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Movies series ruined by certain actors.

Posted on 1/24/21 at 1:57 pm
Posted by HubbaBubba
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Posted on 1/24/21 at 1:57 pm
Fast & Furious, to me, after #4, was ruined by adding Dwayne Johnson as Hobbs, which crippled that series. The series was always over the top, but his inclusion as the FBI superagent was like adding a cartoon character to the series. His constant camera preening, superficial machismo and lack of range in acting, to me, was bad casting. It gave a more comical approach to the script instead of bringing in someone that could have provided a darker, more serious tone. Maybe someone like Idris Elba or Karl Urban.
This post was edited on 1/24/21 at 1:57 pm
Posted by saintsfan22
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Posted on 1/24/21 at 1:59 pm to
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like adding a cartoon character to the series. His constant camera preening, superficial machismo and lack of range in acting

Sounds like he fits in perfect.
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
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Posted on 1/24/21 at 2:01 pm to
Jar jar and ewoks
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Posted by HubbaBubba
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Posted on 1/24/21 at 2:03 pm to
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Jar jar and ewoks
Yes!
Posted by Sao
East Texas Piney Woods
Member since Jun 2009
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Posted on 1/24/21 at 2:07 pm to
This guy ruined every scene he was in on Parks and Rec


Posted by DaleGribble
Bend, OR
Member since Sep 2014
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Posted on 1/24/21 at 2:17 pm to
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This guy ruined every scene he was in on Parks and Rec



I can't stand him. No talent at all, yet he has a career.

But I'll go with Danielle Radcliff in Harry Potter.
Posted by SoDakHawk
South Dakota
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Posted on 1/24/21 at 2:27 pm to
If it wasn't for The Rock the F&F franchise would have ended long ago. Him and Jason Statham brought fresh blood into the F&F movies and are the reason it's still going.
Posted by Roll Tide Ravens
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Member since Nov 2015
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Posted on 1/24/21 at 2:40 pm to
Not a movie series, but the character Nellie Bertram was awful on The Office. She is one of the reasons I rarely watch the post-Michael Scott seasons.

Posted by Jay Are
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Member since Nov 2014
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Posted on 1/24/21 at 2:44 pm to
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after #4, was ruined by adding Dwayne Johnson as Hobbs, which crippled that series.


This is an insane take. 5 and 6 are easily the best. And the Rock didn't make the writers turn Vin Diesel into a super human.

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It gave a more comical approach to the script instead


All of the first 4, but especially 2 and 3, were heavy on the comical approach.
Posted by chinese58
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Member since Jun 2004
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Posted on 1/24/21 at 2:44 pm to
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Fast & Furious
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Dwayne Johnson
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lack of range in acting
People really care about that in these!
Posted by Arksulli
Fayetteville
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Posted on 1/24/21 at 2:52 pm to
They pretty well came pre-ruined but Kristen Stewart wasn't a highlight of the "Twilight" movies.
Posted by TomBuchanan
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Posted on 1/24/21 at 2:54 pm to
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Posted by stateofplay
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Posted on 1/24/21 at 3:17 pm to
Out of all the things to criticize the rock for and all the franchises he would frick up if added to them, FF isnt one.
Posted by truthbetold
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Posted on 1/24/21 at 3:22 pm to
Not sure how the answer isn't Maggie Gyllenhaal in Dark Knight
Posted by Priapus
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Posted on 1/24/21 at 3:34 pm to
Liza Minelli in Arthur 1&2.

Posted by Corso
Atlanta
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Posted on 1/24/21 at 4:20 pm to
I know I'm in the minority but I didn't mind Nellie but I couldn't stand Andy. Even now watching reruns on Comedy Central every time he starts singing or playing his shitty music I mute it until he's done
Posted by memphis tiger
Memphis, TN
Member since Feb 2006
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Posted on 1/24/21 at 4:33 pm to
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I know I'm in the minority but I didn't mind Nellie but I couldn't stand Andy. Even now watching reruns on Comedy Central every time he starts singing or playing his shitty music I mute it until he's done



Yeah. He started off as an unlivable but a decent character but by the end he may have been one of the worst characters from any popular TV show ever. What the writers did to him was just awful.
This post was edited on 1/24/21 at 6:16 pm
Posted by coolpapaboze
Parts Unknown
Member since Dec 2006
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Posted on 1/24/21 at 4:38 pm to
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Liza Minelli in Arthur 1&2.

This is a good answer. No man, not even a diminutive drunk like Arthur, is risking it all for Liza fricking Minelli.
Posted by coolpapaboze
Parts Unknown
Member since Dec 2006
15813 posts
Posted on 1/24/21 at 4:39 pm to
He was good in small doses, once his role was expanded he was insufferable.
Posted by kciDAtaE
Member since Apr 2017
15761 posts
Posted on 1/24/21 at 5:03 pm to
I don’t think the Rock is that bad of an actor. This was the series that started with Vin Diesel.
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