Smells Like The Rock Is Back To Cookin’ Up Bad Movies Again
And to think that just a short time ago, The Kidd was praising The Rock for getting back to making action movies like FASTER and FAST FIVE, pictures that get him away from THE TOOTH FAIRY and back towards kicking ass as only The People’s Champ can do. Oh, how quickly things change…
And yes, it’s about to get as painful around here as a fully locked-in Sharpshooter (or Scorpion Deathlock to the old-school wrestling fans who know what’s what).
The Rock has chosen to hit a Rock Bottom on the progress we thought he was making in pointing his acting career in the right direction by signing on to co-star in the sequel to JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, which is now just being called JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND.
Yeah, I smell what The Rock is cookin’… and it smells like shit.
Seriously, Rock… or should I cease calling you by your cool persona and go back to referring to you as Dwayne until you start making respectable movies again that people who aren’t blind might want to watch? I mean, seriously, Rock… JOURNEY 2…? I didn’t actually think it was possibly to sink lower or to get worse than THE TOOTH FAIRY, but you’re apparently willing to give it a shot with one of the closest things possible.
You are the replacement for Brendan Fraser, Rock. That’s right… Brendan Fraser isn’t coming back, after running into issues with the production dates conflicting with another of his projects as well as the original’s director not returning. Do you realize that you are now accepting Brendan Fraser’s sloppy seconds, Rock? You are taking what Brendan Fraser turned down. Let me say that again… Brendan Fraser walked away from this movie, and you are following in his footsteps. BRENDAN FRASER…!!!
Oh, how the mighty have fallen. I never thought I’d see the day where The Rock would be taking Brendan Fraser’s leftovers… and neither did you. Nobody did… because who in their right mind would…?! It’s BRENDAN FRASER!!! Who’s leftovers are next? David Spade’s…? Ugh… this is horrible… HORRIBLE, I SAY!!!
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Dwayne will be playing the boyfriend of Josh Hutcherson’s mom, who Hutcherson is forced to bring on a trip to a mythical and monstrous island to find his missing grandfather. With Fraser’s departure, the sequel will focus on the returning Hutcherson’s character, who now apparently has to travel to a faraway land in order to find some old guy who wandered away from the home. That’s some Silver Alert. No wonder Fraser wanted no part of this… but The Rock Dwayne Johnson did. That’s just awesome.
Finally… The Rock… has come back… to making bad movies.
