Next is a 2007 film starring Nicolas Cage as a magician that is pursued by the FBI, because of his ability to see into the future. Actress Julianne Moore plays the agent that is seeking to catch Cage, so that she can prevent an imminent terrorist attack on the United States.

The film overall was pretty good. It made clever use of Cage’s ability to see into the future and had some pretty coll special effects. For some reason, the film didn’t do all that well in the box office market, though it was heavily promoted.
It’s still a good movie to watch; even own, if you’re into mild sci-fi films.

Budget: $70 million
Director: Lee Tamahori
Starring:
Nicolas Cage
Julianne Moore
Jessica Biel
Thomas Kretschmann
Michael Trucco

The name says it all, Kick Ass, is a great, funny, adult film. Don’t want the kids to watch this one, but for adults – it’s really funny and loaded with a lot of surprises.

The film is about a high school nobody, who one day, has had enough of crime, being robbed, and watching people, watch him being victimized. So, he takes it upon himself to become a super hero. Only problem – he has no super powers – in fact, he ends up getting his ass kicked almost every time he tries to stop someone.

On the other side of town, other people are planning a revenge plot against the city drug leader – they too become super heroes.

Overall, the film is really funny – a great adult, comic book comedy.

Budget: $30 million
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Starring:
Aaron Johnson
Garrett M. Brown
Deborah Twiss
Lyndsy Fonseca
Sophie Wu
Elizabeth McGovern
Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Nicolas Cage

This is the second film in the National Treasure series. There is currently a third in the works. It stars Nicolas Cage and Diane Kruger. The movies picks up with the Gates family investigating whether their family had anything to do with the assassination of President Lincoln and whether there is any truth to the secret stash of gold hidden by the confederacy. Like the first film, the clues take them all around the world and back to the oval office, where Gates has to find a way to talk with the President himself about a secret book that is passed from President to President.

The film is really good, with a lot of action, and suspense. We’re hoping the third installment will offer more of the same.

Budget: $130 million
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Starring:
Nicolas Cage
Diane Kruger
Ed Harris
Jon Voight
Helen Mirren
Justin Bartha
Harvey Keitel