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Nicalicious

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I am not sure how I feel about this little opinion piece. On the one hand, I can totally relate to his concerns and I love that he is another Nic fan from way back who is eager to see his movies in the theatre and actively tries to get the word out about his awesomeness. On the other hand, I am not convinced that it is box office failures that keep his movies from being shown. Everything I have read lately leads me to believe that this the way of movies now, and that is the studio's plan. It just makes all the haters out there say nasty things about box office results, when in reality the studios are probably quite happy with what they are getting. Also, and this P***'s me off royally, the new haters comment on twitter is that the opening for Justice was the worse ever, without even taking into account that it has already opened months ago in Europe! WTF!

But his piece is good, well-written and interesting.

 

http://thehollywooddefender.blogspot.ca/2012/03/nic-cage-where-are-you.html



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Faery Queen of Cagealot Castle

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A true Nicolas Cage fan but won't travel a mere hundred miles to see a Nic film?!?!?



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http://thehollywooddefender.blogspot.com/2012/03/nic-cage-where-are-you.html

 

Guys I wrote about how much it sucks to not be able to see Nic Cage in Seeking Justice in theaters near me. Hope you like it. 

 



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Faery Queen of Cagealot Castle

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Hi there THD, thanks for joining us here at Cagealot. Your fame precede you, one of our members, Lady Trueheart, already posted your article here:

http://www.cagealotcastle.com/t48344140/the-hollywood-defender-nic-cage-where-are-you/

I truly hope you are able to travel to see the movie, having seen it myself here in the uk last year, I can tell you it will be worth it!



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Nicalicious

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Hello, Hollywood Defender, glad to meet you. I actually came across your piece and posted it here last week. It is a good article, I enjoyed reading it. I agree with your concerns, but disagree with some of your comments. I am in Canada and have seen nothing about the movie so far anywhere in my area. I suppose eventually I will be able to buy it somewhere but I always prefer to see movies in the theatre, so it is a real bummer for me. Here is the link to my posting of your article.

 http://www.cagealotcastle.com/t48344140/the-hollywood-defender-nic-cage-where-are-you/



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Looks like we were both replying at the same time there, Lady Trueheart!

For better placement and to avoid double posting, the 2 topics on the Hollywood Defender article been merged together here in this one thread. flowerface



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Looks like he took your advice, Lula!


http://thehollywooddefender.blogspot.ca/2012/03/4035-mile-road-trip-for-nic-cage.html 

 

403.5 Mile Road Trip for Nic Cage

 
So Matt and his pot smoking friends with their 900 mile trip to get a Doritos taco shell, which I heard is too salty anyway, and many have pointed out may just be a commercial for the legalization of marijuana. 
My pilgrimage was much more sacred, it was something real. It was a journey to see Nic Cage. As I previously lamented, Nic Cage’s newest release Seeking Justice was not within 100 miles of Berkeley, so I had to make a choice whether to sit and bitch or make something happen. I was stuck in a cultural jail cell, but here’s “how in the name of Zeus’ butthole” I got 403.5 miles to Southern California.

The key was to make this trip as “Nic Cage-a-licious” as possible. I was making the road trip to see his film, but I wanted to make the trip as if he were in the passenger seat next to me talking about his own acting style “Noveau Shamanic” and his plane flights with Charlie Sheen.
The trip began with me standing with my eyes closed as “Low Rider” played, I could hear Nic’s words rolling off my tongue: “Low Rider Donnie… Donnie Low Rider.” And then when I had heard enough, I shook my hands next to my head and said, “Ok, let’s ride.”
I tried to recreate the scene as best as possible, however, I don’t have friends, so I had to improvise. I circled myself with his DVDs instead. The meditation during Low Rider leaves you feeling centered and ready to drive. I suggest this for any form of travel, especially long distances, the song has the perfect mix of excitement and laid back ease.
 
As I walked by many nicer cars than my own, I had trouble not jumping one and driving off in a Prius. But I made it to my baby, my version of the Shelby GT 500, my Eleanor, which is actually my red 2000 Mercury Villager. 
When you have seen as many movies as I have, whenever you are starting your car, you assume it is going to explode on ignition. But because I had listened to Low Rider, this had slipped my mind, I started the car. No explosion, luckily.
As Eleanor put-putted down the 5, I took in the long stretches of nothing as Chris Isaak’s Wicked Games looped on my Ipod.
 The song elevates your travel especially down the 5, where there are long stretches of nothing and after that nothing. It transforms your inner being, you feel like a modern cowboy riding the lonely terrain searching for answers to life’s perplexing oddities and then deciding at the end that “Nobody loves no one.” Well I came to that decision approximately 98 times in the course of my 6:30 minute trip. If this song ever escapes my unconsciousness, I’ll feel I wasted that time.
 
When your tank runs low, you come to a very scary part of your Nic Cage road trip. Because Gas stations or convenience stores never turn out well in Nic Cage movies: Knowing, Red Rock West, The Family Man, Con Air, Seeking Justice (as I found out), and of course Raising Arizona. Well, since the apocalypse was out of the question (Knowing) I had to pull a Raising Arizona: I had to hold up a station. 
Well, of course, I wasn’t really going to do that, but I had to steal something at least. I walked in thinking the ultimate thing to steal would be Panty Hose, which he wore on his head during a robbery, but they were out. I looked from shot glasses to t-shirts, trying to find something small enough and relevant to my journey. Needless to say, I chickened out. But I did, however, take a ridiculous amount of  paper towels than I needed, which I will go to my grave saying is a great reference to Cage’s cleanliness in Matchstick Men.
 
In honor of Leaving Las Vegas, I tried to drink as much as I could throughout the trip, not alcohol, but I loaded up on Arnold Palmers, which due to my weakness meant many road detours in order to relieve myself, which isn’t so much Nic Cage as it is that Old guy in Con Air hiding under a truck.
Most of my time on the trip was spent trying to perfect a Nic Cage impression, over and over I tried to get a hold of all of his facial and vocal ticks. My favorite of his is the lip smack before saying a line. Despite my practice I do not think I shall ever achieve this level of greatness. 
(starts at 1:09)
I finally arrived after 403.5 miles. I'd made it. I felt accomplished in every sense of the word. One of my finest moments by any stretch of the imagination. I had seek-ed justice for Seeking Justice and I found it  across my state. 
 But in the end, what did this trip mean? Was this simply an act of wild behavior? An unfocused, undetermined act in excess? Maybe. But... 
I hope it inspires as it inspired me. 
When I reached the theater today, I couldn’t help but feel like Ben in National Treasure, I found a treasure that people have simply stepped on or ignored for years. I had found a theater that showed my favorite actor in a new movie, my own national treasure. I even got to see him wear a Mardi Gras mask and charming the s*** out of January Jones. 
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I walked out of the theater today, from the darkness into the bright lights, and couldn't help but think  that for once the journey and the destination were equally amazing.
 
 
The Hollywood Defender


-- Edited by Lady Trueheart on Tuesday 27th of March 2012 07:08:16 PM

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Aha!!! BRAVO to the Hollywood Defender! highfive

I told you it would be worth it! and not only that...you got to do your whole Cagelicious anticipation fun fan filled road trip, sounds like an Event worth remembering

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This is such a cool write up, not only for Seeking Justice but all the Nic character references, clearly from a true Nic fan!

I may even go as far to say reading this made my day, like totally.



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thats impressive

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Wow!!!  Looks like these guys had the same dilema I had as both I and the Defender reside in the San Francisco BayArea and wasn't able to find a local theater that was showing Seeking Justice.

Though I won't travel to Southern Cali to see the movie, though still consider myself to be a huge fan of Nicolas', I'll just as well catch it when it comes out on DVD this week!

I hear you Lady T, regarding comments on the 'worst' opening for Nic.  I think what's not driven home is the fact that here in the US, the movie opened in less that 620 theaters, as opposed to the over 3000 plus theaters, movies usually open in, not to mention there was absolutely NO press about the movie here, on tv, billboards, interviews, etc. with the exception of internet word of mouth.

Stop hating CRITICS!!! 



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I hope you get to see it soon Gina, however you choose to watch it! Sounds like a great day out though doesn't it? flowerface



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Lula Argante wrote:

I hope you get to see it soon Gina, however you choose to watch it! Sounds like a great day out though doesn't it? flowerface


 Oh, absolutely!  Awesome road trip for sure Lula!



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