10 Great Jack Black Performances Po Kung Fu Panda
Black had dabbled in the world of animation before this, with turns in the godawful Shark Tale and the first Ice Age. But Kung Fu Panda, in which he plays a lovable, clumsy panda who dreams of becoming a mighty warrior, gave him his biggest hit to date. It's also DreamWorks Animation's finest hour, a visually stunning, exciting and often very funny action movie. A sequel is on its way. Best moment: The end fight, in which Po takes on Ian McShane's legendary villain, Tai Lung, is extraordinarily impressive, but we're plumping for the constant interplay between Po and Dustin Hoffman's world-weary Master Shifu, which pays off with a closing line worthy of Wilder. Does he sing? Over the end credits, with a revamped version of - what else? - Kung Fu Fighting. None more Black? Not really. The OTT vocal work is kept to a minimum here, with Black bringing a refreshing sweetness to Po. But the boundless enthusiasm and obsession with awesomeness is 100% Black.
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RE: wait..
Posted on Wednesday January 13, 2010, 18:12 by TheSpleen
L: shmoobaka
how is there not mention of BioDome?
IODOME! They sure caused some trouble inside that bubble!
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RE: 10 Great Jack Black Performances
Posted on Wednesday September 23, 2009, 10:13 by Hymers2k9
i am going to be the 1st to try and actually name 10 Jack Black films...
10.Anchorman
9.Nacho Libre
8.Be Kind Rewind
7.King Kong
6.Tenacious D The Pick Of Destiny
5.Shark Tale
4.Shallow Hal
3.Kung Fu Panda
2.Tropic Thunder
1.School Of Rock
before anyone spots flaws i realise that he is only in anchorman for like 3 minutes and shark tale and kung fu panda are animations but they are still JB performances all over! Read More
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wait..
Posted on Tuesday September 1, 2009, 19:15 by shmoobaka
Posted on Wednesday June 24, 2009, 20:06 by Blue Ryan
Remember this is the guy who did school of rock. One of the finest comedy films of the decade. I enjoy his performances other than tropic thunder where he was pretty rubbish Read More
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RE: Nacho Libre... one of my favourites
Posted on Tuesday June 23, 2009, 12:47 by BishopQuaker
I can't even think of 10 Jack Black films I've seen!
I'll probably get shotdown for this but I thought School of Rock was a good film Read More
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RE: Jared Hess
Posted on Tuesday June 23, 2009, 08:30 by dancjtodd
L: kurum
"Although Nacho Libre isn't an entirely successful attempt to blend the innocent appeal of School Of Rock (Mike White wrote both movies) with the off-beat dynamics of Napoleon Dynamite (Jared Hess directed both)..."
I thought Richard Linklater directed School of Rock?
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Empire are saying Jared Hess directed both Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre, not School of Rock & Napoleon Dynamite. Read More
