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The Rock? King of douches. [edited to add:] For one, he calls himself "the rock" and refers to him in third person. Seriously though, i was never fond of uncharismatic, muscle and steroids guys who call themselves anything else rather than what they really are: big dumb strong motherfuckers. Certainly not actors, with very few exceptions that is.

Bono is also one of the biggest (supposedly) philanthropists and charity activists but also known to be a pretentious douche living off his own smug.

Surely he only refers to himself as The Rock when he's playing the character of 'The Rock' in the fake wrestling thing? It's part of the show. Also, why is a body builder automatically a dumb motherfucker? Being well educated and being a gym monkey are not mutually exclusive.

No, but doing charities doesn't automatically make you a better person, that's the point.

Arnold Schwarzenegger being the greatest example.

The Rock seemed like a funny and decent guy to me in the interviews and Making Ofs of his movies I´ve seen in the past. He´s certainly willing to give it all, being totally able to laugh at and about himself, and generously nice. He knows that being a successful wrestler is a completely different animal than being an actor, and what he´s telling about the learning process sounds af if he knows about his abilities and place. He knows he´s just a guy who got famous for staged fights and got the once in a lifetime chance to play in a movie. That worked out well for him, and so he stayed and got on doing it.

And I can´t see what´s wrong about that. I haven´t seen them all, but besides his obvious physical attributes he brings a sense of humour to his roles that speaks another language than "I´m the bigesst and the best". Keeping the name "The Rock" sells tickets. Good for him.

NP : DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES - Michael Giacchino



I saw the film last night which I thought was great. I think I like the score more than some of you here do though I also agree it needs seriously editing down, it's too ruddy long.

There are a couple of "tiny" hints to Jerry Goldsmith's 1968 score plus Ligeti, Holst and even Bernard Herrmann.

NP : THE FILM MUSIC OF - Ralph Vaughan Williams - VOL II



The 49th Parallel and other excellent goodness!

I don't think this Rock person calls himself that any more. I also don't think I've ever seen a film he's in.

Oh yes, so have I.

So, you've seen more film of The Rock than I have. Isn't that fascinating.

Yes. I was thinking precisely the same thing.

NP: Willow, Land Before Time - Horner

No, wait!
Sorry. I'm playing Prokofiev's Cantata for 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution.
I get these guys mixed up!






Nice borrowings from Horner that crafty devil!

I´ve seen several movies with Johnson, most of them more by chance than by inclination, and found myself having a good time here and there. Forget "The Mummy Returns", which tried to be a great sequel and failed; "The Scorpion King" was much better for being a straightforward, well-made B-Fantasy film. I also saw that movie where he plays that football (I think) star who has this tiny little girl around, and while the movie itself kind of sucked (for me), Johnson´s comedic value in this was priceless at times. He sure knows how to make great faces. I´ve seen the one where he plays some kind of mercenary in the jungle with an amateur sidekick; that one was genuinely funny at times.

I mean, I know I´m easy to satisfy, but I still can´t see why he shouldn´t do this.

Ah, Horner jokes....there's no escaping them.