DISQUS

David G · 1 year ago

I liked the Rock in Game Plan. This wouldnt be far from that same role he played there, so he should be ok. This def doesnt look like the Witch Mountain I remember. Which is a good thing since I fast forwarded most of that movie when I was a kid. And we do need more of Carla Gugino in the theatres right now. Im still stuck on her in Sin City, hotness.

Aleric · 1 year ago

What is it with action stars that want to be regarded as "ACTORS", instead of Stars. Schwartzenager rrealized early on that he was never going to be a Kirk Douglas or Charlton Heston, so he did what he did best he made movies people enjoyed seeing. If Vin and Dwayne dont get their act together they are going to end up like Antonio Banderas and be stuck as a side kick doing kid movies in ten years.

Reg · 1 year ago

Ehhh Straight to DVD for me on this one. I'll see if this comes on the "DVDs I Bought This Week" Report.

big K · 1 year ago

The Rock has a lot of charisma and charm to make up for any percieved lack of talent. I think he's a pretty good actor, and I liked him in "The Rundown" and "Gridiron Gang", two flicks I'm willing to bet more people saw than "Atonement".

Crass commercialism aside, Disney is the undisputed master of family films. They somehow managed to get a shitpile like "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" over the $100 million mark, so I think this movie will be ok too.

Thespo · 1 year ago

That was weak. Rock's career jumped the shark in Game Plan. When he tries to be funny, he falls flat. It's his lack of comedic timing and the way he's "in on the joke" in his delivery. If he was more deadpan, it would work better. He's actually much better off playing the straight man opposite a comedic sidekick like in Rundown. It just works better for him. If he does more of that or just some straight up serious action flicks without his b.s. attempts at humor, he'll come out of it. Look at Arnold, his humor was limited to maybe one stupid line each movie, for example "Stick around" when he sticks a dude to a door with a machete (was that Commando?). But otherwise Arnie just kicked ass and groaned a lot. A much better formula for action stars: less talk, more ass kicking, bad but funny accents optional.

Stevedore · 1 year ago

I loved the original Escape to Witch Mountain. Hopefully it's a good remake. The original was a bit cutsie but I wouldn't call it a comedy; more of a children's sci-fi adventure movie. Normally I'd agree about action stars doing children's films, however the big difference between Vin Deisel and Duane Johnson is the fact that the Rock can act and actually can be funny.
I'm waiting to hear more about him playing the villain Black Adam in an upcoming Shazam: Captain Marvel movie. I read that a while ago and haven't heard much since.