Haha! WTF? I got this picture HERE.
I’m going to be CRUCIFIED for this list! So, in the spirit of Good Friday… Let’s do this. 😉
The fabulous Abbi of Where The Wild Things Are posted her Top Ten Nicolas Cage Roles (list HERE) and I was all “I don’t really like Nicolas Cage”. Then of course Eric of The IPC came by and was all “You suck! I hate you! I worship Nicolas Cage! Our friendship is OVER!”. Then Abbi said I should do my own Top Ten. So, screw it – I have! Remember I’m not a huge Cage fan and my list is my favorite movies he’s been, not my favorite roles of his. I don’t hate him – I just don’t exactly love him. Jesus – I’m going to get in more trouble over this list than I did for leaving Saving Private Ryan off My Top Ten Steven Spielberg Movies (a list I did HERE for the lovely Zoe of The Sporadic Chronicles Of A Beginner Blogger).
*deep breath*
Here we go….
My Top Ten Nicolas Cage Movies (counting down from ten) *going into hiding now*
10. The Croods
9. National Treasure
8. Adaptation
7. Matchstick Men
6. Leaving Las Vegas
5. City Of Angels
4. The Rock
3. It Could Happen To You
2. Con Air
1. Fast Times At Ridgemont High
(hahaha! yes, I know – he’s barely even IN my number one choice… sorry!)
Honorable Mentions:
Guarding Tess
Honeymoon In Vegas
The Family Man
National Treasure: Book Of Secrets
Peggy Sue Got Married
Face/Off
Werewolf Women Of The SS 😉
Not Seen and/or Saw Part Of But Don’t Remember Much: *ducks*
Raising Arizona
Moonstruck
Wild At Heart
Bringing Out The Dead
Rumble Fish
Don’t Like:
Kick-Ass
Drive Angry (but Amber Heard is hot)
8MM
Snake Eyes
Not Sure How I Feel About:
Knowing
Gone In Sixty Seconds
Next
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There was a spectacular episode of ‘community’ (season 5, episode 2) where a workshop was offered at the community college, “Nicolas Cage: Good or Bad?”
The character Abed obsesses over the question and it leads to a meltdown of Cage impressions in class:
The clip doesn’t do it justice as it goes on way longer – check out the episode if you get a chance as it really is a tough question: Nic Cage, good or bad?!
That sounds interesting! I’ve always wondered about that show… I’ve actually never seen it. But I like the sound of the episode. : )
Haha! Watched the clip now. Now I want to see the whole thing. : )
It’s brilliant – glad you enjoyed!
I’ve seen that episode – I almost died with laughter it was that good 😀
Love it!
also not a really big Cage fan, but I think I like him in a few more than you. I LOVED Family Man and Honeymoon in Vegas and thought that Knowing and Snake eyes had great ideas, but terrible implementation 😦
Nice list regardless what Eric says. That wanker should bugger himself! 🙂
Someone needs to give Rob a good Rogering.
Wait, what?
Lol!
#rogerroger
Or is it…
#rogerrob ?
Family Man & Honeymoon In Vegas are both ones I know I liked at the time but can’t remember much now – I should rewatch. : ) lol!!! Thanks! Yeah – Eric can go…. Do that! Especially as he’s broken up with me now. ; )
I don’t even know what this means but now I’m all pissed and sad again.
I don’t know – you’ll have to ask Rob. He’s the expert on British slang. ; ) I thought we’d snogged & made up??
I doubt you will get as much flak as you did for skipping Saving Private Ryan… 😉 Cool list!
Thanks! : ) lol – So far, so good. Except Eric has dumped me again… ; )
I saw that… What a public spectacle lol!
I thought we’d gotten everything patched up and I come check this out and….. HUMPH!!!!!!!!
Great choices and thanks, as always for the kind words. Also that first picture is AMAZING (and creepy).
Thanks. : ) I know my choices are probably a bit odd to most! But I’ve not seen a lot of his biggest ones. Lol – I KNOW! Amazingly creepy. I love it. : )
Peggy Sue Got Married was great as well as Moonstruck. I will always defend Nicolas Cage. He’s a demi-god in my book.
I am breaking up with CPD and going to ask you to go steady. We can go watch Cage movies together.
Great! I have no plans for today. I feel like ‘The Rock’. Will you bring the beer?
YEP!! And some Tequila!
yum 🙂
Hey! The Rock is in my top five! Can I not come along?!?!?
Absolutely. More the merrier. Just bring the salt.
You’ll come back to me….
I remember thinking Peggy Sue was pretty damn good. : ) Like a lot of older Cage stuff, though, I don’t remember it that well now so couldn’t put it in the top ten. I’ve only seen bits & pieces of Moonstruck. I know a lot of people love Cage… He’s just never really worked for me. ; ) He’s okay, though! : )
WHAT
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SHIT
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You really need to see Raising Arizona! And I think Snake Eyes is underrated.
Well, I HAVE seen both. Don’t tell Eric but I think I’ve seen all of Raising Arizona a few times on TV. It just never worked for me. And I can’t really remember Snake Eyes – just that I didn’t like it much. I know – I’m a weirdo… ; )
“Don’t tell Eric but I think I’ve seen all of Raising Arizona a few times on TV. It just never worked for me. ”
The honeymoon is over….
Are we breaking up again? Wait – had we gotten back together yet? I lose track! ; )
I actually like Nicolas Cage but I haven’t seen about half the movies you picked because they sounded boring. I saw Adaptation and hated it, was bored for almost all of it. It’s been so long I barely even remember Fast Times at Ridgemont High. I never saw 5, 6, or 7. The Croods was really cute. I didn’t realize he did one of the voices. 9 and 3 were okay. The Rock and Con Air were the best ones on the list. But you have to ignore his bad accent.
Lol – I thought people would moan about Con Air being so high! I really like that one. It’s silly but fun. The Rock is great too. : ) Fast Times is an 80s classic! Worth a rewatch if you don’t remember it that well. : )
I made a “tsk” sound upon seeing #1. Love It Could Happen to You & National Treasure, though.
What’s wrong with my number one???? ; ) Hey – someone who likes It Could Happen To You! I thought people would be like “WTF?” but I think not many have even seen it. It’s a great movie! : )
Oh, how is Ghost Rider 2 not on here? Gone in 60 Seconds is also great.
Well, I’ve not even seen the first one so I’ve not exactly seen the second either… ; ) Aren’t they meant to be shit?? I saw 60 Seconds but don’t remember it AT ALL. God I have a terrible memory. (Or I just watch too much stuff. Yeah, that’s it…)
You’re saying he has 10 good movies??? I call BS on the whole premise of this post! 🙂
Lol!!! I like this reply…. : )
Nicolas Cage is amazing! So very bad and so very good at the same time. He is prolific with an impressive body of work. I think I’m going to have to do my own top 10, I’m feeling inspired.
Oh, and I have a gift for you:
Lol! That was funny! Don’t think I’ve seen half of those in the clip. ; ) DO IT! Do a top ten! That would be cool. Mine sucks and I know it. Lol. It’s the “not seen” ones I expected to be in more trouble for… ; )
Most articles always forget about Kiss of Death. Cage is brilliant as Little Jr Brown. I would love to see a remake: 20 years later Jr gets out of prison, and has to learn how to survive without falling back to his old ways. That could be a great movie.
Ooops, not a remake. I guess it would be a continuation.
Hmm – I’ve never even heard of that one! Is it a potential top ten? ; ) I don’t exactly love some that are on my list…
Nicholas Cage has made some great films. I love his voice which reminds me of James Stewart an even better actor. I would add face off to the top 10 list.
I should rewatch Face/Off – been a long time since I’ve seen it. I know most people do love Cage – I just don’t QUITE “get” him. ; ) Do love James Stewart, though! One of my favorite actors. : )
James Stewart is the best 🙂
Controversial choices haha. Family Man would be in mine. He has done so many films.
Lol – I know… I haven’t gotten in TOO much trouble for my weird list, at least. ; ) I really liked Family Man but now don’t remember it well so just put it as an honorable mention. Should watch it again. : )
Once you’ve seen Raising Arizona, Bringing Out The Dead and Wild At Heart your Top 10 will change I guarantee you.
AFUCKINGMEN
Eric! Is that how you end your Easter prayers? ; )
All of em…!!
Well…. I HAVE seen Raising Arizona in bits & pieces over the years. I think it’s unlikely to make my top ten anyway. And a Scorsese & a Lynch film? Not so sure about those making it either. ; ) But I’d watch the Scorsese one someday. : )
Fair enough!
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I agree with the number 1 too, I think I posted it that as a comment on someone’s list. No one else remembers that!!! Woo hooo ! Nic Cage flipping burgers and hugging ponies great post.
Lol! Yay! Someone who agrees that Fast Times At Ridgemont High is Nic Cage’s best movie! Because it totally is. ; )
DUH! lol
Someone should STOP Nic Cage from making movies. For the love of all that’s Holy, please, make him stop. A long time ago he made one or two decent films but not for the past twenty years. Everytime I find out he has a new film coming out… its time to be afraid, VERY afraid.
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