School Of Rock (DVD)

I have to admit that when I sat down to watch school of rock on DVD last night, I had a pre-formed idea of what to expect. I expected to hate it, after all, the main star was Jack Black, and hilarious singer though he might be witty his band 'tenacious d', I have never had any real respect for him as a comedy actor. I'm glad to say though, that I didn't hate the film (would have made for a crappy night if I had) and that I was pleasantly surprised by it. Okay, it was immature, imbecilic, and full of crude double entendre, but it was also hilarious and came accompanied by in my opinion one of the best soundtracks to a movie in a long time. Blacks ...  Read the complete review

This film was on Channel four last night and as I had never watched it I decided to delay going out by an hour to finally see it. Not entirely sure it was worth it, it does have its funny moments but I found the humour a bit repetitive and it does rely on cute kids rebellious nature type jokes with a hyper manic performace by Black himself. Blacks character Dewey is a total waster who performs in a very average rock band, he is prone to going into twenty minute guitar solo and then leapeing off the stage to crowd surf however the spartan crowd never has any intntion of catching his rather rotund body. When the band vote to sack him a few weeks before the ...  Read the complete review

Not many people know this; Jack Black is an actor and a musician. He fronts a band of his own. So this role is up the street for him. Dewey Finn played by Jack Black is a frustrated musician. With no means of income Dewey uses bit of imagination to take up a temporary post at a school specialising in music, his students are all gifted but lack the confidence. Dewey finds the school principle not very accommodating and he can't find a way to bring out the best in students. Little bit of work is required but when hits the right cord the students begin to rock and roll. The banter between the teacher and the students is the cause of fun. The ...  Read the complete review

School of rock was released in 2003 and is a comedy/ music film. The film was specifically written for Jack Black. It is rated PG due to some drug references and rude humour and is 108 minutes long. School of rock had a budget of $35 million and made $131 million at the box office, making it a success. There has been a lot of talks over the past year about a sequel being made but nothing has been confirmed. Plot Dewey Finn is a rock singer and guitar player but gets kicked out of his band for being too energetic and crazy on stage. Dewey lives with best friend, Ned who gets pressured by his girlfriend Patty to kick him out unless he gets a ...  Read the complete review

School of Rock is a belting solo of love for all of those rock enthusiasts outhere. Although the film postures as a kid-pleasing, friendly comedy, those familiar with Richard Linklater's work (Dazed and Confused, Waking Life, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset) will know that something more is at work. Grand funnyman Jack Black plays Dewey Finn, an egotistical singer in a burgeoning band, who is eventually kicked out of the band for not realising that he, in fact, is NOT the lead singer. Finn, thus, sleeps at his pal's apartment (screenwriter Mike White), and is pestered by the guy's horrible girlfriend (played entirely straight by Sarah Silverman, as if the film ...  Read the complete review