Drive Angry 2D/3D (Blu-ray Review)
June 6th, 2011 by Jami Ferguson
Drive Angry has made this Nicolas Cage fan very angry. I’m angry at Nicolas Cage for seemingly being unable or unwilling to turn down a movie role. Listening to the audio commentary, the director says Nicolas Cage read the script and said “I have to do this movie.” Saturday Night Live (SNL) does a skit called “Get In the Cage” where they make fun of Nicolas Cage for exactly this reason. In the SNL parody, Nicolas Cage interviews big movie stars and always asks “why am I not in that movie.” I’m starting to accept the fact that SNL has got it right, and that makes me a little sad. Continue reading ‘Drive Angry 2D/3D (Blu-ray Review)’
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