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Nicolas Cage Joins The Melee For The LAYER CAKE Director's Adaptation Of Mark Millar’s Ultraviolent Graphic Novel KICK-ASS!!
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Nicolas Cage will play the ex-cop father of a sword-wielding pre-teen girl vigilante in writer-director Matthew Vaughn's "Kick-Ass," an adaptation of Mark Millar's magnetic graphic novel about an adventure-starved high-school nerd who puts on a superhero costume and heads into the inner-city to exact justice.
Vaughn is the filmmaker behind "Layer Cake" and "Stardust."
Aaron Johnson, who played the young Charlie Chaplin in "Shanghai Knights," has just been cast as the nerd-superhero title character.
Gorgeous 21-year-old Lyndsy Fonseca, who played Sarah Henrickson's wild co-worker Donna on "Big Love," will play the dweeb's object of desire. Her character hangs out with Kick-Ass' civilian alter-ego because she believes him homosexual.
Chloe Moretz ("Dirty Sexy Money") was previously announced to play Cage's daughter. "Superbad" star Christopher Mintz-Plasse plays angry teen villain The Red Mist.
Shooting is expected to start this autumn.
Read all of The Hollywood Reporter’s story on the matter here.
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kick-ass?
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Con Air, The Rock, Face/Off...all great Cage flicks. He needs another GOOD action romp.
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and it was optioned as a movie before the first issue hit. Witness the beginning of the end of comic book movies - or was that X3?
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I liked him in The Rock and ConAir but other than that... not a big fan. He's the main reason I didnt see Ghost Rider, well the trailers looked awful too.
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Therefore Nick Cage will suck. Nick Cage was the bomb in Raising Arizona, though!
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Aug 22, 2008 1:15:01 AM CDT
"I'll be takin' these Hugguz. And whatever cash y'got."
by caruso_stalker217
RAISING ARIZONA is the shit.
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Aug 22, 2008 1:16:39 AM CDT
Great, another cynical lowest denominator Millar project
by industrykiller!
How will I ever keep away from the theater after Wanted? Let me count the ways.
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PUNCHES A NUN IN THE FACE
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Whenever Cage's name is assigned to a movie project I feel deflated.
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Nic Cage needs to give it up and start doing Kevin Costner-type roles. Jeeez!
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Millar is so overrated!
Start adapting some more Niles!
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My favorite line... Reporter : Mr. Arizona what about alien abduction ? Nathan Arizona: Son, don't print that.If his mommma reads it she'll just loose all hope. I swear ,between that movie and The Big Lebowski the Coens should just stick to comedy from now on. It's just priceless.
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Sorry but just the thought of Raising Arizona will have me laughing the rest of the night.
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...wouldn't know a decent actor if he took a crap on your head.
"Someone oughta sell tickets.""
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well...fuck you too mr. a-hole.
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...probably the most believable subplot in a teen movie ever created; beautiful girls do NOT hang out with the 'nice guy' unless they are unthreatened by him (which means: 'he won't ask her out')
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And throw Matchstick Men and Adaptation into the mix, and Cage has a few recent bright spots in his recent resume. Not saying this flick will be one of them, just saying...
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Seriously, just buzz it already and spend more time rehearsing in your trailer instead of the 4 hour hair touchups. Ghostrider was a shit bomb, also.
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Nick Cage is a one-trick pony. He can trot but he can't run. He needs to get a new hair/makeup person too. The last few have been awfully bad at getting a wig that looks real. Maybe call that guy from Goodfellas, what was his name? Morty? His looks natural, PLUS he swims in his hair piece too.
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I pretty much dislike Mark Millar. We get it, Mark, you hate superheroes, and they're silly, so we should all hate them too. Despite this, I have to admit that the man can write. With the exception of Wanted, there hasn't been anything he's written I've disliked. Kick-Ass is really pretentious, but the cool idea overrides it, in my opinion. Oh, and Nic Cage will be okay if this is just a small supporting role.
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What a great scene. I heard Scorcese is directing the "Top Secret" remake with DiCaprio as the cow's behind.
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I've never read anything of Millar's, but isn't he the guy who wants to reboot Superman? Arguably the superest superhero of them all? I sure hope not if he hates superheroes! As for Nic Cage, he's one of those actors that just grates on my nerves for reason.
I just find him painful to watch, with his over-acting & mannerisms (oh & the funny hair which is gradually starting to make him look like Murphy from Robocop, if he'd replaced the helmet with a wig.) -
When he does, he sounds like he has a speech impediment caused by a stroke.
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The sun don't rise and set , on the corner grocery.
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Read Red Son. It's a goddamn loveletter to Superman. Best supes story I've read in my life. I just hope this is a success, so he can get closer to make his Superman movie.
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and he has no standards.
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Let's be specific here: she believe he's a rent-boy, selling his body to make ends meet, which in the hyper-realistic world of Kick-Ass equates to Comedy Gay Best Friend! GR8! Also: Osama Bin Laden releases videos proclaiming his fear of teenagers in green wetsuits. You know: just like in the real world.
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...please, before it's too late.
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1-this series isn't even finished yet, i hope millar's focus doesn't shift away from the comic to the film. i wish they weren't in such a rush to get this film made, cuz it feels like we could have another 'wanted' abortion.
2-the dad is a side character, they had better not change that to accommidate the a-list cage.
3-it's upsetting to hear about the other casting (like plasse) because like i said it's not finished and its giving away details. -
i misread who he is playing. see this is the problem - the character cage is playing hasn't even been introduced yet. i truly hope they remember that the book is more important than the film at this stage!!!!!
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The guy is a co-lead at the very least, you put him in a mid-sized role and he'll just steal the fucking show.
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I can't even watch the trailer to Bangkok Dangerous without laughing. Poor guy has the worst hair since Yahoo Serious. And his was bad on purpose.
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and layer cake was a long time ago. Still Matthew Vaughn is married to Claudia Schiffer and is descended from British aristocrats (the Earl of Oxford and Mortimer specifically) so if the whole film making thing doesn't work out he'll have a huge estate and a millionairess supermodel wife to fall back on. At least he has something going for him.
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Is he still on that film or what? Also, Stardust kicked ass. What a great movie. The only time in the last twenty years that Robert Deniro actually gave a fuck about acting.
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The man drips cynicism with every keystroke. The Duke of New York is more right than wrong... if the man doesn't hate superheroes, then he must love 'em the way Colonel Sanders loved chickens. Served up the right way to the right audience (in this case, aging cynical comic book guys), they're a commodity that will make a man (somewhat) rich and famous.
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...but the comic was always pretty bad, too. So the film adaptation sort of captured the essence of cheesiness of the comic. Very watchable when you're drunk, even with a 50 year old Johnny Blaze.
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Check out Jason Aaron's Ghost Rider. You'll believe a skellington on a bike can be good reading!
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..."These baloons blow up into funny shapes?"
"No, unless round is funny."
Not a Nic Cage line but still funny as hell.
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...one of my favorite actors. Raising Arizona, Wild at Heart, Leaving Las Vegas. Plus he's a big comic fan so he's got that going for him......which is nice.
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...Matchstick Men.
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really is gorgeous. Who cares about Nic Cage? (Altho I agree that the Weatherman was hilarious).
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...on screen i want to grab him by the lapels and scream, "TRY, GODDAMNIT!!! I'M PAYING FOR THIS!!!"
he's too blase for me. if he doesn't give a shit, i certainly won't, either.
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We haven't even seen Cage's character in the comic book, and they've already cast him? Idiocy.
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So is this book any good.. or are the suit's just mining anything that has
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is a sick joke. His "acting" blows and he picks the worst movies, he still thinks he's a leading man/superhero. He has been dying to be some kind of badass superhero like his whole life, rememebr when he was going to be Burton's Superman, or how he was supposed to play Tony Stark back in the day, or how he and that hack MPJ completely fucked up Ghost Rider...yeah Cage is a loser who thinks of himself as a superhero, also the fact that he even kissed jessica biel in next is enough to make me want to choke the balls off myslef!
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i'm posting before i read...but Mark Millar is the SHIT..and Kick Ass is the SHIT....Nic Cage IS NOT THE SHIT...and ya know, I think i'd be ok if he just cut his hair.
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Lets just wait and see.
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You silly geese. Have you even read, i dunno, The Authority?!! He took superheroes (after an amazing run by Warren Ellis) and knocked it out of the ball park! He's writing freaking Fantastic Four right NOW! And it's Awesome! He wrote the Ultimate Xmen and kicked it's ass too! Some of the best moments between Xavier and Magneto in that run. C'mon people the talk between them in the park after Magneto's memory is erased. Anyone who says Millar hates superheroes is simply WRONG.
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You sure? I'm at work now or I'd check my copy but I thought we did see the father in issue #2.
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hell we've barely met her. I think issue #4 comes out next week?
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Before the comic is finished? Also, for a comic that takes this long between issues, you would expect something that takes a little more then 1 minute to read. Seriously I buy the comic and I'm done reading it before I even leave the store. With all the hype behind this comic I don't know? The casting seems to be really good though, that kid Aaron Johnson looks the part. And plus I went to High School in his home town......wait a fucking minute that means the bloke is from England? Even though Mark Millar is a Scotsmen, he writes the fucking most cyincal sounding American shit. Ohhh great, lets hope Aaron Johnson didn't go to the same school for British actors looking to sound American that Freddie Highmore and James McAvoy attended.
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Something like, "Ok, which one of you cunts is next?"
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I didn't read clearly enough. I thought it said Cage was playing Kick-Ass's father. My bad.
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yeah something like that...SPOILER!! i also love the last line at the very end of Wanted: "This is my face as I'm fucking you in the ass."
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Like Madmartigan, this comic IS great. Fuck olsen twins fan!(They're not hot! Trolls!) As long as Nic Cage avoids hair dues from Con Air, Next, BangCock Dang, and his face doesn't look like it did in National Treasure 2.
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Should have been the dad. Its the same role as in Daredevil pretty much, maybe David is too big? I guess the dad is a little scrawny, theres no way this movie can be any better then Daredevil (minus the church battle). The story is just not there, unless Carlitos Way Remake guy grows a giant pair of nuts and makes this violent as hell, which I don't see happening.
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If Wanted is a sign of how people view Millar's work, then I wouldn't be surprised if in the movie the kid ends up actually having some super power, because fuck the point of the comic.
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Thanks! I just spent 8 mins reminding myself about Willow on Wikipedia...i never knew Lucas and Claremont came out with 3 books continuing the Willow series. Hmm. And John Cusak almost played Madmartigan...lol
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The comic's not over yet...he just may end up with a superpower after all...dun DUN DUNNNnnn!
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I was saying how in wanted the movie they were good guys, therefore totally destroying the purpose of the comic. So in a comic about a kid with no super powers, it would only make sense for him to have one for the movie. Those exec types just wouldn't understand it? I can imagine it now. (In old man jewish voice) "A comic book superhero that doesn't have any powers? What? Get out of here with that bubkis."
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is that he's basically funding the movie himself cause execs wanted to change a bunch of shit. He said F you i'll do it myself. Though there is that 21 year old chick playing a highschooler...BUT being that the comic isnt over yet...he could have a power...he could do anything cause we havent read it yet...most likely he wont...BUT there is a chance.
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Let's see what happens, shall we?
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I respect the fact that Vaughn is wanting to make a proper movie. I mean I had HIGH HOPES for Wanted. I am a huge fan of the Day/Night Watch movies, and really thought that if any foreign director can become the next Paul Verhoeven crossover it was going to be Timur. But then I saw the garbage that was Wanted. I FUCKING FELL ASLEEP DURING THE TRAIN SCENE? Thats how bored and mad I was at that movie. Hearing how Wanted was based on a comic book and knowing about Watchmen I wanted to be in the know and got back into comics in a big way. I've been devouring Millars stuff left and right, I know Millar isn't the most liked person in comics but I like his cynical approach and Wanted was a fucking awesome comic that should be turned into a series. And the movie had none of what made the comic awesome, pretty much the first 15 minutes and last 5 have anything to do with the comic. Now I'm fine with kind of doing your own thing when it comes to 30 years and running comics like Iron/Bat/Super/Spider Mans because there is soooo much material what do you pick as the best/right stuff? But Wanted was a one off thing, I totally understand them leaving out the whole superhero/villain thing, but once the whole "loom of life" BS came out and they were good guys? Seriously what the fuck? Its like making Superman and saying he can't fly and isn't invincible, why even calling it superman? And also they are going to turn Wanted into a franchise. So far Kick Ass seems to in the same vein as Wanted, and what would be awesome if somehow Kick Ass turns out to be some prequel to Wanted. Like the Kid turns out to be the dad in Wanted and thats how he gets he "super powers". I don't see that happening. But I've gotten off topic. I haven't seen Stardust yet, been meaning to for the longest time. I didn't really care for Layer Cake, and that wasn't Vaughns fault, it was the fans of the movie fault. It got over hyped as this bad ass gangster movie, and it really wasn't that at all. It wasn't bad ass, it was more about a down and out small timer getting shafted. That and it was the British Carlito's way. So I've enjoyed all 5 minutes I've spent with Kick Ass so far, and hope it turns out just like the comic. Vaughn seems like a very anti greedy American studio guy (just like his mentor and life partner Guy Ritchie). Plus since it was optioned as a movie before anyone ever read it, maybe Millars tailoring it so it can be easily converted.
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Aug 22, 2008 11:00:07 AM CDT
I'm gonna throw my hat in the ring on this whole Nic Cage thing.
by the eskimo
...and agree with the majority of you that he sucks in general, and every time I hear of him associated with a title my interest level falls about 5 notches. And the crazy thing in, he's actually been good in quite a few movies Raising A, Lord of War, The Rock (iffy), but there is just something....I don't know....neanderthal-ish about the dude.
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He's the Michael Bay of comics.
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and has obviously not read any of the books i mentioned.
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Millar a hack?! Ultimates?! Civil War?! Old Man Logan?! Wolverine: Enemy o' The State?! crackerfarmboy is right... cause he's on CRACK! If Millar is a hack then John Holmes had a small dick! Go read more comics and get off of Bay's dick.
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Have you read the Chosen? Thats the next Millar book I'm going to read, sounds pretty interesting.
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Nah, i just looked it up on Amazon...does sound interesting. I'll have to give it a go.
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Is just a little too old for the role, but as it goes in hollywood (21 year high schooler, case and point). Someone like Ryan Reynolds I think would be better, he can do serious pretty good, he just hasn't had the movie to showcase it yet.
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This trend is gonna burn out eventually..not a moment too soon.
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good man...
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Cage is not a bad actor when he chooses not to ham it up (unless is called for), which unfortunately IS quite a bit. Good Cage: Vampires Kiss, Raising Arizona, 8MM (yes, I said it. now fuck off), Face/Off(C'mon), The Rock (Bay!!! Everything except the first 2/3 of P.Harbor is good! so drop the hatin'!), Matchstick Men. Bad Cage: Everything else w/ emphasis on The Wicker Man & Next(Not even Julianne Moore and Biel's Ass could save that p.o.s.).
p.s. Chosen. Millar and Jesus. Like Dre and Snoop. -
There. I just saved you a lot of time and frustration sludging through that awful series.
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what are you? with the Catholic League of Haters or somethin'. If it's so awful, I'm glad you wasted your time reading it. Satan's son. But doesn't that make sense? Oh, I forgot. Good Cage: Fasttimes At Ridgemont High!!!!!
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Gauranteed he's a douche who's disliked among his peers. And i say peers cause he obviously has no friends. Probably a virgin too. Def Bi-curious because of that very fact.
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His best role was Fu Man Chu in the Grindhouse Trailers and that's where it ends...
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What are you?? You get more ass than a rental car and dental chair combined. You are obviously spending your time shagging barely legal poon and forgetting about more smokin' tail than StrokerX or maxxsterling will *EVER* know. So keep on keepin' on, cowboy.
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must be your period time. so pull out the tampon. and underage poon is betta than overage cock!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Was NOT the problem with Ghost Rider. The biggest problem with Ghost Rider was the villains. I mean seriously, they were just pathetic and were dispatched WAY to easy.
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proof he's a virgin...poor guy.
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If they do do a Preacher series on HBO (which would kick fiendishmilt37's ass), I hope he's either A)going to straight rip off each issue of the comic or B)taken behind fiendishmilt37's trailer or dog house and shot before he can do damage to that book's good name. Anyone wanna call Garth Ennis a hack?
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You're bringing some *serious* lumber to this ponderous affair. Keep swinging.
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*Guess* *37* *comes* *from* *Clerks* *cause* *that's* *how* *many* *in* *a* *row*. *Got* *plenty* *of* *wood* *for* *you* *and* *this* *ponderous* *(you just heard that word on Sesame Street, didn't you?)*affair* *Something* *wrong* *with* *your* *** *button*.
*Now* *I* *gotta* *go* *pick* *up* *your* *lady* *at* *school*. *Peace* *Bitch*... -
who was more character actor than "leading man"? Moonstruck, Vampire's Kiss, Raising Arizona, et all...Even The Rock's Stanley Goodspeed (whatta name) retained his quirky charm. Matchstick Men and The Weatherman, are the exceptions to the banal junk he's appeared in since Con Air.
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Loves a good blumpkin.
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And this is definitely my favourite new series of 08, delays aside. That two-page splash of Kick-Ass trying to leap buildings was the best 2 pages of the year.
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Gold! Kick-Ass ownz everything ever.
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First, they'll rape the subject matter (see Millar's other work "Wanted"), and then Nicolas Cage will shoot it in the face and rape the corpse.
Stardust and Layer Cake rocked though, so this has a slim chance being the one Nic Cage movie in at least a decade (Next, Ghost Rider, Windtalkers, National Treasure) that doesn't suck. Seriously. This guy is the cinematic equivalent to slowly ripping off my own genitals. -
Marketing mutts say . . . YES.
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The retail epic of the year!
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He named himself after Luke Motherf****** Cage. But I tend to dislike him because he stoled Rusty James´ galfriend in Rumble Fish (1983), heh.
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Here are the movies Nic Cage was good in: Raising Arizona, Wild At Heart, Honeymoon in Vegas, Red Rock West, Leaving Las Vegas, The Rock, Adaptation, and Matchstick Men. Everything else he's in, he sucks the life out of the project. And Jesus Christ, could he have any more films in production or just announced? Just check out his page on imdb... it's like he says "yes" to everything that comes his way. Enough already and take a sabbatical!
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I've read his first arc of Ultimate X-Men and that was PURE SHIT! What an easy concept to hit out of the park and he turned into a mindless action movie. Thus the Michael Bay comparison. Same deal with The Ultimates, excellent concept shitty execution. That's a hack my friend.
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