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Well you're wrong. Because in 2022 we get Violent Night - an amazing, very original, and thoroughly weird spin on action comedies, and it's set at Christmas time. What more could you ask for? The casting in this movie is great - there's no better actor to portray a drunken, ass kicking Santa Claus than David Harbor. Then you have John Leguizamo as the movie's main trash talking antagonist. Think of this movie as a mix between Home Alone, Die Hard, and The Santa Claus, with John Wick style action and Deadpool's style of self depricating and fourth wall breaking sense of humor.

It's not a perfect action movie but it's some of the most fun you'll have at the movies this year. It's one of the best Christmas movies since Bad Santa, and it's one of the best action comedies since Deadpool. Don't let it fool you that it's a Christmas movie - it's also a movie that you can watch year around and it's great no matter what time of year it is. Ignore the excessive violence and just have a good time watching, and the less you know going in the better. That being said, Violent Night is one of the most fun movies of the year, Christmas time or not!

Before I go any further, I want to say - I'm a huge Kevin Smith fan. I often credit the original Clerks for the reason why I have such a warped sense of humor. I have seen and own just about every Jay & Silent Bob film there is to see multiple times. I've even been to many Kevin Smith events (including multiple live Hollywood Babble Ons and other shows). I have even had my picture taken with him and have a signed Clerks DVD.

So that being said, watching the inevitable conclusion of Clerks III last night, I couldn't help but think of the Simpsons dialogue from the episode "Rosebud" when Homer is confused about whether or not it's a happy ending or a sad ending, and Marge says "It's an ending, Homer". And that's kind of how Clerks III is - it's an ending. It's definitely not a happy ending. As Avengers: Endgame showed us, you can't have a multi-film franchise that spans decades and expect to end it and have everybody satisfied. Clerks is kind of that way after 20+ years and over a dozen connected films. But it's just that - it's an ending.

I know that this is the movie that Kevin Smith wanted to make following his heart attack and if you've seen his stand-up special you know that he's telling the truth about what really happened. For that, the film is great. And there's some other fun stuff in the movie that I will not spoil But the ending just kind of drags it down a bit, and that is kind of the takeaway of this film is that not everything ends the way you want it to. So enjoy while you can before it's too late.

This movie is why you go to the theaters. And in 2022, after two years of not having this kind of excitement, it rejuvenates the movie-going experience and shows why we love movies in the first place. As someone who was obsessed with the original movie when I was a kid, I have to say they remained truthful to the original while bringing new elements and technological advancements into the mix.

Top Gun: Maverick does an amazing job of being a continuation and celebration of everything we enjoyed about the first movie and then some. Yes, there is quite a bit of fan service at the beginning of the movie, but that goes away pretty quickly and we're introduced to the new characters and the plot of the new movie as soon as that stops.

The only reason why I'm not ranking this a perfect 10 / 10 is because if you're familiar with the Youtube channel Cinemasins, there's a lot of "He survives this" and "this works" types of moments. You will notice these things pretty quickly. But they don't really detract from the main plot too much or don't seem that overly out of place for what the characters are going through in relation to the story.

Overall, this is one of the best movie sequels and will definitely go to show how future sequels should be made.