Sunday, April 6, 2008

April. Worst Month Ever! Contribution

In response to the several posts by Adam at DVD Panache who has designated the month of April as the worst month ever (you know, taxes, crappy films, warm weather, pictures of cute kittens in a wicker basket etc.), I humbly contribute this piece on the worst actor ever.... Nicholas Cage. If you want an actor to stumble through a film with zero chemistry, then call Nic. If you want an actor to sport a terrible hair piece (see his latest film trailer for evidence of this here), then definitely call Mr. Cage. And of course, if you want an actor to overact in every possible sense of the word, then get Nic on the phone immediately. I do not understand the box office draw of this guy. He was funny in "Peggy Sue Got Married" until I realized he wasn't really trying to be funny. And this macabre shtick has been perpetuated on the movie-going public for over 20 years now. Sad. Sad indeed. Regardless, he does provide the world with one brilliant piece of time waste in the form of Neil Labute's "The Wicker Man", a film that very well may be the worst movie I've seen in a theater in a very long time. And to commemorate his dreadful screen presence in that film, we have the glories of You Tube to freeze these very bad moments in time forever. Enjoy the worst actor ever montage!

7 comments:

Mike Doc said...

Man, I'm a sucker for a great bad movie, and as such, the Wicker Man remake is manna from heaven. I just about slipped into a joy coma around the time Nic Cage put on the bear suit.

I agree, though. I don't get his appeal in anything outside of Raising Arizona.

Erik said...

Leaving Las Vegas...

black | woman | unhinged said...

I thought I was the only one who noticed. Thanks for posting this.

weepingsam said...

I don't know - I've always assumed he was a good actor who almost always took crappy roles... though it's hard to see much evidence for that - other than his rare opportunities to play Way The Freak Over The Top for great directors. That's basically Raising Arizona and Wild at Heart, with an honorable mention for Leaving Las Vegas.

I just remembered: he was in City of Angels. Oh god. At least he died in that one. Or did Meg Ryan die? I hope it was him...

Erik said...

Adaptation is one of my favorite films of recent years--I think it's an absolute gem--mostly because of the story and direction, but also I can't picture anyone but Cage playing the role(s) that he did.

Mike Doc said...

Sorry, Sam. He lived. Meg died. Dennis Franz went skinny dipping. Everyone loses.

FunkiFilmiGirl said...

I really loved him in Face Off but that isn't exactly a challenging role, is it?

I hate to admit it, but there is something very sexy in his insanity. That's his box office appeal I think. It's sex, not good acting.