Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
| Directed by: | Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor |
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| Written by: | David Goyer, Scott Gimple, Seth Hoffman |
| Cast: | Nicolas Cage |
| Studio: | Sony Pictures |
| Genre: | Action, Comic Book |
| Official Site: | www.thespiritofvengeance.com |
I'm not going to sugarcoat anything about the way I feel about this movie. So here I go, I fucking LOVED it! Oh yeah you read that right, despite all the negative reviews and press and whatnot this movie got I personally thought it was fantastic. Maybe it was all the bad I heard about it that made me like it so much, I mean if you go into a movie with low expectations and you enjoy it then I feel like you enjoy it that much more.
Yes I acknowledge that this movie was a cheese-fest the entire time but unlike the first Ghost Rider movie this one knew what it was and went full speed ahead without looking back. Was it over the top? Hell yes but wanted to be over the top as can be as is evidenced with every thing in the movie.
Anyone familiar with the directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor know their over the top action with the Crank movies and although not as over the top as those movies Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance was very much cut from the same cloth. Its frantic, fast paced and incredibly fun.
Unsurprisingly Nicolas Cage very much followed suit with the over the top feel of the movie with his insane performance. Everyone knows Cage goes way out there with a lot of his performances and this one was no different. A big surprise for me in this one was the fact that we did indeed get crazy Nicolas Cage in this movie, maybe it shouldn't of been but he was much more subdued as Johnny Blaze in the first movie then he was in this one, here he just went all out and the movie was all the better for it.
One of the bigger complaints about the first movie is the CGI. There was to much of it and it looked bad. Well I'm not going to say that Spirit Of Vengeance isn't oozing with CGI but this time around it looks A LOT better. It goes without saying that Ghost Rider and his bike look better this time around, anyone who has seen a picture of The Rider can see that. Sure everything else looks better as well but its the special effects on Ghost Rider that make all the difference.
Another vast improvement in this one is the villain. Sure Carrigan isn't the main villain of the movie that would be Roarke, but when Carrigan is transformed into Blackout I wished that he would take over the role of lead villain since he was far more interesting and even though it wasn't a long one, he put up more of a fight then any of the villains in the first Ghost Rider movie combined.
Overall Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance is the first movie that had me giddy leaving the theater in quite some time, what I got was so much better then I could of ever expected that I couldn't help but love the hell out of this one and if Marvel and Cage want to come back for a third Ghost Rider movie then you better believe that I'll be there. I give Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance a very surprising 8 out of 10.
wow, cool! So it's worth a watch in the theatre? might have to give it a shot instead of waiting... btw did you see it in 3D?
@Cochise, Yeah I saw it in 3D I didn't have the option to see it any other way. The 3D adds absolutely nothing to the movie and I completely forgot that it was in 3D until the movie ended and I walked out and noticed I was still wearing the glasses. So yeah if you can see it in 2D then do it up and save yourself some dollars. As far as it being worth a watch in theater, I absolutely think so as you can tell by my review but me and my friend who were both giddy after the movie ended seemed to be the only ones in our theater who loved it, everyone else there seemed kinda meh about it but if you like complete cheesy and over the top movies then yeah go see it.
Interesting. I was one of the few people whom actually enjoyed Punisher: WAR ZONE for what it was, it's a real guilty pleasure of mine. I'm keeping an open mind about this movie in the hopes that it's also an enjoyable schlock fest.
Hey tbondrage, since Taylor is slated to be doing the Twisted Metal movie (if it happens), does Ghost Rider 2 give you a look that he can pull it off?
I haven't played the game a whole lot but from what I know of the game and series I think that these guys would be perfect for it.
Haven't seen it, but based on the director and his style, I bet it isn't as dull as the first movie.