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\"\"<\/a>Mallrats<\/em><\/strong> has found a new audience over the past 20+ years with home video media, and myself enjoyed it a bit more) and now 2.5 decades later, manages to get a complete Blu-ray release with a few new features and an upgraded video transfer.<\/p>\n

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Mallrats<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Comedy, Romance<\/span>
\nArrow Video | R\/Unrated \u2013 95\/122\/85 min. \u2013 $39.95 | October 13, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 11\/08\/2020 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Director: <\/strong>Kevin Smith
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Kevin Smith (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Jason Lee, Jeremy London, Shannen Doherty, Claire Forlani, Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, Ren\u00e9e Humphrey, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Ethan Suplee, Stan Lee, Michael Rooker<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Featurettes, Interviews, Deleted Scenes, Outtakes, Music Video, Gallery, Trailer, Extended Cut, TV Cut
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), English (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>44.73 GB (Disc 1), 48.04 GB (Disc 2)
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>42.92 Mbps (Disc 1), 10.77 Mbps (Disc 2)
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/span><\/p>\n
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Arrow Video provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 3\u00be\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>To ease the pain of being dumped by their girlfriends, comic book nerd Brodie (JASON LEE) and best friend TS (JEREMY LONDON) take a trip to the local mall. They soon discover the mall is being used as the venue for a dating show, in which Brandi (CLAIRE FORLANI), TS\u2019s ex, is the star. To win her back, the pair enlist the help of professional delinquents Jay and Silent Bob (JASON MEWES, KEVIN SMITH) to hijack the show, while Brodie carries out his own mission to mend his relationship with Rene (SHANNEN DOHERTY), who has caught the eye of his nemesis Shannon (BEN AFFLECK).<\/p>\n

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Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>Upon its release, for which it was a box office flop even with a $6.1 million budget, Mallrats <\/em><\/strong>was certainly a stain for Kevin Smith as his follow-up to Clerks<\/em>. It would seem if not for the critical praise received for his third film, Chasing Amy<\/em> (a film I love), one wonders if he would still be working today. But in any case, all these years later, and probably took around ten years, Mallrats<\/em><\/strong> saw a revival with a solid fan following.<\/p>\n

Personally, while I enjoyed my first viewing back in 2005 when it was released on DVD, it didn\u2019t exactly wow me, however seeing it only for the second time, probably enjoyed it a lot more, and making me laugh throughout even with some of the stilted dialogue whenever the romantic material came up, the finale especially. Being someone of the sarcastic nature, I did gravitate towards Jason Lee\u2019s Brodie character more so than Jeremy London who I would say is the weak spot of an otherwise fine cast.<\/p>\n

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Mallrats<\/em><\/strong> is not one of Kevin Smith\u2019s strongest films, even looking at it in a new light, as some of the dialogue comes across a little stilted, particularly once we get into the more romantic parts at the end, however it\u2019s still a fun, time-waster of a comedy with a similar humor to Clerks<\/em> and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4\u00be\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This two-disc set comes housed in a clear HD keep case and comes with a booklet<\/strong> and a fold-out poster featuring replica blueprints for \u201cOperation Drive-by\u201d and \u201cOperation Dark Knight\u201d. There is also, in the initial run, a nice matted slip cover<\/strong>. The inner sleeve is reversible with the original poster artwork on the other side.<\/p>\n

DISC ONE:
\n<\/strong>Introduction (12:31)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Option to play a new intro from Kevin Smith before the movie.<\/p>\n

Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Writer\/Director Kevin Smith, Producer Scott Mosier, Archivist Vincent Pereira and Actors Jason Lee, Ben Affleck and Jason Mewes<\/p>\n

Interviews:<\/strong><\/p>\n