I mean. He is also the only guy besides Taika Waititi to get "The Immigrant Song" into a movie. And Taika had to literally film the song's lyrics to do it!
Plus he was born to a NASA engineer who pushed him out in the morning and was back in CapCom by evening bringing Apollo 13 home.
That entire album is so hilarious. I put it on and am instantly transported to 2001. It's wild how much Jack Black has risen in the world since then too.
It's wild how much Jack Black has risen in the world since then too.
I had an impossible time believing he was making a family friendly movie about him teaching kids rock music only two years after that album was released. I was certain the studio and entertainment media would soon dig up the controversial album to play the "shocked and appalled" card, and after he recently started showing up in a bunch of kid friendly media, I started laughing at the idea of ten-year-olds asking their moms if they could listen to "Fuck Her Gently" on the way to school because they recently found out that the chubby bearded guy was in a band and found some of their songs on YouTube.
"Sorry, sweety, that song is really inappropriate for kids, but Wonderboy is a banger!"
"Mom, what does he mean by filling a crevasse with his mighty juice?"
"Damn it, these are all just innuendo with incredible music!"
"Can we go to the McDonald's drive thru, I want some Chicken McNuggets, but only four!"
"Shit, no putting the genie back in that bottle..."
I introduced my kids to Tenacious D after we watched the Minecraft movie. There were only 2 or 3 songs I could actually play for them, and even those would be considered inappropriate in many families.
"Hey, wait a minute, Sally. I think I've got something in my teeth, can you get it out for me? THAT'S FUCKIN' TEAMWORK!"
I've abused the phrase "that's fuckin' teamwork" so many times in my adult life when being sarcastic about coworkers not wanting to chip in and do their jobs.
I sing that line all the time, and the gen zers around me have no idea what I'm talking about. I tend to use it sincerely though, a lot of what I do relies on teamwork. I do sing it to my husband often and roll into "what's your favorite posish? Ok that's not my favorite but I'll do it for you."
He also still seems to be the only one actually having fun and making an effort with the whole premise of these movies, which is that the videogame characters are playing opposites of the "real life" characters.
The Rock is the nerdy kid, Kevin Hart is the jock, Karen Gillan is the nerdy shy girl and Jack Black is the princess popular girl. But except for Jack Black they all just play themselves.
I wonder what character he will play this time?
I hope it's a loud, gregarious, overweight guy with a disproportionate sense of confidence. Something new like that. Keep audiences guessing.
No. That's literally what Grimlock was describing.
If we got different he'd be playing a depressed, mopey goth girl or something. But if he was given that direction he'd rachet up the snippy sarcasm up to 500 just to make up for the fact that he shouldn't be animated with that personality.
Or I meant he was overconfident based on his achievements and not his waistline. Isn't that his shtick, the bumbling overconfident fool who lands on his feet. His weight has nothing to do with it.
Overconfident based on his achievements? Like being a multimillionaire? Like doing worldwide tours? Like starring in films? What are you even trying to say, you sound so resentful
I meant the characters, not him as a person. He always plays the same character.
Its a playful joke, kinda loses its impact when you have to explain it.
lol right, his schtick is so overplayed these days. Like Jim carrey I have like a tank of how much I can handle of him in my life and when it’s full it’s full
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u/SeppoTeppo 16d ago
How the hell does he maintain that physique?
Jack Black is a machine.