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[Gintamen]

They don't, they just tolerate him with good humor.

And who named you speaker of all others?

 

[Beeblebrox]

I don't like him (probably because I kinda only remember him from some bad movies), but I LOVE Gifolas Cage, one of the best (named) pages on the Internet.

(once upon a time this site only had gifs, but nowadays it has gifs and other pics)

 

[MudoSkills]

I tracked down a copy of Vampire's Kiss after seeing that 'Nic Cage losing his shit' video, and it's probably one of the best decisions I've ever made.

 

[Golden Slumbers]

Moonstruck is a great movie

 

[Jex]

Your honor, I'd like to present this evidence for your consideration.

I expected this to be posted earlier!

Also, the Cage is pretty amazing me to watch in most movies that he's in, at least when he's given the space to go 'full Cage'. Still, I think there's a common misconception that people only like him because he makes weird faces in bad movies, but that's not the case. He's done plenty of solid work in good movies e.g. Adaptation, Leaving Las Vegas.

 

[[Fugo]]

I was 7 years old when I watched Rasing Arizona at the theatre. It was mindblowing.


Also, he's funny. Can't hate him even if he did loads of bad movies between the good ones

 

[Professor Chaos]

Because he is the greatest actor to ever walk the Earth.

 

[MisterGrey3000]

I like him because I find him to be absolutely hilarious in everything he does.
:/

 

[TCRS]

which other actor can claim to be on the cover of a biology book?

 

[RoadHazard]

I'm not exactly sure, but I just enjoy watching him. It's like Keanu Reeves. He's also a pretty bad actor who I for some reason always enjoy. (Although Cage has some really good performances on his résumé.)

 

[Vigilant Walrus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PJddmfesaA

 

[Messofanego]

Sub_Level needs to watch more Cage. You need more crazy in your life.

First, go watch Adaptation which has Cage playing against himself as twins. One is a screenwriter, it's an amazing movie about Hollywood. Then watch Bad Lieutenant and Raising Arizona. He's awesome in Kick Ass. Ghost Rider 2 let his crazy out.

Loads of actors and directors love the crazy he can bring.

At the pharmacy

Nicolas Cage and the alphabets

I hate you

He's been getting great reviews with Joe, can't wait to see that.

 

[Jarmel]

Face/Off is amazing because of him.

 

[OneEightZero]

Unbearable.

 

[DBT85]

Because The Rock.

 

[666]

Leaving Las Vegas
Adaptation
Raising arizona

X a million irony = Internet classic

 

[Contra11]

I still can't believe he won an Oscar

 

[mrmickfran]

.

 

[CadetMahoney]

There's a Ghost Rider 2?

damn.

 

[Intheflorsh]

^ Movie event of the millennium.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

 

[DoktorEvil]

I know all about the Wicker Man stuff and whatnot but it seems like a lot of people nonironically like Nicholas Cage.

Was watching Lord of War yesterday and was surprisingly entertained. Same with The Rock. Nothing about his performance is exceptional or even hard to replicate I imagine but for some reason Nicholas Cage keeps appearing in movies. Were Face/Off and Con Air supremely popular back then?

Isn't he famous because he's related to Francis Ford Coppola?

Oh, and the hammy acting.

 

[legacyzero]

Watch Matchstick Men. Awesome film.

 

[old]

Because he's a great actor who is willing to do bad movies for a paycheck. There's nothing like watching a bad movie with great lead acting.

 

[PetriP-TNT]

He's an awesome actor and crazy as shit

 

[Champomade]

Thinking about it, he may be my favourite current Hollywood actor. He seems smart and not too obsessed by his looks. Recently, Bad Lieutenant was a genuinely good movie.

 

[daveo42]

I expected this to be posted earlier!

Also, the Cage is pretty amazing me to watch in most movies that he's in, at least when he's given the space to go 'full Cage'. Still, I think there's a common misconception that people only like him because he makes weird faces in bad movies, but that's not the case. He's done plenty of solid work in good movies e.g. Adaptation, Leaving Las Vegas.

Adaptation is probably one of his best films. He does do a lot of bad movies, but he has this way of making bad movies fun to watch and makes good movies even better. Also, if you haven't seen Bringing Out the Dead, you should remedy that as soon as possible.

 

[RangerX]

Its because hes a fantastic actor,when he wants to be. Leaving Las Vegas,Adaption,Bad lieutenant,Raising Arizona and Bring out the dead. His performances in those films range from great to excellant. Yeah hes done a lot of shit but thats all for the paycheck.

 

[Tecl0n]

He's a sexy cat.

 

[inm8num2]

He had me at 'Zeus' butthole'.

 

[Jal]

 

[Mistouze]

He's the BEST.

 

[Messofanego]

I still can't believe he won an Oscar

Have you seen the movie he won it for?

There's a Ghost Rider 2?

damn.

Yes, and it's fun.

 

[CREMSteve]

Because his movies are (mostly) good.

National Treasure 1/2
The Rock
Con-Air
The Croods
Face/Off
Drive Angry
Trespass
Knowing
Kick-Ass
World Trade Center
The Family Man
Gone in Sixty Seconds
8MM
Snake Eyes
City of Angels
Lord of War

I enjoyed every one of those.

 

[Bedameister]

Because I like him and some of his movies. Sure he makes a lot of shitty movies but some like 8mm, Face-Off or Lord of War were really great.

 

[Sub_Level]

Just saw Raising Arizona.

Knew nothing about it going in other than Nicolas Cage and it was pretty good. Cute well-made movie.

Little bit of Ghost Rider foreshadowing there with the big biker dude who leaves a trail of fire behind him. He even used a chain at one point. Next up I'm gonna watch Leaving Las Vegas. For the purposes of my head canon, every Nicolas Cage movie takes place in the same universe.

 

[striferser]

Leaving Las Vegas
Adaptation
Raising arizona

This.

and Bad Lieutenant.

 

[flintstryker]

I hqve enoyed immensely every movie I hqve seen with him, cant really say that about any other actors besides maybe Clint Eastwood whomis my fav

 

[Ryan242004]

Because of national treasure!

 

[BinaryPork2737]

Your honor, I'd like to present this evidence for your consideration.

I was hoping this would be posted.

I also would like to present this remix as evidence, as well as this excellent review of Nicholas Cage.

 

[RustyNails]

This nicholas cage lol stuff that started in the past few years is fueled by children coming of age in the 21st century world of internet memes, and have absolutely no idea that Cage is the nephew of Francis Ford Coppola and can act better than most of Hollywood. He has been cashing checks ever since National Treasure (except Port of Call New Orleans), and he deserves some of the criticism and ridicule. But jeeze guys. Go watch Leaving Las Vegas, City of Angels and Moonstruck.

 

[Forsete]

I genuinely like him.

Bad Lieutenant, Joe, The Frozen Ground, Super 8, National Treasure movies, World Trade Center, The Rock etc. are all enjoyable movies. Super 8 is probably my fav, just because it is so twisted.

 

[The Real Abed]

I like Nicholas Cage that if I met him and he turned me down for an autograph or was super rude to me, I'd still call it a win.

Heck, the fact that he's gonna be in the new Left Behind movie kinda makes me wanna watch it.

I know how you feel. I hate Christian propaganda but I really want to see this. Does that mean they win?

 

[Air Zombie Meat]

I used to hate him but I learned the error of my ways. He's really entertaining to watch.

 

[LProtag]

My theory is that he's actually a great actor. He really throws himself into a role and gives you exactly what's in the script.

The issue is the script.

 

[Bobs Big Boy]

For me, The Weather Man. It's been super overlooked because it's his most muted performance but it's quietly a very good film and one that I respect.

And on the other end of pure entertainment, Con Air's golden.

 

[OmniGamer]

when i saw his body in ghost rider i was stunned.

Same here, brief as it was

Great body in "The Boy in Blue" also, but he was only like 20yo so not as impressive as in Ghost Rider

 

[Oblivion]

I'm not a Nicholas Cage fan, but would y'all hate me if I said I liked him in Ghostrider?

 

[Dopus]

Because when he's in a decent movie he's actually pretty good for instance Lord of War, The Weather man & Adaptation. Seems like a likeable guy and whenever he does bad movies they're usually hilariously bad which makes them good. Why wouldn't you like him?!

 

[eXistor]

He's generally fun to watch and he can be genuinely amazing. See Bad Lieutenant, Wild at Heart, Raising Arizona, Face/Off, Leaving Las Vegas, Adaptation. Even in his many shitty movies, he's always entertaining enough.