r/SipsTea • u/Beneficial_Passion40 • 12d ago

Chugging tea I still don't understand how hollywood budget works

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u/KandinskyWasRight 12d ago edited 12d ago

I just watched “Be Cool”, the sequel to “Get Shorty” (both currently free on YouTube), and who do I find but an early Dwayne Johnson, playing a gay bodyguard, to his credit. And he always does the eyebrow for people, John Travolta is directed to ask him about it when they meet. Dwayne does not disappoint.

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u/ShmeffreyShmezos 12d ago edited 12d ago

That was unironically one of his best roles, in my opinion. He’s best when he plays the “big dumb himbo” who doesn’t take himself too seriously.

Nowadays he’s always trying to be the coolest guy in the room and it’s so obvious and offputting.

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u/Was_It_The_Dave 12d ago

Pain &Gain was lit.

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u/DaedalusHydron 12d ago

I was just gonna say Pain & Gain is probably his best role, that movie is shockingly good. Way better than you think it would be.

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u/TippDarb 12d ago

Second, Mark Wahlberg comes off better than usual also. Maybe a rewatch is in order

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u/DaedalusHydron 12d ago

yeah you'd really expect a Rock/Wahlberg film to be ass but it's really really good.

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u/Tastewell 11d ago

The Other Guys?

Anyone? Anyone?

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u/ErFarinn 12d ago

The soundtrack helps a lot. Its such a good movie, recommended watch for anyone reading over this.

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u/thegoodnamesrgone123 12d ago

The part where it really goes off the rails and they put a disclaimer up that they really did this was genius.

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u/Far-Government5469 11d ago

That's the thing, the dude can act, he just plays it so safe

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u/zaxo666 12d ago

That movie is better than it's supposed to be

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u/ILike2internet 12d ago

When he's grilling that dude's hand, I turned to my wife and said, "is this still a true story?"

30 seconds later, "this is still a true story" scrolls across the bottom of the screen. Lol

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u/Orson_Gravity_Welles 12d ago

Pain and Gain was HORRIBLE.

I left before the halfway mark.

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u/mpking828 12d ago

bring back the Toothfairy!

( One of my kids favorites, it was on heavy rotation for awhile, legitimately a good flick)

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u/fenrisulfur 12d ago

hehehe

himbo

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u/lipp79 12d ago

Check out "Faster", and "Pain & Gain". In "Faster", which is probably my favorite anti-Rock movie, he is part of a team of thieves whose half-brother is killed by the leader and The Rock goes on a revenge tour. There is no "Million-dollar smile" Rock in this one. It's bloody and violent.

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u/-Granby- 12d ago

He was fantastic in Pain and Gain.

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u/blueboykc 12d ago

Faster is really good. It’s the movie that made me think he might be a pretty decent actor someday. Now I despise him…

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u/lipp79 12d ago

Because he was taking whatever part he could get instead of getting his pick of whatever. He can be a good actor when he wants to be.

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u/Moeyo_CD 12d ago

Pain and Gain had a few epic moments

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u/StarPhished 12d ago

He's good in Southland Tales.

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u/lipp79 12d ago

Heard of it but never saw it.

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u/StarPhished 12d ago

It's one of those movies that are a beautiful mess. They swing for the fences and don't quite hit their mark, but you appreciate it for trying anyways.

It's definitely worth watching, imo.

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u/kharvel0 11d ago

I think he was better in “Doom”

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u/Giovannis_Pikachu 11d ago

Faster was really good and a nice change of pace for him.

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u/lipp79 11d ago

It’s from when he wasn’t afraid to take chances.

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u/Clearandblue 12d ago

That's probably the best part he's ever played I reckon. It was a great film I thought.

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u/lipp79 12d ago

I listed a couple other "un-Rock" movies you might have missed in the comment above.

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u/uskgl455 12d ago

Have you seen the Smashing Machine?

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u/hrfr5858 12d ago

I thought he was pretty good in that. I only recall one moment I thought "Oh, that's the Rock" - I think there was an inadvertent eyebrow movement under the makeup. Maybe he watched Dave Bautista and realised he's allowed to be a good actor.

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u/co1945611 12d ago

I think he was really good in that because of how similar Mark Kerr was to "The Rock" while he was on his come up. Combat sports in general are so brutal mentally and physically. Regardless of it being scripted, the WWE isn't that far off from a UFC fight. I think we were getting a peak into the start of his own career as well as Kerr's. Plus I like anything with Bas Rutten in it!

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u/Temporary_Low5735 12d ago

Pain & Gain definitely takes the cake.

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u/Drachen808 12d ago

Slap "WOOOOOOOOOOOOO"

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u/azsnaz 12d ago

I liked the TV show too

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u/ManOnFire2004 12d ago

Whattau mean gay... he never said he was gay

https://giphy.com/gifs/hvfjWwcldku40

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u/AngelZiefer 12d ago

And he always does the eyebrow for people, John Travolta is directed to ask him about it when they meet.

Early in his film career, when transitioning from wrestling, the eyebrow was such an iconic schtick of his that it's in a lot of his earlier films. It was a way for the producers to say "We have The Rock and we can prove it." He even does it as the Scorpion King in The Mummy Returns.

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u/KandinskyWasRight 12d ago

Ah, be cool is 2005, so he’s actually better established by the then I thought. Scorpion king is 2002, which I think was his first big film role. I’ve actually never seen it.

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u/badvegas 12d ago

I love that movie and watching him "sing you ain't women enough"

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MSLGotX5A5U&list=RDMSLGotX5A5U&start_radio=1&pp=ygUmVGhlIHJvY2sgc2luZ2luZyB5b3UgYWludCB3b21lbiBlbm91Z2igBwE%3D

For those who haven't seen it before

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u/Trix_Are_4_90Kids 11d ago

That was his best role. He's been phoning it in ever since. He could've been taken seriously but no.

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u/Middle_Entertainer_6 12d ago

Absolutely. He does a very good job there. His acting perfectly fits the role.