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Re: Unpopular Movie Opinions
« Reply #960 on: August 31, 2008, 09:56:21 PM »
1.) I think Nicholas Cage get's unfair amount of hate. There is no denying the man has been in a lot of junk (Wickerman turned into the greatest accidental comedy of last year) however when he has a competent director and great script, I find him quite an engaging performer. Leaving Las Vegas, Adaptation, Weatherman, Lord of War & Matchstick Men from the top of my head are all good to great performances. Shame his filmography is so inconsistent.

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I think he's great as a badguy. But if they want me to feel sympathy towards him he fails to be sympathetic.

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Re: Unpopular Movie Opinions
« Reply #961 on: August 31, 2008, 10:25:54 PM »
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I think he's great as a badguy. But if they want me to feel sympathy towards him he fails to be sympathetic.

I'm struggling to remember a film Cage was a straight up villain. I mean there was Face/Off which for the first half he was a villain and I guess he was quite an unsympathetic character in Lord of War and to a lesser degree Matchstick Men, but certainly nothing recently where I would claim he played a 'bad guy'.

I thought Weatherman in particular was a great role for him. This character that’s seen his home and personal life go down the gutter and is earnestly trying to rectify it, unfortunately putting his effort in the wrong places leading to a worse situation. Though from what I can understand he seems to be quite a polarising performer.

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Re: Unpopular Movie Opinions
« Reply #962 on: September 01, 2008, 12:29:16 AM »
1.) I think Nicholas Cage get's unfair amount of hate. There is no denying the man has been in a lot of junk (Wickerman turned into the greatest accidental comedy of last year) however when he has a competent director and great script, I find him quite an engaging performer. Leaving Las Vegas, Adaptation, Weatherman, Lord of War & Matchstick Men from the top of my head are all good to great performances. Shame his filmography is so inconsistent.

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I think he's great as a badguy. But if they want me to feel sympathy towards him he fails to be sympathetic.

I almost always like him in comedies.
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Re: Unpopular Movie Opinions
« Reply #963 on: September 01, 2008, 12:32:37 AM »
1.) I think Nicholas Cage get's unfair amount of hate. There is no denying the man has been in a lot of junk (Wickerman turned into the greatest accidental comedy of last year) however when he has a competent director and great script, I find him quite an engaging performer. Leaving Las Vegas, Adaptation, Weatherman, Lord of War & Matchstick Men from the top of my head are all good to great performances. Shame his filmography is so inconsistent.

Agreement!
I think he's great as a badguy. But if they want me to feel sympathy towards him he fails to be sympathetic.

I almost always like him in comedies.
My favorite Cage comedies are Con Air and Face/Off. Oh, and that 3 min. Wicker Man montage that's on YouTube.

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Re: Unpopular Movie Opinions
« Reply #964 on: September 04, 2008, 08:49:51 PM »
Zach Braff is a really great actor.
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Re: Unpopular Movie Opinions
« Reply #965 on: September 05, 2008, 08:30:19 AM »
garden state is kind of a nice movie.

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« Reply #966 on: September 05, 2008, 10:13:18 AM »
garden state is kind of a nice movie.

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Re: Unpopular Movie Opinions
« Reply #967 on: September 05, 2008, 10:24:04 AM »
garden state is kind of a nice movie.

for a contrary opinion (yet to be completed)

Wow, I will read your review, but were you on Meth at the time?  ;)

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Re: Unpopular Movie Opinions
« Reply #968 on: September 05, 2008, 03:19:56 PM »
garden state is kind of a nice movie.

I thought it was a great movie.  Portman made that movie for me.  With her cute smile, dazzling personality, and her blah-blah-blah-ah! 
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Re: Unpopular Movie Opinions
« Reply #969 on: September 05, 2008, 07:26:12 PM »
I hate her for pushing the Shins down my throat.

Hate her.
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