The least-worst Nicholas Cage movie:
Raising Arizona
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Feb. 6, 2012 2:58 p.m. slantvaliant Dork
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Feb. 6, 2012 3:10 p.m. JFX001 SuperDork
Also, I thought that he was good in "Guarding Tess" (?), with Shirley MacLaine.
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Feb. 6, 2012 3:24 p.m. aircooled SuperDork
"Edwina's insides were a rocky place where my seed could find no purchase."
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Feb. 6, 2012 3:28 p.m. Curmudgeon SuperDork
'Well... it ain't Ozzie and Harriet.'
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Feb. 6, 2012 3:41 p.m. Lesley SuperDork
Yah, Cage is a Coppola. He changed his name to avoid... implications of nepotism.
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Feb. 6, 2012 4:39 p.m. ST_ZX2 HalfDork
I like the "National Treasure" movies a lot. I was also pretty entertained by "ConAir". 'Windtalkers" did not suck. "Gone in 60 Seconds" was not a great movie, but again was entertaining. "Raising Arizona" is a classic...and "Leaving Las Vagas" certainly shows that he can act if he puts his mind to it.
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Feb. 6, 2012 4:47 p.m. darkbuddha Reader
Let's face it, Cage is an acting whore... he'll act in just about anything for money. Nothing wrong with that... it's his job. If he was an a/c repair guy, it would be like giving him crap for working on cheap, badly made a/c systems versus high quality systems. But to the a/c repair guy, he gets paid either way to work on (and hopefully actually fix) whatever system he's called to work on.
On a similar note, Michael Caine once explained his participation in Jaws 4 (perhaps one of the worst movies EVAR!) saying he needed the money to buy his mom a new house. No excuses, no apologies. "It was a job."
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Feb. 6, 2012 4:51 p.m. Toyman01 SuperDork
I enjoyed the first National Treasure movie. Would have been better with a different actor IMHO.
My biggest problem with Cage is, no matter what the movie, he's the same person. There might be a little fluff on the surface, but the basic character doesn't seem to change. That nasal tone to his voice grates too.
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Feb. 6, 2012 6:33 p.m. LopRacer Reader
I have liked what Nick Cage movies I have seen well enough. He is no great thespian, but he does alot of mindless action flicks that I find entertaining enough to watch.
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Feb. 6, 2012 6:44 p.m. stroker HalfDork
JFX001 wrote:
Also, I thought that he was good in "Guarding Tess" (?), with Shirley MacLaine.
+1
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Feb. 6, 2012 6:57 p.m. JoeyM SuperDork
The Rock was a fun film
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Feb. 6, 2012 7:35 p.m. Streetwiseguy SuperDork
Raising Arizona is wonderful. I mostly don't mind Nick, although I will agree he's done a lot of movies just for the cheque. He does play good damaged goof- Moonstruck was nice, light fare as well.
You guys talking about "National Treasure" have reminded me of a scene that irks me whenever the writers use this particular device; If the sun is to shine on a particular spot at 3pm, it needs to be a particular day. Not just any day at 3 pm. The sun will only hit the spot with the key/glasses/map once a year.
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Feb. 6, 2012 7:44 p.m. Maroon92 SuperDork
Family Man was good. Matchstick Men was good. Gone in 60 Seconds is one of my favorite films ever. Kick-Ass was good. National Treasure was good. The Weatherman was pretty good too.
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Feb. 7, 2012 12:54 a.m. Trans_Maro Dork
aircooled wrote:
"Edwina's insides were a rocky place where my seed could find no purchase."
I have a set of those lamps!
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Feb. 7, 2012 1:30 a.m. Appleseed SuperDork
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Feb. 7, 2012 6:30 a.m. bravenrace SuperDork
Hmm, I liked all of the following:
Face Off
Con Air
Gone in 60 Seconds
Ghost Rider
National Treasure
