Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Jay and Silent Bob Do Degrassi

It's a pretty random one, but I watched it and well, it deserves at least a quick write-up. Probably a very quick write-up because I can't really think of a damn thing to say about this one. It's a 3 episode story arc from Degrassi The Next Generation that also happens to star Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes as themselves.

If you're a fan of Degrassi then I'm sure you've already seen these episodes before and know all about them. If you're not a fan of Degrassi, then I want you to immediately stop reading this blog, shut the computer off, go into the closet, and just never leave. I don't you want you wandering around out there, it's too dangerous.

If you can't tell, I'm a Degrassi fan. How could you not be? It deals with "da issuez". And yes that's how you have to spell it. Other shows may try to deal with da issuez, but they hardly ever succeed. This one is the ultimate issuez show. 

These 3 episodes don't represent the best of what the series has to offer, and taken out of context of the rest of the show they often don't make a lot of sense, but they're entertaining and Kevin and Jason are both quite funny. The idea of putting Kevin into the show does seem a little forced, but it doesn't come off as nearly as corny as it easily could have.

It's the extras where this thing really shines. To go from a teen Canadian melodrama, to a bunch of bonus features full of language and sex stuff, is pretty insane. The commentaries are really funny and some of the interview clips are actually pretty insightful. The bonus features are absolutely worth the price of the DVD alone.

Movie - 7/10

Bonus Features - 8/10

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