c hoertjes Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 He was good in The Rock, Lord of War, Adaptation., and Leaving Las Vegas. So I think he does have some acting talent, but he's usually in awful movies and he's probably lazy as fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iLjaG Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 I thought Lord of War and Matchstick Men were fantastic, even if he did essentially play the same role in both of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staySICK Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 no love for face/off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 Nic Cage got fired from The Green Hornet because he wanted to play his part with a Jamaican accent. Firstly, that's clearly pretty dumb (he's no Gary Oldman ) Secondly, the part was some sort of villain, possibly one called Chupnofsky, that Christoph Waltz is now playing; definitely does not call for a Jamaican accent. But then, maybe he wanted to find some way to 'dissociate' himself from the film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 no love for face/off? Like I said on the first page, I thought it was pretty good. Considering I saw the film almost two weeks ago, I don't have fond memories of seeing it back in '97. Oh, and I saw it edited(lame) so I didn't get the full "effect" as it were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 No one has mentioned Wild at Heart? You all suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Early screenings for Hornet had positive reactions, so maybe Nick is just shit at picking good roles. But even he has to get lucky once in a while (Kick-Ass) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainetemplar Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 I have to say I enjoyed Nicolas Cage in quite a few movies - Leaving Las Vegas, Matchstick Men, etc. But the guy makes it so easy to make fun of him. That said, this one is obligatory: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QqgIzlmdBc&feature=related Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rainetemplar Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Wow, that's genius. Also, this is very true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showmeyomoves! Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 I have to say I enjoyed Nicolas Cage in quite a few movies - Leaving Las Vegas, Matchstick Men, etc. But the guy makes it so easy to make fun of him. That said, this one is obligatory: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QqgIzlmdBc&feature=related Oh that reminds me, 8MM was pretty good from what I remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 My favorite Nick Cage movie is "The Family Man". It's pretty touching. Knowing was one of those movies that I just stared at the screen for 5 minutes after the screen. He's not a terrible actor but he just can't say no to a paycheck. That's why I compared him to Michael Caine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainetemplar Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 He's not a terrible actor but he just can't say no to a paycheck. Which is why Ghost Rider 2 is in production... Seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Here's a (possibly) interesting thing check out the Hollywood Career-O-Matic here: http://www.slate.com/id/2296070/pagenum/all/ (you need to scroll down a bit) note that it's based on the Rotten Tomato scores, not individual contributions, but it's interesting none the less. Check out Caine and Cage's stats. They are both prolific and both schizophrenic in that they star in some classics and some shit. Also, just for funsies, compare Miyazaki to Boll. That said, as stated in the article actors aren't *really* responsible for the rating the film gets. Directors are more consistent due to increased creative control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr W Phallus Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 Stolen from this blog. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Thorgi Duke of Frisbee Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Some more Cagefacts; He halted the production of Trespass for THREE WEEKS because he was suddenly convinced that he wanted to play the villain instead of the protagonist. Took him three weeks to be convinced that such a move simply wasn't possible. On the set of the second Ghost Rider film, to get "in character", he would run around set with his face painted black, crazy contact lenses in and "Egyptian artefacts" sewn into his clothes. " And then I would walk on the set projecting this kind of aura of horror and I would see in the eyes of my co-stars [looks amazed] - they would go like this and light up. The fear was there and it was just like oxygen to a fire. And that led me to believe that maybe I really was this spirit of vengeance. The problem is if you have a Christmas party in Romania and you’re shooting until 2am and you’re invited to go to the Christmas party and some Schnapps is involved, and you’re still in character, all hell can break loose and it did. I’m lucky I’m not in a Romanian prison! [Laughs]" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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