Re: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengence Discussion Thread
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 12:22 am
Saw it today. Overall, a mixed bag. Some random thoughts:
The Good:
-I was surprised to see Christopher Lambert. He didn't do much no and after seeing him the "sacrafice" was no surprise. After all, can you really trust a guy with heiroglyph's all over his face?
-The Twinkie scene is awesome. It just works so well.
-Speaking of awesome, Ghost Rider commondeering that earth digger(Cybertron Metroplex). That was cool.
-Ghost Rider's overall look and CG was well done.
-Blackout was slightly underutalized, but he got decent motivation and characterization, and his powers, while I'm not sure are comic accurate, were cool enough. Though how could he hold onto Johnny without decaying him before he got his Rider powers back?
-I liked Nick Cage a lot more as a tortured Johnny. Despite seeminlgy spending less time setting up the character, I thought he was more likable than in the first one.
-Mereua was cool. Not sure if he was from the comics, but I liked him.
Now for the not so great stuff:
-The film didn't seem as big or driving as in the first one. At the core the story was better and less cliche', but there seemed to be fewer set pieces or musically intense. I don't know, but it didn't grab me as much as the first one.
-The first fight scene with Ghost Rider was odd and kinda bad. Ok Ghost Rider eats souls, but why did he move so weird and hold onto that one guy so long? He didn't have to wait until innocent blood as spilled to penance stare did he, because he had no trouble frying a couple other guys.
-Agreed on Ghost Rider talking more. However, he got in a couple good one liners.
-The humor(save for the Twinkie) I thought was mostly blah, and the peeing fire is still stupid. Ghost Rider is not a super happy character and is meant to be dark and gritty, so quit trying to make him appeal to everyone. Still, it was grittier than the first one.
The Good:
-I was surprised to see Christopher Lambert. He didn't do much no and after seeing him the "sacrafice" was no surprise. After all, can you really trust a guy with heiroglyph's all over his face?
-The Twinkie scene is awesome. It just works so well.
-Speaking of awesome, Ghost Rider commondeering that earth digger(Cybertron Metroplex). That was cool.
-Ghost Rider's overall look and CG was well done.
-Blackout was slightly underutalized, but he got decent motivation and characterization, and his powers, while I'm not sure are comic accurate, were cool enough. Though how could he hold onto Johnny without decaying him before he got his Rider powers back?
-I liked Nick Cage a lot more as a tortured Johnny. Despite seeminlgy spending less time setting up the character, I thought he was more likable than in the first one.
-Mereua was cool. Not sure if he was from the comics, but I liked him.
Now for the not so great stuff:
-The film didn't seem as big or driving as in the first one. At the core the story was better and less cliche', but there seemed to be fewer set pieces or musically intense. I don't know, but it didn't grab me as much as the first one.
-The first fight scene with Ghost Rider was odd and kinda bad. Ok Ghost Rider eats souls, but why did he move so weird and hold onto that one guy so long? He didn't have to wait until innocent blood as spilled to penance stare did he, because he had no trouble frying a couple other guys.
-Agreed on Ghost Rider talking more. However, he got in a couple good one liners.
-The humor(save for the Twinkie) I thought was mostly blah, and the peeing fire is still stupid. Ghost Rider is not a super happy character and is meant to be dark and gritty, so quit trying to make him appeal to everyone. Still, it was grittier than the first one.