SuhailiGhost Rider
March 12th 2008 02:27
Starring Nicholas Cage, Peter Fonda, Eva Mendes and Wes Bentley
Written by Mark Steven Johnson (Daredevil and Elektra), Ghost Rider is the latest offering in the Comic-Book-Adaptation market.
Johnny Blaze and his father are stunt motorcyclists at a travelling carnival. When he discovers his father is dying, Johnny sells his soul to the demon Mephistopheles in exchange for curing Barton Blaze's cancer.
Flash forward about fifteen years and Johnny is haunted by the death of his father in a motorcycling accident. Johnny pushes himself to preform more and more death-defying stunts without regard for his own safety.
Mephistopheles reappears and calls in his half of the bargain - cursing Blaze with the Ghost Rider, a spirit of vengeance and justice. The demon promises to return Blaze's soul if he hunts down Blackheart, Mephistopheles' nemeses and son.
This film tries so hard to be the next Spider-Man and ends up the next Hulk. Whether it was the majorly unsympathetic Nicholas Cage, Eva Mendes constantly having to share all her screen time with her cleavage or the spectacularly unimpressive 'Hidden' (Fallen Angels whom have hidden themselves in the elements Earth, Water and Wind), the movie just doesn't achieve the Action/Horror feel it was trying for.
Which isn't to say Ghost Rider isn't a fantastic movie, I haven't laughed so much since I watched Dylan Moran's show Monster. Not worth the price of a cinema ticket unless you're a die-hard fan of the comics or any of the actors but perhaps worth a rental once it's released on DVD.
Written by Mark Steven Johnson (Daredevil and Elektra), Ghost Rider is the latest offering in the Comic-Book-Adaptation market.
Johnny Blaze and his father are stunt motorcyclists at a travelling carnival. When he discovers his father is dying, Johnny sells his soul to the demon Mephistopheles in exchange for curing Barton Blaze's cancer.
Flash forward about fifteen years and Johnny is haunted by the death of his father in a motorcycling accident. Johnny pushes himself to preform more and more death-defying stunts without regard for his own safety.
Mephistopheles reappears and calls in his half of the bargain - cursing Blaze with the Ghost Rider, a spirit of vengeance and justice. The demon promises to return Blaze's soul if he hunts down Blackheart, Mephistopheles' nemeses and son.
This film tries so hard to be the next Spider-Man and ends up the next Hulk. Whether it was the majorly unsympathetic Nicholas Cage, Eva Mendes constantly having to share all her screen time with her cleavage or the spectacularly unimpressive 'Hidden' (Fallen Angels whom have hidden themselves in the elements Earth, Water and Wind), the movie just doesn't achieve the Action/Horror feel it was trying for.
Which isn't to say Ghost Rider isn't a fantastic movie, I haven't laughed so much since I watched Dylan Moran's show Monster. Not worth the price of a cinema ticket unless you're a die-hard fan of the comics or any of the actors but perhaps worth a rental once it's released on DVD.
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