Fake Dog Loves #6: The Rock
Written 22 February 2010, 01:57 by DaraIt’s been a while since I’ve written a blog under the Fake Dog Loves banner. Then, it’s been a while since I’ve written a blog in general. How the time flies when it’s measured in days. Looking back on the old Fake Dog Loves chapters, it’s hardly the comprehensive list of Fake Dog’s favourite things it was meant to be, though The Sweeney and Peep Show are still relevant to our collective interests. In any case, I thought I’d update the series with one of Fake Dog’s definitive, old favourites, The Rock.
I love The Rock. I do not refer to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (not in this case anyway), but rather his filmic namesake. My first recollection of The Rock (1996) is staying up to watch it on television one Sunday night at Nine O’ Clock on TV3 (a notable high point for the broadcaster). It was quite entertaining and, apart from Bond, is probably one of the first action films I remember seeing. I watched it a good many times in school, and added the script to my repertoire of quotes, without which I could scantily express myself. In later years, I was surprised to find that others, too, had been influenced by The Rock, and, indeed, the Cage Trinity of ’96/‘97 [see also: Face/ Off (1997), Con Air (1997)]. Things jumped up a notch when I learned Webby was a fan of The Rock. This led to many repeated viewings of the trinity within our house, and assured complete assimilation of the scripts into our everyday dialect. Foremost among them being The Rock.
The Rock was scripted by three writers with few other films to their IMDb names. They presumably put everything they had into this one – and it shows. It’s packed full of ridiculous plot, stereotyped characters, over-the-top action, and every line sounds suspiciously crafted to be a quote (nice work, lads). Nicolas Cage lets loose after his Oscar win and turns himself into an action hero, and Sean Connery essentially returns as James Bond Sr., much cooler and silvery than he was before. Yes, there are countless reasons to love The Rock. Gearoid and I made a video to convey but a slight few of them:
— Dara
Without which you could scantily express yourself indeed!
Also hello.
— Laura · Feb 22, 04:55 AM · #
Nice short. Some of the quotes were lost on me though cause i haven’t seen The Rock in such a long time. Mr. Moroney should feature more. My favourite part was when Sean was playing tennis. Nice to see him still active at his age.
— Kevin · Feb 22, 04:57 PM · #
Bring some of those Navy Seals wit you! Genius!
— Nick · Feb 22, 04:57 PM · #
Wow, how did you guys manage to get Sean Connery!? Ye’re becoming so popular!
— Rob2D · Feb 22, 06:49 PM · #
Nice work lads. Fair play to daddy Moroney. “That is kind of funny.”
— Paul · Feb 22, 06:52 PM · #
This quite a “fast and furious” collection of scenes. Best bits: The Commander in Charge is very gleeful and seems to be a bit deranged which adds to the fun. Gearoid’s expression at the end of his phone transmission to the Commander, the camera angle during the ‘almost a fight’ fight scene, and the pronunciation of “TENNISH”
— THE FUTURIST! · Feb 22, 07:39 PM · #
Thanks for the comments, all.
“Forget Maui.”
— Dara · Feb 22, 10:36 PM · #
I <3 Fake Dog!
— Paul Random Numbers · Feb 22, 11:34 PM · #