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when ben affleck was woke for 2 minutes and then went back to being a total dick 😩
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Half of this movie’s problems would be solved by the word “bisexual.”
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WWill Sloan 8 月 23, 2026
There was a time when, if you had the sudden compulsion to watch Chasing Amy, you literally had to go out and rent a DVD copy from the video store (or buy a used Criterion edition from Goodwill) and then put the DVD in your DVD player. In the old days, this cumbersome process would have been enough to destroy any curiosity. But now, if it’s right there on the front page of a streaming site… Famously, Smith made this movie to work through the pain of knowing that his real-life girlfriend Joey Lauren Adams had a more extensive sexual history than him. This fact, like the film itself, has Aged Poorly™, although I found the movie somewhat interesting as…
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watch Carol (2015) dir. Todd Haynes for a subtle yet moving lesbian romance accompanied by a masterful score and beautiful performances by Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara
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Remember when that one straight guy you know baked you a cake shaped like a naked woman with huge breasts on your birthday, and you were totally okay with it and laughed hysterically together? Yeah. Me neither. Chasing Amy exists in a world where straight people are allowed to be abrasively, disgustingly rude toward queer people with absolutely no repercussion. Apparently you can just lob insults and ignorance at us all day long and we’ll still wanna be your friend. Hell, maybe we’ll even want to date you. Hey. Straight dudes. Lesbians don’t wanna fuck you. They won’t fall in love with you. And god fucking dammit, lesbians don’t sit around drinking wine and mourning the loss of so many gay women who have gone and fallen in love with men. Another one bites the dust, eh? Bite my ass. I wish I could track down every single copy of this movie and destroy them all.
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keep kevin smith the fuck away from anything to do with lgbt culture and especially, lesbians
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This movie isn’t that old but it feels like it belongs to an ancient era of history, one future scholars may look back on and call “The Snootchie Boochie Age.”
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The only funny thing about this movie is the idea that someone would give up sleeping with women to date the goateed cry baby which is Ben Affleck.
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Pains me to say that you can actually sort of see Kevin improving as a director in this. Nothing special by any means but his camera actually emphasizes dramatic moments instead of just sitting there waiting for an actor to do it and there’s even a marginally compelling structure to it (the mirrored opening and closing scenes kind of work). However, none of it really matters because its all in service of the most mind-numbingly stupid idea for a movie anyone has had. It’s the painfully obvious self-revelation that sexuality and relationships are complicated and messy that most have when they’re teens (and that Smith apparently had when he was 25) but taken to some weird, geek fantasy extreme where…
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Clerks Cinematic Universe tie in
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An inside look into the bisexual plight of one Alyssa Jones.
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I’ve seen lots of criticisms about this film with people saying things like it “aged horribly” and it’s also how it’s incredibly “outdated”. However, I wouldn’t exactly agree with any of that. Instead I’d call it surprisingly really woke and progressive as it explores themes like toxic masculinity as a dude named Holden falls in love with a lesbian, holding the mentality that “he can fix her” (Which unfortunately a lot of straight dudes still believe to this day). However,…
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Gen X’ers saw this and thought it was the height of existence. Banal.
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“everyone needs dick” BROTHER how did you not realize sooner tbh i hope that’s how my friends would react if i fell in love with a man remember kids, bisexuality doesn’t exist but a lesbian CAN turn straight when she meets the right man if he puts in enough effort!! 😍 well then again i’d say it can be educational. confronts false ideas about sesbian lex. also about the obsession with “norms” and “standards.” delightful to see that discussions about…
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just don’t get why they had to make her a lesbian just to unlesbian her but it’s artsy and explores misogyny and queer identity so it flies i guess??
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Convert .gay to .str
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Esto es una carta de amor a las comedias románticas. En vez de darnos esos giros o finales felices hollywoodenses Kevin Smith nos demuestra algo diferente. Las dos secuencias finales, la de la propuesta de Holden y la de el evento de comics son puro arte. Nos demuestran como Holden pese a saber que hace mal y aprender la lección sigue sin saber controlar sus inseguridades. En vez de darnos esa típica promesa de amor eterno nos dan un final…
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Watched for the gaggery and stayed for the extremely familiar and poignant portrayal of complex relationship dynamics of a very specific sub demographic (vaguely promiscuous sapphic leaning bisexuals of a certain American east coast lived experience…) Did not expect to feel so moved Tbqh
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Kevin Smith cannot write female characters. My god… For a film that calls itself a comedy, I didn’t laugh once during its nearly two-hour run. Write better jokes, Kevin.
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Watched for my Matt Damon stats yet again. And lovely to borrow the dvd from my pookie Alex and save me the $5 to rent this. Overall pretty good. Definitely felt like a more sincere romcom. Definitely helped from the performances.
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Kinda gives off a weird vibe during the first half but locks in to send a pretty decent message. Overall a really decent watch.
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figured out she was a lesbian 13m in at the word darts reference to clerks so peak great kevin smithiverse edition imo
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Amazing movie! No complaints other than very, very, VERY subtle homophobia/homophobic stereotypes, but I’ve ruled that down to the time it was made so I don’t hold it against them. Good lesbian representation/bi-curious representation. Is pretty funny and still can get into deep topics at the same time. Would definitely recommend this and other Jay and Silent Bob movies!
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RRaging Alcoholic 8 月 20, 2026
banky is gay 👉👈🤞 moment
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Aabbydempsey 8 月 20, 2026
I did not pay attention to this at all
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i’d like to invent time travel solely for the purpose of un-watching this movie
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Sometimes you’re in love with your girl, and your best friend gets jealous its not him getting cuddled at night by you.
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i can’t take holden’s name serious it reminds me of that snl episode ‘Mom, dad, reset easy, holden tudiks is safe!!’
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Dude why was everyone gay 😭 they all kissed=great
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so shes just bi then
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men stop being weird about lesbians challenge [98% FAIL] if i saw ben affleck in a lesbian club, i would immediately turn violent, especially if he had that ugly ass fkin beard
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I was ready to give this movie zero, THEN ALYSON SLAPPED THIS HOLDEN🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
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Griggz might have to be on a temporary ban list for this snooze fest did not fuck with this one at all.
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maybe i am a misandrist
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Hhectoons 8 月 18, 2026
This is a film about a lesbian wanting to have sex with a goatee-wearing Ben Affleck and yet it still manages to be a really nuanced look at sexuality as something far more fluid, messy and experimental as the much more straightforward labels used to define it suggest
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Jay and silent Bob save the day as always
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One of my favorite Kevin Smith movies ever. It’s way ahead of its time and the dialogue is incredible and it’s truly such an incredible watch and I wish more people have seen it. Ben Affleck is so good in this one and this is about Kevin Smiths actual relationship with Joey Lauren Adam’s who stars in this alongside Ben, so she is reliving what she went though with Kevin for the movie, and that just adds such a cool touch to the movie.
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мормоны протестуют, феминистки ненавидят нас…
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Il y a une complexité émotionnelle profonde de chacun des personnages, j’ai adoré l’écriture sur ça, c’est top ! Banky mon préféré ! 🌟😭🤣👌🏻
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Reeeeally interesting. Liked these performances a lot and screenplay was rock solid. Just a bit rough around the edges but dialogue felt veeery real jason lees character especially
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Freaky when I don’t realize st first that I’m watching. A Kevin Smith movie and then all of a sudden every scene is in my hometown
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Je ne m’attendais pas à une telle réussite. Derrière un film de nerds potaches, on a en définitive une réflexion sur le passage à l’âge adulte, les rapports humains, l’amour, les choix à faire et les concessions, l’acceptation de la vie des autres avant qu’on les rencontre, sans oublier une approche, plus légère de l’homosexualité. Franchement un très bon film qui dépasse de loin le teen movie classique
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Alyssa deserves so much better Funny film tho
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This is pretty funny n stuff but why did the lesbian fall for a man COME ON.
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i don’t understand why alyssa didn’t just accept herself as a bisexual instead of completely turning straight just for a guy, and i feel like the movie could of been better in a lot of different ways. Apparently the 90s didn’t grasp the concept of bisexuality
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1. Insufferable dialogue 2. Can’t stand that actress’s voice 3. Took away nothing from the story
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A fascinating film that even though it clearly does not stick the landing in many aspects and seemingly has never heard of the concept of a bisexual person, broaches conversations that we are still having to this day. Much better at discussing the slut-shaming aspect than anything to do with queerness.
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I legitimately don’t know how I can possibly score this movie. It is very good if a bit antiquated, but the ending really ruins the flow of the story
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“Jesus, just cuz a guys got a predilection toward dick jokes” I feel like this movie tries so hard to be profound.. it just tries too hard and is so cringy and dated. I still love Kevin Smith and his writing and his films, but I much prefer the silly films like Mallrats or Clerks than this. I freaking love Jason Lee though.. guy always makes me laugh.
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Just a testament to the strength of this film that I can identify with different aspects of it as I age. This was my favorite movie from probably 1999 to 2005. As a teen I was completely invested in Holden’s love sick puppy story. I wanted to memorize his speech to Alyssa in the car so I too could confess my love like that some day. Watching it this time, I HATED Holden. How dare he do that to Alyssa!…
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oh! una lesbiana que en verdad no es tan lesbiana porque el poder de un buen dick como el de Ben Affleck lo arregla todo🤢🖕🏻
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This is a serious exercise. It’s like an S.A.T. question. Which one’s going to get to the hundred dollar bill first – the male-friendly lesbian, the man-hating dyke, Santa Claus, or the Easter Bunny. Three of those dont fucking exist. Great script. The documentary Chasing Chasing Amy is also worth a watch, even if you dont like this film.
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Watched for umpteenth time…. For me it’s still very funny, particularly Jason Lee, and the 90s style Kevin smith dialogue, even if it has aged terribly-it’s sexual politics and homophobia really aren’t good… but it’s not going to matter. The movie is canon for me… I took it in in formative years; early indie movie influence.
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BBränna Mellanstad 8 月 12, 2017
watched on Gardner Street together, on retail Region 2 DVD. unsure of date but it was between autumn 2014 and December 2015 if Northmuir and January 2016 and Hogmanay 2017 if Gardner Street for sure.
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Some movies you watch. Others become little time machines. Chasing Amy is one of those movies for me. Whenever I think back to it, I don’t just remember the story, the characters, or Kevin Smith’s trademark mix of crude humour and surprisingly sharp observations about love, friendship, insecurity and the ridiculous ways people can fuck things up when emotions get involved. I remember being a teenager. I remember sitting around a mate’s place with a group of friends, crowded onto…
- Synopsis
- Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything is going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out she's a lesbian.
- Director
- Kevin Smith
- Writer
- Kevin Smith
- Studio
- View Askew Productions, Miramax
- Country
- USA
- Language
- English
- Year
- 1997
- Runtime
- 114 mins
- USA23 Jan 1997
- USA04 Apr 1997
- Ireland18 Apr 1997
- Australia18 Jun 1997
- Germany31 Jul 1997
- UK17 Aug 1997
- France17 Dec 1997
- Finland08 May 1998
- Netherlands14 May 1998
- Japan25 Jul 1998
- South Korea01 May 1999
- Czechia21 Jun 1999
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