nicolas cage, the greatest entertainer of our - or perhaps any - generation (a POLL)

The more I think about it the more I think of it as being like a parable - like one major lynchpin of the plot is the guy cooking a meal so great that it becomes the best moment of someone’s life!

Pig was a sweet movie that went in unusual directions, though as someone who'd be fine never going into a restaurant again, I struggled with the concept of "magical chef who remembers every meal he makes" and "diner whose heart can be unlocked by dinner nostalgia".

I liked Pig in part because it excited me about eating in restaurants again.

I struggled with the concept of "magical chef who remembers every meal he makes"

ok, think of an artist instead

Treating it as a parable makes sense.

about the pig thing:

Nicolas Cage says “I would love to be in a Muppet movie. I think Kermit and I can be best friends and I've always had a crush on Miss Piggy.”

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— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) April 16, 2022

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I will say the pig itself was really cute. I had no idea they looked like that.

I watched Pig last night with my wife. It 'worked' for me in spite of what I considered to be a weak, barely adequate, and often ludicrous script. A lot of loving care was lavished on this film. The temptation to play the script for its comedic potential must have been powerful. Playing it straight-faced and making it work anyway was damn near a miracle.

I credit a big part of it's fascination to the audacious choice to keep Cage's derelict-who-slept-under-a-bridge appearance unchanged throughout, except for the addition of caked-on blood in his hair and beard after the assault, while never treating any of this as worthy of comment by other characters. Cage's acting was excellent, but it often consisted of looking stolid while his appearance did most of the work.

That's often all I want from actors.

wanted to look something up at will m's blog but it seems to be dead now? :(

was reminded of depalma's snake eyes and was wondering if it's worth watching.

Sad that it went offline before Massive Talent, seems like the perfect way to wrap that up

what the heck, i have no idea why it's down. i will try to figure out why

i do plan on going back at some point and playing some catch up, i wanna say maybe around november but no promises! i had a few more written up after mandy but it's been so long! last i checked i have between 15 and 20 movies to do again damn

first 20 minutes of Snake Eyes is one of DePalma’s best movies, and a jaw-dropping piece of technical work by Cage. He leads the choreo, never stops moving, presumably had the script letter-perfect to coordinate with the motion, and always, always finds his light and makes sure the camera has him without appearing to see it.

site's back up, after puzzling over its disappearance and finally contacting support

i watched snake eyes and... it certainly was a depalma movie, but not a very good one. but yeah cage is fantastic throughout that intro.

I just watched Pig, and did not expect to be this emotionally affected by it. Was kind of blindsided by the fact it was a) good and b) so very sad

lmao what is this

DEAD BY DAYLIGHT - NICOLAS CAGE

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