I love RottenTomatoes.com because a crappy movie can't hide from the Tomato Meter. Occasionally a massive turkey gets a positive review from one reviewer and then you start to think, "Hmm, maybe I should check it out." And then you see it. And it SUCKS.
As you can see, Cage can't hide from the Tomato Meter. And while "Knowing" topped the box office last weekend, it's still destined to barely re-coup after international distribution and DVDs.
I have to think that Nicolas Cage is actually TRYING to put out bad movies. Every movie he makes that isn't called "National Treasure" is a bomb, a flaming turd that was created so that Cage can indulge in trying out a new hairstyle on screen.
Except for "Ghost Rider," which really should have won the Oscar that year.
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From the mailbag of Bill Simmons of ESPN.com:
ReplyDeleteQ: I'm an NYU student, so it's nothing new when a movie is being filmed near campus, as was the case today. Walking past with my friend, we wondered what movie it was, as it was clearly high budget. I remarked that it was probably another crappy Nicolas Cage movie. My friend stopped to ask a cop, who excitedly said "The Sorcerer's Apprentice with Nicolas Cage." This killed us, as we could tell from the title that this would be another instant classic.
-- Mike, New York
SG: Note to Nic: It's not a good sign when movie fans can guess that you're filming a movie in their neighborhood with the clues "high budget" and "looks crappy." And speaking of high budget and crappy, have you ever seen this clip of Nic Cage doing a series of Japanese commercials (check to right). You're paying me in yen, right? No checks! That was the agreement!