# Why people hate Vin Diesel?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 29, 2004, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-people-hate-vin-diesel/262089 "2004-08-29T14:55:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![that\_darn\_cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/59ef9b/32.png) [@that\_darn\_cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/that_darn_cat)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2004, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-people-hate-vin-diesel/262089/41 "2004-08-30T18:49:04Z")

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I loved _Pitch Black_ and that’s about all my opinion on Vin. He’d probably make a good villian, since he was essentially an anti-hero in PB. I want to see _Riddick_, though I fear I won’t like it without the PB aliens. Everything else he’s made (with the possible exception of _Iron Giant_) has seemed like a big steaming pile of crap.

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**Author:** ![FordPrefect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2004, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-people-hate-vin-diesel/262089/42 "2004-08-30T18:51:19Z")

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> [@Marley23](#):
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> I think the only Rock movie I’ve seen is The Mummy Returns, which was (and I’m being nice here) absolutely putrid. Still, based on having seen him on SNL and a few talk shows, I do sort of like him. He can be funny and he does have some personality. If he ever makes something that looks like a good movie I’d probably see it.

But the killer monkeys were great…

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**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2004, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-people-hate-vin-diesel/262089/43 "2004-08-30T23:30:37Z")

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> [@Casey1505](#):
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> Caparzo was shot by a Nazi sniper. Maybe he was trying to tell Diesel something?

That’s true, but if he was written into the script after at least one draft was complete, and depending how late it was, I’m willing to give the benefit of the doubt and say that it was necessary plot expediency. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eada6e/32.png) [@Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_You_Big_Red_Fire_Engine)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2004, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-people-hate-vin-diesel/262089/44 "2004-08-30T23:32:54Z")

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> [@Silentgoldfish](#):
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> 'Specially when he’s Poita!

ahahahaha, damned straight 😉  
Let’s not forget The Castle.  
“The air is so dry in the plane that your actually dehydrates”  
Eric Bana: “Loses it’s moisture.”  
Pool Room edition out now!

And another thing, about how Vin Diesel pretends he’s tough, is that he chose the name “Vin Diesel”. I mean come on :rolleyes: It’s just annoying.

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**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-people-hate-vin-diesel/262089/45 "2004-08-31T00:35:51Z")

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> [@Leaper](#):
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> I’m willing to give the benefit of the doubt and say that it was necessary plot expediency. 🙂

Nah, Spielberg was just living vicariously through the sniper. 😉

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