Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
http://comicbook.com/2015/06/01/the-rock-in-talks-for-big-trouble-in-little-china-remake/
Don't know how I feel about this.
Don't know how I feel about this.
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The Rock to star in Big Trouble in Little China remake
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feel bad, what a shit idea.
at least the rock is willing to make fun of himself though, so jack burton will likely not be a badass in this either
at least the rock is willing to make fun of himself though, so jack burton will likely not be a badass in this either
legacyzero
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Love this movie, so I hope they do it good.
He is the new Sam Jackson and nothign wrong with that.
Extra Sauce
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Would have preferred a Kurt Russell sequel but on the other hand it would be nice for Dwayne Johnson to star in something I care about for a change.
Seems like a weird question to ask. I like The Rock but the vast majority of his movies have been turds.
Seems like a weird question to ask. I like The Rock but the vast majority of his movies have been turds.
Robot Pants
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Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
I assume the person in charge of this remake got the joke about the protagonist in the original...
Right?
Although I guess I do like them going with a typical action star, instead of making the joke too obvious and casting a total schlub as the lead.
Right?
Although I guess I do like them going with a typical action star, instead of making the joke too obvious and casting a total schlub as the lead.
SilentRacoon
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davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
So that basically means no John Carpenter and no Kurt Russell
Oh well. I guess I'll still watch it
Oh well. I guess I'll still watch it
Gordon Shumway
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I'm out..I know I won't be missed.
ViewtifulJC
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I could see it. The Rock goes into thinking he's the hero, when he's actually the sidekick.
Are you sure there's nothing wrong with that?
Discotheque
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modern shit-tier audiences won't like that though. i don't think they'll go the original route.
youbastards
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If done in a tongue-in-cheek style, this could be a lot of fun. Dwayne needs to wear the t-shirt, and Russell needs to have a role in some way.
Lilalaunebaer
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He´ll be fine, and the movie won´t be bad because of him.
He´ll be fine, and the movie won´t be bad because of him.
excelsiorlef
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So will this be like an incompetent version of Rock's character in The Other Guys spread out over an entire movie? If so I'm in.
Yea in that regard it's actually pretty clever casting. The Rock kind of represents the big american action hero right now, so assuming they stick with the themes of the original, having him be an incompetent jackass would be cool.
EDIT: The real question is who are they going to cast in Dennis Dun's role.
ViewtifulJC
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Let's be honest, 80s audiences didn't go for the original either. It was a flop, received mixed reviews, and Carpenter left Hollywood. It only gained cult classic status once people got the joke years later.
Maybe now, armed with foreknowledge...?
Lactose_Intolerant
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He's playing the monster that survived at the end
Gormless Noodle
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Why does this need a remake? Are we just gonna keep on regurgitating stuff from the 80's and 90's? I mean this wasn't even that popular back in the day, I love the movie for the silly thing it is, but come on. Just the thought of the bad CGI this will no doubt have is already making me cringe.
True Savior
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This is probably the worst thing i have come across in life.
Love The Rock, love Big Trouble in Little China, detest this idea.
Johnson should work on defining his own action personality further. he can't do Russell. There's no way to make The Rock weaselly, and that's key to Jack Burton. Also don't have confidence in writers behind the awful Thor and the upcoming Power Rangers remake to recapture the brilliance of Big Trouble's examination of East vs. West and mysticism.
Basically, this sounds like a terrible idea from any angle. get two other anonymous writers to write something "inspired" by Big Trouble, Rock. try to "recapture the spirit" or whatever cliche elevator pitch word jumble phrase you want to use. no need to remake a movie that wasn't very popular to begin with and has very little name recognition.
Johnson should work on defining his own action personality further. he can't do Russell. There's no way to make The Rock weaselly, and that's key to Jack Burton. Also don't have confidence in writers behind the awful Thor and the upcoming Power Rangers remake to recapture the brilliance of Big Trouble's examination of East vs. West and mysticism.
Basically, this sounds like a terrible idea from any angle. get two other anonymous writers to write something "inspired" by Big Trouble, Rock. try to "recapture the spirit" or whatever cliche elevator pitch word jumble phrase you want to use. no need to remake a movie that wasn't very popular to begin with and has very little name recognition.
Space Runaway
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Why on Earth would I want to see a remake of Big Trouble in Little China? Sorry Rock, pass.
Discotheque
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lmao i just checked what else these writers wrote...
...this movie is going to be complete trash.
The Rock is too alpha in-charge, not underdoggy like Kurt Russell was. IDK, not feeling it. Hate to say it, but Pratt would probably be a better choice.
Kurt wasn't underdoggy, he thought he was the shit. He acted Alpha as hell, he was just incompetent at most things. Except for that ONE thing. With the reflexes.
I think it could work. Kurt played nothing but badasses, just like The Rock. Rock is more like an Arnold/Sly/Kurt combo, but the writers ABSOLUTELY know the joke about Jack, so they will either ignore it deliberately or adapt it properly.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
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This seems like a bad idea.
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wrong Carpenter film
Napoleonthechimp
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Have him play a bottom of the barrel ex-wrestler with delusions of grandeur. He'd be perfect for it.
sooperkool
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i think Rocky is too competent and too jacked to be Jack. Jack Burton is always trying to fool you into thinking that he is in control of the situation when he is always way out of his depth. Does the Rock ever look like he's out of his depth?
NullPointer
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When some wild-eyed, eight-foot-tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head up against the barroom wall, and he looks you crooked in the eye and he asks you if ya paid your dues, you just stare that big sucker right back in the eye, and you remember what ol' Jack Burton always says at a time like that:
"Have ya paid your dues, Jack?"
"Yessir, the check is in the mail."
"Have ya paid your dues, Jack?"
"Yessir, the check is in the mail."
Kurt played badasses but Jack Burton thinks he is a badass and conclusively isn't. He postures and gets lucky. The Rock can play incompetent, but in a Pain & Gain way where he's dopey and jumpy.
Honestly the biggest sticking point for me is physicality. The Rock is beyond Russell, even beyond Stallone. He's all fucking muscle. You can't take a guy with that body type and show that he's entirely useless in action because the proof is that he could crush is right there flexing and perpetually covered in flopsweat.
No John Carpenter is a good thing. Unless he's only being tapped to do the score.
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