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Nice to See Nikolas cage Der Film ist großteils schlecht animiert (blut) Die Geschichte ist eher leicht wurde wahrscheinlich mit wenig Budget produziert vieles ist eher schlecht Trotzdem kann man ihr sich Nikolas zur Liebe anschauen ist ganzunterhaltsam aber auch großteils Unsinn das beste was man noch sagen könnte ist das er eher soluöissenmäßig ist und das abstrakteEndzeit scenario ganz unterhaltsam dargestellt isT nett inszeniert

I’ve seen a lot of “films” trying to come off as high art. This was one of the most laborious things I’ve ever watched. I don’t mind the setting, visuals, the FX or the acting, but it needed to be filmed significantly better, and have a less “video” aesthetic, for it to earn how pompous it was coming off. It’s not horrible and at many times it was entertaining and different. However, it was trying way too hard to be different for the sake of being different. It has a story, but it’s more stream of consciousness how it gets from place to place as the plot moves forward. There might be higher meaning in a lot of the dialogue that is spoken, but it’s lost in the silly chanting and antics that are happening in every other scene. I swear it was like a cast of people try to out “Nicolas Cage” the actual Nicolas Cage.

Made it about 20 minutes in and I shut it off. The movie is honestly pure garbage. The plot is total nonsense, The "acting" is laughable at best, and I truly could not click out of it fast enough.

Ehh why I like Cage's many movies this wasn't it. I barely watched it all - while it does have message behind it, the acting is way too cheesy and it just ends up feeling a bit too dumb.

(Mauro Lanari) In the first English-language film of Sono "the speeches about guilt, frustrated femininity, the narcissism of the system, are all sketchy and contracted. It is clear he wanted to say too much all at once [...]. Here the story and the characters are set aside [...] and the symbolic actuality is desperately pursued without success" (Alessandro Amato).

An intriguing pairing of Nicolas Cage and one of Japan's most notoriously wild directors that seemed poised to be the next Mandy. Playing out like a live-action oddball anime, this samurai western black comedy can certainly be delightfully strange at times. Yet, what keeps it from reaching the same heights as other of the Matchstick Men star's wackier outings like, say, Willy's Wonderland is that its peculiarity is really all it has to offer. Sion Sono was intent on packing every scene with as many eccentric sights as possible, so there's always something interestingly bizarre to look at and I was left consistently impressed by his ability to direct such elaborate clutters of madness. The vast majority of it though occurs without meaning. An enticingly goofy opening gives way to a lengthy middle portion where the plotting hits a brick wall and only a few noteworthy moments can be found (all of which involve the lead's ballsack), before eventually picking up again in the action-packed finale. This causes the curious flourishes and outlandish visuals to often feel like filler content designed to pad out the length rather than anything of actual significance. Particularly inspired filler, but filler nonetheless. If you're like me and check out Cage's work just to see whatever kind of ridiculous crap he's getting up to next, you'll get a sense of satisfaction out of knowing you watched what may very well be the weirdest release of his career thus far. It's weirdness without substance however so its staying power compared to his modern successes such as Color Out of Space is limited. Perhaps even being one of the more forgettable entries in his catalog overall, outside of the one or two instances where it delivers some of the most memorable Cage-isms to date. 6.6/10

A convict is tasked to find a kidnapped female from a doomed, restrictive area while wearing explosive devices set to detonate within a specified time. You'd think after John Carpenter successfully sued the makers of the Guy Pearce starrer Lockout, that filmmakers would think twice before "borrowing" the main plot of Escape From New York. Guess we call it an homage. Nicolas Cage scowls and yells (before the afore mentioned bombs start ticking), and acts the middle aged tough guy. But not like Jason Statham tough guy. More like drunk uncle in a bar tough guy. Striving for style on a budget, it's more "eh" than anything.

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

Nic Cage is at it again with the out of this world PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND, a movie best enjoyed when you throw questions out the window and hold on for dear life. Its **** crazy, bonkers, trippy, dream-like, and pretty action packed. A mash up of Mad Max and everything that makes Sion Sono so great, PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND definitely isn't for everyone, mainly Sono and diehard Cage fans, but its most certainly unlike anything you've seen before. It relishes in the weird and the movie is that much better for it. Easily the weirdest movie of 2021. Cage delivers another delirious performance.

7.5/10 I really really wanna give the movie a higher rating than Nicolas Cage's previous movie, Pig, but it is what it is, unfortunately at in the end, the movie still cannot reach that point, but did i still prefer Pig than this?, No, because somehow someway Prisoners Of The Ghostland is simply a better movie, and besides all of that, Prisoners Of The Ghostland is strongly perform by Nicolas Cage and Sofia Boutella, the color, the cinematography, special effect, and Japan as always been a perfect location, Prisoners Of The Ghostland still delivers a good action packed, not perfect in the storytelling and that's the big issue in the film, but it's still worth watching, overall, Prisoners Of The Ghostland is pretty good.

Im a fan of Nicolas Cage, but everything else in this movie is really bad. Its like a thousand directors talking at same time making the script, in the end, the movie is blockbuster wanna be. Uncanny and not in a Nicolas Cage way, in a cringe way.

Fascinating “Mad Max”- like costumes and designs, and some interesting bits here and there, but after that wears off early on - it’s really a boring slog. We used “fast forward” a lot. Bleech.

It's a very strange movie, but unfortunately not in a good way. They should probably have made it into an anime instead of a live action movie.

Among all the latest films Nicolas Cage has starred, Prisoners of the Ghostland doesn't appear as a rarity, even considering all the weird stuff that appears on screen in this new adventure by Sion Sono, because it really feels like a quite natural progression for his career. Sono and Cage are undoubtedly a mix worth paying attention to. Sono is eccentric, and doesn't give a damn about anything, while Cage is obviously not afraid to take on any character involved in any plot. Certainly anyone could argue that this is not necessarily something that means good cinema, but between the extremes of the common, and of those who enjoy this style of films, there's a huge gap. The quality is variable, but as long as the journey is attractive, I personally think it's worth it. Prisoners of the Ghostland is not a crazy film, nor is it a masterpiece, and it's not a movie for everyone either. Just keep it in mind if you want to see it.

Is the film objectively good? No. Is it entertaining? Yeah! The film suffers from messy storytelling and messy camp (camp that doesn't really feel fun), but excels in its imagery, amazing costumes and cinematography. If you and your friends are fans of this genre, it is worth a watch and a laugh together.

bad [ bad ] adjective, worse, worst;(Slang) bad·der, bad·dest for 36. not good in any manner or degree.