People aren't looking forward to Nacho Libre? I can't wait.
Emmett's with you. Loves Jack Black.
Mom! Dead people are talking to you. Do the math!
Buffy ,'Showtime'
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DavidS - Jun 02, 2006 6:44:02 am PDT #1968 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Jessica - Jun 02, 2006 6:46:44 am PDT #1969 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I don't avoid movies with Jack Black in them (King Kong), but I think I'd rather have my eyes gauged out with spoons than watch Nacho Libre. I just don't see what's supposed to be funny about it. (Which is my main issue with Jack Black in general -- when he's in someone else's movie, he can be funny. Doing his own stuff? It's like we're on different humor planes entirely.)
Sean K - Jun 02, 2006 6:49:13 am PDT #1970 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Doing his own stuff? It's like we're on different humor planes entirely.
I can pretty much understand this, except for Tenacious D. I love Tenacious D with massive, massive love.
Jars - Jun 02, 2006 6:56:48 am PDT #1971 of 10001
I find it way easier to explain why I don't like people than why I do. Jack Black just does everything with such gusto, with such enjoyment. It's like he's left irony entirely behind, which is a rare thing these days. But then he can be hilariously sarcastic, and his eyeborows speak volumes. Plus, Tenacious D. Massive bonus points for that right there.
Sophia Brooks - Jun 02, 2006 7:05:23 am PDT #1972 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Jack Black just does everything with such gusto, with such enjoyment.
I think that is it-- everything (to me) feels very real and like he is having a great time! Plus, how sweet is School of Rock?
Polter-Cow - Jun 02, 2006 7:09:33 am PDT #1973 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
School of Rock is entirely sweet. I was surprised by how much I liked it.
I don't understand Nacho Libre, however.
bon bon - Jun 02, 2006 7:12:23 am PDT #1974 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
As I accidentally posted in Natter, Nacho Libre is Napoleon Dynamite in Mexico.
Theodosia - Jun 02, 2006 7:13:34 am PDT #1975 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I'd almost put School of Rock in its own category. It's obvious in every scene that Black was connecting big time with the kid actors.
Other things, he's hit or miss. I liked him in King Kong okay, I guess -- Jackson sat on him a bit to remind him he was a period character, so it was like watching Black's grandfather in action.
But Nacho Libre is either going to be really, painfully bad... or else it will go straight through bad and into good again.
Polter-Cow - Jun 02, 2006 7:17:37 am PDT #1976 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
As I accidentally posted in Natter, Nacho Libre is Napoleon Dynamite in Mexico.
Well, I didn't think
Napoleon Dynamite
was that funny, so...I guess I really don't need to see it.
Strega - Jun 02, 2006 7:20:31 am PDT #1977 of 10001
overwrought and bizarrely soapy and grotesqueNeato. I marked your post so that I'll remember to look for that DVD.
I used to like Jack Black when I thought he was only pretending to be the kind of comedian that, now, I'm pretty sure he actually is. I don't pretend this makes sense.
But I think that the last movie I saw him in was High Fidelity, so my ambivalence is all based on Letterman appearances.