A preview of "Drive Angry 3D" and why Nicolas Cage is one of my favorite actors

As previously mentioned, I really enjoy Nicolas Cage movies. There are 3 categories of Nicolas Cage movies. There are the objectively good ones, where he was actually trying to give a good quality dramatic performance like "Raising Arizona," "Adaptation" and "Leaving Las Vegas" (for which he won an Oscar for Best Actor).

Then there the arguably good Nic Cage movies, and these are some of my all-time favorite movies in general. Flicks such as "The Rock," "Face-Off" and "Con Air" all display Cage's now infamous wide-eyed craziness and tendency to go overboard on delivering his dialogue, which help make these movies endlessly entertaining and very quotable. So, you can make the argument that despite the flaws and over-the-top nature of these sorts of Nic Cage flicks, they are still fun to watch and generally well-made action movies.

2 things: 1) He's Castor Troy and 2) WOOOOOOOOOO

Then there's the genuinely bad Nicolas Cage movies. The ones he clearly made just to get paid and he probably didn't really give it 100%. This makes up a good chunk of his recent output. As I understand it, he blames his financial adviser, whom Cage is suing, for stealing his money and mishandling his taxes among other grievances. So the dude is basically broke and will more or less do any movie he's offered. This has led to such gems as "Next," "Knowing," "Season Of The Witch," "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," and "Bangkok Dangerous." And that's only the last 2 years or so. All objectively "bad" movies, but all fairly entertaining. Some more than others. Like the remake of "The Wicker Man," one of my personal favorites of this sort.

Bottom line, I respect the man's work ethic and I can usually find some sort of redeemable quality amidst all mind-boggling crappiness.

So let me tell you why I am excited for "Drive Angry 3D."

1. Nic Cage.
2. I love 3D movies. That is one gimmick I can get behind.
3. I love revenge flicks, and this one looks chock full of it.
4. Hot chicks are a big plus.

Plus, it seems like there's satanic cult/exploitation movie angle to this flick that I wasn't expecting from the initial teaser trailer.

Some other things we can deduce from the full trailer:

• Hell is indeed already walking the earth.
• David Morse must also really need work.
• Lots of badass muscle cars, naturally.
• Some devil cult killed Cage's daughter and stole her baby, so there you have it: THE PLOT!
• Satan's administrative assistant, played by William "HE'S GOT SPACE DEMENTIA" Fichtner, is out to bring Cage back to hell or something.
• Yep, that's a hatchet cutting off a bit of Cage's hair (well, probably a wig) in slow motion, deal with it.
• Brief shot of April from "Eastbound and Down," glad to see she's getting work.
• Hot chick with a southern accent, short shorts and very unclear motives: check, check and check.
• Lots of explosions, flying cars, Nic Cage's badass gun and some very questionable CG.
• And for the record, Nic Cage is not concerned in the least about his chances of being let back into hell. Just so we're clear. Good.

Welp, sign me up.