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Harry dons his mask for NACHO LIBRE!!!

Published at:  Jun 14, 2006 5:34:28 AM CDT









That Tim League and I have been planning this event for at least a half year, kinda goes to show my level of anticipation. As most of you know – I saw an early cut of NAPOLEON DYNAMITE and had such a bad reaction that I just never saw the finished print. As a result – while I know tons of people that are a part of that cult of NAPOLEON DYNAMITE – and I’ve heard them preach it’s virtues as a film… But I just haven’t revisited it yet. When I hated on it, prior to its screening at SUNDANCE – I have to admit – it was absolutely captivating to watch – although I just felt that as a story, it just wasn’t working for me. The “stupid” humor just didn’t hit me right. I’m freely willing to admit that this was a fault of seeing the movie by myself without an audience, which always helps a comedy with its timing.










Why then was I so looking forward to NACHO LIBRE? I’m a huge Jack Black fan. And the idea of Jack playing a “guero” monk who moonlights as a Masked Wrestler… well, that’s kinda all I needed. There’s more than enough there for fun to be assured.










First – there was the crowd… well over a thousand… nearly two thousand in attendance. Nearly 30-40% wore Luchador Wrestling masks. Some in full costumes. There was a group of “business” luchadores in white shirts and ties… and the masks. There was a Hello Kitty female luchador.










The wrestling was hilarious… many of the animated moves that Jack and I are doing in the corner… including the patented midget face thrust – were actually seen in the ring. I shit you not. Fucking hilarious. About the time all the wrestlers showed up and went crazy – wandering into the audience beating one another… only to have masked audience wrestlers joining into the maddening chaos to fight. The midget grabbing a thong sandal from one patron to beat another wrestler and issue spankings to another.



This was blissful, maddening insanity. The wrestling… hilariously fake. Showmen performing for the audience’s vast satisfaction. The first two evil wrestlers one, then… then the one good midget wrestler triumphed… then the two evil wrestlers came to help their defeated short wrestler. Then those tall evil bastards went to work to defeat the little bit of good that triumphed. But when good was in danger of being stomped out of existence – the friends of good came and then violence escalated. It was a luchador meltdown. The ring was too small to hold this vast battle for good and evil. Wrestlers dressed as Satan and The Angel of Death… and Puerto Rico. I’m not joking. And Good, the power of Mexico and all the saints in heaven… fought – and the crowd fought, Puerto Rico was put upside down into garbage by a crowd that just would not allow Puerto Rico to humiliate Mexico.





Even Tim League was taken by Evil and beaten with boards – humiliated with his butt cheeks bared to the world. In the end… Good won the day. And there was much merriment. Much joy. Much celebration. Hundreds of gringo luchadores posed for photos.











Finally after all this – it came time for NACHO LIBRE… for the film. What level of non-stop hilarity would ensue? Well, that’s not what this movie is.



There is something missing from the ad campaign. The trailers and the commercial make the film out to be non-stop hilarity. But that isn’t what this film is. It is funny, but funny in an odd way. Funny like a raspberry on the cheek during a warm hug. In fact – in many ways this film is a warm hug of a film.



There’s no cynicism, no irony. The characters are innocents. People that are all broken in their way. All without the equipment that would allow them to exist a normal existence. They’re all hiding and staying insulated. And yet at peace with that. I know I’m talking like some metaphysical type – but these characters don’t feel like studio film characters. They seem to have never strived for an audience. They’re silly without thinking about the laughter they can’t see on the other side of their performances. They’re well meaning.



I was actually really shocked by how sweet this film was. Does it feel like a regular narrative film? No. It seems to have skipped logical scenes for ones that simply exhibit a bit of honesty about characters. Having said that – the audience cheered and laughed and had quite a bit of fun.



Jack Black’s performance was that of a little boy holding his grown up self accountable for a dream long repressed. In an odd way, this is Jack Black’s superhero film. It’s like Zorro’s Friar friend decided to be Zorro. It’s like Alfred became a superhero. And how is Nacho Libre not a superhero. By day he makes due with terrible ingredients for the orphans. By night – he fights and sacrifices his body and his honor for their greater comfort of living. It is Robin Hood – only he is not stealing, he’s punishing only himself for the greater good. Jack is very sweet in this role. At times – very funny, yet always very charming.



As wonderful as Jack is… Hector Jimenez’s Esqueleto is a scrawny god of skin and bone. His face is 75% teeth, 10% lips and the rest hair and eyes. He’s a starving muppet. Sinewy, squirrelly and just particular as all hell. He loves corn on the cob, he fears crazy fat women that want him, he believes in science, not God… and he’s a fucking loon. He is hilarious.



The rest of the film is made up of odd folks. Like Ana De La Reguera – she’s a hottie in this film in that… eat toast with ya sort of way. She has a smile that makes one shake. The kindest of eyes. Her character is a nun, but one that seems to flirt with “normal life” yet cherishes the life of being a nun. Pursued, yet never captured. Available, yet never taken. Not a tease mind you, but an inspiration and a dream.



I liked this film. It’s an odd one. And I can say you might react oddly to it. This is a film that feels artificial in the same way that really good people seem artificial at first. They care too much, they want to help too much. And they believe in hugs and kisses on a cheek instead of an American strong and earnest handshake. But then, this isn’t an American tale. This is Mexico and there… it isn’t here. Though Texas is damn close.



Go to NACHO LIBRE wanting good fun. This movie is a warm hug and smile. It is a good time.



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    Readers Talkback

  • Jun 14, 2006 5:42:09 AM CDT

    Where is Harry's mouf?

    by vicconius

  • Jun 14, 2006 5:42:37 AM CDT

    FIRST! :)

    by jomothinks

    Nice fanboy review. And nice flaming chest hair, Harry. :P

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  • Jun 14, 2006 5:43:21 AM CDT

    I don't know what to think about this

    by zekmoe

    from the trailers, it looks marginal. WR looks like she forced her lines and it seems like JB could get to be grating with the accent after a while. I'll wait I think.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 5:43:36 AM CDT

    Okay, second.

    by jomothinks

    Well, crap. And good point - Harry's got a mouthless-Neo thing going on.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 6:01:13 AM CDT

    Sounds like you're saying it's crap Harry!

    by napolean solo

    But I'll trust your judgement and see it immediately anyway. I still can't wait.
    Napolean Dynamite was genius.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 6:14:48 AM CDT

    Harry is stoned to the bejeezus belt.

    by sgt. black

    He's flipped. Whacko. Out of his gourd. 'Round the bend.HARRY... COME BACK TO THE LIGHT... HARRY... PUT DOWN THE WATER PIPE AND LSD DUSTED DONUTS!!! *Who else thinks Nacho Libre's sidekick looks like an emaciated, unkempt Ronaldinho?

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  • Jun 14, 2006 6:23:27 AM CDT

    Lukewarm, which means

    by mkiro

    Harry hated it really but due to the enormous ad revenues he is generating from Nacho Libre on this iste, he is unable to say that the movie stinks. How is it possible to give a completely objective/honest review of a bad movie when the filmmakers are supporting the existence of the site?

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  • Jun 14, 2006 6:30:44 AM CDT

    Sounds good enough for me.

    by shaz_bot80

    While I can't say that I'm extermely excited, I will make an effort to see it. It seems to have the same quality of Napoleon Dynamite, a funny and sweet story. That and Mike White's scripts very rarely misfire to me.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 6:33:57 AM CDT

    no subject

    by foreignerbelt

    yeah the plot and the movie Napolean Dynamite was bad, even though that character is hilarious. so I find myself thinking back to the movie and laughing. but I still refuse to call it a good movie. I have a feeling this one might be an actual good movie, as it sounds like the plot works out nicely. some people still care about that. great people. like me.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 6:41:48 AM CDT

    Translation of Harry's Review

    by samuellappdance

    "My God, this movie sucked! But I am too far in the tank with Jack Black to give anything other than a lukewarm, 'well, it was odd but nice' review." Oh, and Jack Black in "King Kong" is the worst case of mis-casting in a major film in 10 years.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 6:43:02 AM CDT

    Cool shirt, though, Harry!

    by samuellappdance

  • Jun 14, 2006 7:01:44 AM CDT

    Who's bare tanned ass is that?

    by kampbell-kid

    Someone guessed it was Quint, but the pic would've been panoramic if it were. If thats the kind of hot action that goes on at Tim League's events... count me in the next ButtNumbAThon wearing a Luchador mask and a strap on.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 7:04:14 AM CDT

    Superman clips

    by babyshamble

    There are 11 Superman returns clips up on the Total Film site. A lot of stuff we've already seen but still pretty cool, and Brandon Routh can talk! Am officially no longer skeptical about Kate Bosworth

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  • Jun 14, 2006 7:10:11 AM CDT

    This movie will make me a rich man...

    by seppukudkurosawa

    I own a local Adult Store called "Adult Store", and we've already had to place an order for 2009 more gimp suits just to meet this month's demands. As far as the movie goes, after reading Harry's review, I just know that it's gonna contain Jack Black making a little overly-earnest speech along these lines: "I'm jus tryin to live my dream, es

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  • Jun 14, 2006 7:23:43 AM CDT

    It's not bad.

    by nocturnaloner

    I agree with Harry on this one. Saw a sneak last night. It's very lighthearted, and a lot of fun. There's no doubt that it's a Jared Hess movie. If you like Jack Black, and Napoleon Dynamite, check it out.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 7:26:25 AM CDT

    The movie is a hug? What the hell does that mean?!?!

    by davidcamp

    Clearly Harry has been popping too much ecstacy, because to describe a movie as being like a hug is either a) insane b) breaking new journalistic bounderies.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 7:28:41 AM CDT

    Is that Harry or a Wookie under that mask?

    by shermdawg

    Either way, that be one kickass shirt ya got there! Tis a shame there aren't more "in the field" stories (w/pics) on this site. Harry, this looks like it would have made a great video piece for AICN. Speaking of which, can't any of you guys work a video camera or audio recorder? I would have liked to hear the actual Singer interview, so I could tell if that really was a giggle or a chuckle he let loose. C'mon dude bring this place into the 21st Century. As far as Nacho goes? It has to be better than the last pro wrestling flick. Ready 2 Rumble. (ugh) I'm lookin' forward to it.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 7:30:17 AM CDT

    The face of Lucha Libra today

    by harryknuckles

    Check it: http://vampiromovie.com/trailer/teaser2.html

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  • Jun 14, 2006 7:31:08 AM CDT

    Harry, is that your chin or your tongue?

    by amirreza

    I just can't tell. Wish I could be there but I've got to get back to studying for my A2s.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 7:40:35 AM CDT

    remember when we got unbiased reviews from harry?

    by tripp5

    me neither.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 7:58:25 AM CDT

    The truth leaks out

    by tenaciousa

    I was at the premier event too, and although I loved Napolean Dynamite and love Jack Black, I did not like this movie. Two true things about the movie that Harry says are true:

    We were expecting it to be funny and it wasn't.

    The wrestling before the movie was better than the movie itself.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 8:01:12 AM CDT

    Napolean Dynamite

    by blackwood

    always reminded me more of "Welcome To the Dollhouse" than anything else. But replace heartbreaking pathos with wry, gentle character comedy. That Luchador has a nice bum.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 8:07:39 AM CDT

    I'm torn now...

    by brycemonkey

    I love Napoleon and on occasion don't mind JB, so think I will like this. I'm confused about Harry going ape for this for literally, months. Then, admiting he couldn't even bring himself to watch Napoleon. And after hyping it himself and thru AICN like mad gives it a lukewarm OK... I'm confused. I take it the *idea* of the movie appealed to him more than the actual movie. ;-)

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  • Jun 14, 2006 8:21:52 AM CDT

    Where are Los Straitjackets in all this?

    by gul shah

    http://www.straitjackets.com/

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  • Jun 14, 2006 8:29:13 AM CDT

    Wow, judging by that first photo...

    by i hate movies

    the gimp from 'Pulp Fiction' has just returned from Carnival.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 9:09:50 AM CDT

    Damn, that is a loud shirt!!!

    by mr nice gaius

    Does it come with an On/Off switch?

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  • Jun 14, 2006 9:21:46 AM CDT

    Everytime Napoleon is on cable, I leave it on...

    by billyeveryteen

    It just makes me smile. I love Jack Black, but hated him in King Kong. I guess it's cable Nacho, for me.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 9:36:57 AM CDT

    Harry, joo hairy...

    by grammarpolice

    That first picture made me cry for so many different reasons.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 9:40:42 AM CDT

    I liked Napoleon Dynamite.

    by docpazuzu

    Sure, it was wafer-thin and wildly uneven, but very likeable in a charming way. Uncle Rico's hideous 1982 shirts and Napoleon bustin' his moves at the end were comedy gold.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 9:43:29 AM CDT

    YackBacker

    by jasper stillwell

    Agreed. A one-trick pony. And we saw that exploited effectively in Hi-Fidelity. Let's move on. And jeez that first shot of Harry was frankly terrifying.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 9:46:54 AM CDT

    Funny like a raspberry on the cheek ??

    by chickychow

    what in the fuck is goin on with Harry lately? this combined with that disgusting gif... he's like a big fat Alan Cumming.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 10:12:01 AM CDT

    I think Hess is gonna be a one trick pony

    by chorleyfm

    All his films will treat social outcasts as normal people, they will have a wry sense of humour that is self knowing but at the same time wholly un-ironic, there will be humanity to the characters but they won't be warm and finally they will be billed as comedies but won't actually be that funny.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 10:13:20 AM CDT

    Wohw..Mexico isn't here?

    by quin the eskimo

    now that's what I call insight!

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  • Jun 14, 2006 10:22:35 AM CDT

    Harry's review is right on.

    by the grobe

    If you were expecting a Jack Black comedy, you came to the wrong movie. This is actually a warm, funny kid's movie. To say it's like a hug is not off the mark. Although I disagree with his description of the wrestling that night- I found it boring and the audience wasn't THAT into it. The movie got far more laughs and cheers.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 10:26:42 AM CDT

    Vote for Pedro

    by henry jones jr.

    Napolean is dynomite! It gets better the more you watch it too. And Summer Wheatly is HOT.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 10:42:07 AM CDT

    since when...

    by datascream

    did Chewbacca wear mexican wrestling masks? ;)

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  • Jun 14, 2006 10:44:37 AM CDT

    I've seen it

    by slone13

    As 'the Grobe' noted above, Harry's review is spot on. It's extremely funny but in a really innocent, non offensive way. The characters are real (despite their surreality) and you just can't help but love them. It's gonna be fucking huge at the box office. 150 mill easy.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 11:03:35 AM CDT

    Eh, Harry's biased but..

    by gwai lo

    I don't think we need to dismiss his review because it wasn't the usual glowing thing he does for MI3 and whatnot. this sounds like what i might think of the movie as well actually. i'm not the biggest fan of napoleon dynamite either, funny characters in a film with an almost nonexistent narrative. i liked it better the second time i watched it. but like harry said, i'm pretty much sold on "jack black plays a mexican wrestler". i laugh every time i watch the trailer. if its not non-stop funny i can handle that, but just from everything i've seen i'm pretty sure i'll enjoy it.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 11:08:14 AM CDT

    yo this movie rocks

    by judgenxcutioner

    if it came out 10 years ago...and starred chris farley and david spade with cameos by sandler and the hulkster

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  • Jun 14, 2006 11:32:40 AM CDT

    Nacho Libre event

    by moonfrog1967

    First, Everybody needs shut up about Jack Black, he's funny and talented. He might not have much acting range(which could change),he is crazy hilarious and he can actually sing, even though he chooses to sing silly songs. As to the Nacho Libre event, I felt the wrestling was a little underwhelming but still fun, especially when they came into the audience.But how can you complain too much when it was free. As for the movie, I loved it. Not every joke worked but what comedy these days actually hits it everytime? I didn't know before that it would be a Nick moive and I can see all the elements, kids, Jack Black, gooey stuff, slapstick are in place. I laughed more at this movie than I did at Napoleon Dynamite, which I like. I felt like this movie moved to it's own weird rhythm, the previews don't really let you know that but how could they, at times I even felt Jared Hess was aping some Wes Anderson shots but it didn't bother me that much. Jack is great in this role even if he jumps out of character at times, it's forgivable, at least to me. Overall, I thought this was an enjoyable flick that never got too sappy like most so called comedies, ie. Wedding Crashers. The music was great, Esquivel, Os Mutantes,etc. Those scary looking midget wrestlers had me cracking up everytime they showed up. The kids in the movie weren't annoying, for a change. It may not be for everyone, if fact I can imagine most parents hating it, but kids should love it. Not such a bad thing. I would pay to see it if I didn't already see it for free. Thanks Harry for a fun event.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 11:55:12 AM CDT

    Harry - goddamn it!

    by doctor_sin

    I will pay you one month's salary of mine if you wear that goddamn mask and go toe-to-toe with Uwe Boll. Dude, my fiancee made me a bowling shirt just like yours. Sweet. Looking forward to this movie. Oh, and Napoleon Dynamite is great. Just watch it again. It gets better each viewing.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 12:01:14 PM CDT

    So it sucks. Got it Harry.

    by bob of the shire

    Can't hold a big event for a film that turns out to suck. Yeah, it's a cinematic "hug", gotcha *wink*.

    P.S. I hated Napolean Dynamite too.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 12:14:04 PM CDT

    "I swear she has a great personality"

    by chaplinatemyshoe

    Haven't we all heard that one before...

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  • Jun 14, 2006 12:22:16 PM CDT

    Hmmmmm ! So GAY !

    by doktor evil

    I dunno if it's me but isn't that little .gif of Harry's Nacho Libre cartoon portraying Jack Black humping Harry in various positions ? However , it cracks me up nonetheless !

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  • Jun 14, 2006 1:08:59 PM CDT

    When he said sweet I'm sure you meant pointless

    by spectrebeeyatch

    The movie is awful, many jokes fall flat and the movie is just bland. I can understand why Harry had such a great time because he basically went to a party. If I got free stuff and had great time watching people wrestle and stuff I'd probably think the movie fun too. I sadly was just sitting in a regular theater where the movie came off more of a waste of time and sadly not a warm hug.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 1:16:52 PM CDT

    dang I wish I could have been there for that!!

    by quadrupletree

    Can't wait to see this on Friday...

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  • Jun 14, 2006 1:26:43 PM CDT

    This review is hilarious.

    by angry mean panda

    For months Nacho Libre has been pimped on this site, and Harry finally reviews it and we get a review that essentially says the movie sucks without ever saying it. Never before have I seen someone go to such lengths to deny, whether it be to themselves or the readers, the reality of a situation. Very, very bizarre review. And Harry, you're fine to look at in cartoon form, but please...Don't post actual pictures of your self.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 1:31:29 PM CDT

    no subject

    by pervomatic

    You forgot to do that.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 1:36:02 PM CDT

    I will see this movie this weekend.

    by mrfan

    I will have nachos while watching Nacho Libre. I will have nachos with cheese sauce while watching Nacho Libre. I will have nachos with cheese sauce with jalapenos while watching Nacho Libre. By the end of the weekend I will be sick of the word nachos. Guranteed. It will be a good sick though.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 1:38:30 PM CDT

    Nacho Libre event

    by moonfrog1967

    First, Everybody needs shut up about Jack Black, he's funny and talented. He might not have much acting range(which could change),he is crazy hilarious and he can actually sing, even though he chooses to sing silly songs. As to the Nacho Libre event, I felt the wrestling was a little underwhelming but still fun, especially when they came into the audience.But how can you complain too much when it was free. As for the movie, I loved it. Not every joke worked but what comedy these days actually hits it everytime? I didn't know before that it would be a Nick moive and I can see all the elements, kids, Jack Black, gooey stuff, slapstick are in place. I laughed more at this movie than I did at Napoleon Dynamite, which I like. I felt like this movie moved to it's own weird rhythm, the previews don't really let you know that but how could they, at times I even felt Jared Hess was aping some Wes Anderson shots but it didn't bother me that much. Jack is great in this role even if he jumps out of character at times, it's forgivable, at least to me. Overall, I thought this was an enjoyable flick that never got too sappy like most so called comedies, ie. Wedding Crashers. The music was great, Esquivel, Os Mutantes,etc. Those scary looking midget wrestlers had me cracking up everytime they showed up. The kids in the movie weren't annoying, for a change. It may not be for everyone, if fact I can imagine most parents hating it, but kids should love it. Not such a bad thing. I would pay to see it if I didn't already see it for free. Thanks Harry for a fun event.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 2:44:40 PM CDT

    Chickychow

    by ourmaninmontr

    You are such a fucking tough guy. Congrats.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 2:53:39 PM CDT

    Is that midget in the upper corner having sex w/Harry?

    by pewterschmidt

    'Cause it sure looks like it. BTW, anyone feel a conflict of interest in that this site is advertising Nacho Libre in a big banner at the top of every page?

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  • Jun 14, 2006 3:02:25 PM CDT

    OurManinMontreal

    by chickychow

    How would you even know a tough guy if you saw one? Not like there are anything but dipshits and jock-sniffers in montreal.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 3:29:49 PM CDT

    I can't hear you over your shirt

    by durhay

  • Jun 14, 2006 3:50:28 PM CDT

    Fat Guy in a Hawaiian Shirt. Way to Live the

    by borgnine jr

    Steriotype, Harry.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 3:57:45 PM CDT

    So, Napoleon Dynamite didn't work for Harry and this

    by silver_joo

    gets a very apologetic review indeed. I do think Hess has a peculiar sense of humour that you are either give in to or resent, so I get where Harry's coming from. Trouble is, he set up a nice event for the film and so I guess he tried to have fun with the film, even though I don't think it lived up to the fun during the day for everyone. It's a lot like his Kong review.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 4:10:04 PM CDT

    Two of the greatest british wrestlers of all time.....

    by emeraldboy

    Giant Haystacks and Big Daddy, whose real name was Shirley Crabtree.

    ahhh....the memories

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  • Jun 14, 2006 4:29:43 PM CDT

    no subject

    by elmore rigby

    forgot to close that one too!

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  • Jun 14, 2006 4:32:31 PM CDT

    Harry getting Humped by Jack Black

    by ky-el

    The new Nacho Libre AICN animation of Jack Black as Nacho Libre wrestling Harry is nauseating. And by wrestling I mean man-humping.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 4:43:40 PM CDT

    homewrecker, you never called Beast a "dirty heeb?"

    by chickychow

    you sir are a filthy mongrel.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 4:53:03 PM CDT

    sounds exactly like Napoleon Dynamite

    by doctor_gonzo

    Everything Harry said about this movie could be said exactly the same way for Napoleon Dynamite. I guess it shows you what a difference it can really make when someone goes into a movie really wanting to like it.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 5:04:06 PM CDT

    It is funny, but funny in an unfunny way.

    by bannedontherun

    Please warn us of links to large photos of Harry. Something along the lines of APPETITE SPOILER.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 5:08:26 PM CDT

    Who is Jack Black?

    by godhatesyou

    I am from the UK. Is he a wrestler?

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  • Jun 14, 2006 5:19:25 PM CDT

    After he ripped his pants down-did he do a pile driver?

    by retrace

    brokeback.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 5:52:48 PM CDT

    This movie will be a 200 million dollar smash

    by bigtuna

    You heard it here. The sleeper hit of the summer.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 5:52:59 PM CDT

    the scariest fucking shirt ive ever seen....

    by satansteve

    i will have nightmares over that picture....NEVER wear a mask again, harry.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 6:00:22 PM CDT

    Napoleon Dynamite is so overrated...

    by sidius

    A jumbled mess of weird characters trying too hard to pull off straight weirness as humor. While I do appreciate what they were trying to do I think they got way too much credit for a film that really didn't do anything particularly well. Sadly enough as much as I like Jack Black Nacho Libre looks worse than Napoleon Dynamite by a country mile. I have yet to see one trailer that genuinely makes me laugh. If I hear that "sometimes when you are a many you wear stretchy pants line" one more time I think I will lose it and boycott the film al together. Nacho will be viewed on Netflix.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 6:57:26 PM CDT

    HOW TO GET A GOOD REVIEW FROM AICN:

    by punto

    call your movie "free nachos", in a foreign language. It'll sink into Harry's subconscious; by the time you release the first trailer, he'll be salivating uncontrolably at the mention of the movie's name, and he won't know why.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 6:58:21 PM CDT

    In other words...

    by little beavis

  • Jun 14, 2006 6:59:34 PM CDT

    saw nacho like three months ago

    by reckni

    Harry's review is spot on. Nice shirt, btw.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 7:30:40 PM CDT

    Watching Nacho Libre...

    by chickychow

    Is like getting a pinch on the bum from your Aunt. Weird at first, then you kind've warm up to it, until you finally you find yourself in the bathroom masterbating in the shower stall while your family calls you for dinner.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 7:49:57 PM CDT

    Damn, that animation is hilarious

    by doc_strange

    I keep busting out laughing every time I see Harry doing reverse cowgirl.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 8:45:22 PM CDT

    If you dig midget wrestling, check out PARTYmidgets.com

    by joey_redballs

    My boys over at PARTYmidgets.com are mad-crazy, and know how to wrestle...from technical wrestling to humor to the extreme HARDCORE gore...these midgets do it all!
    www.PARTYmidgets.com

    P.S. No. They do NOT do midget porn...so I guess they do it all EXCEPT midget porn.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 8:50:47 PM CDT

    FUCK! I meant PARTYmidgets.NET

    by joey_redballs

    I messed up. I screwed the pooch! It's not PARTYmidgets.com...it's PARTYmidgets.NET!!! dot-COMs are for COMmunists! PARTYmidgets.NET! I am a huge douche. How could I forget that?
    PARTYmidgets.NET
    DOT-NET!!!

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  • Jun 14, 2006 8:56:55 PM CDT

    If you guys want the actual Nacho Mask...

    by originalthinker

    then go to www.premiereprops.com, they have the one that jack black wore in the movie and the stunt doubles, I am sorry, I work for them and im pimping them but, i thought you guys would be interested.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 9:08:41 PM CDT

    i went to the premiere...my thoughts...

    by s0nicdeathmonkey

    Preface: I will avoid giving specifics on the movie in this review. There is nothing more damaging to a comedy that knowing the jokes before hand. Since I liked this movie, and it was funny. I shall shy away from spoilers.

    Jared Hess shoots his movies like a funny David Fincher. His obsession with grime and dirt and everything looking old and decrepit, is almost fetishistic. But he has grown a lot since we last saw his work, (shooting extreme close-ups of steak and tater-tots in Napoleon Dynamite). Not to sound cruel, but I was surprised while watching his latest effort, Nacho Libre, because, well

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  • Jun 14, 2006 9:11:06 PM CDT

    sorry if that is unreadable...

    by s0nicdeathmonkey

    friggin AICN doesnt let you put paragraphs in your posts. sorry.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 9:41:48 PM CDT

    Vampires and Zombies wrestling

    by great_muta

    The Sandman vs The Zombie in the new ECW http://youtube.com/watch?v=zl3cdOTR4SQ&search=ECW . Apparently a vampire was hanging out outside the arena. The mini is Mascarita Sagrada. You could actually do some research and visit LUCHAWIKI.COM rather than "the tall guy" "the midget", etc.

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  • Jun 14, 2006 9:42:56 PM CDT

    yes aicn despises unbiased reviews

    by white owl

    and talkback paragraphs. and what is with the guy pulling the wrestler's pants down over his ass? was that supposed to be funny? i didn't catch on.. and i got that same look of pity/semi-horror when i saw another of Harry's pictures. I agree with the poster above.. Harry, dude, please post APPETITE SPOILER before your pics? And btw I'm not interested in seeing Jack Black squeeze pants in between his asscheeks and fake-tagteam wrestle with a scrawny-ass gringo. one last btw... DOWN WITH GERMANY!! POLSKA STILL OWNS!!

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  • Jun 14, 2006 10:52:03 PM CDT

    Harry looks like...

    by mansuper

    The principal/ fromer wrestler from "Billy Madison" that killed another wrestler when he sat on his head...hillarious!

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  • Jun 14, 2006 11:40:19 PM CDT

    Man, that picture was not necessary.

    by superninja

  • Jun 14, 2006 11:46:53 PM CDT

    Nice shirt, Harry. Where did you get it?

    by 'cholera's ghost

  • Jun 15, 2006 1:05:27 AM CDT

    Zombie Bam Bam lives

    by proper

    That ECW footage was crap but funny.Nice one O firebreather:0.ONS was a v good event. Awesome atmosphere.If that wasn't worthy of being represented here nothing EVER EVERRRRRR will be again.......Harry,I hope Que Monito bites your ankles to death for missing out.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 5:20:26 AM CDT

    Where'd you get the pics?

    by neuroticerotica

    I've been all over the Alamo website dozens of times and can't find them. I want to show my friends!

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  • Jun 15, 2006 8:36:10 AM CDT

    Napoleon was an inferior episode of FREAKS and GEEKS

    by rex manning

    ..there's an episode that opens on BILL dancing to impress the chicks - compare and contrast to Napoleon's dance sequence - NO CONTEST.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 8:59:05 AM CDT

    Harry's shirt = Ass stain

    by mctitties

    True dat.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 11:04:20 AM CDT

    Harry. Shave and get a hair cut.

    by bilboring

    Being morbidly obese does not mean you have to look the part. You need a makeover STAT. The long hair is gross but the beard thing is just disgusting. Shave it off and get a nice hair cut. You will look a little more human.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 11:09:54 AM CDT

    That is not a shirt!!!

    by bilboring

    Harry is wearing the table cloth from the Mexican restaurant he emptied an hour before seeing the film. The mask is really the soup kettle and they had to drill out the eyes and mouth so he could breathe!! LMFAO!!!

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  • Jun 15, 2006 11:37:24 AM CDT

    Nachoooooooooooooooo!!!

    by r.c. the "wise"

  • Jun 15, 2006 11:49:36 AM CDT

    LOOKIT!!! OMG!!! OMFG!!!

    by shermdawg

    http://www.wwe.com/superstars/smackdown/nacho/

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  • Jun 15, 2006 11:58:37 AM CDT

    NAP Dynamite was more controversial than the Passion

    by george newman

  • Jun 15, 2006 12:13:03 PM CDT

    HaHaHaHaHa!!! Okay... take it easy

    by orionsangels

    This movie was good...reeeal good!

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  • Jun 15, 2006 1:04:33 PM CDT

    Rex, good call on that

    by wash

    NP is neither a great or a terrible movie. But I'll probably end up seeing this like I did NP...a year or so later on Netflix, after all the hype dies down.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 4:59:52 PM CDT

    Nachoooo

    by _kayser_

    I think the icon in the corner shows Harry at his high school weight. or maybe elementary school.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 5:08:12 PM CDT

    What the fuck is that on the top of the page!

    by cockknocker

  • Jun 15, 2006 8:26:03 PM CDT

    God forbid you watch this BEFORE the hype dies down

    by 'cholera's ghost

    You'd be a total loser. Fo' sho'.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 9:53:35 PM CDT

    Why review this film?

    by rupee88

    With all the advertising revenue it brought to your site, you know you can't give it a bad review. Why not just take a pass on a proper review? I'm glad the site is profitable for you, but you lose credibility in situations like this.

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  • Jun 16, 2006 12:17:07 AM CDT

    Anyone seen the "Deport Pedro" shirts?

    by doom ii

    Hilarious. I would wear one, but living in Arizona, I don't wanna get my ass kicked.

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  • Jun 16, 2006 2:40:56 AM CDT

    Why don't you blow the studio?

    by jagger

    Another review by the apologist of all apologists. Harry admit that the movie was not...disappointing...but bad. Given the talent, it was disappointing. If you went in with even no expectations it was still fucking unfunny...more importantly, it was boring.

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  • Jun 16, 2006 2:51:50 AM CDT

    Rupee88 is right!

    by jagger

    You are too close to the situation. So...now that you've interviewed Singer, I can't take your upcoming GLOWING review of "Superman Returns" seriously. Harry, you have become the very thing that this site was founded to combat.

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  • Jun 16, 2006 10:14:34 AM CDT

    Good stuff Harry &Co.

    by jaguart

    Thanks for the review. Being a fan of Napoleon Dynamite & JB, I'll be hugging this film this weekend.

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  • Jun 16, 2006 3:41:43 PM CDT

    Harry.

    by godhatesyou

    Where are the pictures of you jumping the shark.......?

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  • Jun 16, 2006 6:22:14 PM CDT

    Particular as all hell? What does that mean?

    by rowley birkin qc

    Fuck this movie. P.S. Harry you are repulsive.

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  • Jun 16, 2006 8:59:16 PM CDT

    "This movie is a warm hug and smile".

    by mr brownstone

    is actually a pretty damn good description of this movie. It was hilarious too.

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  • Jun 17, 2006 6:14:05 PM CDT

    Harry's chest hair creeps me out

    by buck turgidson

  • Jun 18, 2006 3:45:43 PM CDT

    Word On The Street Is That Its Pretty Bad

    by zombiesolutions

    oh well. looks like it would've made a really funny short or SNL skit, though.

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  • Jun 18, 2006 8:21:19 PM CDT

    The food accumulated in Harry's beard...

    by iamjack'suserid

    could feel the whole of Africa 2.5 times over with enough left for a nice sized dessert.

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  • Jun 18, 2006 11:42:55 PM CDT

    my verdict

    by rubensreviews

    this movie is very bad... my review will be up shortly

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  • Jun 19, 2006 8:41:34 AM CDT

    It was good

    by jaydiggler

    Not great, but really funny and I enjoyed it.

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  • Jun 19, 2006 2:23:40 PM CDT

    This is the number 2 film in the US

    by emeraldboy

    Everyone pretty much wrote cars off. yet again Pixar have struck witha vengeance. No 1 film two weeks in a row. I know, a complete dog can be no 1 one, look at the santa clause movies or that krank film. Kong I think may be rubbing off on black, that was simply the worst piece of miscasting in years. black as denham and Brody as Driscoll as playwright. ugh. Black is not the only one to suffer from the KOng Curse, theres Noami Watts, her last film was absolutely dire and you dont hear much from Brody these days.

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  • Jun 19, 2006 3:10:02 PM CDT

    More photos!

    by gojirademonstah

    Hey yo, I went to the event in my mask and I was hoping to see myself in all my glory with the other luchadors. Will there be more photos?

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  • Jun 21, 2006 8:22:00 PM CDT

    holy!

    by weapon m

    My Arse itches.-- JESUS F#@$% Christ!!! WTF?! That's Harry?! I thought they discovered Sasquatch, scared the bejesus out of me!

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  • Jun 21, 2006 11:28:55 PM CDT

    Lex Luger eats Nachos for Breakfast

    by chien_sale

  • Jul 11, 2006 2:58:46 PM CDT

    NACHO LIBRE! NACHO LIBRE!

    by lilogre

    Anyone else still love this film?

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