A Great Film to Make the Audience Laugh, Cry, and Cheer

Rating: 9/10 (5 October 2003)

Let me go over my title summary of this just amazing movie School of Rock.
A - other than signalling that a noun is coming, slap on a plus and there's a grade for this School
Great - which it is. This movie is hilarious, filled with great sight gags and one liners, and actually filled with some great music in-jokes. The plot actually seems to work, and doesn't leave you with a slight guilt that you're believing this could happen like many comedies like this would. It has the abillity to pull you into the movie and make you forget about everything else, except maybe to look at your friend to see their reaction to the great jokes, or when the whole audience bends over holding their gut when a certain Chinese boy says a certain one line about the certain main star. When you find out what I'm talking about by going to see this movie, you'll agree that the director has done a great job, cutting the film perfectly (who needs a DVD?), and keeping it superbly timed.
Film - it's almost sad to think that this movie can't be more than a film. Sure, a CD, a DVD, a launching pad for Jack Black's no doubt about-to-explode career, but just for being what it is, it's sad it can't be a great pop culture franchise. If a tear's in your eye, don't skip ahead to the word "Cry"
to - OK, I may skip a few words . . .
Make - create, force, start to create a forcing . . .
the - . . .
Audience - which will be brought into a great atmosphere. When I saw the movie, every 20 minutes somebody pointed a laser pointer at the screen. Although I was loving the movie anyway, it couldn't get off somebody's nerves. With 30 minutes of the movie to go, the laser pointer showed up again, and someone from the front of the packed room yelled out, clearly audible, "If if find that laser pointer, I'm going to shove it up the owner's ---!!!", which was of course followed by a roar of applause from the audience. It was just that upbeat in there. We also happened to clap and cheer numerous times in the last 15 minutes of the movie. It's alomost going to be impossible to find a negative guy while the movie's rollin'.
Laugh - oh will you laugh. OH WILL YOU LAUGH! IT IS NOT A CHOICE! YET IT IS NOT A COMMAND! YOU CANNOT CONTROL IT! IT WILL HAVE YOU! !!!!!!YOU MUST LAUGH!!!!!!
Cry - here's something nobody was expecting. The child actors are so great, that multiple times one will come up to the main character Dewey, speak a heart-wrenching line about why they have no self-esteem, and the woman in the audience, and the less than tough guys, will all on cue give out a caring "aaawwwwwwww!", like sighing for them will help them out of their problem. It seems to work. Anyway, this, tied in with the humor, helps attract some of the ladies to the film, because, no offense, it can't be for any big hot studs taking the lead of the film.
and - that means there's one more thing.
Cheer - unless for some reason you've skipped right down to this riveting word right here, you'll understand why.
BOTTOM LINE: See the movie. Love the movie. Be sure to laugh with everyone, awwwww with everyone, and cheer at the right parts, which will hopefully come naturally. Oh, and always, ALWAYS remember to threaten the laser pointer guy (it worked) from a crowded area, in an indistinct voice. Rock on.