Prisoners of the Ghostland

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logan mac This film is not for everyone, by no stretch of the imagination. But if this is the film for you, it is hands down the craziest Nicolas Cage movie ever made. Im not sure how to describe it, a Japanese Arthouse Fantasy Western? The trailer for the movie makes it seem as if its a balls to the wall action flick. It is not that at all. While we do get some great fight scenes, this is more of a slow, mythical, almost dream like adventure. If you want some nice Cageplotation, I would highly recommend this movie. There is a scene so crazy in this movie, my jaw dropped to the floor... Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/21/21 Full Review Deanna I thoroughly enjoyed this most recent Nick Cage film. It was gore filled, a great nod to kabuki noh style plays. I really enjoyed the symbolism and the dreamlike style was reministent of othe films I enjoy such as Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/20/21 Full Review Knots Cowboys and Samurais in the post apocalypse are badass. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/19/21 Full Review John S After watching this movie I joked with my wife about coming to RT and writing a convincing review falsely claiming this movie is good and that people who don't like it "just don't get it", but to be honest I didn't have the heart. This movie is seriously awful. We're talking the type of unmitigated disaster that even booze can't help. I'm saying this as someone who watches a lot of really bad stuff and usually still has fun - Watching this movie was torture, and I squirmed through the entire thing. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/20/25 Full Review cam s Not good, at all. Makes little sense but is worth a watch if you enjoy bizarre Nick Cage films. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/10/25 Full Review john r I have a high tolerance for these deeply strange Japanese-made genre movies. But whereas a director like Takashi Miike can pull off an absurdly surreal story and somehow make you suspend your disbelief, this movie couldn't hack it. I can't emphasize enough that even if you like "weird for weird's sake," like I do, you may find this movie boring. Samurai, cowboys and other non sequiturs mill about menacing each other unconvincingly. You can get as weird as you want with your screenplay as long as the characters act like human beings with motivations. From the very first scenes, characters in "Ghostlands" act in random ways for mysterious reasons. I also think the screenwriters needed dialogue help from a native English speaker, because the English dialogue sometimes sounds like it was badly translated or written by AI. One example: Immediately preceding the opening title, a prisoner inexplicably shouts, "I am not a prisoner." Or how about "You will be my clock until Bernice returns." Of course, the Japanese dialogue is only legible by comparison. Some of the visual design and choreography is interesting, and Nicolas Cage always puts in a respectable performance. But there's really not much here to enjoy. The pacing is slow, so you have time to really take in the baffling dialogue and thin characterization. Even if you're a fan of bizarro cinema or Nick Cage, I suggest you look elsewhere for a good time. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/16/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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