I attended the Premiere of Clerks II at the State Theatre in Australia last night and I was totally blown away by the whole event. Kevin took to the stage before the flick started and welcomed everyone. He was wearing his Silent Bob coat and trademark shorts. He seemed totally relaxed and very happy to be in Australia, raving about how nice it was here, even calling it ‘Toronto Nice.’ After a quick intro, the movie began to massive rapture and applause.

And it didn’t stop there. Every gag was met with a flurry of belly laughter and clapping, so much so that sometimes you had to struggle to catch the next gag. But it didn’t matter, because this was one hell of a movie, probably Kevin’s best. It took you up and down, left and right, made you laugh and stirred your emotions. Just brilliant.

As the flick finished, there was a buzz in the theatre as everyone chatted about it. After a short interval, Kevin took to the stage for the Q&A, and again he received a standing ovation. Then the questions began, and Kevin talked straight for over 2hrs! At no point did the audience ever seem bored. He held the stage and kept everyone laughing with great stores about working on the movie, behind the scenes, Jason Mewes and his new bill of health, his family and the general topics of upcoming projects. I was able to ask Kevin a question myself, regarding the Train wreck videos, especially one where Jeff and Brian played a prank on Kevin as they pretended Jeff had cut his hand. It was an honour to talk to the man, face to face.

It was a fantastic event and I for one will be straight to the movies to see it again come opening day next week. Thanks for making the effort to get to Australia Kevin, come back anytime!