Have you ever or would you attempt to watch every movie of his, the good, bad and the ugly? I think it would be fun. One thing that I think is interesting about Cage is no matter what kind of movie it is, he always gives a good effort no matter how brilliant or bizarre it comes across. Great actor. Other actors who've been reduced to direct to DVD movies (lookin at you Bruce Willis), you can tell they came for the paycheck.
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02-01-2022, 11:54 PM #1Mighty Member
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every Nicolas Cage movie...
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02-02-2022, 12:17 PM #2Extraordinary Member
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Oh god no. I have seen some of his "just for the paycheck" movies and they are damn near unwatchable. Plus I grew up when cage was actually a good actor so the last thing I want to see is just him acting weird and mugging for the camera like a buffoon.
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02-02-2022, 01:22 PM #4Astonishing Member
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I've seen a lot of them:
The Best
Pig
Great
Bad Lieutenant
Red Rock West
Joe
Lord of War
Bringing Out The Dead
Rumble Fish
Good
Into The Spiderverse
Snake Eyes
Wild At Heart
Raising Arizona
Vampire's Kiss
Adaptation
Raising Arizona
Face/Off
Fast Times At Ridgemont High
Con Air
8MM
OK
On Frozen Ground
Astro Boy
Wicker Man
Mandy
Bad
Inconceivable
G Force
World Trade Center
Matchstick Men
Color Out of Space
Leaving Las Vegas
The Worst
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02-02-2022, 01:29 PM #5Eastside!
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There's so many...I've seen the "big" ones like Ghost Rider 1/2, Face/Off, Drive Angry, and Wicker Man...and yeah forgot he was the voice of the villain in G Force but I've seen that one too..
But there's so many I either forget to watch them or read the back of the DVD/Blu-Ray and say "Meh I'll catch it if it airs on regular TV." See also Bruce Willis.
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02-02-2022, 08:33 PM #6Mighty Member
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Wow, Leaving Las Vegas on the bad list? Cage was really good here and Elizabeth Shue too.
Originally Posted by Timothy Hunter
Adaptation was great. Seeing Nic play two characters was awesome and he pulled it off. Plus helped by a Charlie Kaufman script as well.
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02-03-2022, 12:32 AM #7Invincible Member
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I've heard a few folks say a few things about 8mm. Originally Posted by CTTT
"Fun..." has never come up once.
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02-03-2022, 12:42 AM #8Astonishing Member
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The execution transcended the material, but it had very well worn Hollywood tropes that some people might be fine with, but bug the ever living hell out of me. When you break it down it's a very cliche story about a guy falling in love with a hooker with a heart of gold. Originally Posted by Timothy Hunter
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02-03-2022, 06:15 AM #9Retired
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I've seen lots of Nicholas Cage movies--but then there are so many, I've probably only seen about half of his output. I've liked him in almost every one of those I've seen.
The only exception being RAISING ARIZONA, which I saw when it came out and I went to it with my friends who all loved it, but I was not impressed. I'm like that with Coen brothers movies--there are just as many I hate as I love.
Didn't Cage win an Academy Award for LEAVING LAS VEGAS? I think for many critics that's the Cage movie they think of as his high bar of acting and why they feel let down when he doesn't meet that standard.
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02-03-2022, 06:58 AM #10Astonishing Member
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No National Treasure 1 and 2? They're decent/fun. Originally Posted by Timothy Hunter
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02-03-2022, 10:40 AM #11Retired
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I would also put FACE/OFF in the great category. Yes, it's over the top ridiculous--but that's what makes it great. You will believe doves can fly. A perfect example of the John Woo form. Students will be studying it a hundred years from now.
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02-03-2022, 12:57 PM #12Astonishing Member
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Those I haven't seen. Thanks for the recommendation! Originally Posted by hyped78
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02-03-2022, 01:13 PM #13Eastside!
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Neither have I. But what's the hold up on part 3? Didn't both 1 and 2 make a lot of money? Originally Posted by Timothy Hunter
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02-03-2022, 01:22 PM #14Loony
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The Rock is a fun one. Raising Arizona, a classic that has my second favorite trailer melee of all time. National Treasure movies were fun. He also did a wizard movie that was pretty good - Sorceror's Apprentice.
Con Air is my least favorite of the six Cage movies I have seen. His accent is hilariously cringy.Last edited by Scott Taylor; 02-03-2022 at 01:24 PM.
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On RAISING ARIZONA, I get uncomfortable when I feel like the directors are punching down. I come from a segment of the population that the smart set, like these directors, punch down on. So it put a burr in my saddle when I got the feeling the directors were punching down on my kind of folks. Maybe if it had been really funny--but I thought the jokes were hackneyed and obvious. It wasn't Nicholas Cage that bugged me so much. Holly Hunter was the one who got on my nerves the most.
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