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On the notion of a box office draw...
Most people don't get the kind of numbers out of the gate that the Rock has gotten. Granted, he already had a fanbase, but still, he's doing damn good for a guy so early in his movie career.
The Rundown wasn't exactly a brilliant piece of cinema, but it was a fun and damn fine action movie, with a lot of solid moments. I heard good thigns out of the Walking Tall crowd last night, though I was off watching Hellboy instead, so I couldn't tell you.
While I think I'm gonna greatly miss the Rock in the ring, as Nick said, it's not exactly news. Also, I thin kthis could be a good thing for wrestling fans, even though it's also a loss. Beyond just wanting success for a guy who's earned it, there's the fact that the Rock/Dwayne Johnson is a pro-fucking wrestler, and he shatters every stereotype the mainstream has about wrestling. He's not white, not trailer trash, he can act, etc. He reflects positively, in many ways, on what pro wrestling can yield, and maybe, just maybe, that'll mean something.
Or maybe I'm overoptimistic because we're losing people to movies, sports orginsations, death, and other forms of attrtition, and I'm just trying to find some positivie spin on SOME aspect of that.
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