Let’s not forget how much of a selfish backstabber The Rock is. He got his big break in Hollywood when Brendan Fraser convinced the filmmakers to cast ‘the part time wrestler’ as the Scorpion King in *The Mummy 2* to which he then got a spin-off that stalled the development of *Mummy 3* Brendan Fraser was removed from *Journey 2* because he spoke out against a producer’s despicable treatment of him (as well as his evil ex-wife divorcing him, believe that’s a can of worms). And who did the producer get to replace him? The Rock (which he would continue to hijack and assimilate franchises like F&F and the DCEU) And after Brendan Fraser got his comeback in 2022 with *The Whale* the Rock decided to post ‘how great his “brother” Brendan is, and how much he owes to him for his career’. If that’s the case, given his influence at the time, why did the Rock not help his “brother” and bring him back on *Journey 2* when he was blacklisted (while getting financially screwed by his ex-wife)? Edit: Couldn’t go into too much detail because of RUclips’s comment censoring and the comment is already long enough
Not in the slightest. I only watched his other “red” movie because it was the first iteration and I thought it might be good. Most basic, trope & cliche filled movie I’ve ever seen. It was actually somewhat funny until those things overpowered the comedy.
Oh. As soon as I recognized The Rock's face when the first ad I saw for it came on, I knew it was Joever...and that's why I didn't know this movie was called "Red One" until now.
The Rock is trash. When he tried to make his own universe around Black Adam, he (we) learned that he didn't have the clout in Hollywood to do it. I know you think he uses specific people to make films with...and you're correct but I feel it has more to do with these people being the only ones who will work with The Rock. Evans was in this for just the paycheck...arguable, most of the actors were. I think only the red headed guy who actually acts was in it for the role. It's a shame that films like this are put out into the word. They do nothing to promote (or progress) the craft of movie making, acting, or entertaining.
I suggest you research "Hitler and the Great German Art Show". Hitler held an art show with two adjacent galleries in the late 1930s. On one side was art from the artists he hated, featuring modern art which he called debased/degenerate art. On the other side was the traditional art, the Great German Art. The goal of this art show was to persuade the German population that the modern artists had ruined art and that the Nazis would redeem art. Compare that to today's "modern art" in TV shows, movies and videogames. And while doing so, understand that Hollywood has been promoting Marxist ideologies (which some call "woke", "Politically Correct" or "THE MESSAGE") as they continue to make overbudgeted products with low quality, ham-fisted ideologies and belittle at least half of their audience. Do you think modern Liberal Hollywood has debased/degenerated art? Or do you think they have made it better? Isn't it strange how "progressives" seem to be regressive when it comes to entertainment? Now let's go back further to the Roman Empire and what the Roman poet Juvenal called "Bread and Circus", a means for certain politicians to gain political power by appealing to the base desires of a population (food and entertainment). Do we see a certain "side" of the political establishment in the US doing anything similar? Like giving out food stamps to win support from certain demographics of people? Or specifically catering to a small, vocal minority of people on social media while foregoing well written scripts, CGI, directing, acting and overall quality in general? Do you know what brought an end to the Bread and Circuses? The appointment of an autocratic Emperor who removed all political threats. Sounds familiar, right? Did you know that #45/47 is a descendent of Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne via the bloodline of King John of England? (As were all of the US's "elected" Presidents. Only Ford, Nixon's V.P. who took over after the former resigned, was not a descendent of those men.) I now suggest you look up the following: Seven Mountains Mandate/Dominion Theology (Dominion, like the US "voting" machines.) US Public Law 102 dash 14 Seven Laws of Noah There are some "Yuge" changes coming in the very near future which many will think are for the better but will ultimately end very badly for the US in the end.
Black Adam is so much worse than its own movie. Black Adam would be revealed in Shazam as a proper rival with superpowers comparable to Shazam. The Rock didn't want to be appear on the same level as Shazam and ruined two movies instead of one.
@JacobPaul-ix7oc I love how the original comment was, "I don't think the Rock makes good movies," and you responded with a rant about your political views.
The Rock ended up inflating the budget because he would show up late for shoots and even miss days of shooting which would lead to delays on delays (I say that because I'm sure the strikes also had an effect on the budget). He also would pee in water bottles to save time. Not sure how that last one fits in but I felt like it needs to be mentioned
@@MuhammedRivaz If his ‘production company’ SevenBuck Studios is ever involved, then that’s exactly what it is (I don’t remember how exactly but it’s the regular corporate loopholes of either reclaiming taxes or just not having to pay them)
Also the fact that this film was shot and filmed 2 years ago! And the controversy that arose from the rock being a diva behind the scenes by always showing up late, pissing on bottles, and has a contract where he'll never lose a fight to anyone on screen
Back in the 90s the WWE Rock character was amazingly fun, but he thought he could keep doing the same character outside wrestling and it became less and less fun, the interaction with other wrestlers and with the audience was what made him good, now is nothing like that beloved character from the 90s.
The Rock is like Vince McMahon but less creepy and evil in that you never get to see or even hear the real Dwayne Johnson on camera. No you get PR Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson that makes Jimmy Fallon's fake laugh look authentic.
That honestly makes things worse, as it makes all of The Rock's failures as a movie star his fault rather than the result of the lack of good writers/directors present. He can probably hire anyone he wants to write or shoot for him, but The Rock seems to have such a bland, vanilla level of taste when it comes to movies so he only seems to want hire the most conforming, work-for-hire, yes men types on his team. Dwayne should honestly take a page from Tom Cruise and work to secure the best, most talented team of filmmakers he can put together for his works and let them take care of things rather than try to micromanage everything himself. That's what's kept Cruise on top for so long. Thee guy recognizes and trusts talent when he sees it, The Rock should learn to do the same.
My theory is that people like the Rock function like Adam Sandler does. A quick, heavy hitting Hollywood produced movie, starring himself and a close circle of friends and business associates, never meant to be good or artful or entertaining or even really successful; just meant to make the people who work on it money. It's a cynical take, but it's fully inspired by the cynical movies devoid of heart or creativity.
@gimmeyourrights8292 yeah, at least Adam Sandler's worst movies conveniently come out just in time to give his friends and co-stars big paychecks when they're strapped for cash
Adam Sandler actually has movies that people love where he's the only lead actor and has shown in the past that he's an amazing actor when he chooses to be. The Rock on the other hand has not one where he's the only lead actor and has less range acting wise than Arnold Schwarzenegger and Keanu Reeves. Just look at his biggest hits and what kind of character he plays. Jumanji has Kevin Hart and Jack Black with Dwayne playing The Rock, Fast & Furious series has Vin Diesel with Dwayne playing the Rock, Moana is an animated Disney movie with Dwayne playing The Rock.
At least Adam Sandler knows his target audience loves dumb comedy and owns it. “I would like give a shout-out to my fellow nominees. Who shall forever be known as the guys who lost to Adam fucking Sandler!🤣”-his actual acceptance speech for an acting award
The difference is that Sandler actually has talent and only does this movies because he and his friends are all clearly having fun. The Rock only knows how to play the same character and only does these because he genuinely believes he's the hottest shit the world has ever seen
Like who the hell is really going to sit through this whole movie with they feet kickin in the air I KNOWWW mfs turning this off 25 mins in max lmaooooooo
I swear The Rock is getting worse every year. We are all sick and tired of Dwayne Johnson right now. This movie is one major reasons why today’s movies suck.
That would be forgivable if he actually put forth some effort and did something worthwhile or interesting. I love Keanu Reeves but he's almost stiff as a board as an actor however he played to his strengths doing films like Speed, Point Break, and John Wick and the effort he put into John Wick really shows on screen. The Rock would never work that hard on a movie. He just walks around in front of a green screen acting wry and mildly "witty".
They just didn't culturally trust people who made a living out of "lying" as they saw it when greek theatre began. An ancient greek cultural perspective on actors misunderstands what acting even is But in the rock's case this is fair
Dwayne in every single of his movie: "Let's kick some ass. 🤨" "Yes yes I know I'm huge, and I'm gonna kick your ass. 🤨" "Let's save the world. . . . . and kick some ass. 🤨"
Why don't people understand that actors are paid to deliver other people's words? Consequently, they cannot be trusted, because there's no way of knowing when they aren't being paid.
@Kingdomcome120 he's in the union so what's the difference, but what do you call De Nero? Why so offended by the truth though? I said nothing disrespectful, I merely stated their chosen profession's function, compared to reality.
as a wrestling fan, he's never my favorite back in his prime anyway. John Cena and Batista will always be the better wrestlers turn actor anyway. glad more people realized that he's a fraud now.
I wish you had kept the Rock videos up, they were great. I think his days are numbered, especially when Moana 2 flops (it might do well initially, but I'm predicting a big drop off, and bad reviews from fans and critics). He and Jack Black just need to go away and retire.
Came here for The Rock slander, stay for the Man of Steel appreciation. It's pretty rare so much appreciated! And please do make a video of The Rock! I just found your channel and would love to watch it.
I stop messing with Dwayne Johnson/The Rock, after he said yes to doing Hobbs & Shaw. If he hadn’t said yes, The Fast Saga could’ve ended perfectly and earlier and I LOVE Fast & Furious! So, when he came back for the Fast X post credits scene I didn’t even care. I don’t like Fast 8 no more because I feel like he has more screen time than Letty and is billed before her😒 Fast X / Fast 10 has heart but that’s just my opinion
Your Dwayne Johnson video was one of my favorites. Still lives on in my heart. Even if I don’t agree or care about something, I respect the passion. I’ll admit, I liked his gimmick before he started marketing products. I will watch “Tearing down the People’s Champion, Part 2”
Ive noticed how crazy it is actors get paid. Which makes NO sense. I think it started in the 1940s when the actor Claude Rains, who played the Invisible Man, was paid 1 million dollars. Ever since then, actors have steadily continued to get paid WAAAY MORE than they really should be. Like why are people who are just PRETENDING to be a character getting paid so much more than people who literally put their lives on the line? Or who are like engineers, scientists, doctors, etc.? At least I could understand why they would be paid more. But an actor? Why?
Same reason why athletes also get paid more. Entertainment generates tons of money, a world in which nobody consumed Hollywood films would be one where actors get paid nothing - that won't happen in the foreseeable future though.
I remember the documentary Jodorowsky's Dune and how Jodorowsky wanted to cast the artist Salvador Dali in his Dune movie and Dali only agreed to star in it if he was the highest paid actor in the world at the time (the 1970's). And his asking price was somethin like $4 million. 🤣
That's like asking why a miner who works 12 hours days gets paid less than his boss who sits on his ass in another continent. That's capitalism at work
I mean, while I agree that major actors can be extremely overpaid, it's also true that most of the money made by Red One will be coming from people watching it because it's starring the Rock and/or Chris Evans.
also i wonder if the other acting is bad because they were all fuming about the rocks lateness and general attitude, saw something a while back he just takes the piss and leaves everyone else to suffer on set doing nothing but wait for him to show, i probably wouldn't be giving my all to his movie either honestly
The idea to treat the North Pole and Santa Claus like a military base was absolutely stupid. Making Santa and the rock act like military generals took away all the magic
Bro this movie has all the stereotypical “guy stuff” tropes from like 10-20 years ago. It’s so over the top and senseless that it genuinely feels like a Fast & Furious Christmas movie. And I’m sorry, but I don’t buy Chris Evans as a tough guy.
You wanna know something funny? I was willing to give this movie a chance and see it when I saw Chris Evans and JK Simmons were in it, I thought it would be like that Santa Claus action movie that came out last year. But when I saw it had The Rock to lead or just simply be in it? My excitement and willingness dropped like a can of hot lava in my hands. That much I despise his stiffness. Btw, I’ve heard rumored that he only wants to look do-good in movies just because he wants to run for presidency one day. Yeah, that nutty.
The guy Is ridiculous, he has a no lose clause in his contract. All of his movies are so predictable, especially when you know about his contract. That basically tells you how the movie is going to end.
I have an idea for only movie that will save Rock's career. Enter "The Boulder", a mocumentary where Rock plays a retiered wrestler who mentors the protaginist, the titular "Boulder", into wrestling and Hollywood stardom.
its not an xmas movie with rock in it...., its a rock movie with xmas in it. its horrible.theres no family element to it,they compleetly skip over the family element. its like they didnt have enough story to make a movie, and not enough xmas story to make an xmas movie, so its neither. its boring,jk simmons has no warmth or jolly to be santa, the scene where theyre both lifting weights compleetly destroys the sense of him being santa. the krampus is a pretty obscure xmas character for most people,and deffinitely kids..., gryla is even more obscure. i hated that i wasted the evening watching this. this is chris evans worst acting performance ive ever seen. its funny how rock gets "jeffrey epstein vision" at the end. do not bother watching this movie.
So my million $ question is.... why would anyone call you a "racist" .... for giving your opinions which you have every right to voice???? Please explain this insanity.....
He uses the same people to control them. If he was on a set with a real director, they’d never let him get away with being so damn lazy. Notice how Arnold and Stallone and Willis and Van Damne all worked with top tier action directors? Name one big time director who Dwayne has worked with? John Woo? James Cameron? Nope. Look at Batista’s resume and you’ll see he’s worked with Villeneuve, Rian Johnson, James Gunn, people who have legit credentials and respect in the industry. See how he’s improved as a performer? It’s not an accident.
Even Schwarzenegger has more range than Dwayne...he plays The Rock in everything...just watch Scorpion King and The Rundown...thats pretty much the best and most original he ever was
Arnold in his prime never came off anywhere near as fake, self-absorbed, and narcissistic as The Rock is. That's not to say that he was a saint or anything, but at least the Governator was willing to take more chances with his films and work with directors with actual talent and vision (Cameron, Verhoeven, McTiernan etc.) rather than just talentless hacks that just let their stars run the show for them. I remember a story about a time when Arnold got chewed out by James Cameron for being a couple hours late for the shooting of True Lies. Rather than talk back and argue with the director, however, Arnold instead took it like a man. When his co-star Tom Arnold asked why he didn't snap back at him, Schwarzenegger replied "Because he was right." Can you honestly imagine The Rock showing that type of humility?
Kiernan Shipka played Sally Draper in Mad Men and now she's an adult who challenges herself as an actor with every different role, so she gives me more reason to watch this than the Rock does.
I thought it looked lame watching the trailer and your review confirmed it for me. Thanks for another excellent review. Would love another Rock review.
7:22 I live in Hollywood, what issue you're talking about is the "commanding salary", Will Smith has the largest one that I remember at $40 million. That means Will Smith would have to accept a "salary cut" to make a lower budget movie. You're absolutely right about The Rock. He's very fake and I'm glad others notice
'Hate' is a pretty strong word to describe someone you've never met and who's only 'crime' is seemingly making crappy movies. And as far as working with the same people goes, that's kinda silly because directors like Mike Flanagan, Ridley Scott and many others do the same thing because it makes sense to work with people you know and are familiar with and had good experiences with if the opportunity presents itself.
You know that the more i know how "the rock" franchise work the more he look loke less the new Schwarzenegger and more a new Steven Seagall, but with better care for his look and health so explain why he lasted more
I didn't start to see advertising for this movie until after it came out. I couldn't be bothered to see the rock play the rock in another the rock movie.
Thank you for your video and observation of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, greatly needed, 100% accurate, and you're NOT drinking the haterade despite what others say. Keep up the great work, bro.
13:59 that actually would have been kind of cool. The Bunny could live on Easter Island. Or maybe it’s been banished there for laying eggs that fed on kids. With a mean streak a mile wide. Then they have to get past it to find the next mcguffin. And the Tooth Fairy was at the Court of the High Fea but started a dental school after finding out what candy does to human teeth.
Isn't all of Hollywood going in the same direction? I can't think of the last movie I've seen in the last 10 years that has left an impression on me. Everything is awful. I don't go to theaters anymore because I know I'm not gonna get what I want, and I want good storytelling and good acting and don't get me started on the elevated prices of tickets, popcorn and sodas. 🙄
plenty of insanely good movies coming out everywhere.. youre just not looking for them. Slop has always existed, we only remember a few hundred movies from the tens of thousands made in the past century.
I agree about celebrities and producers getting paid way too much. Why do they need salaries in the 10s of millions range? If you paid me 500,000 to be in a movie, I’d be more than happy with that.
Guys, did you hear him? He said he doesn’t hate Dwayne Johnson. And for anyone that didn’t hear the first or second time, again he doesn’t hate Dwayne Johnson. Just wanted to make sure everyone knows this guy doesn’t hate Dwayne Johnson
Let’s not forget how much of a selfish backstabber The Rock is. He got his big break in Hollywood when Brendan Fraser convinced the filmmakers to cast ‘the part time wrestler’ as the Scorpion King in *The Mummy 2* to which he then got a spin-off that stalled the development of *Mummy 3*
Brendan Fraser was removed from *Journey 2* because he spoke out against a producer’s despicable treatment of him (as well as his evil ex-wife divorcing him, believe that’s a can of worms). And who did the producer get to replace him? The Rock (which he would continue to hijack and assimilate franchises like F&F and the DCEU)
And after Brendan Fraser got his comeback in 2022 with *The Whale* the Rock decided to post ‘how great his “brother” Brendan is, and how much he owes to him for his career’. If that’s the case, given his influence at the time, why did the Rock not help his “brother” and bring him back on *Journey 2* when he was blacklisted (while getting financially screwed by his ex-wife)?
Edit: Couldn’t go into too much detail because of RUclips’s comment censoring and the comment is already long enough
The Earth revolves around The Rock, didn't you know?
@ Of course, an ego that size would have a gravitational force
Yeah, how many times did The Rock call or text Brendan over those years?
@@mickeyc. Please reupload that Rock video. I wanna laugh. Screw what anyone says about it, we all know he stinks.
You really really make me hate that guy 😂😂😂 The Rock got an ego the size of Jupiter 😂
Am I the only one thankful "annoying as hell" Kevin Hart wasn't in it?
He’s to busy hiding from the list 🙌🏼
As like an undercover elf or something
Everytime I see him lol.
He’s gone ghost after he got exposed for his ties with P Diddy
@@LosHitmanoh shit really?
Anyone really surprised that GENERIC CELEBRITY MOVIE #37 is bad?
Not in the slightest. I only watched his other “red” movie because it was the first iteration and I thought it might be good. Most basic, trope & cliche filled movie I’ve ever seen. It was actually somewhat funny until those things overpowered the comedy.
Red One will make you drink some red wine 🍷
You mean generic movie #4,372.
Oh. As soon as I recognized The Rock's face when the first ad I saw for it came on, I knew it was Joever...and that's why I didn't know this movie was called "Red One" until now.
The Rock is trash. When he tried to make his own universe around Black Adam, he (we) learned that he didn't have the clout in Hollywood to do it. I know you think he uses specific people to make films with...and you're correct but I feel it has more to do with these people being the only ones who will work with The Rock. Evans was in this for just the paycheck...arguable, most of the actors were. I think only the red headed guy who actually acts was in it for the role. It's a shame that films like this are put out into the word. They do nothing to promote (or progress) the craft of movie making, acting, or entertaining.
It was a bold attempt to make a superhero movie while standing still.
I suggest you research "Hitler and the Great German Art Show".
Hitler held an art show with two adjacent galleries in the late 1930s. On one side was art from the artists he hated, featuring modern art which he called debased/degenerate art. On the other side was the traditional art, the Great German Art. The goal of this art show was to persuade the German population that the modern artists had ruined art and that the Nazis would redeem art.
Compare that to today's "modern art" in TV shows, movies and videogames. And while doing so, understand that Hollywood has been promoting Marxist ideologies (which some call "woke", "Politically Correct" or "THE MESSAGE") as they continue to make overbudgeted products with low quality, ham-fisted ideologies and belittle at least half of their audience.
Do you think modern Liberal Hollywood has debased/degenerated art? Or do you think they have made it better? Isn't it strange how "progressives" seem to be regressive when it comes to entertainment?
Now let's go back further to the Roman Empire and what the Roman poet Juvenal called "Bread and Circus", a means for certain politicians to gain political power by appealing to the base desires of a population (food and entertainment). Do we see a certain "side" of the political establishment in the US doing anything similar? Like giving out food stamps to win support from certain demographics of people? Or specifically catering to a small, vocal minority of people on social media while foregoing well written scripts, CGI, directing, acting and overall quality in general?
Do you know what brought an end to the Bread and Circuses? The appointment of an autocratic Emperor who removed all political threats. Sounds familiar, right?
Did you know that #45/47 is a descendent of Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne via the bloodline of King John of England? (As were all of the US's "elected" Presidents. Only Ford, Nixon's V.P. who took over after the former resigned, was not a descendent of those men.)
I now suggest you look up the following:
Seven Mountains Mandate/Dominion Theology (Dominion, like the US "voting" machines.)
US Public Law 102 dash 14
Seven Laws of Noah
There are some "Yuge" changes coming in the very near future which many will think are for the better but will ultimately end very badly for the US in the end.
Black Adam is so much worse than its own movie. Black Adam would be revealed in Shazam as a proper rival with superpowers comparable to Shazam. The Rock didn't want to be appear on the same level as Shazam and ruined two movies instead of one.
Word
@JacobPaul-ix7oc I love how the original comment was, "I don't think the Rock makes good movies," and you responded with a rant about your political views.
They're laundering money that's what these movies are, I can't think of any other reason to justify 250mil dollars for this one
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The Rock ended up inflating the budget because he would show up late for shoots and even miss days of shooting which would lead to delays on delays (I say that because I'm sure the strikes also had an effect on the budget). He also would pee in water bottles to save time. Not sure how that last one fits in but I felt like it needs to be mentioned
Just like the Tyson v Paul match. One big cash grab.
This is my guess too. It just have to be.
@@MuhammedRivaz If his ‘production company’ SevenBuck Studios is ever involved, then that’s exactly what it is (I don’t remember how exactly but it’s the regular corporate loopholes of either reclaiming taxes or just not having to pay them)
The costume looks like a modified leftover Deadpool suit
So generic looking
Also the fact that this film was shot and filmed 2 years ago! And the controversy that arose from the rock being a diva behind the scenes by always showing up late, pissing on bottles, and has a contract where he'll never lose a fight to anyone on screen
So this movie is barely relevant and released a generically written AI movie? Sounds about right
Back in the 90s the WWE Rock character was amazingly fun, but he thought he could keep doing the same character outside wrestling and it became less and less fun, the interaction with other wrestlers and with the audience was what made him good, now is nothing like that beloved character from the 90s.
Great wrestler
The Rock is like Vince McMahon but less creepy and evil in that you never get to see or even hear the real Dwayne Johnson on camera. No you get PR Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson that makes Jimmy Fallon's fake laugh look authentic.
Yeah he's grown!
Lol....are you like you were in the 90's?
You haven’t watched have you? He’s now the final boss. And he’s amazing.
The director has zero power bro. The Rock’s production company Seven Bucks produced the film. He hand picked everything. He’s the boss.
That honestly makes things worse, as it makes all of The Rock's failures as a movie star his fault rather than the result of the lack of good writers/directors present. He can probably hire anyone he wants to write or shoot for him, but The Rock seems to have such a bland, vanilla level of taste when it comes to movies so he only seems to want hire the most conforming, work-for-hire, yes men types on his team.
Dwayne should honestly take a page from Tom Cruise and work to secure the best, most talented team of filmmakers he can put together for his works and let them take care of things rather than try to micromanage everything himself. That's what's kept Cruise on top for so long. Thee guy recognizes and trusts talent when he sees it, The Rock should learn to do the same.
PLEASE re-release those Rock videos, I’ve never seen you before but I took a look at your channel, and you got yourself a new subscriber
I have to make new videos, the old are deleted 😭
@mickeyc. Unfortunate, I would have loved to see it.
Just rerecord them from your scripts 😭😭I'm dying of fomo here
My theory is that people like the Rock function like Adam Sandler does. A quick, heavy hitting Hollywood produced movie, starring himself and a close circle of friends and business associates, never meant to be good or artful or entertaining or even really successful; just meant to make the people who work on it money.
It's a cynical take, but it's fully inspired by the cynical movies devoid of heart or creativity.
Adam Sandler can be fun when he actually tries. You never see that out of the Rock.
@gimmeyourrights8292 yeah, at least Adam Sandler's worst movies conveniently come out just in time to give his friends and co-stars big paychecks when they're strapped for cash
Adam Sandler actually has movies that people love where he's the only lead actor and has shown in the past that he's an amazing actor when he chooses to be. The Rock on the other hand has not one where he's the only lead actor and has less range acting wise than Arnold Schwarzenegger and Keanu Reeves. Just look at his biggest hits and what kind of character he plays. Jumanji has Kevin Hart and Jack Black with Dwayne playing The Rock, Fast & Furious series has Vin Diesel with Dwayne playing the Rock, Moana is an animated Disney movie with Dwayne playing The Rock.
At least Adam Sandler knows his target audience loves dumb comedy and owns it.
“I would like give a shout-out to my fellow nominees. Who shall forever be known as the guys who lost to Adam fucking Sandler!🤣”-his actual acceptance speech for an acting award
The difference is that Sandler actually has talent and only does this movies because he and his friends are all clearly having fun. The Rock only knows how to play the same character and only does these because he genuinely believes he's the hottest shit the world has ever seen
A 2 hour 15 minutes, 250 million dollar Christmas movie is something else man.
Like who the hell is really going to sit through this whole movie with they feet kickin in the air I KNOWWW mfs turning this off 25 mins in max lmaooooooo
I swear The Rock is getting worse every year. We are all sick and tired of Dwayne Johnson right now. This movie is one major reasons why today’s movies suck.
The Rock got no Range
That would be forgivable if he actually put forth some effort and did something worthwhile or interesting. I love Keanu Reeves but he's almost stiff as a board as an actor however he played to his strengths doing films like Speed, Point Break, and John Wick and the effort he put into John Wick really shows on screen.
The Rock would never work that hard on a movie. He just walks around in front of a green screen acting wry and mildly "witty".
Dave Bautista can act and want to act. The Rock has the raised eyebrow.
or hair
Gridiron Gang, Snitch, Pain and Gain, The Gameplan, Faster
I disagree he is a great wrestler and entertainer
Rock doesn't care about movies. He cares about his brand value and his business. Nothing more.
The Greek word for actor was “hypocrites”
It’s right there on the tin
I think it was Hippocrates
They just didn't culturally trust people who made a living out of "lying" as they saw it when greek theatre began.
An ancient greek cultural perspective on actors misunderstands what acting even is
But in the rock's case this is fair
Dwayne in every single of his movie:
"Let's kick some ass. 🤨"
"Yes yes I know I'm huge, and I'm gonna kick your ass. 🤨"
"Let's save the world. . . . . and kick some ass. 🤨"
*cracks knuckles*
"Now who's ready for some underwhelming fight scenes?"
Another reason of putting this movie in november is coz they will be able to put in on netflix or another streaming platform for the holidays.
Why don't people understand that actors are paid to deliver other people's words? Consequently, they cannot be trusted, because there's no way of knowing when they aren't being paid.
@nigelwitgunn3406 what you said is disrespectful to actual "actors" the rock is an entertainer not an actor there's a difference.
@Kingdomcome120 he's in the union so what's the difference, but what do you call De Nero?
Why so offended by the truth though? I said nothing disrespectful, I merely stated their chosen profession's function, compared to reality.
@nigelwitgunn3406 bro I was just making fun of the rock it's not that serious Lol 😂
@Kingdomcome120 sry m8, I'm so use to being challenged I forget where my funny bone is at times. 😉 Besides, you were right, lol.
@@nigelwitgunn3406 no worries 🫡
The rock is like steven seagal but with steroids
But at least Seagal makes you laugh when he runs in movies.
Nope
And hopefully without the allegations.
just ask vin diesel who the rock is.
as a wrestling fan, he's never my favorite back in his prime anyway. John Cena and Batista will always be the better wrestlers turn actor anyway. glad more people realized that he's a fraud now.
Steve Austin is better than both of those jabroni bitches
YOURE SMOKING CRACK! THEY WOULD NEVER BE ON THE LEVEL OF THE ROCK IN WRESTLING
Roddy Piper too but unfortunately Hulk Hogan's shitty acting made it more difficult for him to break into Hollywood as a wrestler.
Chris Benoit! -Oh wait
Batista isn't a good actor 😅
The Rock :
" Can you smell the money ?! "
" The money is cooking !! "
💲💲💰💲🤑🎄🎄❄️❄️
I wish you had kept the Rock videos up, they were great. I think his days are numbered, especially when Moana 2 flops (it might do well initially, but I'm predicting a big drop off, and bad reviews from fans and critics). He and Jack Black just need to go away and retire.
Don't start me on JB
@@mickeyc. please start :D
@@mickeyc. REUPLOAD
Oh I feel you when it comes to Jack Black
Oh no, why Jack Black??
He seems cool. rock is shady as fuk tho, always has been
This is why I’m grateful for someone like Dave Bautista, a wrestler who can actually act.
Bautista is another liberal democrat fraud.
Lol what? He's not at all a good actor. Drax was the only decently portrayed role He's ever had. He's an even worse human being
Uhhhhh, nah
Came here for The Rock slander, stay for the Man of Steel appreciation.
It's pretty rare so much appreciated!
And please do make a video of The Rock!
I just found your channel and would love to watch it.
🙏
The greatest Christmas movies have all ready been made for example die hard, national lampoons christmas vacation, home alone, gremlins etc
Red wave is just the baywatch movie he was in lol.
Oh god, I thought that movie was a fever dream.
I stop messing with Dwayne Johnson/The Rock, after he said yes to doing Hobbs & Shaw. If he hadn’t said yes, The Fast Saga could’ve ended perfectly and earlier and I LOVE Fast & Furious!
So, when he came back for the Fast X post credits scene I didn’t even care. I don’t like Fast 8 no more because I feel like he has more screen time than Letty and is billed before her😒
Fast X / Fast 10 has heart but that’s just my opinion
Didn’t think I’d see him working with Warner bros so soon 😬
The hierarchy of power ...
He owns a production company. He probably contracted for a few films
Your Dwayne Johnson video was one of my favorites. Still lives on in my heart. Even if I don’t agree or care about something, I respect the passion. I’ll admit, I liked his gimmick before he started marketing products. I will watch “Tearing down the People’s Champion, Part 2”
You're an OG subscriber 🤍
He’s no Arnold
Like Arnold Schwarzenegger?
The man’s on gear and his actions towards the Maui situation was less than stellar.
The rock is basically Adam Sandler, except I've never been called racist for not liking adam sandler movies.
Ive noticed how crazy it is actors get paid. Which makes NO sense. I think it started in the 1940s when the actor Claude Rains, who played the Invisible Man, was paid 1 million dollars. Ever since then, actors have steadily continued to get paid WAAAY MORE than they really should be. Like why are people who are just PRETENDING to be a character getting paid so much more than people who literally put their lives on the line? Or who are like engineers, scientists, doctors, etc.? At least I could understand why they would be paid more. But an actor? Why?
Same reason why athletes also get paid more. Entertainment generates tons of money, a world in which nobody consumed Hollywood films would be one where actors get paid nothing - that won't happen in the foreseeable future though.
I remember the documentary Jodorowsky's Dune and how Jodorowsky wanted to cast the artist Salvador Dali in his Dune movie and Dali only agreed to star in it if he was the highest paid actor in the world at the time (the 1970's). And his asking price was somethin like $4 million. 🤣
That's like asking why a miner who works 12 hours days gets paid less than his boss who sits on his ass in another continent. That's capitalism at work
I mean, while I agree that major actors can be extremely overpaid, it's also true that most of the money made by Red One will be coming from people watching it because it's starring the Rock and/or Chris Evans.
@@user-x7dc2pq7n Maybe that's because anyone can be a miner with a little training, but very few people have the money necessary to run a mine.
People called me a hater too I'm glad people are catching on he gets on my fucking dam nerves 🤷🏾♂️
also i wonder if the other acting is bad because they were all fuming about the rocks lateness and general attitude, saw something a while back he just takes the piss and leaves everyone else to suffer on set doing nothing but wait for him to show, i probably wouldn't be giving my all to his movie either honestly
He peed in bottles 🤣
@@mickeyc. 😨😨
oh god, imagine the rock and jared leto on a movie set together
@mickeyc. He what
@GenjiCatGames Yet he ran his mouth about vin diesel calling him a candy a$$ for also being late on fast 8.
If it has The Rock or Kevin Heart in it, it's guaranteed garbage.
The idea to treat the North Pole and Santa Claus like a military base was absolutely stupid. Making Santa and the rock act like military generals took away all the magic
Bro this movie has all the stereotypical “guy stuff” tropes from like 10-20 years ago. It’s so over the top and senseless that it genuinely feels like a Fast & Furious Christmas movie. And I’m sorry, but I don’t buy Chris Evans as a tough guy.
I totally buy chris as tough, it's the rock I don't
Feel sorry for JK in this, he’s a great actor
@@13ShelbyGuylet's be real. JK Simmons just did it for a new swimming pool or a lovely Christmas vacation to the Mediterranean.
When the Rock get the rocks out of his head? When will he finally learn his f**king lesson?
250million dollars ? Omg, from trailer I thought its 40million
40 only covers Rock's salary
@@mickeyc.I did like Netflix red alert - it was bad but fun to watch
You wanna know something funny? I was willing to give this movie a chance and see it when I saw Chris Evans and JK Simmons were in it, I thought it would be like that Santa Claus action movie that came out last year.
But when I saw it had The Rock to lead or just simply be in it? My excitement and willingness dropped like a can of hot lava in my hands. That much I despise his stiffness.
Btw, I’ve heard rumored that he only wants to look do-good in movies just because he wants to run for presidency one day. Yeah, that nutty.
The guy Is ridiculous, he has a no lose clause in his contract. All of his movies are so predictable, especially when you know about his contract. That basically tells you how the movie is going to end.
Filmed on a $250 budget🤣
Yes. The world needs I hate the Rock videos with no negativity.
When the trailer came on, my dad and I just looked at each other. The Rock was better when he was a heel.
I am sick of The Rock and I am SICK of Chris Evans!
Don't watch there movies then 🤷
@KnightsofCybertronReturns Rock and Evans shill.
@RE-ol5ws you sound so angry and bitter too
@@KnightsofCybertronReturns And you sound like a shill.
@@RE-ol5ws and you sound like a hater 😂 just saying
I have an idea for only movie that will save Rock's career.
Enter "The Boulder", a mocumentary where Rock plays a retiered wrestler who mentors the protaginist, the titular "Boulder", into wrestling and Hollywood stardom.
The next will be Red Wing and he will recruit Anthony Mackie 2:04
???
Then he’ll be old enough to star in R.E.D. 3 🙄
The only wrestler turned actor that was good was rowdy Roddy piper.
Dude. Start with the billionaires if you want to regulate wealth. Otherwise shut it.
It's no secret that "Dwayne" is a business man (like Reynolds is) and not an actual actor.
When you see people doing all these outside dealings, it’s a sign that they cannot act. You don’t see Denzel doing that shit.
No no it is filmed on a $250 budget 😂 no way in hell is this shit a 250million budget movie😂
Actually the only modern Christmas movie I really enjoyed was Violent Night that's a movie you should watch as it's basically a Santa Die Hard movie
its not an xmas movie with rock in it...., its a rock movie with xmas in it.
its horrible.theres no family element to it,they compleetly skip over the family element.
its like they didnt have enough story to make a movie, and not enough xmas story to make an xmas movie, so its neither.
its boring,jk simmons has no warmth or jolly to be santa, the scene where theyre both lifting weights compleetly destroys the sense of him being santa.
the krampus is a pretty obscure xmas character for most people,and deffinitely kids..., gryla is even more obscure.
i hated that i wasted the evening watching this.
this is chris evans worst acting performance ive ever seen.
its funny how rock gets "jeffrey epstein vision" at the end.
do not bother watching this movie.
💯
What is "Jeff Epistien vision"?
@@amandajean7738 sees little kids everywhere
That's why i miss old hollywood movies and tv series they had appeal in them
I doubt the rock doesnt even know how to be Dwayne Johnson anymore
Who was expecting him to summon his favourite Pokemon Kevin Hart?
Loves to play the hero but is actually a villain behind the scenes
It makes Santa with Muscles and Santa's Slay look like Mean Streets and Taxi Driver in comparison.
I respect opinion.
I just want to see movie, so I will go to see it anyway.
Despite negative reviews.
So my million $ question is.... why would anyone call you a "racist" .... for giving your opinions which you have every right to voice???? Please explain this insanity.....
He uses the same people to control them. If he was on a set with a real director, they’d never let him get away with being so damn lazy. Notice how Arnold and Stallone and Willis and Van Damne all worked with top tier action directors? Name one big time director who Dwayne has worked with? John Woo? James Cameron? Nope.
Look at Batista’s resume and you’ll see he’s worked with Villeneuve, Rian Johnson, James Gunn, people who have legit credentials and respect in the industry. See how he’s improved as a performer? It’s not an accident.
Even Schwarzenegger has more range than Dwayne...he plays The Rock in everything...just watch Scorpion King and The Rundown...thats pretty much the best and most original he ever was
Arnold in his prime never came off anywhere near as fake, self-absorbed, and narcissistic as The Rock is. That's not to say that he was a saint or anything, but at least the Governator was willing to take more chances with his films and work with directors with actual talent and vision (Cameron, Verhoeven, McTiernan etc.) rather than just talentless hacks that just let their stars run the show for them.
I remember a story about a time when Arnold got chewed out by James Cameron for being a couple hours late for the shooting of True Lies. Rather than talk back and argue with the director, however, Arnold instead took it like a man. When his co-star Tom Arnold asked why he didn't snap back at him, Schwarzenegger replied "Because he was right."
Can you honestly imagine The Rock showing that type of humility?
@Whoa802 lol thats funny and could also be because most Europeans find being late extremely rude...island people on the other hand...lol
Kiernan Shipka played Sally Draper in Mad Men and now she's an adult who challenges herself as an actor with every different role, so she gives me more reason to watch this than the Rock does.
Bro, as someone who worked as a PA for a few projects, “We’ll fix it in post” is the most used phrase on set haha 😅
Well Shit. I was honestly hoping for a tongue-in-cheek, off the wall fantasy comedy. But if it's this insufferable, then I'll be avoiding it.
Avoid
I thought it looked lame watching the trailer and your review confirmed it for me. Thanks for another excellent review. Would love another Rock review.
My 6 year old really wants to watch this. Seems like a movie aimed more towards children lol
Really? A Christmas movie about a Buff Santa is more aimed towards kids?😂😂😂😂
@ my 6 year old asked to watch it 🤷🏻♂️ I didn’t even know till he mentioned it. Bought tickets and seeing it tonight :)
I don't even think kids will like it
@ I’ll let you know what he says I’ll ask for his review on a scale from 1 to 10 since he likes to do that haha.
Cheers guys
@@jasontodd6605 I’m sorry. You are an awesome dad but sadly you have horrible taste in movies
The only Red One i know is Call of Duty: Big Red One. Ahhh, the nostalgia.
The hierarchy of power in the Holiday movies is about to change
- Ryan George
7:22 I live in Hollywood, what issue you're talking about is the "commanding salary", Will Smith has the largest one that I remember at $40 million. That means Will Smith would have to accept a "salary cut" to make a lower budget movie.
You're absolutely right about The Rock. He's very fake and I'm glad others notice
The rock in WWE so cringe now as well. He is to old now. Same as John Cena and undertaker. Just retire from the ring man. Take notes from triple h
This is a very good Christmas movie for kids. It's probably not for neck beards or clowns that make negative videos for views.
Okay Johnny, enjoy your slop
'Hate' is a pretty strong word to describe someone you've never met and who's only 'crime' is seemingly making crappy movies.
And as far as working with the same people goes, that's kinda silly because directors like Mike Flanagan, Ridley Scott and many others do the same thing because it makes sense to work with people you know and are familiar with and had good experiences with if the opportunity presents itself.
You know that the more i know how "the rock" franchise work the more he look loke less the new Schwarzenegger and more a new Steven Seagall, but with better care for his look and health so explain why he lasted more
Why are we afraid to say "tax the rich"? It makes no sense. Like yeah. Tax the rich.
Calm down socialist scum
Great video Mickeyc. The Rocks bubble has finally burst ..way too much ego on show
The Rock needs to enact Law 16 from 48 laws of power and then come back 2-3yrs later
I think you're the most honest- no BS. This is why people don't go to movies.
You make it sound like he killed someone in your family 😂😂😂😂 I love it
I didn't start to see advertising for this movie until after it came out. I couldn't be bothered to see the rock play the rock in another the rock movie.
When a society begins to decay in earnest, the Rock spawns from the rot. He's occured throughout time.
I wish he'd make that movie
Thank you for your video and observation of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, greatly needed, 100% accurate, and you're NOT drinking the haterade despite what others say. Keep up the great work, bro.
Dwayne Johnson has become the current Hulk Hogan.
The Rock is the same character in every film, he plays the Rock.
It's normal for Christmas movies to come out in November, even early November.
Just subscribed, great review btw!
That was a dope setup with the 2 contrasting lights behind you. Looking forward to your future reviews
13:59 that actually would have been kind of cool. The Bunny could live on Easter Island. Or maybe it’s been banished there for laying eggs that fed on kids. With a mean streak a mile wide. Then they have to get past it to find the next mcguffin. And the Tooth Fairy was at the Court of the High Fea but started a dental school after finding out what candy does to human teeth.
Isn't all of Hollywood going in the same direction? I can't think of the last movie I've seen in the last 10 years that has left an impression on me. Everything is awful. I don't go to theaters anymore because I know I'm not gonna get what I want, and I want good storytelling and good acting and don't get me started on the elevated prices of tickets, popcorn and sodas. 🙄
Absolutely !!!!!
plenty of insanely good movies coming out everywhere.. youre just not looking for them. Slop has always existed, we only remember a few hundred movies from the tens of thousands made in the past century.
The Rock makes movies that without ever seeing them you can pretty much cite the entire thing based off the title an thumbnail
I saw it, friday. It was on the screen. That's about it. The popcorn was good.
I agree about celebrities and producers getting paid way too much. Why do they need salaries in the 10s of millions range? If you paid me 500,000 to be in a movie, I’d be more than happy with that.
Wanna see an animated movie with a badass Santa Claus and a character named Jack? Watch Rise of the Guardians. Also there's no Rock in it 😏
Guys, did you hear him? He said he doesn’t hate Dwayne Johnson. And for anyone that didn’t hear the first or second time, again he doesn’t hate Dwayne Johnson.
Just wanted to make sure everyone knows this guy doesn’t hate Dwayne Johnson
Does he actually wear aviators in most of the movie? That must have made it a nightmare for lighting logistics.
Agree on all points. But your mistake is thinking that the rock cares about your respect or what you think.
Can you reupload the Rock videos? I would like to see them.
You can tell it’s bad when it comes out before CVS even unboxed the Christmas display