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Nicholas Cage's 1997: Face/Off vs Con Air
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 10:51 am
by WeStartToDrift
Peak Nicholas Cage craziness, which is more watchable? One has Travolta, the other has Malkovich, Trejo, Cusack, and the list goes on...
Re: Nicholas Cage's 1997: Face/Off vs Con Air
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:02 am
by Krev
I don't know if you could have this conversation without including The Rock, which completes the late-90's-Cage schlock trilogy.
Re: Nicholas Cage's 1997: Face/Off vs Con Air
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:05 am
by zircona1
Krev wrote: Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:02 am
I don't know if you could have this conversation without including The Rock, which completes the late-90's-Cage schlock trilogy.
The Rock is better than the two survey choices.
I pick Face/Off, for the superior action sequences.
Re: Nicholas Cage's 1997: Face/Off vs Con Air
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:54 am
by penningtron
I don't know if either of these are 'peak Cage craziness' but I liked Con Air for what it was. (not that I plan on re-watching)
Re: Nicholas Cage's 1997: Face/Off vs Con Air
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 1:10 pm
by kicker_of_elves
That Rocket Man scene, though.
Re: Nicholas Cage's 1997: Face/Off vs Con Air
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 1:27 pm
by WeStartToDrift
Krev wrote: Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:02 am
I don't know if you could have this conversation without including The Rock, which completes the late-90's-Cage schlock trilogy.
Oh hands down the Rock wins, I just thought it'd be more fun to narrow it down to one year, completely for arbitrary reasons.
I went with Con Air as the ending is just bonkers. Also I completely forgot Buscemi was in it.
Re: Nicholas Cage's 1997: Face/Off vs Con Air
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 1:34 pm
by handsbloodyhands
Con Air has a superior cast BUT but Face/Off is way way way more bananas and WTF in good to great ways.
Re: Nicholas Cage's 1997: Face/Off vs Con Air
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 2:23 pm
by Krev
WeStartToDrift wrote: Wed Jan 12, 2022 1:27 pm
Krev wrote: Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:02 am
I don't know if you could have this conversation without including The Rock, which completes the late-90's-Cage schlock trilogy.
Oh hands down the Rock wins, I just thought it'd be more fun to narrow it down to one year, completely for arbitrary reasons.
I went with Con Air as the ending is just bonkers. Also I completely forgot Buscemi was in it.
As an aside, was Connery better in The Rock or Highlander?
Re: Nicholas Cage's 1997: Face/Off vs Con Air
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 3:10 pm
by Pembs
Con Air. I found Face/Off boring.
Re: Nicholas Cage's 1997: Face/Off vs Con Air
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 3:31 pm
by Bernardo
I loved Face/Off at the time, thought it was one of the most entertaining action blockbusters of that era. Didn't think anything of Con Air.