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Title: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: etmoviesb on March 31, 2015, 09:34:28 PM
Yesterday I saw "Race to Witch Mountain [2009]" and once again I liked the Dwayne Douglas Johnson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwayne_Johnson) performance. I did not see all his movies, but all the time I see a movie with him I am positively impressed. I also remember positively another movie where he plays a football player that discover to have a daughter.

I really think he brings the perfect balance between "the tough man" and being humanly credible, not the usual "killing machine" vibe we get from other muscular actors. Like: "yes, he is superhuman. But he makes almost sense".

What do you think? Do you like "The Rock" as actor?


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: Jack on April 01, 2015, 06:59:38 AM
I certainly don't mind him.  He's quite entertaining and has good stage presence.  He usually comes off as a nice guy but wasn't he sort of a villain in Doom?  Seems like he pulled that off really well too.


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: Trevor on April 01, 2015, 07:24:45 AM
but wasn't he sort of a villain in Doom?  Seems like he pulled that off really well too.


He was the villain in that. :smile:

I liked him as Chris Vaughn in the remake of Walking Tall: he seems to be a nice guy too.

(http://www.boxofficeprophets.com/tickermaster/loadimage.cfm?image=walkingtall.jpg)


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: etmoviesb on April 01, 2015, 08:00:01 AM
Doom movie was fairly bad, but the redeeming factors were The Rock and Urban pretty much...


It could be a superb movie with: more monsters (45 minutes of chasing shadows? Seriously?), better dialogues (overall for The Rock, his descent in the rage is really badly made...)


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: Ted C on April 01, 2015, 10:18:42 AM
The Rock doesn't seem to be a half-bad actor. He still seems to be looking for his break-out role, though.


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: Nathan45 on April 01, 2015, 11:44:22 AM
He is not bad at all.  Granted he gets a lot of mileage from his Charisma, but he is pretty good.


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: WingedSerpent on April 01, 2015, 04:49:04 PM
He's actually pretty good.  He's set to play Black Adam in the upcoming Shazam movie.


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: retrorussell on April 01, 2015, 05:25:55 PM
He's actually pretty good.  He's set to play Black Adam in the upcoming Shazam movie.
That's an excellent choice for Black Adam.


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: ulthar on April 01, 2015, 05:56:19 PM
I like Dwayne Johnson as an actor.  Always thought he was a bit under-utilized in some of the roles he's had.  He does quite well in the Football Xoach/Dad/Concerned Adult kind of roles in stories revolving around children. 


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: The Burgomaster on April 02, 2015, 02:55:03 PM
He is an okay actor.  Although, I thought it was a major cinematic travesty to cast him in the Walking Tall remake.  I saw an interview where he said they changed the character's name from Buford to Chris because he couldn't imagine anyone calling him Buford.


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: JaseSF on April 02, 2015, 03:43:47 PM
I think he's a great action star, almost kind of a throwback of sorts to similar 80s style stars. He does need a really great role though which I don't think we've got from him yet.


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: bob on April 02, 2015, 10:03:30 PM
I liked him in Doom, Walking Tall, The Rundown, The Other Guys,  Snitch and Hercules.

I think he is currently in his break out role as Hobbs in the Fast and Furious franchise, where his best work as been so far.


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: Archivist on April 03, 2015, 09:34:11 PM
Me, too.  After seeing him in Furious 7 (IMAX on opening day, babyyyyy!!!) I remarked on how far he had come in his entertainment career.  He's got loads of charisma and isn't the same character over and over again (koff Jason Statham koff).  Sure, he gets the 'big guy' roles simply because that is his drawcard, but I could imagine him in slightly more character driven roles like the recent Liam Neeson movies.

Interestingly, did anyone know that the Jet Li movie The One was originally written and intended for Dwayne Johnson?  There are tiny remnants of that notion in the dialogue, like where Jet Li's character talks about his wife being 'his centre'.  In the original concept, Dwayne Johnson's character had been a badass but gained stability when he met his wife.  There was no mention of this in The One, but it remained as a tiny bit of dialogue.


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: claws on April 04, 2015, 02:50:58 AM
He left an impression in Faster (2011), his most "serious" part to date. I also enjoyed his performance in Journey 2. He is certainly not in the "Tor Johnson Legacy League" for sure  :teddyr:


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: BoyScoutKevin on April 09, 2015, 03:56:51 PM
The Rock doesn't seem to be a half-bad actor. He still seems to be looking for his break-out role, though.

Black Bolt in "Inhumans" in 2019.

No, wait . . . That's Vin Diesel.

The only problem I have with Dwayne, and that is more my problem than his, is I keep confusing him with Vin Diesel. Still . . .?!

While I consider him an actor of limited range, he'll never play Hamlet. (Now, there's a thought, Dwayne as Hamlet.) Given the right role, such as his Hercules in "Hercules," I do enjoy seeing him act. What he does have, that many actors do not, is what I call "screen presence." It's been 15 years, but I still remember his cameo as The Champion on "Star Trek : Voyager," and he is certainly not lacking for work, as he is booked thru 2019, with . . . as someone has said . . . his role as Black Adam in "Shazam!"


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: etmoviesb on April 10, 2015, 03:25:25 AM
While I consider him an actor of limited range, he'll never play Hamlet.

Seems related:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z9Ismh1elM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z9Ismh1elM)

Since Schwarzenegger is too old now, Dwayne should do this movie...


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: Archivist on April 15, 2015, 10:36:42 PM
Gosh darn it.  Clicked on the YouTube link to Hamlet, then had a sudden Arnie-fest that took a chunk out of my work time.  Oh well...


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: etmoviesb on April 15, 2015, 11:55:53 PM
The clip is not even 2 minutes long, come on!


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: Alex on April 20, 2015, 02:48:02 AM
I enjoy his movies generally. Its a shame he hasn't had a breakout role thats really made him as an actor, but he does seem to improve pretty much anything he has put in. I've heard him being refered to as 'franchise viagra' (athough not since GI Joe 2).


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: pennywise37 on May 09, 2015, 09:43:45 PM
i detest wrestling with a passion. but him as an actor i honestly like. his acting does get better with each film.

but he is simply miscast cause what he looks like. action and comedy, if he does a drama i'd be interested in how he does in that?


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: Archivist on May 19, 2015, 08:25:54 PM
The clip is not even 2 minutes long, come on!

Lol. After clicking on the Last Action Hero clip, I found myself waylaid by another hour or so of random clips from Pumping Iron, Conan, Raw Deal and many others.


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: etmoviesb on May 19, 2015, 08:30:07 PM
Lol. After clicking on the Last Action Hero clip, I found myself waylaid by another hour or so of random clips from Pumping Iron, Conan, Raw Deal and many others.

I'll tell you a little secret... after writing the message I clicked on my link, saw improved Hamlet, and saw the Schwarzenegger killing reel for 20 minutes or so. In other words, I did pretty much what you did. :D

But it is Schwarzenegger, so it is ok.


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: dean on May 20, 2015, 01:25:39 AM
He's a bit up and down for my tastes. Overall he has that friendly charisma thing going on. He was pretty much the only thing I liked about the Get Shorty sequel and that was, for the time, one of his first non-serious action star roles. Since then he's been a mixture of friendly goof and serious 'going to punch someone.'

Really I find him a bit hammy, but then again I like that about Bruce Campbell. Overall I think he's pretty alright though!


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: Trevor on May 20, 2015, 07:17:09 AM
I saw an interview where he said they changed the character's name from Buford to Chris because he couldn't imagine anyone calling him Buford.

 :teddyr: :teddyr: :teddyr:


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: ulthar on May 20, 2015, 10:23:45 AM

 if he does a drama i'd be interested in how he does in that?


I remember being a bit surprised at his performance in GRIDIRON GANG.  The story was a bit cliche'd in its execution, unfortunately (especially unfortunate since it was loosely based on a real story), but he did a fine job.

Similarly, I think he did a fine job in RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN.

He seems to have this way about exceeding expectations.  When he is really challenged in a tough role far outside his comfort zone, I would not be surprised (at this point) to see him turn in an excellent performance that turns a lot of heads.

In my opinion, the dude deserves more respect as an actual actor than many seem to want to give him as an "ex wrestler."

And, no, I'm not really a 'fan boy' ... but I do like "underdogs" in general, and in the acting world, he seems like one.  I think he has chops far in excess of some out there getting the roles he could likely do better with.


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: pennywise37 on May 24, 2015, 08:04:18 AM
i hate sports to death, i'm sorry i do i'm one of those  rare guys that hates sports and would rather watch a good or a bad movie than watch any kind of sports. having said that i don't mind sports films and that football film he did well that one he was actually pretty good in it. plus that is really a great film in my book. i haven't seen a lot of his film though. so i can't say how good he is in others but his acting has i think vastly improved over the years. and there will come a time when he will have to stop making action flix. i wonder if he'll still be acting than?


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: Rev. Powell on May 24, 2015, 11:04:04 AM
I think he's funny when I've seen him on Saturday Night Live. However, he's never been featured in anything close to a good movie. He needs a better agent.


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: pennywise37 on May 24, 2015, 04:59:28 PM
i dunno i've seen him in some good movies, i tell you one thing if i had to chose between him and Channing Tatum a guy who has no personality, an empty paper bag has more life into it when it's in a film that he does in anything he does, i would pick Dwayne Johnson any day. and he also seems like a real down to earth kind of guy in real life too.


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: Rev. Powell on May 24, 2015, 09:06:47 PM
Well, yeah, I'd rather watch an empty paper bag than Channing Tatum, too.  :smile:


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: pennywise37 on May 24, 2015, 10:46:02 PM
than we agree on that. you know when i 1st saw the film fighting with channing tatum a few years back, i thought the movie itself was ok, it needed a better script but than Terrance Howard was great in that. but he was really the only thing that was good about that film. the Channing Tatum part which was of course him as the star and this was before he became famous his character was fine. but the fight you see at the end of the film was so unclimatic that you wondered why they made such a big deal out of it.

why did i bring that film up? simple it's the 1st film i ever saw him. and i still wonder how he's going to be stinking Gambit in the next X-man movie! sorry i just had to rant a bit off topic, as for Dwayne Johnson he's like any actor if you think about it, yes he's done some stinkers but there also are films of his i enjoyed as well and that football film is one of them.


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: Jim H on June 21, 2015, 05:35:34 PM
Well, yeah, I'd rather watch an empty paper bag than Channing Tatum, too.  :smile:

I don't think Channing Tatum is a great dramatic actor, but I think in comedic roles he's done pretty well.  Or at least, he was funny in 21 Jump Street.

The Rock has a ton of charisma, which helps in every role, and I quite enjoy the Fast films from five on.  How many franchises can say they got really good on installment five?


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: zelmo73 on June 22, 2015, 12:53:16 PM
I've always liked The Rock as an actor. He was more at home in the WWE ring than he was in movies in the past, but it's nice to see that he had finally found himself along the way as a Hollywood actor over the years. The movie that did it for me was The Rundown (2003) opposite Christopher Walken; I believe that was the movie that cast in stone his Hollywood status, because before that The Rock was in some real meatball movies (Scorpion King (2002) anyone?)

One WWE wrestler that people ought to keep an eye on as well, believe it or not, is Batista, who surprised the heck out of me in Guardians Of The Galaxy (2014) with his dramatic turn in that movie. Showing genuine emotions in that film, I was taken aback because I honestly had no idea that Batista had that kind of acting range in him. I hope to see more of that out of him as an actor in the future, because his performance ended up being my favorite part of that movie.  :cheers:


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: indianasmith on June 22, 2015, 04:53:24 PM
I watched him last night in the premiere episode of HBO's BALLERS.
He is a surprisingly versatile actor.


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: BoyScoutKevin on June 28, 2015, 03:12:10 PM
I've always liked The Rock as an actor. He was more at home in the WWE ring than he was in movies in the past, but it's nice to see that he had finally found himself along the way as a Hollywood actor over the years. The movie that did it for me was The Rundown (2003) opposite Christopher Walken; I believe that was the movie that cast in stone his Hollywood status, because before that The Rock was in some real meatball movies (Scorpion King (2002) anyone?)

One WWE wrestler that people ought to keep an eye on as well, believe it or not, is Batista, who surprised the heck out of me in Guardians Of The Galaxy (2014) with his dramatic turn in that movie. Showing genuine emotions in that film, I was taken aback because I honestly had no idea that Batista had that kind of acting range in him. I hope to see more of that out of him as an actor in the future, because his performance ended up being my favorite part of that movie.  :cheers:

Well, it looks like Dave Bautista is not going to lack for work outside of the ring anytime soon, as he is scheduled to appear in these films . . .

2015
Bus 657
Warrior's Gate
Spectre
the next Bond film,
where he plays the villain.

2016
Kick boxer : Vengeance

and he is rumored to be in "Highlander," which has just been announced, and . . .

I can't see him, even as busy as he is, not being in the next "Guardians of the Galaxy 2," which is scheduled for 2017.


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: JaseSF on June 29, 2015, 04:08:20 PM
Think he's (Batista) supposed to be the Kurgan in Highlander remake...


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: HappyGilmore on July 02, 2015, 07:46:34 AM
Dwayne is pretty good. Won't be getting Oscars, but he's pretty solid.

He sticks to comedy and action, his strong suits.

I could see him eventually phasing out the action and sticking to comedy within five years. Maybe doing more tv.

He still pops up in WWE. Just made an appearance at a non-televised WWE show. It's his home and he loves the live crowd


Title: Re: Am I the only one that thinks Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a good actor?
Post by: BoyScoutKevin on August 22, 2015, 12:40:54 PM
They tried twice to get something off the ground. The 1st time with Tim Allen. The 2nd time with Tom Hanks. Now, it looks like they finally may be getting something. Thus, when you are hot, you are hot, and when you are not you are not. And right now Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is hot. Which is why you'll see him as your Skipper in "The Jungle Cruise : the Movie." One question is when you'll see it, as Mr. Johnson has 4 films scheduled for 2016 and 2 more for 2017, but . . .?! There is a blank spot in 2018, before he appears as Black Adam in  "Shazam!" in 2019. And, oh yea. "The Movie" is not contemporary. The rumor has it as being a period piece.

And we shall see what we shall see.