Nicolas versus Keanu

[Senior]

So the question is who is the worse actor of the two? undoubtedly they are both horrible but for you personally who is worse.

To Nicolas' credit he has won Razzies for both The Wicker Man and Ghost Rider.

To Keanu's credit he has won a whopping 3 Razzies for his work in Johnny Mnemonic, Chain Reaction, and Hardball.

really though they must be the two worst actors in Hollywood. they have both somehow managed to build massive careers off of having one tone and one expression. and for the record please never let Keanu cry in a movie ever again.

[yoko*]

I don't care if Keanu sucks at acting, he's hot and that's all that matters... (because that's the only reason why i watch his movies)

keannuuuuu

[Vitamin-X]

As I understand it Nicolas is the nephew of one of the biggest
Producers in Hollywood.


Took a screen name to he could "make it on his own" lol.
More likely to hide how he gets acting work period.

[Krusha]

man, i just recently saw bangkok nights and cage was awesome ... awesomely horrible that is

shitty acting that i've grown to love, ex. he's eating a spicy food at a restaurant with a deaf woman who does sign language, cage proceeds to vocalize everything she signs in textbook facepalm manner

"oh you want me to put this in my mouth" ... "oh it's cooling down the spice"

or with keanu... "woah, deja vu, I saw a cat, and then ... i saw another cat"


both are horribly awesome

[cubed]

Originally Posted by Vitamin-X

As I understand it Nicolas is the nephew of one of the biggest
Producers in Hollywood.


Took a screen name to he could "make it on his own" lol.
More likely to hide how he gets acting work period.

Yeah, having Francis Ford Copola as an uncle can open a lot of doors.

[Bevvy Swift]

keanu is waaay worse.

originally wasnt a fan of cage, but hes managed to squeak by barely criticized the last few movies of his ive seen so he must be doing something at least a little bit good. IMO lord of war was good as was that other movie he didnt suck so bad in

[Senior]

Originally Posted by Bevvy Swift

keanu is waaay worse.

originally wasnt a fan of cage, but hes managed to squeak by barely criticized the last few movies of his ive seen so he must be doing something at least a little bit good. IMO lord of war was good as was that other movie he didnt suck so bad in

they've both been in some good movies but that doesn't make them good actors. Lord of War was entertaining for sure.

So Cage is FFC's relative but how do we explain Keanu?

[cubed]

The only reason Lord of War was good is because Jared Leto is so good at playing a strung out druggy.

[Grapes]

Jared Leto and Keanu are the two who should be paired up. Pretty boys without any acting chops to speak of. Keanu is monotone and oafish, Leto is melodramatic to a cringe-worthy extent.

Nic Cage has been in some crap movies, but he's also been in Raising Arizona, Adaptation, Matchstick Men, probably some others I'm forgetting.. and he's been GOOD IN THEM, unlike Keanu's hit movies that succeed despite him, not because of him.

[frogprincess]

Matchstick Men was good!

[shift]

Cage is waaaaaaaaaaaaay better. He was great in Leaving Las Vegas. Granted he has sucked lots too, but Keanu is a moron and sucks in everything.

[ebbomega]

I'm really torn.

I think Nick Cage is really the worse actor but he strikes me as more benign than Keanu. Keanu has more hype around him so I generally spend more time ranting about how horrible an actor he is than Cage...

[Grapes]

Originally Posted by shift

Cage is waaaaaaaaaaaaay better. He was great in Leaving Las Vegas.

THAT'S what I was forgetting!

".. Nurse!... AAAH!!"

[-evil-duerr-]

they are a different kind of actor, but they are not terrible actors by any stretch.

We had a discussion about this back when i was studying acting, and what where these types of actors seem to lack- they make up for by being a blank slate that the audience can easily identify with, and sort of step into the character's shoes themselves.

They've made careers out of being the simple,every-man types in their movies rather than being quirky character actors like the Johnny Depp's and Dustin Hoffman's of the business that people tend to give more respect.

[Grapes]

How is Nic Cage not quirky?

[-evil-duerr-]

i was using quirky as more of a descriptor for character actors, that's not to say that nicolas cage is without personality quirks. His acting style is more typical of lead actors rather than character actors; although he brings a certain vulnerability/humanity to his roles that are often absent with many lead actors you'll find with guys like brad pitt, tom cruise etc.

my opinion is that actors like nicolas cage and keanu reeves can only be as strong as the story/director.

[dave mcnasty]

Nicolas cage HAS had good performances. He was legitimately good in Adaptation. There are a few others that he's pretty good in. Keanu Reeves is pretty much always "bad".

[Senior]

Originally Posted by -evil-duerr-

my opinion is that actors like nicolas cage and keanu reeves can only be as strong as the story/director.

pretty strong evidence that they suck imo.

[EPID3MIK-7]

Yes They've both been in some really shitty Movies. I think Nick Cage has been more of. I dunno.

What about Cage in Face-Off? Or The Rock?

Hmmmm maybe those were good cuz Travolta and Connery were in em.

[dave mcnasty]

K, Nic Cage has WON an oscar for Leaving Las Vegas (in which he was good), AND been nominated for Adaptation (in which he may have been even better). And his performances were pretty good in Matchstick Men, Moonstruck, even Weatherman despite the movie itself being weak.

And Keanu, well there aren't ANY "good" performances to note. All of the good movies he's been in have had pretty bad acting from him. He was pretty good in the Matrix since it was kind of campy and fitting. He's good at being like that....He is an intense actor, he just isn't very good at looking natural and 'real' like most good actors.

[Senior]

Originally Posted by dave mcnasty

K, Nic Cage has WON an oscar for Leaving Las Vegas (in which he was good), AND been nominated for Adaptation (in which he may have been even better). And his performances were pretty good in Matchstick Men, Moonstruck, even Weatherman despite the movie itself being weak.

And Keanu, well there aren't ANY "good" performances to note. All of the good movies he's been in have had pretty bad acting from him. He was pretty good in the Matrix since it was kind of campy and fitting. He's good at being like that....He is an intense actor, he just isn't very good at looking natural and 'real' like most good actors.

you know who also likes Nic Cage?

[Senior]

and Matchstick Men was horrible for the record. so predictable from start to finish.

[-evil-duerr-]

Originally Posted by Senior

pretty strong evidence that they suck imo.

so are you saying that a stinker movie like Ghostrider may have been better had the casting director made a better choice?

[Senior]

Originally Posted by -evil-duerr-

so are you saying that a stinker movie like Ghostrider may have been better had the casting director made a better choice?

it probably wouldn't have saved the movie but could have made it a little better. but would all the white trash who loved it have cared either way?

[frogprincess]

Originally Posted by Senior

and Matchstick Men was horrible for the record. so predictable from start to finish.

i was totally fooled!