No i truly believe it is worse. The wicker man atleast has some suspense and is reasonably coherent with a proper ending that sits with the original.
In my opinion, Nic was not right for Next....didnt know what it wanted to be, a unexplained terrorism plot, a bad clockwork orange pointless rip off scene..still I like Jess Biel but no chemistry at all. A mess in my opinion vixens!
I'm with Johnny and alienplayground...I'm not a big fan of Next either but I wouldn't say it was worse than the Wicker Man! I prefer the Wicker Man to Adaptation!
You know what, Ive just watched Lord Of War again for about my fourth time and it just gets better and better. I liked it when i first saw it but now I think its incredible. Thought provoking, moving and so much to pick up on with each viewing. Great soundtrack too!
Id also add-
Leaving Las Vegas It Could Happen To You Honeymoon In Vegas Weather Man Matchstick Men (Great performances but a bit flawed!) Family Man City Of Angels Face Off Birdy
Cant just have ten?! Need to say Vampires Kiss, Moonstruck, The Rock, Con Air..arrgh!
On a negative note I think Next is much much worse than Wicker Man. A mish mash of ideas that dont really add up to much i think. The premise was interesting and perhaps it was badly edited but I cannot watch this!
Really? You've got to be the first person I've ever heard say something was worse than The Wicker Man....
You know what, Ive just watched Lord Of War again for about my fourth time and it just gets better and better. I liked it when i first saw it but now I think its incredible. Thought provoking, moving and so much to pick up on with each viewing. Great soundtrack too!
Id also add-
Leaving Las Vegas It Could Happen To You Honeymoon In Vegas Weather Man Matchstick Men (Great performances but a bit flawed!) Family Man City Of Angels Face Off Birdy
Cant just have ten?! Need to say Vampires Kiss, Moonstruck, The Rock, Con Air..arrgh!
On a negative note I think Next is much much worse than Wicker Man. A mish mash of ideas that dont really add up to much i think. The premise was interesting and perhaps it was badly edited but I cannot watch this!
I was lucky that when I met Nic my hubby and I were the only ones there so we had a private chat with him rather than having lots of other people around trying to get Nic's attention. He is very gracious to his fans...he didn't have to take the time to come over and chat to us but he did and we thought a lot of that.
I told him all about Nicky's Vixens and I asked him to stop by and look in sometime. He smiled, nodded and in his laid back Californian drawl he said ''Yeahhhh''! So you never know...he may drop in anytime to have a read of our posts! He also said ''Say hi to them all (Nicky's Vixens members) for me''which I thought was lovely.
I don't know that I would want to meet him in a setting where he had to be "on". I have read how gracious he is to his fans, which many of his contemporaries are not. I think that is lovely! But if I were looking at those beautiful baby blues, I couldn't be myself. If I were to meet him, I would prefer some completely anonymous medium. I would like an internet chat where we each used different names, and could be ourselves without any preconceived ideas on my part getting in the way. Will never happen, of course. That is why I am happy to have all of you to obsess with :).
I've met him...he's so lovely...he's thoughtful, attentive and very handsome. I don't know how I got through it especially when he was talking to me and his gorgeous blue eyes looked straight into my eyes.
alienplayground wrote:Color me green! scorpiolady wrote:That's critics for you, I never listen or read anything they ever say, I go by my own judgement, what a boring world if we all liked the same...lol, I would rather find out for myself and judge myself if a movie is rubbish or very anti-woman,
Had a NICe night with Nic in leather with GR last night, that movie never fails to hit the spot does it
Let's hope Ghost Rider 2 goes ahead then as we leather fans need a new fix of Nicky in black leather...*trots off for a cold shower*!
That's critics for you, I never listen or read anything they ever say, I go by my own judgement, what a boring world if we all liked the same...lol, I would rather find out for myself and judge myself if a movie is rubbish or very anti-woman,
Had a NICe night with Nic in leather with GR last night, that movie never fails to hit the spot does it
-- Edited by alienplayground on Tuesday 13th of October 2009 11:36:32 AM
That's critics for you, I never listen or read anything they ever say, I go by my own judgement, what a boring world if we all liked the same...lol, I would rather find out for myself and judge myself if a movie is rubbish or very anti-woman,
Had a NICe night with Nic in leather with GR last night, that movie never fails to hit the spot does it
alienplayground wrote:I have never seen the original Wickerman, either. Still, the negative comments that have plagued the film are not usually about the it being the lesser of two films, but being horrible on it's own. I have heard the it is anti-woman (maybe I am slow, but I don't see it) and lots of laughs about the bees and the beart suit. I liked it. I cheered when he punched the old lady. And Nic in uniform on a motorcycle? HELLO!!!! MGirl is right, too. He is a HOT cowboy in Red Rock West.
If Nic's version of The Wicker Man is anti women then I don't see it either!
I think the bees and the bear suit made it comical and I liked the bit where he punched that woman too! As for him in that motorcycle cop uniform...PHWOAR!!!!
I have never seen the original Wickerman, either. Still, the negative comments that have plagued the film are not usually about the it being the lesser of two films, but being horrible on it's own. I have heard the it is anti-woman (maybe I am slow, but I don't see it) and lots of laughs about the bees and the beart suit. I liked it. I cheered when he punched the old lady. And Nic in uniform on a motorcycle? HELLO!!!! MGirl is right, too. He is a HOT cowboy in Red Rock West.
MGIRL wrote:I have to add here that if any of you saw Red Rock West you would agree that he looked very hot in it. especially the scene by the car where he does push ups.
I love that scene MGirl...I agree he looks very hot in it.
scorpiolady wrote:I agree about the Wicker Man, would you believe I have never seen the original, so can't really compare it anyway, I think the wicker man was a good film, critics really slate it off saying it's one of his worst, but I can't see that as you say Lesley it's a film in it's own right and not a remake really
btw, last night when I said about watching GR or COA I looked in the daily newspaper this morning and what do I see??? GR on tv tomorrow night...lol, must by physic
Did I send you a copy of The original Wicker Man Kim? I can't remember if I did or not!
Nic's version of The Wicker Man is totally different to the original Wicker Man. The original goes more into depth regarding rituals whereas Nic's version pulled it's punches regarding adult scenes.
Yeah I saw that...Ghost Rider is on telly tomorrow night!
No I don't think so, but then again I have so many dvd's at times I forget what I have...lol, I will have to check on that one
I decided to have a nic fest last night and watch a movie, The Family Man, I just love that one going to watch GR tonightoooooh all that leather
I have to add here that if any of you saw Red Rock West you would agree that he looked very hot in it. especially the scene by the car where he does push ups.
scorpiolady wrote:I agree about the Wicker Man, would you believe I have never seen the original, so can't really compare it anyway, I think the wicker man was a good film, critics really slate it off saying it's one of his worst, but I can't see that as you say Lesley it's a film in it's own right and not a remake really
btw, last night when I said about watching GR or COA I looked in the daily newspaper this morning and what do I see??? GR on tv tomorrow night...lol, must by physic
Did I send you a copy of The original Wicker Man Kim? I can't remember if I did or not!
Nic's version of The Wicker Man is totally different to the original Wicker Man. The original goes more into depth regarding rituals whereas Nic's version pulled it's punches regarding adult scenes.
Yeah I saw that...Ghost Rider is on telly tomorrow night!
I agree about the Wicker Man, would you believe I have never seen the original, so can't really compare it anyway, I think the wicker man was a good film, critics really slate it off saying it's one of his worst, but I can't see that as you say Lesley it's a film in it's own right and not a remake really
btw, last night when I said about watching GR or COA I looked in the daily newspaper this morning and what do I see??? GR on tv tomorrow night...lol, must by physic
You're welcome Castor_Troy...it's great having you here.
And alienplayground...I agree it is hard to narrow Nic's films down to ten that's why I based my list on the ten I always seem to watch most.
I like The Wicker Man. I think the reason it's critiscised so much is because most people tend to compare it with the original whereas I look at it as a film in it's own right and not as a remake.
After I posted my list, I realised it is impossible to narrow it down to ten. I just love them all I guess. And I don't understand why Wickerman was so hated.
Adaptation (Great film) Red Rock West Wild At Heart Vampire's Kiss Bad Lieutenant (saw it a week ago in a film festival and it rocks) Bringing out the dead Raising Arizona 8mm Wickerman (horrible film but great fun to wacth :) and last probably ghostrider...for sexy reasons
No particular order: Matchstick Men Adaptation Valley Girl Sonny Birdy Wild at Heart Moonstruck Honeymoon in Vegas Vampire's Kiss Peggy Sue Got Married
scorpiolady wrote:I agree, those are the ones that i tend to watch over and over again, sometimes i will watch Peggy Sue Got married, but it's not really my favourite, Bec likes Lost in Paradise, she thinks that's quite funny it's hard to know when and what ones to watch, depends on my mood, funny now I may watch COA tonight and GR, just fancy watching those 2 for some reason
Peggy Sue Got Married isn't a big favourite of mine either.
I agree, those are the ones that i tend to watch over and over again, sometimes i will watch Peggy Sue Got married, but it's not really my favourite, Bec likes Lost in Paradise, she thinks that's quite funny it's hard to know when and what ones to watch, depends on my mood, funny now I may watch COA tonight and GR, just fancy watching those 2 for some reason
10 best for me are: Red Rocks West - (because he looked so hot in it) VAlley Girl Wild at Heart- (loved the leather jacket) It could happen to you- (i think thats the name of it- the one with the waitress) The Rock Vampire's Kiss Matchstick Men (i loved the acting in this one) The Family Man Ghost Rider Leaving Las Vegas (great acting of course)
-- Edited by MGIRL on Friday 9th of October 2009 04:04:37 AM
-- Edited by MGIRL on Friday 9th of October 2009 04:09:44 AM
I thought we'd have a fun survey and find out what everyone's favourite top ten Nic films are. In alphabetical order here are my ten favourite Nicolas Cage films:
Birdy Bringing Out The Dead Con Air Ghost Rider Leaving Las Vegas Matchstick Men Moonstruck Raising Arizona The Weather Man Wild At Heart
more Nic in leather
, I never listen or read anything they ever say, I go by my own judgement, what a boring world if we all liked the same...lol, I would rather find out for myself and judge myself if a movie is rubbish or very anti-woman,
