BUT IT ALSO HAD a TROUBLED PRODUCTION HISTORY (REPUTEDLY BEING TAKEN OUT of the HANDS of ITS DIRECTOR at ONE POINT) and ALSO HAD ITS RELEASE DATE RESCHEDULED at the LAST MINUTE LAST SEPTEMBER...EITHER of WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN an INDICATION of a LIKELY CONTENDER for OUR AWARDS.
SO, IS IT SOMETHING of INTEREST to SUPERHERO MOVIE FANS...
SOMETHING of INTEREST to RAZZIE® VOTERS...
OR SOMETHING of INTEREST TO NO-ONE-in-PARTICULAR??
GUY with WATCH: "Okay, what Bozo in the make-up department came up with the brilliant idea of attaching the mask with Krazy Glue?!?"
The original Punisher movie was junk. I can only imagine that this film won't fair any better unless the writers from Ironman somehow bring out a miracle to save it...instead of a punishment for critics and audiences alike.
What do you mean by "original Punisher"? I think the original was the best - the one featuring Dolph Lundgren. It still wasn't a gem, but it was entertaining and watchable, unlike the truly horrible remake starring John Travolta. That one made my top five Most Horrible Comic Book Movies list (with Elektra being #2, and of course Superman Returns #1).
As for this movie? Well, they can't do worse than the last, you simply can't sink lower than the bottom of the barrel. I'm not real hopeful about it though, it's very likely to be great Razzie material.
"The Punisher" series has sucked, both as a comic and as movies, period. It's all about a 1-D character; a guy running around and shooting bad guys. I know there's suppose to be drama over the fact the guy's entire family was killed in front of him, but after that, it's all downhill shooting and killing from there. Who knows, maybe this installment of the series will be bloodier than "Rambo 4".
PS: In terms of Worst Comic Book Movies, there are only THREE worth mentioning as the all-time worst, and all other bad comic book movies pale in comparsion to how badly these three movies sucked. Believe it or not, they are all made by WB and DC. Those three movies are "Batman And Robin", "Steel", and "Catwoman". The first was nothing but bad puns every 0.5 seconds, the second was just the saddest excuse for Shaq to star in a movie, and the third had nothing what so ever to do with the title character it was supposed to be based upon. If "IronMan" and "Dark Knight" are examples to all future comic book movie makers of what you SHOULD do, then those three turds are the prime examples of what NOT to do.
Originally posted by PopcornAvenger
What do you mean by "original Punisher"? I think the original was the best - the one featuring Dolph Lundgren. It still wasn't a gem, but it was entertaining and watchable, unlike the truly horrible remake starring John Travolta. That one made my top five Most Horrible Comic Book Movies list (with Elektra being #2, and of course Superman Returns #1).
As for this movie? Well, they can't do worse than the last, you simply can't sink lower than the bottom of the barrel. I'm not real hopeful about it though, it's very likely to be great Razzie material.
"Just once I want my life to be like an 80's movie ... but, no, no. John Hughes did not direct my life." ("Easy A", 2010)
I've no idea how this one's gonna pan out. The original forgoed action
for head-slapping scenarios, awful character development, hideous
acting around the board, dated music score that sounded like it came
from an electric keyboard, and inability for viewers to related and
become absorbed.
War Zone simply looks like a straight-to-video release (Ray Stevenson
is channelling Steven Seagal) that is supposed to go for more action, a
la The Incredibe Hulk, but
nothing impressed me. The only guy I can root for is Dominic West.
Something about the line "Let's play a game" gave me chills.
But aside from that and being a little faithful to the comics (I heard
on Wikipedia - go ahead, laugh - that Frank Castle did rain on the
party of the oldest living mob boss in the comics), we also have the
following negatives: a soundtrack that supposedly includes gaudy heavy
metal (Rob Zombie's song from the TV spots didn't impress me), Julie
Benz in her third bomb to date, Michael Bay-like heavy lighting (like
it or not, Transformers curbed Bay's nasty directorial tics for a
genuine good time, something this film lacks), and the most cartoonish-looking cemetary to date. Sorry, but this film's gonna be eaten alive.
Dominic West's casting as JigSaw would make this a must-see, if not for the troubled production. So far, the best "Punisher"-themed product, other than the kick-ass comic, was that video-game with Nick Fury.
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What do you mean by "original Punisher"? I think the original was the best - the one featuring Dolph Lundgren. It still wasn't a gem, but it was entertaining and watchable, unlike the truly horrible remake starring John Travolta. That one made my top five Most Horrible Comic Book Movies list (with Elektra being #2, and of course Superman Returns #1).
As for this movie? Well, they can't do worse than the last, you simply can't sink lower than the bottom of the barrel. I'm not real hopeful about it though, it's very likely to be great Razzie material.
Oh, I was talking about the remake with John Travolta. I forgot there was an original.
I mentioned on another forum that this film might turn out to be bad because they are replacing Thomas Jane (who portrayed the Punisher in the first film) with Ray Stevenson (who will portray the Punisher in this film). Actor changes have ruined film series in the past, this may face a similar fate.
At least Ray Stevenson looks like The Punisher from The Comic Books, and his gear seems pretty cool. But I agree, this could've gone straight-to-DVD...
True, but there's more to movies than stuff looking cool. Seriously, if Marvel (or DC for that matter) is going to make movies based on their C, D, or even Z list characters, they should all be released straight-to-DVD...
"Just once I want my life to be like an 80's movie ... but, no, no. John Hughes did not direct my life." ("Easy A", 2010)
YEP! Thomas Jane dropped out because the script was taking too long to write and he didn't care for any of the revisions. I think he did a smart thing by dropping out. An actor can only be as good as the script he has to work with. No matter who stars as the Punisher, it will always be a bland, shoot 'em up movie.
"Just once I want my life to be like an 80's movie ... but, no, no. John Hughes did not direct my life." ("Easy A", 2010)
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