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Summary: Da bomb
Review: This movie is hilarious. Jack Black is forced to pay his half of his rent. He is a sleepy and lazy, person. Then the phone rings when his roommate is gone. His roommate is a sub, so Forest Green (school) calls and asked for his roomate. He pretends to be his roomate. (I said roomate alot, lol) He got kicked out of his own band so this is his chance to make a band, but it all depends on how safe they can keep it a secret.
I haven't seen Jack Blacks other movies, but I like this one.
Rating: 
Summary: Enjoyable
Review: This film was exactly what I expected it to be.
Simple, unchallenging, amusing and heart-warming.
Everything about the film is adequate, the music, the acting and the pace, though I did feel the film could have been 20 minutes shorter!
I wouldn't personally watch it a second time, so for me, not worth a DVD purchase.
The kids deserve an honourable mention though - they get the best lines, and I felt that they genuinely played the instruments they played on screen, therefore are either very talented musicians or actors. Either way, they did a great job.
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Summary: Jack Black is just not funny.
Review: I've said it all in the title. No matter how many critics try, no matter how much you promote him as hilarious, no matter how many times Will Ferrell appears with him, Jack Balck is just not funny. In terms of comedy, he is a talentless troll, consistently infecting us with hiw nonexistant jokes like other such hacks such as Martin Short and Martin Lawrence.I've come to think Black must be heavily invested in some kind of political movement in Hollywood (see his performance in Bob Roberts and his association with Michael Moore). Why? Because, despite failing consistently at the Box Office and in terms of talent, he is still around. Hence, there must be another reason Hollywood promotes him so (the same can be said of Sharon Stone). Thus, he must be a superwonk when it comes to his politics, attracting power players like flies. His singing is fine. He should stick to that. He's not even funny in a "I don't find him funny but I see why people like him" sort of way I get with a Jerry Seinfeld. Nope. He's not clever, original, or fulfilling. He's simply a talentless hack. I'll say it again. Jack Black is just not funny.
Rating:
Summary: Average
Review: Not as funny as normal Black movies, but it does have a big heart. predictatble but still fun. An easy movie to watch.
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Summary: This School Rocks
Review: This film was rented on a whim, but ended up being a lot of fun. It did seem overall, aimed at a children's crowd, but I had fun. It's not a film that you'll just be rolling on the floor with laughter, but it will make you smile alot, and is one of Jack Black's best performances in a while. In a nutshell plotwise, unemployed, failed band memeber, Jack Black, desperate for rent money, accepts a job offer to substitute teach, that should have gone to his roommate. After initially deciding to just collect a paycheck and not do anything, he becomes inspired watching them play music, and realizes there is something he can teach them. There are some minor plot holes in the film, like why it takes them so long to realize that he's not qualified, or who he says he is, but you really won't pay much attention to that. The kids in the film are really entertaining, as is the rigid principal, played by Joan Cusack. This film is great family fare, there's an occasional bad word or two, but nothing severe, and your kids will have a lot of fun watching it. You may even crack a smile here and there.
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Summary: "we're gonna have recess all the time"
Review: I'm just going to put it out there and say that this is my favorite movie of all time. It sounds so clichéd, and yet it's so true. Jack Black plays his role perfectly, it could not have been done by anyone else. What makes this movie so special is that it is completely hilarious, and yet has a great message for the viewer to remember. Jack Black plays Dewey Finn, an overage rocker that sleeps in late, doesn't have a job, never had a job. One day he answers the phone from a local prestigious elementary school, looking for a substitute teacher after the current teacher broke her leg and called out for the next couple of weeks. He pretends to be his roommate, who is a certified teacher, and makes winners out of the students. They are highly talented in music, and incredibly smart. But, many of them don't have much faith in themselves. One feels she's overweight, one thinks he's a loser, and so on. Jack just just goes into the classroom and reverses their attitudes around. This is a movie that everyone should go out and see. Whether you like rock music, talented musicians, solid acting, or even a good comedy, this movie has got it all. One of the best I've seen in years, if not the best i've ever seen, period.
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Summary: Jack Black Attack-- This Movie Rocks!
Review: Jack Black really carries this movie. With his crazy eyebrows and constant jumpiness, it's hard not to find this guy funny. It's amazing to see him in full swing, dancing around like a monkey and shouting out lines that normally wouldn't be that funny-- but they are hilarious coming out of HIS mouth. He really knows how to work the lines of a script, squeezing out as much funny as he possibly can. Without Black, I think the movie would've snowballed. Black stars as Dewey, a musician who is kicked out of his group in the beginning of the film. His roommate Ned (Mike White, who also wrote the movie) has always liked Dewey, but his manipulative girlfriend (Sarah Silverman) makes him think the same things she does-- that Dewey needs to either get a job or move out. So that's exactly what Dewey does. He poses as a teacher for a prestigious prep school, pretending to be the substitute teacher that Ned actually is. Dewey soon learns that the kids have more to offer than just proper English and poise-- they can really rock! It's charming and sweet, and the kids are absoultely adorable. We're provided also with a great mix of children who all have different thoughts and talents. Together, they make a terrific ensemble, and with Dewey as the ring leader, it's completely rocking with hilarity. This one is worth checking out. Everyone needs to loosen up once in a while, and this is the kind of movie that will make you want to do just that. There's no reason to sit up straight all the time-- so smile and slouch while you watch this movie!
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Summary: An entertaining, fun movie.
Review: This is a good movie for anyone over 8! Between the great classic rock songs, very talented young children, and Jack Black's humor, you just can't go wrong. I laughed throughout the movie and was never bored (as I usually get during any movie). If you like classic rock, you definitely should see this movie just for Black's rock-history lesson. If you like to laugh and enjoy a 'cute' movie every now and then, you definitely will be happy with this one! As for the reviewer who compared this to "Lost in Translation," to put it bluntly, "Lost in Translation" was BORING compared to "School of Rock."
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Summary: A fun moving promoting music
Review: Jack black plays a guy who is failing in his band and needs to pay his share of the rent before his best friend (and the best friend's bossy girlfriend) kick him out of the apartment. He is kicked out of the band and out of desperation for money poses as a teacher in place for his best friend without the best friend's knowledge. Although he hated the job at first, he realizes that all of the kids he teaches have talent and can play instruments in an orchestra. He decides to form a band with the kids and enter a band contest.
This movie is just HILARIOUS. Jack Black makes the funniest facial expressions that make you laugh! He is such a good comedian. His performance in this movie is much better than "Shallow Hal," and you will love this movie! It's adorable!
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Summary: Plenty of belly laughs.
Review: If you didn't find this movie funny, you've probably got no sense of humor. It is hysterical. Jack's performance ranks with the best comedic performances on film.
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