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I dunno... different strokes for different folks. ...

2009-07-13T22:24:47.026-04:00

I dunno... different strokes for different folks. If you like him I can't really talk you out of it, but Nic Cage always has this shit-eating grin that makes me want to slap him.

Anyway, yes, Oliver Stone is back for WS2. And your boy-toy Shia Labeouf is playing the naive apprentice character this time (similar to Charlie Sheen's character in the original). Watching the

Anon: I'll check out Streets of SF when I can... n...

2009-07-13T20:34:45.485-04:00

Anon: I'll check out Streets of SF when I can... not sure if it's on DVD or maybe Hulu.

Jack: I dispute your statement that Nic Cage is hammy without appeal... how can you not like WILD AT HEART or RAISING ARIZONA? Or CON AIR? "Put. The. Bunny. Down."

And, I've actually never seen WALL STREET. The combination of Douglas AND Oliver Stone was just

Douglas is hammy but that's part of his appeal. (U...

2009-07-13T20:16:19.570-04:00

Douglas is hammy but that's part of his appeal. (Unlike Cage, who has none and is just as big a ham.)

I hate him in schlock like The American President but like his less predictable movies, like Falling Down and The Game.

P.S. C'mon, you know you want to see him reprise Gordon Gekko in Wall Street 2 next year.

I do agree with most of your statement, but if you...

2009-07-11T11:42:17.007-04:00

I do agree with most of your statement, but if you have never seen a young Douglas, check out The Streets of San Francisco. His interaction with Karl Malden is amazing. Also, I think Douglas' strength is in producing, not acting.