I actually didn't find as many references to the first one. I did notice some but for the most, the movie didn't feel like it was tying back to the first one alot. I think what made this so much better to me was the major mood swing.
"Clerks" the original, despite it's genius comedy had a very gloomy and depressing nature for Dante. He got royally screwed every waking moment, and at times the movie felt like the world was raining human waste on his head.
What was nice about this movie is that for once, he has a positive and healthy relationship with a girl, a girl who in my humble eyes put on one of the BEST ROMANCES ON SCREEN I have seen in a long time.
I rarely feel so strong a connection to movie romances as I do with this one. It was also a brilliant movie to have Randall actually show a human side to him by admitting his love for his best friend and having a happy ending.
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