Who thinks Nicholas Cage is a bad actor?

[esper]

hahahahahahahaDAMMIT MISTER COLOSSAL!!!!!!!

I wish you didn't have subliminal messaging in your avatar. It ruined my laughing spasm. You seriously need to post a still image of that spare frame. Every time I see it, I stare for hours to see it again and never do.

Squinky rules several galaxies. Rock on with the Ghost Rider collection.

I mean, seriously, as much as Ben Affleck sucks, even HE would be a better choice for GR. Then again, there must be some rule that you can't be more than one superhero...

[Nikolas]

The more I think about it I think that the worst actor (and actually good looking) is Kuanu Reeves (sp). Shit he's awfull but yet played in some of the best selling movies the last 5-7 years (how old is Dracula?)

And he has alwasy been awfull. Even worst than Nicholas Cage or Tom Cruise...

[esper]

Actually, I really liked him in Constantine, but that was just my type of movie... Otherwise, I think you're right. My vote for all time worst actor goes to KR.

Well, at least in recent times. NO ONE could act pre-1990, even though all the movies before then had better plots.

Wait just a minute, here... Nik has been spending time trying to get the heat off Nicholas Cage...

    nikolasideris ... Nikolas-i-cage-is!!!!
:o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o

Does anyone else remember him saying he looked like Nick Cage???

[DGMacphee]

I can't believe no one has mentioned Leaving Las Vegas. The majority of people in this thread have said Cage sucks and no one has even mentioned Leaving Las Vegas, one of the most harrowing and most beautiful films about love... one of the most harrowing about alcoholism. The same movie in which Roger Ebert said in his review, "Cage, a resourceful and daring actor, has never been better." The same movie in which Cage won his Best Actor Oscar along with nearly every other Best Actor award for that year.

I don't care how many National Treasures or The Family Mans he makes. The fucker can act. He's got potential. He got game. Leaving Las Vegas is bullseye proof of that. End of story.

[esper]

Stupid MacPhee!!! Thanks for ruining it for us!!! Now you've got me thinking about Matchstick Men, which was also a really good acting job. And, as much as I don't even want to ADMIT TO HAVING SEEN IT, there's always 8mm. When he was freaking out because he found out some sick perverted bastard had killed the innocent little girl to make a snuff movie, he rocked the acting scene.

But no one beats Mel Gibson. Boy, can that man CRY!!!!! Plus no one else in Hollywood has arms that are quite so hairy.

[Nikolas]

And even better noone can yell "Fredom!!!!!" better than a male chicken (shit I don't remember the word) who claims he can fly!!!!!!

No, I like Mel. But Nicholas Cage, sorry guys, I don't. (thanks esper for this)!!!!

And I don't think that playing a guy with special problems is acting. Actually I think it's much easier to act a paranoid, alcoholic, problematic guy than a normal guy... If you think about it when you get a character with such a strong personality and such strong problems you can just emphasize on these problems (alcoholism), and do your job very nicesly. Furthermore with his somewhat dumb face (like mine, no offense), he is very good to play an alcoholic.

And anyway, just because 8mm, Leaving Las Vegas, and the other movie where he's playing a parametic driver, doesn't make him a good actor. It makes his agent very clever and with good taste for good films. It also makes him neupheu (sp!!!!!!!!) of Copola no?

[Pesty]

I can't believe no one has mentioned Leaving Las Vegas. The majority of people in this thread have said Cage sucks and no one has even mentioned Leaving Las Vegas, one of the most harrowing and most beautiful films about love... one of the most harrowing about alcoholism. The same movie in which Roger Ebert said in his review, "Cage, a resourceful and daring actor, has never been better." The same movie in which Cage won his Best Actor Oscar along with nearly every other Best Actor award for that year.

I don't care how many National Treasures or The Family Mans he makes. The fucker can act. He's got potential. He got game. Leaving Las Vegas is bullseye proof of that. End of story.

Hey remember that movie "Honeymoon in Vegas" where he was married to Sarah Jessica Parker and it was all Indecent Proposal-ed and stuff? I still to this day confuse it with "Leaving Las Vegas" when people talk about it, which leads to some hilarious misunderstandings!

I don't think he's a bad actor. He's certainly no Dennis Hopper. Even though I hated the movie, he was good in Adaptation.

And because he was mentioned, I have a feeling that my destiny in life is to explode Ben Affleck somehow. That'll take that smug look he always has off his face, that's for damn sure. And I'll be all "WHO'S SQUINTING AND CHUCKLING STUPIDLY NOW, AFFLECK!"

[esper]

HahahahahaWHAT THE F..... What is going on in your avatar, man?

::nightmares::

That's two creepy av's in one night. I've had enough. Bed for me....

Nik: "stupid face" sounds like a two year old's insult, but in context (Nik Cage being the context) I can see how it is actually a very mature adult statement...

   Which is somehow very hilarious. Dammit, I WANTED to like National Treasure... But that stupid face was way too much...

[Pesty]

HahahahahaWHAT THE F..... What is going on in your avatar, man?

::nightmares::

That's two creepy av's in one night. I've had enough. Bed for me....

The best part about that is that Mr. Colossal made the animation that I stole as my avatar. You just fear him subconciously!

Either that or the idea that Supergirl is being molested by a kangaroo penis coming out of someone's pants is somehow disturbing to some people... but I do not see how that could be.

[Pesty]

Holy crap, I am dumb tonight. I apologize for the double post. I just HAD to replace 'tentacle' with 'kangaroo penis' and there I go screwing things up!

I GUESS IT IS WHAT I DO.

[Kinoko]

DG! Where the freaking hell have you been? Everyone here cries when you're not around. I know I do. ;_;

[Squinky]

I can settle this argument with only two words:

Con-Air.

[DGMacphee]

DG! Where the freaking hell have you been? Everyone here cries when you're not around. I know I do. ;_;

I've been around. I'm like a magic leprechaun. You have to try and CATCH ME and get me LUCKY CHARMS!

I can settle this argument with only two words:

[Vince Twelve]

I can settle this argument with only two words:
Con-Air.

That settles it.  Nicholas Cage is worse than Hitler!

I'm glad we got that out of the way.

[Darth Mandarb]

I have stated this before 'round these parts, but I'll say it again.

I think, a lot of the time, it's the director.  Not necessarily if they are a great director, but how well they work with the actor/actress.

Nicolas Cage, like most actors, has his great roles, and he has his bad roles.

As Daniel mentioned (good to "see" you again DG!) Leaving Las Vegas which was directed by Mike Figgis.  A less than well known director (watch The Loss of Sexual Innocense it's ... interesting).  This is a great performance by Mr. Cage.

My favorite Cage movie is Red Rock West directed by John Dahl (who directed Rounders and The Last Seduction).  It's a little known movie and not a great one, but it was a good preformance by Cage.

But then you have the gems like Windtalkers and Firebirds.

I am not a fan of Nicolas Cage, I don't hate him but, I can understand your feelings Kinoko.

I have this friend who hates both Nicolas Cage and Bret Favre with such passion it sometimes scares me.  I think you'd like him Kinoko

[Barbarian]

Sorry to beat on this dead-horse of a topic, but I thought Kinoko would love this tidbit of news that Nicholas Cage has decided to name his son after Superman..
See more about the story here!

So, now you'll have to put up with "Superman Cage" floating around. hehehe! 

[Vince Twelve]

At least no one will pick on him at school.

[Kinoko]

Oh dear.

What on this earth are parents that do this thinking?

[Nikolas]

Oh dear.

What on this earth are parents that do this thinking?

Ok, what about Posh (former Spice girl) and super duper football god (see, no names) have given their son (3 years old, I believe?) tatoos. What about that?

What an amazing idea...

[Kinoko]

What about that? Well, gosh, that's a silly name too.

EDIT: My mistake, I read that wrong. Tattoo would be a silly name though. Giving a child/baby a tattoo should be considered child abuse.