10 Great Jack Black Performances Nacho Nacho Libre
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) and Black's unique charisma, this tale of a Mexican friar who leads a double life as a wrestler has its fair share of comic pizzazz, mostly thanks to Black's complete commitment to the title role - tight spandex leggings, Mexican accent and all. Best moment: When Nacho is caught wearing wrestling get-up by one of the young children at his orphanage. Holding his head high in typical no-problem-can-defeat-you-if-you-just-pretend-it's-not-there Black fashion, Nacho defuses the situation with a spot-on delivery of the line, "When you are a man, sometimes you wear stretchy pants in your room." Does he sing? Several times, although when he starts scatting, it seems oddly out of character. None more Black? Again, this is a role that somewhat dilutes Black's larger-than-life persona in favour of a more wholesome, charming approach to a character. But there are still plenty of Black touches, including a beautiful explosion of anger when he's presented with two corn dogs.
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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
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