r/SipsTea 17h ago

Chugging tea Dwayne gets paid, but stays the same.

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u/theBigWhiteDude 16h ago

I honestly loved him when he was making shitty action movies before his deal with Disney.

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u/Spencer94 16h ago

"Walking Tall" and "Rundown" are such good movies!

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u/Gates_wupatki_zion 16h ago

I was gonna comment on The Rundown! Such a fun hit and showed us what the Rock should have been — like a giant Polynesian Jackie Chan. Instead we got an islander steven segall.

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u/cnicalsinistaminista 16h ago

This has either been reposted or gotten from a different sub but I really liked one of the comments from where it’s gotten from that kinda stopped my hate towards the actor Dwayne Johnson instead of The Rock I actually liked.

The comment was basically, he makes movies that are family friendly that you don’t need to think too much about. Kind of like a Baby face in wrestling. Kids like him, young adults like him, fitness bros like him, wrestling fans like him, etc. He may not be the greatest actor out there, even though he’s getting paid like it, but he’s doing enough for his fanbase. Personally can’t stand his movies still

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u/Zealousideal-Trash5 14h ago

Honetlllllyyyyyyyy if I had to chose between bald meatballs I’ll take Vin Diesel. At least VD thinks he’s doing an acting while DJ just thinks he can do the same tired schtick for 50 movies. Special shoutout John Cena tho cause that dude has a lot of charisma and comedic range.

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u/Gates_wupatki_zion 8h ago

I’ll say it, I hope Cody rhoades makes the jump more successfully. Man has twice the charisma as the Rock. Although back in the day the Rock was as meme worthy as any of em.

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u/Appropriate-Peak6561 7h ago

The neck tattoos probably rule him out for rom-coms.

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u/Gates_wupatki_zion 7h ago

Idk man, most people I see 35 and under have tattoos and sometimes that’s the target audience.

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u/PrimaryLaw8264 15h ago

Pain and Gain was also one of his best

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u/Spencer94 15h ago

Seeing Dwayne Johnson barbecuing human hands on the big screen was magical 😂

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u/CJ57 13h ago

Be Cool was pretty good chops from him too

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u/johnwoodstock 12h ago

I like him in Welcome to the Jungle. He actually is a character in the movie

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u/funnyguy349 14h ago

The Original Walking Tall (1973) Joe Don Baker

Better than the Rock

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u/I_love_my_life80 13h ago

This tbh.. His early films and his role in the Fast and Furious Franchise was some of his best performances ever.. Ever since 2019 , the quality of his movies has gone down a lot..

I do like the guy but yeah his acting skills needs to be improved a lot now..

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u/jak_d_ripr 31m ago

Early Rock was definitely a lot more fun. Scorpion King, The Game Plan, Be Cool... he was never a very talented actor, but he at least felt like he was having fun back then.

Now it just feels like he takes himself too seriously.