Had a Southern Accent Nic Cage night last night.
Con Air - 9/10
Cage Rating - 10/10
****ing awesome badass heroic Nic Cage. With long hair. And guitar solos when Cage does something awesome. I need more of these films from him. Such a great action film. Roger Ebert put it best: "Movies smoothly and with visual style and verbal wit." Reminded me a lot of Michael Bay.
Favorite moments:
Cage winking at Jones.
Cage's smiling face when he feels the air as he comes out of the bus.
Cage's "I'm gonna save the ****ing day" line.
Cage, in a moment of awesome adrenaline rage, charges the crew of the plane, gets shot with a bullet in the arm, and doesn't even flinch. Then proceeds to ***** slap at the end of it.
Ghost Rider - 7/10
Cage Rating - 9/10
Still fun and enjoyable as hell despite some bad cheesy moments. Much better than the second one. And Cage totally sells turning into Ghost Rider. And Eva Mendes... goddamn. This is also quirky Cage. Like the martini glass full of jelly beans. I love that ****. The set pieces, the action, the look of the film really provides an enjoyable experience for me. Plus I noticed how Sam Elliot really elevates the material. He says stuff that would have otherwise sounded bad from another actor's mouth, but from his, it sounds legit.