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Post by agent817 on May 16, 2015 21:36:52 GMT -5
It seems like he is used in memes, as well as other internet jokes. For example, in a video review from Chris Stuckmann on "Fifty Shades of Grey," a clip of him laughing was used in that review.
I get that he overacts in movies. He does portray his characters a little more over the top than how they are written. But is there anything else as to why he is a joke?
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Post by DSR on May 16, 2015 21:39:47 GMT -5
There's no middle ground with Nicolas Cage. His film performances are either amazing or amazingly terrible. I happen to love him for this fact.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on May 16, 2015 21:45:23 GMT -5
Is this not enough?
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Post by Red Impact on May 16, 2015 21:46:47 GMT -5
Nicholas Cage has a pet octopus that he says teaches him how to act and he named his son after Superman's birth name.
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Post by lionheart21 on May 16, 2015 21:51:33 GMT -5
I don't know, but he's one of my favorite actors, since even if he's in a bad movie, he's gonna make it a memorably bad one.
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Post by Milkman Norm on May 16, 2015 21:56:39 GMT -5
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Post by 2coldMack is even more baffled on May 16, 2015 21:59:41 GMT -5
He's just....really fun to watch. When he's good, he's great. When he's terrible, he's somehow even better? I can't explain it. Something about his performances in stuff he clearly knows is crap is just so awful that it circles back around to awesome again.
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Post by lionheart21 on May 16, 2015 21:59:47 GMT -5
Warning: Language
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Post by kidglov3s on May 16, 2015 22:02:23 GMT -5
I don't remember him being a lame punchline until the Wicker Man bees thing went viral.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on May 16, 2015 22:04:50 GMT -5
I love the guy. He knows how to ham it up in a bad film. Some actors try to salvage bad films by giving generally good performances in them, Cage just turns it up to 11 and breaks off the dial and makes the films, if nothing else, entertaining with his hammy acting.
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Post by Red Impact on May 16, 2015 22:07:49 GMT -5
I don't remember him being a lame punchline until the Wicker Man bees thing went viral. He's done so many movies that his weird performances were all sort of undersold parts of his filmographies, while his biggest performances were really a lot more normal. He had an awkward style in his normal movies, but nothing that'd really draw that much attention. I think when that Wicker Man thing started to get huge more peopl ejust started to go back and see the Vampire Kisses rather than the Con Air's and Lord of War's.
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Post by xCompackx on May 16, 2015 22:10:41 GMT -5
I'd just like to mention that both National Treasure movies are two of my favorites and I wish they'd do a sequel. Nicolas Cage was great in both of them.
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Post by DSR on May 16, 2015 22:16:19 GMT -5
I'd just like to mention that both National Treasure movies are two of my favorites and I wish they'd do a sequel. Nicolas Cage was great in both of them. I remember seeing the preview and going "this is the dumbest thing ever." Then, I worked in a video store and had to have a movie playing at all times. So we threw that movie in, and I LOVED IT! I'd put it on everyday that I worked.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2015 22:36:28 GMT -5
I don't remember him being a lame punchline until the Wicker Man bees thing went viral. Even before The Wicker Man or seeing some more of his more hammy movies, dude has always looked like sort of a punchline. Like he looks like the unlikeliest Hollywood actor, let alone Hollywood A-Lister, let alone Leading Man Action Hero. Like dude has always looked really weird, always looked 40, had bad teeth, has a receding hairline with many variations of the goofiest haircuts ever, has a weird distinctive voice, skinny lanking pale dude, has the oddest fashion choices in his personal life and film, over the top facial expressions, looks f***ing weird with facial hair, like nothing about him suggests he should be a successful household name actor or even just a general public figure but yet he somehow does it with his really weird charisma and unique eccentric presence. It doesn't make any sense really. It also doesn't make sense to the casual audience he has a stigma of being a really bad actor in bad films but yet he's one of the biggest Hollywood Success Stories both Critically and Commercially. HE'S SERIOUSLY A f***ING ANOMALY! He's a f***ing anomaly even before The Wicker Man. He was one of my favorite actors growing up just because he was so distinctive and makes bland or bad movies always memorable. Like just imagine you're in the 80's or 70's and you were told this is going to be the face of a successful action hero {Spoiler}
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Post by agent817 on May 16, 2015 22:39:35 GMT -5
Get a load of this:
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Post by 2coldMack is even more baffled on May 16, 2015 22:44:46 GMT -5
I wanna take his face....off.
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Post by kidglov3s on May 16, 2015 23:29:14 GMT -5
I don't remember him being a lame punchline until the Wicker Man bees thing went viral. Even before The Wicker Man or seeing some more of his more hammy movies, dude has always looked like sort of a punchline. Like he looks like the unlikeliest Hollywood actor, let alone Hollywood A-Lister, let alone Leading Man Action Hero. Like dude has always looked really weird, always looked 40, had bad teeth, has a receding hairline with many variations of the goofiest haircuts ever, has a weird distinctive voice, skinny lanking pale dude, has the oddest fashion choices in his personal life and film, over the top facial expressions, looks f***ing weird with facial hair, like nothing about him suggests he should be a successful household name actor or even just a general public figure but yet he somehow does it with his really weird charisma and unique eccentric presence. It doesn't make any sense really. It also doesn't make sense to the casual audience he has a stigma of being a really bad actor in bad films but yet he's one of the biggest Hollywood Success Stories both Critically and Commercially. HE'S SERIOUSLY A f***ING ANOMALY! He's a f***ing anomaly even before The Wicker Man. He was one of my favorite actors growing up just because he was so distinctive and makes bland or bad movies always memorable. Like just imagine you're in the 80's or 70's and you were told this is going to be the face of a successful action hero Anomaly, sure. Lazy reflexive punchline, no. I don't remember him being a lame punchline until the Wicker Man bees thing went viral. He's done so many movies that his weird performances were all sort of undersold parts of his filmographies, while his biggest performances were really a lot more normal. He had an awkward style in his normal movies, but nothing that'd really draw that much attention. I think when that Wicker Man thing started to get huge more peopl ejust started to go back and see the Vampire Kisses rather than the Con Air's and Lord of War's. I remember being really hopeful for a Cage Renaissance around the time of Lord of War and The Weather Man, good movies with good performances from him.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2015 23:51:01 GMT -5
I love him. He's my favorite actor.
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Post by Vampiro138 on May 16, 2015 23:53:54 GMT -5
he has a shirt with his own face on it....i cant hate the man at all.
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Post by Crimson on May 16, 2015 23:58:49 GMT -5
Thing is, even though he's meme, I rarely see people actually take mean-spirited potshots at him. Kind of like how people rib William Shatner.
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