jye4ever
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I loved it on release but I haven’t watched it since then lol
I guess I should watch it again.
I guess I should watch it again.
Marvel Studios/Sony - SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING
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Neal136
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Shouldn't survivalist be First Blood?
Dystopian hero: Mad Max
Also, I don't think Die Hard killed the Arnold/Stallone era of action heroes, because both continued making successful action films in the 90's, but it opened the door for actors like Nicolas Cage, Travolta, Keanu Reeves, Tom Cruise, Antonio Banderas, and Will Smith to make action movies, and be taken seriously as part time action heroes, since they were more versatile and able to work in different genres.
That continues to be a trend with Liam Neeson, Denzel Washington, and just about every young actor making superhero films. Only Vin Diesel and Statham remain as full time modern action heroes, if you don't count the martial artist actors.
Where does Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson fit in there?
jye4ever
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That juice head wishes he could have just 0.1% of the iconic roles that Arnold and Stallone played.
He is a nobody.
He is a nobody.
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Well, he started his film career in the early 2000's making action movies, with the exception of "Be Cool", which was a gangster comedy, but his action movies didn't do well at the box office. He followed the Arnold formula initially by playing a Conan style character in The Scorpion King, and eventually doing Sci-Fi action when he made "Doom" but all those films failed and by 2005, his action movie career was on life support and he had to rebrand himself by making family movies and comedies, which were successful.
He never gave up on the action genre, but for every successful family film he made, his action movies failed. Then he got jacked and joined the Fast and Furious franchise as a supporting character and later GI Joe, but when it comes to movies where he's the star, he just can't find success in the action genre, unless they're family films and comedies.
The Rock just hasn't been able to get a signature character or characters like Arnold, Stallone, and Willis. Maybe Black Adams will be his signature role.
The Rock is prolific, and has made a lot of movies, but nothing that will stand the test of time or culturally relevant or impactful. Again, his most popular franchise belongs to Vin Diesel, he's the main star.
Times have changed, and playing a big muscular one man army isn't what sells now. Someone like him should be playing a superhero, since that's the best vehicle for him. If Stallone and Arnold were in their primes today, they wouldn't be successful either making 80's and 90's action movies. They'd be making superhero films probably.
He's on Ballers too
Pretty ironic to be talking macho action stars in the Spidey thread.
Even the name "Spidey" sounds tiny.
Even the name "Spidey" sounds tiny.
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Actually, he's everywhere. He does more in one hour of his day than most of us in the last 10 years
Actually, he's everywhere. He does more in one hour of his day than most of us in the last 10 years
I use his Rock Clock app
jye4ever
Broke and happy
Hold on let me throw away my Rocky 1-4, First Blood, Predator 1, Conan 1, Terminator 1 and 2 and True Lies movies and replace them with The Rock’s movies.
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Super Freak
Damn, he's an app too?
Yeah it's basically just an alarm clock, but it's really good
Its a really good alarm clock.
Dwayne Johnson is a likable guy but he hasn't played a single character that was even as memorable as "Thunderlips" let alone Rocky, Rambo, Conan, Terminator, Dutch, Quaid, etc.
He led off with The Scorping King which was basically his "Mr. Freeze."
He led off with The Scorping King which was basically his "Mr. Freeze."
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Dwayne Johnson's most iconic and best character is still...."The Rock." He truly was the great one in his WWF/WWE days.
jye4ever
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Dwayne Johnson is a likable guy but he hasn't played a single character that was even as memorable as "Thunderlips" let alone Rocky, Rambo, Conan, Terminator, Dutch, Quaid, etc.
He led off with The Scorping King which was basically his "Mr. Freeze."
Yup even with cinematic wrestling characters he doesn’t make the top 3.
Same with Dave Batista he will never be an Arnold or Stallone BUT at least he’s in better movies than the Rock.
He also has a very iconic character that will give him generations of fans.
jye4ever
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Damn, he's an app too?
Yes, replace them with Fast 5,6,7, and 8.
lololol
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Yeah, his role in Specter was da bomb.
jye4ever
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And as bad as that was it’s still better than what The Rock is doing.
Must take you at your word, you guys think Spiderman 2 is a great movie.
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