GHOST RIDER
Added 2/9/2010
GHOST RIDER
Extended Cut (Blu-Ray)
UNRATED
(2.40:1)HD Widescreen
English Dolby TrueHD
Special Features
123 mins.
****1/2
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Ghost Rider DVD
Added 2/5/2010
I've always liked this movie and ordered it from Amazon.
The price was great and the service, as always, was incredible.
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Terrible. Beyond Terrible.
Added 1/31/2010
If you like movies where you can guess the punchline right before the actor says it, this movie is for you! I'm a huge Nick Cage fan, really liked the Rock and Con Air and most of all, Face Off, but veer far away from this one unless you are a die hard Ghost Rider fan. Even then, prep your mind for watching a movie that is short on depth, lacking in script, flawed character development, etc, etc, etc. I saw this a long time ago when it came to the theater (not willingly, but there wasn't a lot showing that week) and literally shook my head the whole way through it, realizing I spent 10 bucks to see it. Some of the computer animation was mildly okay, as you can tell the majority of the budget was spent on special effects trying to make Ghost Rider cool (certainly not on a decent story/script or talented supporting actors), but in the end, it left more than a lot to be desired. Anyone who gave this move a good review is completely biased and was just happy to see Ghost Rider come to the screen. Name the movie you hate the most. Watch it before this one.
I give this one inflamed chain link out of five.
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Best flaming skull superhero movie ever made!
Added 1/30/2010
All I really expected going into Mark Steven Johnson's "Ghost Rider" was a superhero movie with really cool special effects, a fairly close resemblance to the original comic series, and a plot that wasn't atrocious. For the most part it was a success. Far from award-winning, it's simple, light entertainment with awesome special effects.
After learning his father has cancer, circus motorcycle stuntman Johnny Blaze makes a Faustian bargain with Satan. The deal: Johnny's soul for his father's health. What Johnny doesn't realize is that Satan can't be trusted (How he didn't know that I have no idea), and he's now committed himself to be Satan's bounty hunter. Whenever near evil he transforms into a ghost rider: a chain-clad flaming skeleton in a leather jacket who rides a tricked-out, demonic motorcycle. His primary mission is to act as a spirit of vengeance and take down Satan's son, Blackheart, who wishes to take over earth.
Aside from the commitment Cage made to get into shape for the movie, the other eye candy involved is Eva Mendes, who looks incredible. In nearly every scene not saturated with special effects, she steals the scene. The real star, however, is the CGI. A flaming motorcycle ripping through cities, roaring up the side of skyscrapers and melting windows, capturing evil-doers in a flaming chain, sending hell-fire flying into the sky, destroying everything and causing small animals to spontaneously combust, it's all in a day's work for a ghost rider. That's what I call a good time.
The major problems with this film are the poor plot and complete lack of character development. Sure, there is the ghost rider legend, but beyond that we don't really get to hear an explanation for his antagonists, their quest, or much less anyone else. Additionally, there is nearly no explanation for their characters or Sam Elliot's graveyard sage, and more than one evil entity is just thrown in without explanation.
Highly recommended for the visuals, and for fans of the comic, but not much else.
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Total Nonsense But Still Fun
Added 1/29/2010
I know; GHOST RIDER is based on a Marvel comic book series, for cryin' out loud. I realize the story about Johnny Blaze collecting souls has a metaphysical premise to begin with, but still can't help but giggle when the Ghost Rider manifestation appears: skull aflame, spikes on the shoulders of the leather jacket, chains afire, and a bike that goes anywhere it wants and does anything it wants. Yep, the comic artist who spawned an apparition like this must have been sipping some pretty stout absinthe. How else can you think up stuff like this?
But enough with the silliness of this particular superhuman character who dares to defy Mephistopheles; GHOST RIDER (the movie) is just plain fun to watch, for a myriad of reasons. Granted, Nicolas Cage looks more like a Johnny Blaze just joining AARP, but he still brings his own quirky humor to what could have been way too dark a role. Buxom, voluptuous beauties like Eva Mendes make one glad to be alive; I could watch her bake cookies and still need heart medication. Sam Elliott is one of my all-time fave actors, sporting a mumbling voice so low you swear you can feel the floor vibrate. ("It's what's for dinner.") And Peter Fonda is a wickedly evil Mephistopheles in such a quiet, disturbing way. Combine all of the above with eye-popping CGI/special effects, plug in an over-the-top ending that dares to suggest a sequel (don't they all?), and GHOST RIDER may be the most fun you'll ever have with total nonsense. Nic, your scalp's on fire.
--D. Mikels, Author, The Reckoning
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GHOST RIDER
Added 2/9/2010
GHOST RIDER
Extended Cut (Blu-Ray)
UNRATED
(2.40:1)HD Widescreen
English Dolby TrueHD
Special Features
123 mins.
****1/2
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Ghost Rider DVD
Added 2/5/2010
I've always liked this movie and ordered it from Amazon.
The price was great and the service, as always, was incredible.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
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Terrible. Beyond Terrible.
Added 1/31/2010
If you like movies where you can guess the punchline right before the actor says it, this movie is for you! I'm a huge Nick Cage fan, really liked the Rock and Con Air and most of all, Face Off, but veer far away from this one unless you are a die hard Ghost Rider fan. Even then, prep your mind for watching a movie that is short on depth, lacking in script, flawed character development, etc, etc, etc. I saw this a long time ago when it came to the theater (not willingly, but there wasn't a lot showing that week) and literally shook my head the whole way through it, realizing I spent 10 bucks to see it. Some of the computer animation was mildly okay, as you can tell the majority of the budget was spent on special effects trying to make Ghost Rider cool (certainly not on a decent story/script or talented supporting actors), but in the end, it left more than a lot to be desired. Anyone who gave this move a good review is completely biased and was just happy to see Ghost Rider come to the screen. Name the movie you hate the most. Watch it before this one.
I give this one inflamed chain link out of five.
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