Any word on the Nick Cage movie, "Next"?
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Any word on the Nick Cage movie, "Next"?
I haven't seen any reviews for this movie yet. I am guessing there haven't been any advanced previews. That is definitely not a good sign.
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It sittin' not too pretty at 35% on Rottentomatoes right now. It looks utterly terrible to me. I'm sure it'll be just another cookie cutter action flick. That scene with the oil tanker being tossed about by an explosion has some of the worst special effects I've ever seen.
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I hate to threadcrap, but it looks awful, what is Nic Cage doing!?!? After five good movies, Weatherman and Lord of War, Adaptation, Matchstick Men and National Treasure he does Wicker Man, Ghost Rider, and Next. Horrible. This weekend is AWFUL for movies. I guess it has to be before the huge summer movies
Next
The Condemned
The Invisible
Kickin' It Old Skool
Next
The Condemned
The Invisible
Kickin' It Old Skool
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Ghost rider had a good preview & i can't wait to pick it up on DVD! but this movie looks awful. What a awful name for a movie.
I have never been a huge Nick Cage fan but at least before this he was in some good movies.
This reminds me of Mark W. who was in the sucessful Departed but then his next movie, Shooter went away without a sound.
I have never been a huge Nick Cage fan but at least before this he was in some good movies.
This reminds me of Mark W. who was in the sucessful Departed but then his next movie, Shooter went away without a sound.
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Originally Posted by Mano
At least they made every unfavorable reviewers job easier. NEXT!!
"The tagline says, 'If you can see the future, you can save it.' For that matter, if you don't see Next, you can save 96 minutes. What starts out as a mildly diverting thriller blows itself to smithereens in the final reel."
"If the protagonist of Next were to use his ability to peer two minutes into the future before watching Next, he'd probably have enough to go on to skip it altogether."
The funniest: "Nicolas Cage's hair is the most memorable thing about Next"
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What's really sad is that this movie's premise is supposedly taken from a Philip K. Dick story. I'm pretty sure Philip K. Dick did not have Nick Cage in mind when he wrote any of his stories.
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The New York Times review starts with:
"In "Next," a crummy action and speculative-fiction hybrid, Nicolas Cage plays a guy who can see into the future two minutes at a time. It's too bad that Mr. Cage couldn't tap into those same powers of divination to save himself from making yet another inexplicably bad choice in roles."
.... and that's about the nicest thing it has to say.
"In "Next," a crummy action and speculative-fiction hybrid, Nicolas Cage plays a guy who can see into the future two minutes at a time. It's too bad that Mr. Cage couldn't tap into those same powers of divination to save himself from making yet another inexplicably bad choice in roles."
.... and that's about the nicest thing it has to say.
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The only comment I made after first seeing the trailer for 'Next' was...
"damn Jessica Biel looks smoking hot!...."
that's about it...
"damn Jessica Biel looks smoking hot!...."
that's about it...
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Hmmm if its based on a PDK story then that would make me watch it. On dvd
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Originally Posted by Suprmallet
What's really sad is that this movie's premise is supposedly taken from a Philip K. Dick story.
Thank GOD!!! Linklater broke new ground by actually telling the story that the title indicated. And I gotta say, if they had to get just one of them right I am so glad ASD was the one.
(I'll Netflix Next.)
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Originally Posted by Mano
At least they made every unfavorable reviewers job easier. NEXT!!
Nexxxxt!
or
Next Please!
I love time travel and alternate reality movies so it's a disappointment to hear bad things about this movie.
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Originally Posted by riley_dude
I haven't seen any reviews for this movie yet.
In fact, the only movie opening this weekend that was pre-screened was The Condemned. Not sure why, though.
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Originally Posted by Fielding Mellish
Jessica Biel is playing Cage's love interest... and not his daughter, right?
Does this creep anyone else out?
Does this creep anyone else out?
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Originally Posted by Fielding Mellish
Jessica Biel is playing Cage's love interest... and not his daughter, right?
Does this creep anyone else out?
Does this creep anyone else out?
"Jessica Biel puts in an Oscar worthy performance to make us believe a hot babe like her would be interested in a balding, creepy guy twice her age like Nic Cage, so give her some props."
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This really asn't that bad. It had some huge plot holes and logic, but was fun and a good little appetizer for the summer. Nothing more, nothing less. could've been really good, but its an average time waster. Moore was good despite what she had to work with.
Grade: C+
Grade: C+
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Doesn't anyone think it's funny that a studio actually gave Lee Tamahori a job after his arrest last year for dressing in drag as a prostitiute in Hollywood?
http://www.courttv.com/people/2006/0...mahori_ap.html
http://www.courttv.com/people/2006/0...mahori_ap.html