At the end of the 2000s, most tv shows were rearing toward the cinematic style made popular by shows like The Sopranos and Lost. Meanwhile, the theaters filled with low-risk, big-budget affairs. I think this shift marked a perfect time for great actors like Nicolas Cage to work on some low-commitment grindhouse films, doing everything that can't be done on tv.
You might say, "Well, Drive Angry is kind of edgy," but I disagree. I think, even with all the guns, crashes, and tits, the film is never trying to bait me. It's just being itself, being genuine, and giving us a great time for two hours. The story for Drive Angry is pretty stale, but at least it's a formula that works and doesn't set us up for disappointment.
1. Raising Arizona
2. Leaving Las Vegas
3. Adaptation
4. Birdy
5. Wild at Heart
6. Color Out of Space
7. Peggy Sue Got Married
8. City of Angels
9. Drive Angry
10. Lord of War
11. Gone in 60 Seconds
12. Matchstick Men
13. Vampire's Kiss
14. Con Air
15. Face/Off
16. Honeymoon in Vegas
17. Bringing Out the Dead
18. The Family Man
19. It Could Happen to You
20. 8mm
21. Ghost Rider
22. Next
23. The Weather Man
24. The Croods
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