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Originally Posted by JD10367 (Post 13524056)

Okay. I know this is gonna sound stupid, but...

:::Putting on a smoking jacket and some classical music, lighting a pipe:::

The Rock is actually really good at what he does. Yes, his movies can be ridiculously stupid. Yes, he looks like a plastic action figure come to life. But he always has a believability in his roles. Despite his size, he never seems cartoony like Ahnold used to. There's always an aspect to his roles that doesn't have to do with his size. "Jumanji", he plays it as an awkward kid in a giant body. "Tooth Fairy", it's his connection to kids. "Journey 2", it's his attempts to be a father figure. In this film, it looks like it's his bond with animals. "Witch Mountain", again he's acting with kids and pulling it off. He seems like a very down to earth guy despite his size and fame and that carries over into his roles. Honestly, if you have a free minute, watch "Tooth Fairy". Stupidest damn premise for a film ever, and the guy pulls it off. He never takes himself too seriously. He'll never win an Oscar for Best Actor but he's always entertaining and watchable, which is more than you can say for a lot of serious actors.

He has occasionally taken on smaller scale/non action roles that he wasnt bad in.

Southland Tales, Be Cool, Pain and Gain for instance.....

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Originally Posted by BigRichard (Post 13525432)

I love The Rock in just about everything he does. Haven't seen Tooth Fairy but I will look for it. The guy turns shit to gold. Like you said, he isn't going to win any Oscars but he has some great roles.

One of my favorites... The Rundown.

Get out of here Monkey!

I love that movie

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Originally Posted by BigRichard (Post 13525432)

The Rundown is my favorite too.

$284 million so far. Looks to be slowing down. Ready Player One is topping $522 million.

l would think that Infinity Wars will take the bulk of the movie $’s for the next two weeks.

I really enjoyed this movie with my seven-year old son this past weekend. Only thing that bothered me was, as a Walking Dead fan, seeing Jeffrey Dean Morgan basically be Negan in a suit was a bit tiresome. Outside of that, good movie!

The Rock just has a certain charisma. He's likable in whatever role he is in. It's a hard quality to find in actors to be honest, but when you do, you can print money with them until it wears off or wears thin. Chris Pratt is another guy like that to me, just a relatable likable guy.

Looks stupid...just like every other movie based off of a video game.

Video games don't translate well to the silver screen IMO. Hell Rock even did Doom, and it was one of the worst movies of all time.

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Originally Posted by CoMoChief (Post 13537317)

Pfffft, speak for yourself. Doom is a guilty pleasure that I'll sit down and watch if I run across it. It's no Blade Runner, but it's fun.

So is this thing bombing like I expected it to?

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Originally Posted by Easy 6 (Post 13537427)

So is this thing bombing like I expected it to?

Nope, $290 million so far.

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Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 13538354)

Nope, $290 million so far.

I mean, I get that The Rock basically craps out money at this point, but holy hell how does a movie based off a 30 year old game without a plot make this time of money?

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Originally Posted by EricBerryBoom (Post 13540502)

I mean, I get that The Rock basically craps out money at this point, but holy hell how does a movie based off a 30 year old game without a plot make this time of money?

Have you seen the movie?

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Originally Posted by EricBerryBoom (Post 13540502)

I mean, I get that The Rock basically craps out money at this point, but holy hell how does a movie based off a 30 year old game without a plot make this time of money?

you said it yourself, the Rock.

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Originally Posted by EricBerryBoom (Post 13540502)

I mean, I get that The Rock basically craps out money at this point, but holy hell how does a movie based off a 30 year old game without a plot make this time of money?

Lotta kids out there who love big dumb spectacles