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What does "starring Dwayne Johnson" mean to you?

posted 8 years ago by standrkm
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It's hard for me to want to really tune into his films because he's just always seemed like a comic book character in everything he does. I enjoyed him in The Rundown but even putting him in Jumanji seems like a bad idea. The original was already pretty silly (although done well and creepy at times) so they must really be going full toddler on this one. I just can't believe they chose Dwayne and Kevin Hart LOL, maybe it's because Zathura was already a decent Jumanji remake?

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[–] BrutaleBent (99) 7 years ago

That there's a decent chance the movie is gonna be entertaining. ;)

[–] ODB82 (2055) 7 years ago

It usually means I'm going to avoid it. If I want to see Dwayne at his very best, I'll turn on the WWE Network.

[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

To me it means, here we go again, another movie with The Rock. He has to be in everything. Not saying he's a bad actor tho, it just gets old

[–] TJLamb0518 (3316) 7 years ago

I was just thinking about this after watching this film last night. You know what? For an ex-wrestler with a....unique look, this guy has a likability factor that is off the charts. I mean, he could just be the alpha male...but he's genuinely funny (even if the material isn't) and self-effacing.

I realize I've seen a lot of movies I never would have because he brings a ...comfort level. Is he Gary Oldman ? Hell, no. Is he Tom Hanks? No. But I find myself....rooting for him.

[–] TheBlackWaffle (226) 7 years ago

It means I can expect to watch an unrelatable man do unrelatable things. Sometimes he does them in a way that’s annoying, sometimes not. Either way, the plot and characters will all be safe and whitebread, and thus I can rent them on Thanksgiving and Christmas and not have to worry about making my family uncomfortable.

[–] PaladinNJ (21626) 6 years ago

To me it means everyone else gets upstaged.

[–] Moonglum9 (11320) 6 years ago

...IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU!

[–] ODB82 (2055) 5 years ago

It means I probably won’t go out of my way to watch it.