Who Has The Worst Films? Vin Diesel or “The Rock”?

in Happy Hour Debate by RZ — January 14, 2010 |

If someone tells you that you have two hours to kill in the movie theater, with only two options, which would you choose: a Vin Diesel or Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson movie? Folks, walking out of the theater is not a choice.

These two actors continue to get leading roles in action movies, but most Americans can’t figure out why. We decided to evaluate both their careers, in order to decide which movie would be the most tolerable. The real question is, would you rather see Dwayne Johnson’s constant eye brow raise or Vin Diesel’s over exaggerated accent?

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

“The Rock” began his career in the wrestling entertainment industry in both the WWF and WWE. He had a 9 year stretch in the wrestling world, and was easily one of the most recognizable faces both inside and outside the ring. Unfortunately, he decided to make the transition to movies. He got his big break in a brief appearance as the Scorpion King in The Mummy Returns. This resulted in his first starring role in the movie The Scorpion King. This first leading role landed him in the Guinness Book of World Records for the highest starting salary for a first starring role, earning him 5.5 millions dollars.

Even kids knew he wasn’t a good actor. He lost to Johnny Depp for the favorite movie actor in the 2008 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards. If you’re still contemplating whether Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is a good actor, I dare you to go his new movie the Tooth Fairy. It releases in theaters on 1/22/09. Try and sit through the whole movie, good luck.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Movie Appearances

Check out IMDB.com for a full list of his movie appearances.

• The Mummy Returns
• The Scorpion King,
• The Rundown
• Walking Tall
• Be Cool,
• Doom
• Gridiron Gang
• Reno 911
• Miami
• The Game Plan
• Southland Tales
• Get Smart
• Race to Witch Mountain
• Planet 51

Vin Diesel

Mark Sinclair Vincent a.k.a. Vin Diesel had a much different career path. He spent his entire youth around the theater with his family, and was heavily involved in the acting industry. However, his first play at age 7 came from getting caught breaking into a theater. The director surprisingly offered him and his friend’s scripts instead of alerting authorities.

Unfortunately for the viewing public, he chose acting instead of the criminal path. He made his first screen debut in the 1990 movie Awakenings; this instantly catapulted his career. He has since appeared in several films, mostly action flicks, where he’s allowed to relish on his obnoxious accent and muscles in an attempt to distract us from his terrible acting skills.

The only real question I have for the readers is whether or not there will be another Fast and Furious. If so, I’ll be driving my car off the edge of a cliff. That is, if I’m forced to watch that garbage.

Vin Diesel Movie Appearances

Check out IMDB.com for a full list of his movie appearances.

• Awakenings
• Mutli-Facial
• Strays
• Saving Private Ryan
• The Iron Giant
• Boiler Room
• Pitch Black
• The Fast and the Furious
• Knockaround Guys
• XXX
• A Man Apart
• The Chronicles of Riddick
• The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury
• The Pacifier
• Find Me Guilty
• The Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift
• Babylon A.D.

So the question for the readers is: which one of these men would you rather waste two hours of your life with?

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