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.
Wash: You want a slinky dress? I can buy you a slinky dress. Captain, can I have money for a slinky dress? Jayne: I'll chip in. Zoe: I can hurt you.
'Shindig'
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Jars - Jun 02, 2006 6:56:48 am PDT #1971 of 10001
Sophia Brooks - Jun 02, 2006 7:05:23 am PDT #1972 of 10001
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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.
erikaj - Jun 02, 2006 9:33:28 am PDT #1978 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Napoleon Dynamite is not funny if you really ever rode the short bus to school. More like "And?" (I don't know why I'm saying that right now except there are moments in pop culture where I'm really aware of being in a...subculture or something. Yes, I knew guys like that.)
Hayden - Jun 02, 2006 9:49:33 am PDT #1979 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I couldn't stand Napoleon Dynamite, either. Let's mock the nerds! No, they're really awesome! But let's mock them, anyway! Blah.
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.
This makes perfect sense to me. Jack Black playing Jeepers Creepers Superstar on Mr. Show: awesome. Jack Black playing Chris Farley and pretending to be Latino: the diametric opposite of awesome.
Jars - Jun 02, 2006 9:54:23 am PDT #1980 of 10001
I loved Napoleon Dynamite. I thought it was just wonderful. Of course, it has no bearing on any reality I've ever lived, so it's entirely in the realm of fantasy. Maybe if I'd actually gone to school in America I might feel different.