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re: Roger Ebert: At his best, Nicolas Cage is on the level of De Niro, Pacino and Nicholson
Posted on 11/19/17 at 11:12 am to Spock's Eyebrow
Posted on 11/19/17 at 11:12 am to Spock's Eyebrow
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I was hoping no one would post a reminder of that ugly spectacle. Community Seasons 5 and 6 sucked balls.
No sir, Community Season 4 "sucked".
5 & 6 were not 1-3 level, but funny.
On topic, Cage should have won an academy award for The Weatherman.
This post was edited on 11/19/17 at 11:13 am
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Posted on 11/19/17 at 11:13 am to Bench McElroy
Adaptation is such an underrated film. It has so many layers. I think Nick Cage is at his best when he's playing a neurotic mess.. Matchstick Men, Adaptation
Posted on 11/19/17 at 11:50 am to Bench McElroy
Posted on 11/19/17 at 11:59 am to Pectus
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If the director knows how to wield Cage
This legit made me laugh and idk why
Posted on 11/19/17 at 1:34 pm to TheCoveBR
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No sir, Community Season 4 "sucked".
5 & 6 were not 1-3 level, but funny.
You, like many others, but not all, have that exactly backwards.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 1:59 pm to Bench McElroy
This board also loves Cage becuase Sean Penn doesn't.
Penn said Cage couldn't act.
Penn said Cage couldn't act.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 2:26 pm to Browncoatrebel
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Matchstick Men
My favorite Cage movie. Him and Rockwell are very underrated.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 4:03 pm to Browncoatrebel
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. I think Nick Cage is at his best when he's playing a neurotic mess.. Matchstick Men, Adaptation
Yeah when he is having a nervous breakdown he seems to shine.
He's actually really great in "The Family Man."
I mean, it's basically a remake of It's A Wonderful Life...and he's not as great as Stewart.
But it's one of his best performances.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 4:36 pm to Hot Carl
His 2 best performances are Peggy Sue got married and raising Arizona. Las Vegas is 3rd.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 4:46 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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Penn said Cage couldn't act.
That's rich from Penn, who tries to turn every role into a faux tough guy.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 5:14 pm to Bench McElroy
Lets not gloss over that Cage would star in Sharknado 6 if it paid enough. his resume is severely watered down by a ton of unwatchable bullshite
Posted on 11/19/17 at 5:23 pm to biglego
I will always find it comical how bad his accent was in Con Air.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 5:41 pm to Bench McElroy
If Nic Cage read the OT and had never gotten married, he would have at least 2 Oscars and be considered a top 3-5 leading man. All those divorce settlements forced him into a shitload of paycheck movies that hurt his ability to be an A-lister.
At least he has a reason for his star fading. Poor Jim Carrey was on top of the world from Truman Show and Man on the Moon through Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Thought he was going to complete the Robin Williams transformation from manic comedian to accomplished dramatic actor, then the Hollywood crazy took root and he was never the same.
At least he has a reason for his star fading. Poor Jim Carrey was on top of the world from Truman Show and Man on the Moon through Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Thought he was going to complete the Robin Williams transformation from manic comedian to accomplished dramatic actor, then the Hollywood crazy took root and he was never the same.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 8:42 pm to CollegeFBRules
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at least for a while, it seemed like he didn’t turn any role down,
When did this phase go away? I've lost count of the direct to video junk starring Cage that I've seen pop up on the various streaming services.
This post was edited on 11/20/17 at 12:05 am
Posted on 11/19/17 at 10:19 pm to Bench McElroy
Cage is one of those actors whose work I have a hard time judging. If I think about it too much, I tend to watch his stuff contemplating how he's acting it instead of just enjoying the performance. I'm like that with Jon Hamm too. I enjoyed most of his stuff on Mad Men but there were a couple instances where I just couldn't get the picture of an actor just reading lines out of my mind.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 10:20 pm to Bench McElroy
My favorite Nic Cage DVD cover when he was a huge star in the late 90s.
Also starring
1 second of screen time is also starring?
Also starring
1 second of screen time is also starring?
Posted on 11/19/17 at 10:25 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
He's like Sam Elliot. He was born looking 40.
Posted on 11/20/17 at 7:36 am to Bench McElroy
I loved Con Air, but that was the worst redneck/southern accent I have ever heard.
Posted on 11/20/17 at 8:40 am to jg8623
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"At his best" just wasn't very often, a lot was due to movie choices
Bad financial decisions left him in a position where he had to take the highest-paying roles available, even though the movie was likely going to be terrible.
Posted on 11/20/17 at 9:46 am to Pectus
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A while ago Baloo made a good point on here...
Nicolas Cage is like a good director litmus test.
Thanks!
Cage will always give you 100% effort and throw himself into the role with reckless abandon. I love his commitment. the problem is, when he's in a bad movie, that kind of over the top immersion into the role really reveals how terrible the source material is.
Cage never mails it in... even when he should. Sure, he took paycheck roles, but he treated them like parts in a Scorcese film.
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