audience. I want to clarify that by audience, I mean the people seeing the movies, and NOT his fans. I was an avid independent film fan before they had the label for the films (we used to call them Art House films!), and I was eager to see Clerks, whenever it would make it’s way to our small art theater. Well… before that could happen, I’d read a few articles and interviews about Smith, and they turned me off. In these articles he’d said that he saw films by Hal Hartley and Jim Jarmusch and others of that group, and decided that ( and I paraphrase) those movies were all just people talking, and hey, I can do that! And so he did. I decided not to waste my time on Clerks, and had since read numerous articles where Smith voiced his opinions on filmmaking, and how he just didn’t care. I definitely understood his distaste for the corporate film world, and the Hollywood machine, because I hated that shit, too. I can count on my hands the number of blockbuster Hollywood films I’ve seen in the past twenty years. I prefer the small indie films. But, I believe, unlike Smith does, that small indie films are more, much more, than just people talking. They’re full of great stories, rich characters, and the best performances you’ll see anywhere. So, Kevin Smith’s version of — hey, anyone can do it — I never mustered up enough interest to see his movies.

Until now… even though he’s still heralding that “I don’t care” line, maybe the absurdity of horror is where he can hit it. I just may see my first Kevin Smith movie. Will wonders never cease.

By: @SBofSelfAbuse

@SBofSelfAbuse — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 18:54:00 +0000

Well said.