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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/lemmyshitpost
 
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[–] [email protected] 101 points 11 months ago (2 children)

You got me good, laughed my face off.

[–] unreachable 19 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Land_Strider 6 points 11 months ago
[–] YoorWeb 50 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] DandomRude 4 points 11 months ago

You don't say?

[–] MissJinx 3 points 11 months ago
[–] GratefullyGodless 44 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You may have to face-off against some people who wonder why you posted this.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for helping me connect the dots. I'm not smart but I do like a joke with more than one face

[–] GratefullyGodless 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You're welcome. Glad I could help you face the situation.

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[–] nieminen 23 points 11 months ago

Man, Travolta got himself really..... Caged in.....

[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Was he briefly John Travolta in 1997? Wtf happened?

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot 24 points 11 months ago

He took Travolta's face... off.

[–] hakunawazo 21 points 11 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

Oh shit that came out 27 years ago. Woosh.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

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[–] numberfour002 16 points 11 months ago (5 children)

For the longest time, I refused to watch anything he was acting in. I think it was sometime between maybe 1997 and 2002 when I realized how much his movies had started to suck.

More recently though, I caved and decided to watch Renfield, and I'm glad I gave it a chance. It's not like the greatest movie ever, but I thought it was cute. And I actually really enjoyed Nic in this movie for the first time in decades.

[–] portifornia 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I totally get that, but for what it's worth, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is worth giving a shot, too! It breaks the 4th wall in a refreshingly humorous & self-deprecating way. Loved it!

[–] numberfour002 2 points 11 months ago

I'd be willing to give it a try. I haven't watched much of his more recent filmography, and what I've seen was not in chronological order.

After seeing him in Renfield, I did end up watching Color Out of Space and Willy's Wonderland. Neither of those movies was something magnificent the way I view his performance in Renfield, but I enjoyed them. Well, Willy's Wonderland was meh, but I really liked Color Out of Space for what it is worth.

[–] madcaesar 2 points 11 months ago

Yea that was a fun movie.

[–] Cyclist 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Pig is supposed to be quite good. In fact I think I'll go watch it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Pig is a really unique and fun movie. John Wick meets Top Chef, or something like that...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Nic was really good in KickAss. Not going to spoil it for you, but there was a scene where his performance pulled my heartstrings. And I thought to myself "I did not realise he can be that good as an actor". I also heard Nic is excellent in the recent movies Pig and Dream Scenario.

[–] numberfour002 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

To be honest, I didn't even remember him in KickAss but for what it's worth I did enjoy that movie. Your comment inspired me to look at his IMDB page and compare to which movies of his I actually have seen since the 1997 - 2002 era.

The Flash - I don't really count this, especially given that his role is listed as uncredited.

Renfield - I liked this movie way more than I should have and I also particularly liked Nic in it. It has changed my view on him.

Willy's Wonderland - Nothing great, far from his worst movie. And I'm not sure it counts in this context since I saw it after Renfield.

Color Out of Space - I enjoyed the movie it's really my type of thing, but also I saw it after Renfield, so not sure it counts in this context. Plus, I can't say his performance was anything spectacular.

Mandy - I don't really remember the movie, let alone Nic's performance, but for some reason I'm thinking it was at least alright.

Ghost Rider movies - I didn't have much choice in watching these, but they sucked in my opinion and reinforced my dislike of movies that contain Nic Cage.

Kick-Ass - I forgot he was in it when I made my original comment, but I mostly just recall him as being unusually competent and in an usually good movie beyond his caliber.

One or more of the National Treasure movies - They weren't my thing. I thought they all sucked. Feel free to disagree, I won't hate you for it, but I disagree. It reinforced my belief that I should avoid movies with Nic Cage in them.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Raising Arizona is something pretty different of his that I like a lot as well.

[–] FanciestPants 3 points 11 months ago

From what I could tell, his "appearance" in The Flash, which is in quotes because I'm fairly certain it was all CGI with no dialogue, was an incredibly deep cut inside joke for a Tim Burton Superman movie that never got released. His "appearance" in The Flash should not be considered a Nic Cage performance.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'd argue his best performance was in Vampire's Kiss, and a toss up between this scene or this one.

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[–] Tugboater203 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

97 was a good year for him.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Now do Arnold Schwarzenegger!

[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago

Or his identical twin brother

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago

Visited his grave once. It's really nice.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

I was gonna say you missed his bald phase, but then I saw the joke.

[–] LemmyFeed 8 points 11 months ago

He took his face..... off.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)
[–] betheydocrime 7 points 11 months ago
[–] Mr_Dr_Oink 8 points 11 months ago

Last night i looked at this briefly and just thought "cool, thats nic cage through the years" this morning i look again and i realise what i missed and now im giggling by myself in the bathroom. Thankyou OP.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Looks like he stopped aging somewhere around '02.. then 2022 opened his eyes.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

I hear he can eat a peach for hours.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I knew I recognized Nicolas Cage from Saturday Night Fever!

[–] RyruGrr 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Made me think of Dwight Shrute's carved rescue dummy face. 😆

https://media.tenor.com/jZy7LVt1iz4AAAAM/dwight-schrute-rainn-wilson.gif

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Need to get my hands on those magic pills that make one's hair grow back

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Now here's a story...

[–] buzz86us 4 points 11 months ago

You forgot the one from the 1800s

[–] EvilEyedPanda 4 points 11 months ago

Face..... Off.....

[–] LemmyKnowsBest 3 points 11 months ago

okay never mind the John Travolta picture but oh my gosh 1982, I never knew Nicholas Cage was kinda sorta handsome. Maybe he worked really hard with a photographer to get that shot.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Literal face off

[–] fne8w2ah 3 points 11 months ago

The eternal Cage.

[–] Everythingispenguins 2 points 11 months ago

I see the late 80s was fun....

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