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[-] remon@ani.social 40 points 2 months ago
[-] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago

jack black has always been a cringey loser, I'm glad the rest of the world is finally waking up to it.

[-] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 months ago

Fucking THANK YOU. I never got the hype.

[-] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

The only thing I ever liked him in was The Jackal that scene was so cathartic.

[-] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

If he got violently dismembered more often, i might like him more. I usually think of him kicking Baxter off an overpass in Anchorman, as a default.

[-] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I could only tolerate him in Airborne (1993), one of my all time favorite movies. I'm not gay, but Shane McDermott...

And the girl, Brittney Powell, pretty hot. Movie had a lot of younger actors before they went big. Seth green, Alanna ubach, jack black.

Orange county (2002) also, kinda forgot he was in that.

Nacho libre is sort of tolerable, but not because of him.

[-] Almacca@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago

I still reckon his only really good non-Tenacious D work was Nacho Libre. Everything else has been a load of saccharine nonsense. Even Nacho is kinda saccharine, but it at least has a whacky style to it. "Chancho, when you are a man, sometimes you wear stretchy pants in your room. Just for fun."

[-] SayJess 12 points 2 months ago

What’s wrong with Jack Black?

[-] remon@ani.social 48 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Mostly how he threw Kyle Gass under the bus over his Trump joke, cancelling the entire tour as well. Just so he can keep his trashy movie career going? Also he is in way too much stuff. Jack Black just doesn't belong in Star Wars or Lord of the Rings ... even when it's just fan fiction.

[-] SayJess 23 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Just read up on the trump comment. I understand Jack has this family friendly persona that he likes to keep. I don’t agree with cancelling the tour and putting creative plans on hold. But I can understand why he’d be instantly on damage control.

I share the same sentiment as Kyle. I really was saddened that the guy missed.

[-] SelfHigh5@lemmy.world 33 points 2 months ago

Hard to reconcile “family friendly” when you’ve got a song called “Fuck Her Gently” but ok

[-] SayJess 10 points 2 months ago

Consider his work, other than Tenacious D. His roles in movies, random guest star appearances at concerts and such. He’s crafted this lovable teddy bear image. That’s what I’m referring to. Yes, he and Kyle have cultivated a fan base for Tenacious D that is anything but wholesome. But there is more to his image than just that. Most people that only know of him from his performances in movies see him as a family friendly silly guy. That has become his bread and butter.

Again, I don’t agree with his response to Kyle’s birthday wish, but I can understand why he would be on the defensive for it.

[-] FreakinSteve@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Yeah, and the band is called Tenacious D

[-] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

No.."gently", not "gentile".

[-] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 2 months ago

I really don't get the family persona bit here. Yes, it's "a thing", but this happened at a Tenacious D concert. His definitively not child friendly persona singing songs like "Fuck her gently".

[-] SayJess 6 points 2 months ago

Very true! But bigger picture, this gets reported on and causes harm to his “family friendly” schtick. I don’t agree with it, but I understand it.

[-] Almacca@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago

Wasn't there an imminent release of some movie he was going to be starring in or something?

[-] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

He basically defended trump when his music partner made a joke.

[-] frenchfryenjoyer@lemmings.world 3 points 2 months ago

Same, loved him when i was little

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