Here Comes the Boom
Published April 2, 2013
Film info
- Title Here Comes the Boom
- Director Frank Coraci
- Year 2012
- Run time 1hr 45m
- Genres Action, Comedy
- Tagline No one will fight for his students like Mr Voss
Former collegiate wrestler Scott Voss is a 42-year-old, apathetic high school teacher. When budget cutbacks threaten to cancel some of the school’s programs and lay off its music teacher, Scott creates a scheme to raise money by moonlighting as a mixed martial arts fighter. Everyone thinks Scott is crazy – most of all the school nurse, Bella. In his quest, Scott gains something he never expected as he inspires his students and becomes a sensation that rallies the entire school.
Live Blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 2:04 | Do they lock school gates once everyone is inside? |
| 6:32 | Being an orchestra teacher means you can order a drum roll at any moment! |
| 11:06 | Argh, education budgets suck. |
| 12:55 | $48,000 is a pretty big totaliser. |
| 18:26 | What kind of insult is ostrich? |
| 21:51 | I’m not sure I could stay in a room with a loose ferret. Don’t those things crawl up your legs? |
| 23:43 | “I think I can do this!” “Do what?” “Lose!” |
| 28:09 | Ah, he described it as unique. That’s not always a good thing. |
| 32:41 | I need a vault in my mind. |
| 39:40 | From a knockout in the first match, he’s doing a lot better this time! |
| 44:51 | Ohh, is that where the title comes from? I bring the boom. |
| 48:22 | I think that was almost rage. Like… cage rage. |
| 51:51 | It’s lucky he has a nurse friend at the school, or this fighting business could get expensive. |
| 56:39 | Hehehe, “I always wanted to try this.” They don’t say that on Casualty! |
| 59:33 | If there’s anything worse than big oversize headphones, it’s big oversize yellow headphones! |
| 1:01:11 | He was actually rumbling! Like, “Let’s get ready to…” |
| 1:07:04 | Inspiration, with a touch of vandalism. |
| 1:18:22 | You can’t eat cheesecake in front of someone and deprive them, that’s just cruel. |
| 1:24:59 | I love that he comes with his own orchestra! |
| 1:31:51 | He just ran up the wall. It’s like he’s in the Matrix. |
| 1:37:27 | Okay, so, that’s not rage. That’s a whole new level of something. |
Conclusions
I’m not entirely sure what it is that made me want to watch this movie, I don’t tend to like wrestling/boxing and that’s quite a big part of it! It did look funny in places though, I particularly like the missed basketball jump in the trailer.
I think I was in a bit of a weird place watching this because I could see that it was a bit funny but nothing special, and yet I was laughing like a crazy person. The bit with the gym ball had me in tears. So, chalk it up to overwork, exhaustion, or the glass of wine I had alongside me, but I really enjoyed it. The wrestling was a bit much at times, particularly in the big finale, but I can’t exactly moan about that because it is the premise of the whole film. Ultimately feel good, amusing along the way, and happy endings all round. Not much to complain about.
**Rating: **4/5
Rating: 4 / 5