Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

Married Baby Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Delight Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

rooprect Hmm, if you ignore all the 1-review-only reviewers (who are often seen padding the reviews of obscure films with exuberant use of exclamation points and lack of content), "Rock Jocks" has a mostly lukewarm to negative response from IMDb. I'm not sure why that is because I thought it was a crowd pleaser. Take the absurdness of "The Office", pepper it with some immature humor (but funny I admit) à la "Southpark", add a goofy scifi vibe like in "Galaxy Quest", and throw in just a pinch of symbolic depth & quirky artistic flair (the Smoking Jesus scenes), like you might find in an early Tim Burton flick such as "Edward Scissorhands", and this is what you get. Whatever this is.The story is about a secret government agency that shoots down rogue asteroids before they pulverize the planet. The comedy is that this agency is operated by a bunch of dysfunctional losers whom you wouldn't trust to valet park your Hyundai, let alone operate orbital satellites armed with planet-deafening lasers. The story takes place over the course of 12 hours, from 5pm to 5am, making up a typical(?) night shift.The script is pretty funny and the acting is pretty good. Maybe too good in the case of at least one character who is so annoying you wish he would go stick his tongue to a frozen flagpole. Regardless of if you love em or hate em, all the characters are very vivid and identifiable, from the burned-out loser dad (the main protagonist) to the pesky British specialist who's trying to get them all fired, to the twisted old man (who excuses his utter crassness & vulgarity by saying "I'm old! I can say things like that!"), to the terminally uptight overachiever played by Felicia Day (absolutely loved her as the supervillain Panthera in the youtube series "Save the Supers"), to the nerdy whiz kid who is constantly getting abused in painful ways, to the annoying character mentioned earlier who does most of the abusing, to the refreshingly funny security guards whose entire screen time is mostly a dialogue about all the creative ways "motherf--r" can be used in a sentence (Bubba Gump shrimp style haha), to finally everyone's favorite character "Smoking Jesus" whom you just gotta see for yourself.Plenty of cute & classic pop culture references (Lord of the Rings, Terminator, Star Trek II, and probably a dozen others which, alas, I'm not quite nerdy enough to get) spice up this funny script so that it never lags. So if you're looking to be entertained in an unapologetically inane way for 80 minutes, look no further than "Rock Jocks".

Flight32 Surprisingly adolescent humor for a project with Felicia Day. She is usually a safe bet for intelligent humor but this movie is a breath above what an 8th grader could write. Such a disappointment. That's all that needs to be said but to make this review have the minimum required lines of text I am now just typing nonsense, much like the general feel of this movie's script. To repeat: That's all that needs to be said but to make this review have the minimum required lines of text I am now just typing nonsense, much like the general feel of this movie's script. Once again: That's all that needs to be said but to make this review have the minimum required lines of text I am now just typing nonsense, much like the general feel of this movie's script.

wattleseed I had a chance to see this film in Denver last night. The film is laughs from beginning to end. Yes, there is quite a bit of profanity (it might not be a film for the little ones), but it works well with the plot/characters. I especially enjoyed the ensemble feel to the cast - every actor had their moment. After the film we had a Q&A with the Director, Paul Seetachitt. How often does one get a chance to do that?! It was interesting to hear some of the stories behind the making of the movie. I have already decided I need to see this again. Go see Rock Jocks! It Rocks!!!

dornaaron I drove to Houston last night to see the screening, and I'm going again in my hometown (Austin) tomorrow night! The movie is hilarious, and you should definitely give it a shot, as long as you don't mind profanity. Andrew Bowen was at last night's screening for a Q&A, and he said he thought the movie beat out South Park in the f-bomb total.Profanity aside, the movie features some solid performances by Bowen and Felicia Day, as well as the one and only Doug Jones in yet another great creature role. I was a little disappointed that Jason Mewes and Robert Picardo, who were featured in the trailer, didn't play a bigger part in the movie, but they got laughs every time they were on screen. I can't wait to see what first time writer/director Paul Seetachitt does in his next movie!