School of Rock

smiaras

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MrNuked

I liked eXistenz

this should be in the film reviews forum

it can't be as bad as anger management
or belleville rendzvous
Watch those two films before you start ranking films as the worst ever!
Although belleville rendezvous is a crap film, it is an excellent test for pretentiousness. Ask someone if they like it; if they say yes, then they are pretentious!

ixoy

I enjoyed Belleville Rendez-Vous - oddly, it doesn't make me pretentious. To say anyone who likes it is pretentious is merely to be judgmental on your part. I much prefered Spirited Away however.

feylya

Ah, I enjoyed the film. A nice no-brainer with loads of guitar and rock jokes that suit me down to the ground. And yeah, they did pick the kids off the streets. They wanted musicians instead of actors. Did a reasonably good job imo.

Mr E

The whole movie was on rails.... if you had any idea of the plot before you walked in, you could figure out where it was going after watching it for 5 minutes.

Having said that, it was FUN. Not a bad way of spending a couple of hours. The concert at the end (costumes aside) was a good payoff.....

For the most part, the people who are going to hate this movie are people who hate Jack Black. Simple as that. Like him, like the movie. Hate him, hate the movie.

- Dave.

shotamoose

I enjoyed it, and there were loads of kids there when I saw it who seemed to like it too. One of them stood up after the end and announced to her parents "That was wicked!" (this was in England so kids are allowed talk like that).

Yeah it's not exactly revolutionary and Jack Black just plays himself but so what. It's a laugh.

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Miguel_Sanchez

I for one enjoyed the movie and thought it was a good way to pass a Saturday afternoon. But then again I like Jack Black so I'm willing to overlook the flaws.

(Plus - I learned long ago to disregard the views of anyone who starts a post with OMG)

I don't think Richard Linklater was intent on cashing in on the success of Tenacious D. I think when Mike White gave him the script he just wanted to make a fun kid's movie that he'd like to watch himself.

Also I liked Belleville Rendezvous and didn't think it was at all pretentious (and I'm definitely not pretentious - I watched and liked the Bronx Bunny Show for god's sake). It had some great visual gags and any film that can hold your attention nowadays with barely two lines of dialogue has to be put together well. It was inventive and pretty funny.

Tyrrial

i havn't seen the movie but because of the endless crap about the bloody thing on MTV and MTV2 i don't think i'll ever want to see it.

ever half hour there's somthing promoting that fúcking movie!

patch

"Raise your goblet of rock!!"

The movie was great crack, no oscars and no brain required. Simple.

byte

Originally posted by patch
"Raise your goblet of rock!!"

The movie was great crack, no oscars and no brain required. Simple.

Yeah, I agree! It wasn't Oscars material but a good laugh nonetheless.

stevoslice

I agree thouroghly enjoyed it.
Especially

the touched by your kids part, one guy in the cinema just went in to convulsions then

Thorbar

Enjoyed this movie purely because it made me laugh for a solid hour and a half but I can definately see how some people wouldn't enjoy it.

It was fairly funny when Jack is giving one of the kids a pep talk about having a weight problem this really fat lad in front of me starting sticking his head into box of popcorn and making grunting sounds, I kid you not. Had myself and the girlfriend in stitches.

mithrandir

I thought it was a fantastic movie and suitable for all ages too!

Granted, you'd have to like Jack Black to enjoy it as it mostly is about him but it's great fun, very funny and the kids in it were all brilliant I thought.

"For those about to rock, we salute you....."

Ryaner

Great film. Jack Black is amazing and was good music too which is always good

krattapopov

saw the film last night, thought it was excellent, laughed all the way through it

not sure on names but the guy who wrote the film is his flatmate and he did write it specifically for jack black


so everyone who likes to rock go bloody see it now!!

bombidol

Not a terrible movie by any stretch, sure it wasnt amazing but it was basically a kids movie. and with the PG rating, JB couldnt Tear off on a wild thing and make you piss yourself. Orange county still remains the funniest JB movie for me, especially in the Deleted scenes

gar

MrBigglesworth

Thoroughly enjoyable, without Jack Black it probably would've been shi'ite.

monument

I liked it for the same reasons most have said - fun etc...

I also don't think it was a standard young goats movies.

i havn't seen the movie but because of the endless crap about the bloody thing on MTV and MTV2 i don't think i'll ever want to see it.

In the film Jack Blacks character blames MTV for destruction good music.

I found it very enjoyable. Well worth watching though I did find that the trailers gave away most of the funny parts.

Agent Orange

Linklater hasn't made anything quality since Slacker, and even that was hideously overrated.

Untalented but somehow successful directors like him and Kevin Smith are what's wrong with independent cinema.

Jack Black is funny... if you think being fat and shouting is funny. I wish he'd get off my cinema screen and go back to eating hamburgers.

ixoy

Originally posted by Agent Orange
Linklater hasn't made anything quality since Slacker, and even that was hideously overrated.

Untalented but somehow successful directors like him and Kevin Smith are what's wrong with independent cinema.

You're quite a critic - tell me, what's right with independent cinema?

comet

I thought it was a really good film, a highly enjoyable bit of fun and a nice change from the usual tripe. And yes Jack Black is cool and funny, whats wrong with that.......

adonis

jack black?
seriously the guy isnt funny.
he just isnt. he is just a typical american,
was he in dogma?

krattapopov

jack black was not in dogma to the best of my knowledge, which is an excellent film

and jb is funny in medium sized doses

comet

Originally posted by adonis
jack black?
seriously the guy isnt funny.
he just isnt. he is just a typical american,
was he in dogma?

Yes krattapopov you are rightJack Black wasn't in Dogma, in general actors find it very hard to be funny in films in which they don't star