Nic Cage: Genius or Nutball?

21-11-2011 8:11pm

Mike Litoris wrote: »

Agree with the whore part. Off beat roles suit him imo but still he's brutal. That said, Hollywood keep casting him in a lot of big movies.

He should go back to doing some smaller films but his massive debts won't allow that. He owed something like 20 million to the IRS awhile back and has debt all over the place, so until that's cleared don't hold out much hope of him doing anything interesting.

21-11-2011 8:14pm

The Wicker Man remake is a work of comic genius.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6i2WRreARo

Sad Professor · 21-11-2011 8:54pm

I didn't know about his debts. Makes sense though. According to this he's quite the lavish spender. At one point he owned two islands in the Bahamas, a dozen houses and over 50 cars, including the former Shah of Iran's Lamborghini which Cage bought for half a million dollars. :eek:

21-11-2011 9:02pm

Sad Professor wrote: »

I didn't know about his debts. Makes sense though. According to this he's quite the lavish spender. At one point he owned two islands in the Bahamas, a dozen houses and over 50 cars, including the former Shah of Iran's Lamborghini which Cage bought for half a million dollars. :eek:

He even owned a number of castles across the world, man is one of those people who should have been taught the value of a dollar a long time ago. I'm just surprised that he isn't shattering a cell with Snipes considering how much he owes the tax man.

bnt · 21-11-2011 10:19pm

His financial situation is how we know he's really a meathead. On film you can look smart or stupid, but getting his money situation that wrong is on a whole 'nother level ...

Da Shins Kelly · 22-11-2011 12:02am

I hate him so much. His voice really grates on me.

Cameron Poe · 22-11-2011 12:04am

Genius

kraggy · 22-11-2011 2:14am

He was immense in Adaptation.

And he was hilarious in Bad Lieutenant, a film which I think was very underated. It's one of my favourites of the last couple of years.

And he was great in Kick Ass. He's done quite a bit of good stuff actually.

Whiskey in the Jar · 22-11-2011 2:39pm

personally I like him in Face/Off, 8MM and Gone in 60 seconds, but that's all. Rate a lot of actors higher than him

Ghost Train · 22-11-2011 3:00pm

Da Shins Kelly wrote: »

I hate him so much. His voice really grates on me.

Voice can be bit annoying

think he suits some roles but he's average in a lot of films

LittleBook · 22-11-2011 4:47pm

subway wrote: »

i think he's great, enjoy most of his films.
this handy reference chart was produced previously, which is quite entertaining

Entertaining and (IMO) pretty accurate except that I'd rate Season of the Witch higher than City of Angels. :rolleyes:

FortuneChip · 22-11-2011 4:51pm

He's had some exotic hairstyles over the years!
Superb array!

nxbyveromdwjpg · 22-11-2011 4:52pm

Con-Air was a stone cold classic

johnny_ultimate · 22-11-2011 8:50pm

Bad Lieutenant proves he's the finest comic actor of a generation (also cements Werner Herzog as the fines comic director of a generation). Adaptation is possible his masterpiece performance, though. When he has great material to work with, he will be great. But he does take an awful lot of quick paychecks. Even pachinko ads.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYkw-5htPw0

Mickeroo · 22-11-2011 9:04pm

THis would have been his greatest role I have no doubt (maaaaaaybe a little NSFW, nipples here and there):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQifXaOboMU

joseph brand · 27-12-2011 7:37am

kraggy wrote: »

He was immense in Adaptation.

And he was hilarious in Bad Lieutenant, a film which I think was very underated. It's one of my favourites of the last couple of years.

And he was great in Kick Ass. He's done quite a bit of good stuff actually.

Just watched this movie. It's a gem. I'm no Cage fan, but he was superb in this. He was also amazing in 'Raising Arizona'.

Syferus · 27-12-2011 8:54am

I watched The Family Man a few weeks ago, with Cage in the starring role, a sort of mixture of A Christmas Carol and It's a Wonderful Life. The movie itself had plenty of pock-marks and yet I still enjoyed it immensely, and alot of it had to do with Cage. There's something about Cage's style of over-acting that can actually work, and not just in an ironic way. Don't fight the tide and most anyone will enjoy at least a smattering of his lesser lights.

Galway K9 · 27-12-2011 9:02am

He was good in this AD

One sheet!

Jimmy Iovine · 27-12-2011 1:43pm

I could be alone in saying this but Con Air is one of my favourite films of all time. Cage is class in it. The delivery of some of his lines are brilliant. Not a bad cast either, John Malkovich, John Cusack, Colm Meaney and Steve Buscemi as one of the most fúcked up characters I've seen in a film.

He's also fantastic in Kick Ass.

Galway K9 · 27-12-2011 8:41pm

great cast in that movie except colm meaney who i would describe as talentless git!

RichieC · 27-12-2011 8:55pm

I think he's great. his crazy is some of the best in the business. of course he was in con air too but I forgive him.

Technocentral · 27-12-2011 11:59pm

Neither, just a fairly good actor.

Jimmy Iovine · 28-12-2011 12:31am

Galway K9 wrote: »

great cast in that movie except colm meaney who i would describe as talentless git!

Ha but he was perfect as the annoying cúnt in it though. The scene where his car gets taken for a lift by the plane is fantastic. Never was I more delighted to see such a beautiful car destroyed.