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Originally Posted by Ben Franklin
What constitutes a classic movie? I think the movie, Powder, is a classic. Filmed in 1995.
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I remember Powder but never got around to seeing it, I guess my timing wasn't right, but when it comes by again I'll catch it.
I listed about ten of my classic favorites from the 70's on the first thread. So I'll include a couple of more recent films. These two I've seen again in the last year, both starring Nicholas Cage. Nowadays I wouldn't go out of my way to see a Nick Cage film, he's pretty much sold himself out. I think they said he buys houses and islands all over the world, so he signs on for any film that pays him $10 million to pay the bills.
Back when he was a real actor, I actually bought his first film, "Birdy" on VHS for $50 simply because Peter Gabriel did the soundtrack, at the time I had no idea who he was. Next I saw him in Raising Arizona, which I'm sure everyone has seen.
Move ahead a couple of years to 1988 and
The Kiss of the Vampire. This is the movie where you probably heard Cage actually eats a live cockroach. He plays an executive at a publishing company, who sort of goes off the deep end. With every scene he becomes a little more agitated and eventually thinks he's become a vampire. He initially takes out his frustration on his secretary, played Maria Conchita Alonso, who he gives jobs to do that are almost impossible. If you like films like Christian Bale in American Psycho or the new film Joker, you'll really like this film. I actually had to watch it about three times to really came to grips with the film.
In the beginning
Eventually he becomes
The other Nick Cage film is from 1993, it's
Red Rock West. I actually have it on my DVR and have shown it to a couple of people recently and they both loved it. This is a modern day western and hitman movie. What makes this film so great is the other actors, Dennis Hopper playing a crazy hitman, the late great J.T. Walsh as the town sheriff and Lara Flynn Boyle as the love interest. It will keep you on the edge of your seat. Even though I know the outcome, I can still watch this film again and again.
Dennis Hopper in his black western outfit, he's a show-stopper
Nick Cage and Lara Flynn Boyle
The late J.T. Walsh, sheriff, bar owner and bad guy