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after being dragged by the wife to see "the holiday" yesterday, i've come to the conclusion that I hate Jack Black. Used to love JB...but I think he finally pushed me over the edge. In this festering turd of a film JB takes a serious role...for about 45 minutes until he must resort to his one trick pony show and do a stupid song about tweedle dees and deedle dees or something. I've had it. Discuss JB here.

― thebingo (thebingo), Monday, 11 December 2006 18:03 (seventeen years ago) link

yeah, one trick pony. occasionally the trick is funny, more often than not its overdone. Having seen School of Rock endlessly repeated on TBS recently I've come to realize how truly unlikable/assholish his "rock n roll" character really is.

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 11 December 2006 18:08 (seventeen years ago) link

his fucking facial expressions make me cringe. i think i may have to watch his breakout performance in the 1993 classic "Airborne", to like him again.

― thebingo (thebingo), Monday, 11 December 2006 18:11 (seventeen years ago) link

he was okay in King Kong. dislike and am really bored of his schtick otherwise.

― sede vacante (blueski), Monday, 11 December 2006 18:13 (seventeen years ago) link

jack black is just awful

― lexpretend (lexpretend), Monday, 11 December 2006 18:15 (seventeen years ago) link

it's like you really don't have to do that thx those rock cliches entered the realm of self-parody a really long time ago

― jhoshea (jhoshea), Monday, 11 December 2006 18:17 (seventeen years ago) link

key to enjoying one-trick ponies: LIMIT YR EXPOSURE

― Dr M (Dr Morbius), Monday, 11 December 2006 18:20 (seventeen years ago) link

Are you mad? He kills in "School of Rock." I have not seen any of the other movies referenced here.

― Matt Cibula (Formerly, the Haikunym), Monday, 11 December 2006 18:28 (seventeen years ago) link

So the Tenacious D movie went redwood at the cinemas?

― Dom Passantino (DomPassantino), Monday, 11 December 2006 18:31 (seventeen years ago) link

See? Limited exposure totally works! (XP)

― Laurel (Laurel), Monday, 11 December 2006 18:31 (seventeen years ago) link

Like it wasn't entirely predictable in High Fidelity that 15 funny minutes of Jack Black would make Hollywood say "Hey, three starring roles a year for this guy would be perfect!"

― Dr M (Dr Morbius), Monday, 11 December 2006 18:34 (seventeen years ago) link

i really enjoy JB most of the time, but the "sing a crazy song all rocker style" is so fucking played out. nacho libre was halfway entertaining until the hair metal ballad entered the picture. i know that i will be dragged to this new one with cameron diaz and will be cringing knowing that the goofy-rocket-ballad is waiting around the corner any minute.

i wonder how long he went at it with peter jackson before PJ just let him "win" and filmed him singing some over-the-top ode to king kong with the full intent of destroying the film before it ever hit the editing room.

― grady (grady), Monday, 11 December 2006 18:35 (seventeen years ago) link

I can't say I've ever liked a single movie where he's had a major role (nb I've not seen Nacho Libre, School of Rock or Tenacious D. - nor do I plan to), but I still have a strange affinity for him. I think maybe he reminds me of a friend from high school

― will (will), Monday, 11 December 2006 18:40 (seventeen years ago) link

but the aforementioned list is pretty much his entire "major role" career? So maybe I need to see more Jack Black.

nah.

― will (will), Monday, 11 December 2006 18:41 (seventeen years ago) link

Shallow Hal
Orange County

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 11 December 2006 18:43 (seventeen years ago) link

(I'm not recommending you watch either of those, btw)

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 11 December 2006 18:46 (seventeen years ago) link

I saw School of Rock the other night for the first time and I was surprised by how much I liked it. Okay, his shtick is his shtick, but his character wasn't actually free of positive traits. He was nice to all the kids, and encouraged them. Plus, he was totally committed to rock. Which is commendable.

I have not seen him in many things, though, so perhaps it is best to keep the JB to a minimum.

― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Monday, 11 December 2006 18:47 (seventeen years ago) link

I still like Jack Black a lot (especially in Kong & School el Rock), am heartily looking forward to the pairing of Jack Black & Mos Def in Michel Gondry's movies Be Kind Rewind and Masters of Space and Time or whatever they're called next year.

― Dragons (per the previous FAQ answer) (nklshs), Monday, 11 December 2006 18:52 (seventeen years ago) link

Best Jack Black role so far was in Mars Attacks! btw.

― Dragons (per the previous FAQ answer) (nklshs), Monday, 11 December 2006 18:53 (seventeen years ago) link

nah - Heat Vision and Jack is his finest moment

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 11 December 2006 18:59 (seventeen years ago) link

and if you get dragged to see this movie be prepared to want to do physical harm to cameron diaz too. am i the only person who finds her incredibly unattractive?

― thebingo (thebingo), Monday, 11 December 2006 19:05 (seventeen years ago) link

nah, I don't rate her either.

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 11 December 2006 19:07 (seventeen years ago) link

I'm glad I'm not in a relationship where I get "dragged" to see movies. Sounds horrible.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 11 December 2006 19:09 (seventeen years ago) link

well i owed it to her after repeated viewings of point break and platoon.

― thebingo (thebingo), Monday, 11 December 2006 19:09 (seventeen years ago) link

I got my wife the pure adrenaline special edition of Point Break for xmas

― TOM. BOT. (trm), Monday, 11 December 2006 19:13 (seventeen years ago) link

tom you rule! extra meatball sandwiches for all!

― thebingo (thebingo), Monday, 11 December 2006 19:14 (seventeen years ago) link

and I bought this for the mom-in-law

http://www.amazon.com/Reindeer-Jelly-Candy-Poopers-Packs/dp/B000I8FMJ8/

― TOM. BOT. (trm), Monday, 11 December 2006 19:14 (seventeen years ago) link

Chris, you are OTM re: Cameron Diaz. I really find myself unable to tolerate Jack Black in most circumstances though I did enjoy Nacho Libre okay enough.

― Allyzay is cool: with Blue n White, with Eli Manning, with NY Giants (Allyzay Ei, Monday, 11 December 2006 19:15 (seventeen years ago) link

i love how the reindeer shit candy is listed in gourmet foods.

― thebingo (thebingo), Monday, 11 December 2006 19:19 (seventeen years ago) link

i'll cop to liking School of Rock. King Kong was crazy boring, but it wasn't really his fault. I'll see the Tenacious D movie if it's cheap enough and if the weedman comes soon.

― grbchv! (gbx), Monday, 11 December 2006 19:35 (seventeen years ago) link

School of Rock was okay enough too.

― Allyzay is cool: with Blue n White, with Eli Manning, with NY Giants (Allyzay Ei, Monday, 11 December 2006 19:37 (seventeen years ago) link

Re: Tenacious D -- I've seen some of the shows, and they did absolutely nothing for me. What exactly am I missing that so many people find amusing?

I watched "Shallow Hal" in a motel room once. It was painful.

Over the weekend I saw Cameron Diaz in "Gangs of New York", which I'd never seen, and was pleasantly surprised. That being said, I still don't like her all that much.

― molly (molly d), Monday, 11 December 2006 19:41 (seventeen years ago) link

Here is a list of films I enjoyed Cameron Diaz in, because why not?: Being John Malkovich, A Life Less Ordinary.

― Dragons (per the previous FAQ answer) (nklshs), Monday, 11 December 2006 19:42 (seventeen years ago) link

Shallow Hal is one of the worst films I have ever seen in my entire life.

― Allyzay is cool: with Blue n White, with Eli Manning, with NY Giants (Allyzay Ei, Monday, 11 December 2006 19:45 (seventeen years ago) link

cosign

― grbchv! (gbx), Monday, 11 December 2006 19:46 (seventeen years ago) link

I like Cameron Diaz well enough, but she's not the great comedy actress everyone seems to think she is. Having a wonky face doesn't necessarily make you hilarious.

― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Monday, 11 December 2006 20:26 (seventeen years ago) link

http://myspace-065.vo.llnwd.net/01198/56/04/1198124065_m.gif

― grady (grady), Monday, 11 December 2006 20:37 (seventeen years ago) link

hahahahaHYPNOTICAL

― Dragons (per the previous FAQ answer) (nklshs), Monday, 11 December 2006 20:40 (seventeen years ago) link

I love School of Rock, and he's great in High Fidelity and loads of other things where he has little parts - (Enemy of the State, Anchorman,erm ...Will and Grace....). But I saw him gurning on the red carpet for something and thought, blimey, that would be a strain to live with. No wonder his wife plays the cello, it's supposed to be calming isn't it?

― Ned T.Rifle (Ned T.Rifle), Monday, 11 December 2006 20:43 (seventeen years ago) link

Black and Diaz are both serviceable in small doses (altho Diaz being passable in Being John Malkovich and There's Something About Mary /= me finding her Hotttt)

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 11 December 2006 20:46 (seventeen years ago) link

I liked the stuff he did with Mr. Show and his part in High Fidelity. That's where it ends tho.

xpost - i think Diaz is ok looking. i like her eyes! and lets not forget her pivotal role in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas!

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 11 December 2006 20:51 (seventeen years ago) link

wow I totally forgot she was in that

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 11 December 2006 20:51 (seventeen years ago) link

ned otm. I think Anchorman is his best work, or at least the best scene ~~he's~~ ever ~~been in~~. Gonna dissent and say even Shallow Hal was...diverting. Botched the last line of King Kong though wtf.

― tremendoid (tremendoid), Monday, 11 December 2006 20:57 (seventeen years ago) link

the dog-booting in Anchorman is pretty awesome... ("well, now this is happening")

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 11 December 2006 20:59 (seventeen years ago) link

That was good too.

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 11 December 2006 21:04 (seventeen years ago) link

I actually thought he was slightly out of place in Anchorman. I would have liked someone else to kick the dog. Although actually I would have liked nobody to kick the dog.

― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Monday, 11 December 2006 21:08 (seventeen years ago) link

In one of the deleted extended scenes, when Ron Burgundy is crying in the phone booth (classic) after the dog booting, Brian Fantana asks him "were you raped?". I'm not sure why it was so funny but hoo boy, was it!

― Dragons (per the previous FAQ answer) (nklshs), Monday, 11 December 2006 21:10 (seventeen years ago) link

The thing about hating Jack Black is that it's almost as obvious as hating Tom Cruise; blah blah blah easy target no one cares etc. (btw I LOATHE TOM CRUISE and will go on about how much I hate him when given half a chance so I totally grok the impulse behind this thread, this isn't so much a "criticism" as much as it is a "Dan feels like posting something but doesn't feel like making a real point" thing)

― Jesus Dan (dan perry), Monday, 11 December 2006 21:11 (seventeen years ago) link

The fact that he had a burrito thrown at him, which made him go into a dog-punting tirade is, for me, quite amusing.

― molly (molly d), Monday, 11 December 2006 21:11 (seventeen years ago) link

The dog-punting thing was fucking hysterical.

― Jesus Dan (dan perry), Monday, 11 December 2006 21:12 (seventeen years ago) link

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so its agreed that everyone thinks Chris Farley sucked.

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 14 December 2006 00:15 (seventeen years ago) link

Was there ever a question?

― Abbott (Abbott), Thursday, 14 December 2006 00:23 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.tvdance.com/chrisfarley/images/1a.gif

― grady (grady), Thursday, 14 December 2006 01:19 (seventeen years ago) link

BOO! You all hate fun. Chris Farley didn't suck.

― Sharon Penny (VegemiteGrrrl), Thursday, 14 December 2006 04:22 (seventeen years ago) link

candy = belushi = black = farley

― cousin larry bundgee (bundgee), Thursday, 14 December 2006 04:24 (seventeen years ago) link

dude's got a lot of energy.

― M@tt He1ges0n (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 14 December 2006 04:25 (seventeen years ago) link

Wow Arthur, hey dude! It's good to "see" you.

Yes, seconded!

― Leon Czolgosz (Leon), Thursday, 14 December 2006 04:28 (seventeen years ago) link

The fact that most of ilx agrees that Chris Farley sucked means it can't be all bad. I used to feel like I must have either been missing something or that the whole world was stupid.

I did like The Chris Farley Show though.

― Hurting (A-Ron Hubbard), Thursday, 14 December 2006 04:30 (seventeen years ago) link

I so hate that laugh that Chris Farley would do. That same laugh that Peter Griffin does now on "Family Guy".

― PPlains (PPlains), Thursday, 14 December 2006 04:52 (seventeen years ago) link

I think Chris Farley was fenny funny and very talented. I just think Black, Belushi and Candy are/were funnier/more talented.

― grady (grady), Thursday, 14 December 2006 05:17 (seventeen years ago) link

all those fat guy are funny

― chaki (chaki), Thursday, 14 December 2006 05:58 (seventeen years ago) link

i would have laugh at all these fat guy

― max (maxreax), Thursday, 14 December 2006 06:03 (seventeen years ago) link

And now none of us will ever get the chance to see the joy that was High Fidelity the musical...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6175299.stm

― Ned T.Rifle (Ned T.Rifle), Thursday, 14 December 2006 11:37 (seventeen years ago) link

Until it's revived in 20 years time as a cult classic.

― Ned T.Rifle (Ned T.Rifle), Thursday, 14 December 2006 11:37 (seventeen years ago) link

Pretty decent if overoptimistic beat-down of Black on Slate.com right now: http://www.slate.com/id/2155440/

― Jay (jaymacke), Thursday, 14 December 2006 13:28 (seventeen years ago) link

Abysmal movies, but Chris Farley is classic, if only for asking whichever celebrity happened to be on The Chris Farley Show, "Hey, did you see Die Hard?". This is still a great thing to ask people.

― rucksack paulsy man (davidcarp), Thursday, 14 December 2006 13:48 (seventeen years ago) link

if Chris Farley ever did anything as culturally literate as Belushi's "Dueling Brandos" duet w/ Peter Boyle, pls lemme know

― Dr M (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 14 December 2006 14:28 (seventeen years ago) link

WELL.

http://www.slate.com/id/2155440/nav/tap1/

― thebingo (thebingo), Thursday, 14 December 2006 17:25 (seventeen years ago) link

Chris Farley sucked, dudes. Also I liked that Shakey thought he needed to explain "dead fat comedians"

― Allyzay is cool: with Blue n White, with Eli Manning, with NY Giants (Allyzay Ei, Thursday, 14 December 2006 17:38 (seventeen years ago) link

well I left out Fatty Arbuckle

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 14 December 2006 18:19 (seventeen years ago) link

That Slate article might have been a little more convincing if he hadn't linked to an utterly lame SNL skit as an example of the heights of Black's talent.

― walterkranz (walterkranz), Thursday, 14 December 2006 18:55 (seventeen years ago) link

I will always cut Chris Farley some slack for that Chippendale's dancer sketch.

― Jesus Dan (dan perry), Thursday, 14 December 2006 18:58 (seventeen years ago) link

see if you can find farleys death pics on the goog.

― thebingo (thebingo), Thursday, 14 December 2006 18:59 (seventeen years ago) link

I will always cut Chris Farley some slack for that Chippendale's dancer sketch.

-- Jesus Dan (djperr...), December 14th, 2006.

otm

― latebloomer's mayan name is tapir ballz (clonefeed), Thursday, 14 December 2006 19:02 (seventeen years ago) link

now that i think of it, i'm kind of pissed and feel a little bit cheated that horatio sanz didn't follow through on the implied promise that every big fat snl comedian would die in a blow-related overdose.

― otto midnight, that 'tofu makes you gay' ding dong (otto midnight), Thursday, 14 December 2006 19:07 (seventeen years ago) link

Too boring to die.

― Leon Czolgosz (Leon), Thursday, 14 December 2006 19:23 (seventeen years ago) link

I sure have hella sympathy & love for the Arbuckle. Fatty not John, natch.

― Abbott (Abbott), Thursday, 14 December 2006 20:51 (seventeen years ago) link

THANK GOD FOR TEH INTERNETS:

http://www.topfivebreakups.com/

Click on "Videos." Be prepared for a musical dreamworld. Now High Fidelity : The Musical CAN LIVE ON FOREVER.

― molly mummenschanz (molly d), Thursday, 14 December 2006 21:36 (seventeen years ago) link

"Coming Soon:
High Fidelity Original Cast Recording and more."

Such optimism...

― Ned T.Rifle (Ned T.Rifle), Thursday, 14 December 2006 21:54 (seventeen years ago) link

I saw Jack Black on Broadwick Street in Soho today, peering at a map and pushing a pushchair.

― Maaarghk C (Maaarghk C), Thursday, 14 December 2006 22:26 (seventeen years ago) link

HAHAHA, I was just jokingly saying to someone that HF the musical probably had a song called "You're In My Top 5 Reasons to Live" and the truth was not far from that.

Also, anyone notice the "...chance of your LOO-OOO-OOOVE!" sounds suspiciously like "seasons of LOO-OO0-OOOVE!" from Rent?

― Hurting (A-Ron Hubbard), Thursday, 14 December 2006 23:40 (seventeen years ago) link

oh lord. please wash that video from my brain.

― walterkranz (walterkranz), Thursday, 14 December 2006 23:47 (seventeen years ago) link

I just watched it again. I feel like I should apologize.

― molly mummenschanz (molly d), Thursday, 14 December 2006 23:53 (seventeen years ago) link

Oh good god, I didn't even notice the video the first time, I was just talking about the audio clip. EUUUGHHHAHAHHHHHFHGHHHH!

― Hurting (A-Ron Hubbard), Thursday, 14 December 2006 23:57 (seventeen years ago) link

When he paused after he said "Laura" and got all mad I was really hoping he would say "YOU'RE SUCH A STUPID FUCKING SLEAZEWHORE BITCH!"

― Hurting (A-Ron Hubbard), Friday, 15 December 2006 00:00 (seventeen years ago) link

I sure have hella sympathy & love for the Arbuckle. Fatty not John, natch.

It's JON!

It's the little things that make a crucial difference.

― Leon Czolgosz (Leon), Friday, 15 December 2006 00:19 (seventeen years ago) link

Now if we can keep people from typing JOHN STEWART, then it'd be total success.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 15 December 2006 00:30 (seventeen years ago) link

Does anyone remember LYMAN, original owner of Odie, back when Garfield was more into eating ferns?

― Abbott (Abbott), Friday, 15 December 2006 02:51 (seventeen years ago) link

Now that this thread's on the subject, what's up with all these batshit insane fake Garfield strips turning up here? and can we post them all in one place.

― sgh (sgh), Saturday, 16 December 2006 05:42 (seventeen years ago) link

lets make this a thread about LYMAN instead of jack black

― max (maxreax), Saturday, 16 December 2006 06:15 (seventeen years ago) link

for shame, fake -ilx. is this what you wanted? take a good hard look at your hive mind and the banality it hath wrought.

― latebloomer (clonefeed), Monday, 18 December 2006 08:27 (seventeen years ago) link

My sister made me go and see the Holiday on saturday, Jack Black as a second string romantic lead is one of the more believable things in the film. It is a very very bad film.

― Ed (dali), Monday, 18 December 2006 08:29 (seventeen years ago) link

However at least they played the trailer for miss Potter before hand so at least I could feel a deep sense of relief that I wasn't seeing that.

― Ed (dali), Monday, 18 December 2006 08:31 (seventeen years ago) link

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/tracerhand/GarfieldJacobsLadder.gif

― Allyzay is cool: with Blue n White, with Eli Manning, with NY Giants (Allyzay Ei, Monday, 18 December 2006 16:49 (seventeen years ago) link

two weeks pass...

Chris Farley was pathetic.

His humour was intended to insult the viewers instead of amusing them.

― Alexander (Absenthino), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 11:31 (seventeen years ago) link

Though a lot of people enjoy being insulted, that's what the modern TV is about.

― Alexander (Absenthino), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 11:31 (seventeen years ago) link

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/tracerhand/GarfieldJacobsLadder.gif

― latebloomer (clonefeed), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 12:29 (seventeen years ago) link

His humour was intended to insult the viewers instead of amusing them.

What does this even mean, honestly?

Farley had some incredible SNL moments - The Herlihy Boy, the Chris Farley Show, the Weekend Update 'air quotes' character ("maybe I'm not 'hygenic'... Maybe I don't use 'soap', etc.). A lot of his material was written by Bob Odenkirk, who is still a comedy god, awkward-transition-into-feature-films period notwithstanding.

― Tiki Theater Xymposium (Tiki Theater Xymposium), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 14:16 (seventeen years ago) link

Those are commercial jokes intended ONLY to keep the viewers watching.

I shared my oppinion, now it's up to you either share it or not

PS I like SNL but not Chris Farley.

― Alexander (Absenthino), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 16:53 (seventeen years ago) link

can somebody ban this guy plz

― and what (ooo), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 17:16 (seventeen years ago) link

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