Strauss's "Ghost" review

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N.Y. Post critic Lou Lumenick has just posted a link to the first Ghost Rider review, run by the Providence Journal. It's a somewhat negative take from L.A. Daily News critic Bob Strauss, although he commends Nic Cage for giving "a full-blown oddball performance...more Vampire's Kiss than National Treasure..a witty/nutso acting experiment from beginning to end.'' Strauss's review apparently wasn't supposed to surface until 1 a.m, or eight and a half hours from now. Big deal. As if reviews matter.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on February 15, 2007 at 4:27 PM

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Joshua Mooney says ...

More "Vampire's Kiss" than "National Treasure"? Dude, I am SO there! But how does it compare to the work Mr. Cage did for Michael Bay?

Posted by Joshua Mooney at February 15, 2007 9:03 PM

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Goulet says ...

Saw it tonight. The movie kinda blows, but Nic Cage's performance is so wonderfully demented that I almost want to recommend it!

He eats jelly beans from martini glasses, watches videos of chimps doing kung fu, listens to the Carpenters... THEN his skull bursts into flame and he does Elvis moves. Crazy flick.

Posted by Goulet at February 15, 2007 10:18 PM

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berg says ...

"Don't cut off Karen." Cage when Tao of Steve starts to talk at the end of "Superstar"

Cage never disappoints in roles that require him to be arch. Some people slam Cage for what they consider overacting, in films like the Wicker Man where he flips out and wanders around in a bear suit. Personally, that is the Cage that I long for. The Cage who eats cockroaches (Vampire Kiss). His explanation to Mendes of why he broke a date (â€œI sold my soul to the Devil.) would stall a lesser actor. Cage truly exists to bring a profundity to roles like Ghost Rider. It should be noted that in addition to his accrued credits Cage also belongs in the club of Oscar winners who wrote or acted in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, a list that includes Sean Penn, Cameron Crowe, Cage, and more than likely after next week, Forest Whitaker.

Posted by berg at February 15, 2007 10:23 PM

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Craig Kennedy says ...

Cage in high gear amuses the hell out of me and I kind of want to see this. No doubt it sucks cinematic balls, but it doesn't always have to be high art, does it?

Posted by Craig Kennedy at February 15, 2007 11:11 PM

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