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"Left Behind" getting the reboot
« on: March 25, 2013, 02:16:11 PM »
As a new Christian years ago I read the "Left Behind" books and found them very amateurishly written, full of pablum plot-lines meant to support the author's "literal" interpretation of the book of Revelation. I continued reading because I was interested in the subject matter, but in the end, I wasn't impressed.

The mini-series starring Kirk Cameron was even worse.

I always thought that if done well, a "Left Behind" movie could be one of those rare instances when the film far outshines the books. The bible is an epic tale, and the book of Revelation offers an awesome contextual backdrop for a dramatic film, not to mention the CGI magic that could accompany it.

Well now "Left Behind" is getting a feature film reboot starring...

Nicholas Cage. Blech and meh.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/03/25/end-times-christian-movie-left-behind-may-cast-this-actress-to-join-nicolas-cage-in-film-re-boot/
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Re: "Left Behind" getting the reboot
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2013, 02:42:06 PM »
I take it I couldn't recommend The Omega Code to you?

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Re: "Left Behind" getting the reboot
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2013, 03:01:34 PM »
I take it I couldn't recommend The Omega Code to you?

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Had to look that one up. Hey, anything with Casper Van Dien has GOT to be good. I mean, Starship Troopers.... C'mon.
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Re: "Left Behind" getting the reboot
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2013, 03:22:29 PM »
Starship Troopers!!!
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Re: "Left Behind" getting the reboot
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2013, 03:59:42 PM »
The Omega Code makes Left Behind look like The Ten Commandments by comparison. 

Would you be up for a movie about a guy who works as a fireman, who likes to look at pr0n more than his hot wife?

Actually Fireproof isn't bad for what it is, an extremely low budget film with a lot of local playhouse talent filling most roles.

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Re: "Left Behind" getting the reboot
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2013, 05:05:13 PM »
The Omega Code makes Left Behind look like The Ten Commandments by comparison. 

Would you be up for a movie about a guy who works as a fireman, who likes to look at pr0n more than his hot wife?

Actually Fireproof isn't bad for what it is, an extremely low budget film with a lot of local playhouse talent filling most roles.

I liked Fireproof as a marriage-edifying message-movie for Christians. One of Kirk Cameron's best roles of all time, IMHO. And his wife was a hottie.
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Re: "Left Behind" getting the reboot
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2013, 06:46:45 PM »
What's the matter with Nicholas Cage?   ::saywhat::
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Re: "Left Behind" getting the reboot
« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2013, 06:54:00 PM »
What's the matter with Nicholas Cage?   ::saywhat::

Don' like 'im. Not even a lil bit. YMMV.

ETA: Although I thought his role as the rock-bottom alcoholic in "Leaving Las Vegas" was profoundly well done.

ETA2:... and I s'pose he was a pretty sympathetic character in "City of Angels".

OK, he's not the all-time worst. I've just seen him too one-dimensional in too many roles to look forward to anything he's in.
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"A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high duties of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation. To lose our country by a scrupulous adherence to written law, would be to lose the law itself, with life, liberty, property and all those who are enjoying them with us; thus absurdly sacrificing the end to the means."

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Re: "Left Behind" getting the reboot
« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2013, 07:04:29 PM »
What's the matter with Nicholas Cage?   ::saywhat::

Don' like 'im. Not even a lil bit. YMMV.

ETA: Although I thought his role as the rock-bottom alcoholic in "Leaving Las Vegas" was profoundly well done.

ETA2:... and I s'pose he was a pretty sympathetic character in "City of Angels".

OK, he's not the all-time worst. I've just seen him too one-dimensional in too many roles to look forward to anything he's in.

No, not the all-time worst.  He was pretty good in "Next" and "Knowing" as well.

eta:  And I really like him in "Ghost Rider".
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Re: "Left Behind" getting the reboot
« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2013, 07:08:30 PM »
What's the matter with Nicholas Cage?   ::saywhat::

Don' like 'im. Not even a lil bit. YMMV.

ETA: Although I thought his role as the rock-bottom alcoholic in "Leaving Las Vegas" was profoundly well done.

ETA2:... and I s'pose he was a pretty sympathetic character in "City of Angels".

OK, he's not the all-time worst. I've just seen him too one-dimensional in too many roles to look forward to anything he's in.

No, not the all-time worst.  He was pretty good in "Next" and "Knowing" as well.

eta:  And I really like him in "Ghost Rider".

I think yer sweet on Nick Cage.
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Re: "Left Behind" getting the reboot
« Reply #10 on: March 25, 2013, 07:26:12 PM »
I like more than a few of his roles. Costner he is not.

The fact is, though, that he went bankrupt and will literally take any role at all right now.
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« Reply #11 on: March 25, 2013, 07:31:23 PM »
What's the matter with Nicholas Cage?   ::saywhat::

Don' like 'im. Not even a lil bit. YMMV.

ETA: Although I thought his role as the rock-bottom alcoholic in "Leaving Las Vegas" was profoundly well done.

ETA2:... and I s'pose he was a pretty sympathetic character in "City of Angels".

OK, he's not the all-time worst. I've just seen him too one-dimensional in too many roles to look forward to anything he's in.

No, not the all-time worst.  He was pretty good in "Next" and "Knowing" as well.

eta:  And I really like him in "Ghost Rider".

I think yer sweet on Nick Cage.
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I suppose I may be.   ;)  Not, however, the point, ya troublemaker; I was sweet on Dean Martin, but a good actor he was not.

Oh, and "Windtalkers" and "The Rock" with Sean Connery.
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Re: "Left Behind" getting the reboot
« Reply #12 on: March 25, 2013, 07:33:18 PM »
I like more than a few of his roles. Costner he is not.

The fact is, though, that he went bankrupt and will literally take any role at all right now.

That's because he's a loon of a certain kind -- Kahlil?  Really? -- who makes poor personal decisions -- Whatshername Presley?  Really?
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« Reply #13 on: March 25, 2013, 07:34:43 PM »
Cage's all time classic role has to be Raising Arizona.
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Re: "Left Behind" getting the reboot
« Reply #14 on: March 25, 2013, 09:03:35 PM »
What's the matter with Nicholas Cage?   ::saywhat::

Don' like 'im. Not even a lil bit. YMMV.

ETA: Although I thought his role as the rock-bottom alcoholic in "Leaving Las Vegas" was profoundly well done.

ETA2:... and I s'pose he was a pretty sympathetic character in "City of Angels".

OK, he's not the all-time worst. I've just seen him too one-dimensional in too many roles to look forward to anything he's in.

No, not the all-time worst.  He was pretty good in "Next" and "Knowing" as well.

eta:  And I really like him in "Ghost Rider".

I think yer sweet on Nick Cage.
 ::stirpot::

I suppose I may be.   ;)  Not, however, the point, ya troublemaker; I was sweet on Dean Martin, but a good actor he was not.

Oh, and "Windtalkers" and "The Rock" with Sean Connery.

Are you kidding?! "The Silencers"?!! LOL

(I'd watch almost anything Dean Martin over just about anything current)

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Re: "Left Behind" getting the reboot
« Reply #15 on: March 25, 2013, 09:49:51 PM »
He's got you guys under his eternal undead vampiric spell...

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« Reply #16 on: March 25, 2013, 10:04:16 PM »
I like more than a few of his roles. Costner he is not.

The fact is, though, that he went bankrupt and will literally take any role at all right now.

That's because he's a loon of a certain kind -- Kahlil?  Really? -- who makes poor personal decisions -- Whatshername Presley?  Really?

He named his son Kal-El (not Kahlil) which was Superman's birth name on Krypton. Go figure.

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On July 14, 2009, the Internal Revenue Service filed documents in New Orleans in connection with a federal tax lien against property owned by Cage in Louisiana, concerning unpaid federal taxes. The IRS alleges that Cage failed to pay over $6.2 million in federal income tax for the year 2007.[31] In addition, the Internal Revenue Service has another lien for more than $350,000 in unpaid taxes dating from 2002 to 2004.[32] Cage filed a $20 million lawsuit on October 16, 2009, against his business manager, Samuel J. Levin, alleging negligence and fraud.[33] The lawsuit states that Levin "had failed to pay taxes when they were due and had placed [Cage] in speculative and risky real estate investments 'resulting in (the actor) suffering catastrophic losses'."[33] Cage is also facing separate lawsuits from East West Bank[34] and Red Curb Investments for unpaid, multimillion dollar loans.

Samuel Levin filed a counter-complaint and responded to the lawsuit in a filing stating that he warned Cage that he was living beyond his means and urged him to spend less. Levin's filing states that "instead of listening to Levin, cross-defendant Cage (Coppola) spent most of his free time shopping for high ticket purchases, and wound up with 15 personal residences", Levin's complaint continued: "Likewise, Levin advised Coppola against buying a Gulfstream jet, against buying and owning a flotilla of yachts, against buying and owning a squadron of Rolls Royces, against buying millions of dollars in jewelry and art."[35]

In his filing Levin says that in 2007 Cage's "shopping spree entailed the purchase of three additional residences at a total cost of more than $33 million; the purchase of 22 automobiles (including 9 Rolls Royces); 12 purchases of expensive jewelry; and 47 purchases of artwork and exotic items."[35] One of those exotic items was a dinosaur skull of a Tarbosaurus for which Nicolas Cage paid $276,000 in an auction after winning a bidding contest against Leonardo DiCaprio.[36]

According to Cage, he owned the "Most Haunted House in America", a home located in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana.[37] The home is known as "The LaLaurie house" after its former owner Delphine LaLaurie. The house was foreclosed and sold at auction on November 12, 2009 along with another New Orleans property for a total of $5.5 million, in the wake of his financial problems.[38]

His Bel Air home, which had six loans totaling $18 million on it, failed to sell at an April 2010 foreclosure auction despite an opening offer of $10.4 million, substantially less than the $35 million that Cage had originally tried to sell it for. The home, built in 1940 for $110,000 had been owned by Dean Martin and singer Tom Jones.[39] The home eventually sold in November 2010 for $10.5 million.[40] Another home in Nevada also faces foreclosure auction.[38]
In November 2011, Cage also sold his Action Comics 1 in an online auction for a record-breaking $2.16 million dollars (the previous record being 1.5), to assist paying his tax liens and other debts. Cage purchased the comic in 1997 for $110,000.[41]

In December 2009, Christina Fulton sued Cage for $13 million and the house she is living in. The suit was in response to an order that she leave the dwelling that was brought about by Cage's financial difficulties.[42]

Choices.

From 1982 (Fast Times At RIdgemont High...a movie that he did not figure in) through 1990 almost every movie Cage was in received a positive review according to RottenTomatoes.com

From 2006 through till now (a total of 21 movies) Cage has only had three positively reviewed movies and one of those is the animated "The Croods" (in theaters now). "Kick Ass" was one of the other two and I completely agree it was a great film. I enjoyed "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" and disagree with its poor rating but I pretty much agree with all of the other negative reviews.

In the in between years Cage would have mixed reviews. "World Trade Center" (positively reviewed) was okay. "Lord of War" (also positive) I didn't care for. I liked "National Treasure" (which was panned). I liked "Matchstick Men" (positive) but I tend to enjoy most of the films about con artists. I didn't care for "Windtalkers." One of mrs. trapeze's favorite movies is "The Family Man" which was negatively reviewed. I get a kick out of "Con Air" every time I see it..."Why couldn't you put the bunny back in the box?" and it was panned...go figure. "The Rock," "Peggy Sue Got Married," "Moonstruck," "Raising Arizona," "Honeymoon In Vegas," "Guarding Tess," "It Could Happen To You," all good films. There were others some good some bad but this was also a very good time for him and he must have piled up a ton of money but apparently spent it quicker than it was coming in.

And yeah, he did win an Oscar for best actor in "Leaving Las Vegas." That's about as well rounded a career as most actors could ever hope for.

So now he does whatever comes along just to pay the bills.

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Re: "Left Behind" getting the reboot
« Reply #17 on: March 25, 2013, 11:46:04 PM »
Yah, Kal-El.  I got the spelling wrong.   ::saywhat::  Changed my point how?
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« Reply #18 on: March 26, 2013, 12:32:44 AM »
Yah, Kal-El.  I got the spelling wrong.   ::saywhat::  Changed my point how?

Not at all. I'm just being a smart ass.
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« Reply #19 on: March 26, 2013, 12:43:38 AM »
Yah, Kal-El.  I got the spelling wrong.   ::saywhat::  Changed my point how?

Not at all. I'm just being a smart ass.

They be ever'whar 'round heah.   ;D
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