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Anarky

04-22-2005, 04:57 PM

Let's go for the monst obvious thing there is. How many Ghost Rider characters ride bikes with flaming wheels ("Wheels on fire..." Pats and Eddie come to mind :D ) are there? Not too many.

From what I've experienced, a lot of people tend to get lost in details while discussing such things, and sometimes they miss the most obvious points.

EDIT: Here are some official sketches and other stuff related to the movie.

Concept art (http://www.countingdown.com/movies/15658/multimedia/images?item_id=2970212)
Test Make-up (http://www.countingdown.com/movies/15658/multimedia/images?item_id=2970066)
Promo Banner (http://www.countingdown.com/movies/15658/multimedia/images?item_id=772379)
A sketch by Bernie Wrightson (http://www.countingdown.com/movies/15658/multimedia/images?item_id=19532)
http://images.usatoday.com/life/_photos/2005/04/22/inside-comingatt-ghostrider.jpg
Johnny Blaze.

Brodie

04-22-2005, 08:53 PM

For once Nic Cage looks pretty badass. He looks good with hair.

Ha.

DrSpengler

04-23-2005, 09:20 AM

I grew up with the Danny Ketch Ghost Rider, but it won't really matter. I always liked GHost RIder because, visually, he was very very cool-looking. They went a little overboard with Vengeance (a mohawk?), and he just went and became a good guy for a while so there really wasn't much use for him.

I'm optimistic for this movie, though I'm looking forward to Garth Ennis' Ghost Rider miniseries coming this fall even more. Ennis is freaken insane, so this should be good.

Anarky

05-05-2005, 02:21 PM

New info, new pictures, new news!

Superherohype has released pictures of a stuntman with a green hood riding the bike.

Here's the article (http://www.superherohype.com/news/ghostridernews.php?id=2958) along with the pictures.

I say that this bike still rocks and that I really have to see that movie.

BartAllen

05-17-2005, 08:40 AM

Anarky

06-21-2005, 04:33 PM

Newest news! Apparently there's a poster for the movie.

http://rangerboard.com/gallery/albums/Licensing%202005/thumb_DSC00688.JPG (http://rangerboard.com/gallery/albums/Licensing%202005/DSC00688.JPG)
Click to enlarge

DrSpengler

06-21-2005, 08:54 PM

F*cking. Awesome.

Weapon X

06-21-2005, 09:17 PM

That is pretty cool looking. :)

The Stryker

06-21-2005, 10:42 PM

I don't know, I have to see some more stuff before i decide to see it, I never really followed Ghost Rider.

But the Bike does look Bad ass

Spitfire

06-22-2005, 02:40 PM

Well they had to go for what ever looked more modern but that's okay. As long as it doesnt suck horribly like the Spawn movie <_< I always kinda looked at Ghost Rider as Marvels dark character like Spawn.

Anarky

06-22-2005, 02:42 PM

What was it that made Spawn a bad movie. I never liekd it either, it was just srt of "Meh", but I could never put my finger on it.

DrSpengler

06-22-2005, 03:20 PM

What was it that made Spawn a bad movie. I never liekd it either, it was just srt of "Meh", but I could never put my finger on it.

Well, I'm a big fan of the comics and the cartoon, so from that perspective I ahted Spawn the Movie because it f*cked up just about everything.

But looking at it from the POV of someone who's never read a Spawn comic in their life, the movie is still awful. The most glaring problem people tend to bring up when discussing the movie is the CGI. Very early primative CGI. Most PS1 games have better graphics. His cape, the Violater, Malbolgia, Hell, all of it just looked painfully fake.

Then there's John Leguizamo and his attempt to steal the show as The Clown. As a clown he just isn't funny, he's just...stupid. Talking about the skidmarks on his underwear, dressing up like a cheerleader...none of it was funny. It just hurt to watch.

Then there's hackneyed dialogue like "I'm too old for this sh1t". Yep. Never heard THAT one before. Real clever.

And a problem maybe only I ever noticed. Malbolgia was voiced by Frank Welker, and he was doing a specific voice from one of his previous cartoons for the character. Yep, Malbolgia: Lord of Hell sounded identical to Dr. Claw. "I'll get you next time, Spawn! Neeeeeext tiiiiiiime!".

Ugh.

Barkworm

06-22-2005, 03:36 PM

God, that Spawn movie was so awful. It still gives me nightmares.

KROW

06-23-2005, 10:07 PM

I didn't think the Spawn movie that bad, actually. Sure the CGI was awful on the eyes but the makeup was a plus and at least the story made some sense.

Leguizamo acted pretty much like Clown from the first issues of Spawn; eating maggot-covered pizza and acting like a dirty slob. He wasn't really supposed to be funny, just maniacal and gross.

Yet I, too, didn't care for the Malebolgia dialogue. I would have preferred Clancy Brown to do the devil's voice instead.

But the little things I think really ruined it, besides the CGI, were the casting of D.B. Sweeney as Terry and the way Priest died.

Anarky

06-24-2005, 04:34 AM

I didn't think the Spawn movie that bad, actually. Sure the CGI was awful on the eyes but the makeup was a plus and at least the story made some sense.

CGI, right, I remember the effects being pretty bad. But there is one kickass scene: The part where Spawn jumps through the window and his cpae flattering in that awesome way. That was a sort of "Whoa..."-scene.

KROW

06-24-2005, 08:34 AM

CGI, right, I remember the effects being pretty bad. But there is one kickass scene: The part where Spawn jumps through the window and his cpae flattering in that awesome way. That was a sort of "Whoa..."-scene.
Indeed. As were the scenes where he walked through the fire and stood on a high building and squatted atop a chapel.

To bring this back around to Ghost Rider, I hope that Nic Cage does a good job in the lead role as Michael Jai White did as Al Simmons/Spawn.

Anarky

07-14-2005, 07:55 PM

The bike is at a comic con

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0507/14/grcycle1th.jpg

DrSpengler

07-14-2005, 08:18 PM

Been reading up on it. Apparantly there's gonna be a scene where Ghost Rider faces a tidal wave but keeps burning under water. Apparantly, he's also going to use a shotgun. They didn't *say* it was going to shoot Hellfire, but I have a feeling that it will (as a reference to his days as Blaze in the second Ghost Rider volume).

Spitfire

07-14-2005, 08:25 PM

Then there's John Leguizamo and his attempt to steal the show as The Clown. As a clown he just isn't funny, he's just...stupid. Talking about the skidmarks on his underwear

Then there's hackneyed dialogue like "I'm too old for this sh1t". Yep. Never heard THAT one before. Real clever.

Nothing was better then the dialog between The Clown and Spawn in the HBO series
Spawn: "Get away from me before I introduce your face to your colon, permanently"
The Clown: "I love it when you talk dirty"

FireFly

07-19-2005, 03:02 PM

hear is some info of the teaser trailer and on the characters

full linkhere (www.superherohype.com/news/featuresnews.php?id=3304)

It starts out showing Nicolas Cage as Johnny Blaze preparing to jump a line of trucks on a motorcycle at a football field. Intercut with it are scenes of Mendes interviewing Blaze before the stunt for TV. Then, of course, things turn dark. We see various shots of Peter Fonda as Mephisto, Wes Bentley as Blackheart, and a variety of other bad guys with sharp teeth. Sam Elliot is also shown mentoring Johnny Blaze. In one amusing scene, Elliot asks Blaze if he's alright. Blaze responds, "I'm fine but I feel like my skull's on fire." That line got laughs from the audience. Other memorable scenes include a shot of Johnny stumbling along as fire seems form on his feet. The teaser concludes with a shot of a motorcycle cop clocking with a radar gun at the Texas state line. As Ghost Rider approaches, the radar clocks him at 999 mph, then the cop is blown away as the Spirit of Vengeance passes. Ghost Rider himself was never really shown and a brief glimpse given amid a bunch of quick shots was just test footage used for this temporary teaser.

Johnson followed the teaser with a Q&A with Mendes and Arad. He mentioned that they wrapped shooting a few weeks ago. Talking about the Ghost Rider's abilities, he said he will fight with a chain, a hellfire gun, his Penance Stare, and more. He also mentioned that Ghost Rider's flames change with his emotions. When he's enraged, it blazes white hot like a "mane" on him. When he's sad, it is toned down and turns blue. The fire certainly sounds like it reflects the character. As the talk progressed, a young fan asked where they got their cool Ghost Rider hats. Mendes responded by giving the kid her own hat. (Johnson then joked that the rest of the fans would be admiring the rest of her wardrobe hoping to get her to take it off and give it to them.)

Johnson mentioned that Blackheart is the main villain and he's a rebel angel that was thrown out of heaven along with the Devil. For this story, the lore is that rebel angels fell all over the earth when cast out of heaven, now they are 'elemental demons'. It is Ghost Rider, as the bounty hunter for the Devil, who rounds up these rogue demons. Another young fan admired Eva Mendes and asked about her character's name. Mendes said she nicknamed the character 'Roxy' to which the kid responded that Roxy was 'foxy'. Mendes laughed and told him to come back in 10 years. Johnson, when asked what Ghost Rider's wheels would be like, responded that they would be solid wheels covered in fire rather than pure flames like in the comic. The solid wheels gave the bike more weight while the purely flame wheels made it look like the bike was floating.

DrSpengler

07-19-2005, 03:12 PM

Sounds promising. Like the Hellfire shotgun; nice reference to Blaze during the Danny Ketch era.

FireFly

07-27-2005, 03:31 PM

5 seconds clip of ghost rider
link (http://s59.yousendit.com/d.php?id=1OBVW7CH...4G2VYYB0Q5YTUSS)

Weapon X

07-27-2005, 03:35 PM

"Unfortunately, the link you have clicked is not available."

Damn. :ohwell:

Anarky

09-07-2005, 04:38 PM

Heyhey kids, news on Johnny and the gang. Well, not exactly news, but more a video.

The teaser is here! Get it now! (http://gearcritech.com/movies/ghost_rider_mid.mov)

Spitfire

09-07-2005, 05:03 PM

I even downloaded it and the video doesnt work at all only sound....

Anarky

09-07-2005, 05:53 PM

Oh yeah, it apparently only works with Quicktime 7.0 or higher.

DrSpengler

09-07-2005, 09:05 PM

Yeah, I only got sound, too.

Man, I can't wait for this movie. I've been reading dozens of Ghost Rider back issues and I'm so freaken hyped.

Anarky

09-08-2005, 07:29 AM

Yeah, I only got sound, too.

Man, I can't wait for this movie. I've been reading dozens of Ghost Rider back issues and I'm so freaken hyped.

A-hem... click me, please (http://www.thetechnodrome.com/forums/showpost.php?p=364779&postcount=33)

DrSpengler

09-08-2005, 06:08 PM

A-hem... click me, please (http://www.thetechnodrome.com/forums/showpost.php?p=364779&postcount=33)

Never said I didn't read your post, buddy. Just that I only got sound.

Midnight_Tanuki

09-09-2005, 11:52 AM

As for the tidal wave thing, that could very well be a reference to "The All-New Ghost Rider" back in the 70's (after he teamed up with the Champions) when he fought the Water Wizard.

DrSpengler

09-09-2005, 03:42 PM

Ghost Rider: the Road to Damnation #1 by Garth Ennis came out today.

God DAMN is this book beautiful! Holy crap!

It's mostly just a set-up for the arc and a retelling of Johnny's origin, but at least it's freakin gorgeous. Johnny's currently trapped in Hell, being tortured for all eternity. A couple angels plan on freeing him so that he can prevent an end-of-the-world crisis and they won't wind up in Hell, themselves, as they're the ones who accidentilly triggered this problem (or one of them is, anyway).

Doesn't look like Ennis has any plans to fix Ghost Rider's shattered continuity. Let's just hope that if he gets an on-going after this someone will come by and do fans that favor.

BartAllen

09-09-2005, 03:52 PM

DrSpengler

09-09-2005, 04:01 PM

I enjoyed the first issue as well. but i was seriously bugged by the devil not being danny. like he was at the end of his own series.. oh well.

Well, that was already thrown out the window a few years ago.

Danny Ketch died in the last issue of Volume 2 (which was supposed to be the second-to-last issue but Marvel got cheap). Nobel Kale became the new King of Hell at the end of the issue once he defeated Black Heart witht he help of Vengeance.

Then some moron writing for Peter Parker: Spider-Man had to go and ruin it all. In PP #93 Noble Kale shows up and is apparantly having a mental breakdown. He goes nuts and starts setting New York on fire until Danny Ketch shows up (alive...somehow) and they recombine. That's the last time we ever see Danny/Noble Kale again. Hell got a new ruler after that, too.

Hammer Lane then came along and royally screwed up Johnny's continuity to further the problems.

Ghost Rider is just one big ole headache.

BartAllen

09-11-2005, 03:36 AM

Well, that was already thrown out the window a few years ago.

Danny Ketch died in the last issue of Volume 2 (which was supposed to be the second-to-last issue but Marvel got cheap). Nobel Kale became the new King of Hell at the end of the issue once he defeated Black Heart witht he help of Vengeance.

Then some moron writing for Peter Parker: Spider-Man had to go and ruin it all. In PP #93 Noble Kale shows up and is apparantly having a mental breakdown. He goes nuts and starts setting New York on fire until Danny Ketch shows up (alive...somehow) and they recombine. That's the last time we ever see Danny/Noble Kale again. Hell got a new ruler after that, too.

Hammer Lane then came along and royally screwed up Johnny's continuity to further the problems.

Ghost Rider is just one big ole headache.
That hammer lane was so terrible. devin grayson couldnt write a good comicbook to save her life.

FireFly

11-12-2005, 12:33 AM

first pics of blackheart(in human form)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v166/KINGOFNOD5/blackheart.jpg

DrSpengler

11-13-2005, 07:00 PM

That hammer lane was so terrible. devin grayson couldnt write a good comicbook to save her life.

Yeah, seriously. When it comes to Ghost Rider fans, most people are either Johnny-fans or Danny-fans.

She wrote a comic that appealed to niether. Good going, Devin.

Ennis' series is up through #3 so far, and I'm liking it all the way. The art is utterly fantastic, and while the story isn't looking very deep (so far), it's a classic Ghost Rider story; something we've been waiting a long time for.

Hopefully, if this does well, we just might get a Ghost Rider on-going again. Wouldn't that be fantastic? They might even write a few stories to wrap-up all the continuity errors?

One can dream...

FireFly

12-20-2005, 02:00 PM

ghost rider reveled
http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/ghostrider/
SHWEEET i just wished that it was not moved back a year

DrSpengler

12-20-2005, 02:19 PM

The date-push is a real bummer. :(

But on the bright side, Ennis stated in this month's issue of Wizard that he has several minis planned after Road to Damnation; the next one being a western tale.

I wonder what he's going to do with that one? Ennis said that he plans for it to be even more brutal than Road to Damnation.

I hope he doesn't write anything that conflicts with Ghost Rider's continuity with Noble Kale being the immortal Spirit of Vengeance (as he said his plans were for a "Ghost Rider throughout the ages" sorta thing), but continuity's so ****ed up it probably doesn't matter any more.

Even better, if he can work the original Western Ghost Rider (AKA Phantom Rider) into the modern Ghost Rider mythos (the characters shared names but were unrelated). That would be awesome.

FireFly

12-20-2005, 02:36 PM

i heared somewere that cowboy ghost rider is going to be in the movie
as for the minis i'm going to them collected it's to hard to get them here

DrSpengler

12-20-2005, 02:41 PM

Marvel really needs to release an Essential Western Ghost Rider collection. I' sure all his stories were the typically predictable and goofy Silver Age nonsense, but I wanna read em anyway.

He had a cool costume, anyway.

http://www.collectorsauthority.com/Vintage%20Comics/GRW-4.jpg

FireFly

12-24-2005, 06:08 PM

steve mark johnson has posted a Q&A on superherohype.com
full Q&A here http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=7409428&postcount=36

FireFly

03-14-2006, 06:56 PM

new ghost rider update what western ghost rider would look like
link http://www.superherohype.com/news/ghostridernews.php?id=3974
http://www.superherohype.com/images/grartworkexclusive3.jpg
nice

DrSpengler

03-14-2006, 07:10 PM

That's pretty hardcore.

I was looking forward to the book being about the original western Ghost Rider (*see my last post*) but I can safely forgive that since this guy looks so badass.

EDIT: Oh wait, this is for the movie, not the Western comic Ennis is writing. Still looks great.

cowabunga14

03-14-2006, 07:32 PM

DrSpengler

03-14-2006, 08:13 PM

This is great news. I'm glad we got updates on it. I read an older Ghost Rider comic awhile ago and I liked it. I just hope the movie has Vengeance in it cuz he's one of my favorite Ghost Rider villains. This movie'll have the Johnny Blaze Ghost Rider, correct?

Yeah, since he's the "classic" version of the character and Marvel seems to be doing its damnedest to ensure that Danny Ketch is thoroughly forgotten. :ohwell:

And Vengeance was a badass villain. I'd support his bigscreen appearance 100%, though I wonder if mainstream audiences would be able to accept his mohawk without laughing.

Anarky

05-24-2006, 12:52 AM

There's a new trailer out, people and it just might be one of the sweetest things I have seen (moviewise) in the last six months.

Let's ride! (http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/ghostrider/high_international.html)

Spitfire

05-24-2006, 01:02 AM

Woah the old Ghost Rider was in there for a second too O_O

ZariusTwo

05-24-2006, 12:10 PM

This film look like the most faithful adaptation of a comic since Spider-Man:o

Cage knows his Ghost Rider, he probably fought hard for this stuff to be included.

Brodie

05-24-2006, 01:04 PM

I concur, I got so excited when this trailer was on entertainment tonite. I also love how the dad from Grounded for Life (forgot his name) is in it.

Barkworm

05-24-2006, 01:21 PM

The special effects didn't look that hot though.

Brodie

05-24-2006, 02:34 PM

Well, considering it has to be more special effects heavy than Spider-Man, and its not coming out for another year, they have time to improvethe effects, and have the ability, and probably will, make certain scenes look less like toys/cartoons, like the Spider-Flicks and Daredevil movie.

DrSpengler

05-24-2006, 04:38 PM

That trailer made me wet my pants.

I'm glad Cage isn't going to be wearing a blonde wig for the role. Johnny's hair isn't an important part of his character, anyway.

I admit, the effects do look a little cartoonish right now, but there's plenty of time to work those out. The movie still looks hardcore.

And the reimagining of the Western Ghost Rider...gorgeous. I saw the design art a few months back, but seeing him in motion...damn.

The movie Ghost Rider seems to be an amalgam of all the other Ghost Riders, though. It's Johnny Blaze, but looks like the Danny Ketch Ghost Rider, and he's riding Vengeance's bike. Oh yeah, and he's got "Cyber"-Blaze's hellfire shotgun.

Hardcore.

FireFly

05-25-2006, 07:22 AM

saw the trailer and OMG man OMG!!!:o :D bad thing is we have to wait little under a year:cry:

Dr. Doom

05-25-2006, 11:06 AM

I was never really a Ghost Rider fan (or a Nic Cage fan), but I'm fairly interested after seeing the trailer.

KROW

05-25-2006, 10:47 PM

My eyes were all a-wide in joy -- up until I saw Cage's half-smile prior to his head being engulfed in flames.

"Let's ride." Ugh.

That aside, the film looks promising.

Anarky

05-26-2006, 09:19 AM

My eyes were all a-wide in joy -- up until I saw Cage's half-smile prior to his head being engulfed in flames.

"Let's ride." Ugh.

I thought that scene was pretty cool, with the effects and the general feeling to it and all.

KROW

05-27-2006, 02:17 PM

Oh, I did like the effect -- definitely. I just didn't care for Cage's grin. It seemed... odd; out of place.

FireFly

10-04-2006, 08:26 PM

http://movies.aol.com/movie-trailer-clip/ghost-rider-nicolas-cage?ncid=AOLMOV00050000000009

can't wait

KROW

10-05-2006, 10:39 AM

Hey, cool... This trailer's got new stuff I haven't seen yet. You know, at first I thought Cage was a completely bad choice for the part, but seeing the teasers over and over, I'll give him a chance. So far, I've seen the good bits that they want me to see, leaving the meaningful stuff out.

Anarky

12-20-2006, 10:42 AM

Another new trailer folks. This movie's looking good.

Click me! (http://imdb.com/title/tt0259324/trailers-screenplay-E27705-10-2)

Updates, my friends, updates.

The movie posters have been released for both the USA and the european market. And I for one am happy that I'll get to see the european version, since the US-one is somewhat of an eyesore, mainly because I'm not too fond of this grainy effect the US-poster seems to have.

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/3276/18707057xw6.jpg http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/9950/18678907te8.jpg

Also, in other news, there seems to be a GBA-game in the tube and from the looks of it, it's basically ready to be released. Here's the site to go with the game - Screenshots included (http://www.2kgames.com/ghostrider/).

Anarky

01-31-2007, 09:59 AM

Now, everyone, behold for...

The Ghost Rider is doing his taxes! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYgpskyfDN0)

DrSpengler

01-31-2007, 11:55 AM

Great commercial.

Until the nerd-in-me started screaming "Johnny Blaze spent three years as an accountant after Ghost Rider Vol. 2! He should be able to do his own taxes!"

I promptly beat the nerd-in-me up.

LogicDonny

02-01-2007, 12:18 AM

haha nice commerical.

愛

02-17-2007, 04:52 PM

Bumping this thread to say the movie sucked.

It's not even that I'm a fan of the comics and they didn't pay its dues. The movie's story was ridiculously linear, they never explained anything, and Johnny was a complete baby for half of the movie. I wanted to walk out of the theater, but Voltron drove me, so I kinda had to sit through it all. Total junk.

Mandi-chan

02-17-2007, 06:28 PM

I just got back from seeing it.

It was kinda cheesy, but I did enjoy it and am glad I went to see it (I'll be skipping the dvd for this one, it's a film that only needs to be seen once.)

It also has captivated my interests enough to consider getting the comic.

DrSpengler

02-17-2007, 06:53 PM

My Review (http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/ghost-rider-2007/)

As a Ghost Rider fan, I liked most of it.

ZariusTwo

02-17-2007, 09:17 PM

As a Ghost Rider fan, I thought it had plenty of fanwank, but had no means of telling any kind of story that an audience could follow. At all. The film was a mess. A shame, because Johnson did a great job on the criminally unappreciated Daredevil

Brodie

02-18-2007, 08:31 PM

What a bad movie. I saw it, and I dig Ghost Rider. But it was bad. I walked in 20 minutes late, mind you, and the story hadn't progressed. Johnny hadn't even signed the contract. The Ghost Rider stuff was neat. That accounts for about half an hour of the movie. The stuff between Eva and Cage was terrible.

And a highnote (i guess) is the fact that theres 3 supporting actresses. Eva Mendes, and her two breasts. Prominent in EVERY scene. A friend asked while watching: "What wine goes with tits?" and after seeing how much booze she downed, I replied "A lot of wine, apparently."

And Sam Elliot was in it, which led to numerous Roadhouse jokes...

Also, the scene where Cage was introduced, with the Ozzy music? I was the only person in the theater, laughing so hard that I cried.

They should release a fan cut of this movie with only Ghost Rider scenes.

I'd buy that.

And why isn't Blackheart badass? Where's the tail? ****.

AquaParade

02-19-2007, 02:20 PM

Anyone mind telling me if the tmnt trailer is showing with this movie?

DrSpengler

02-19-2007, 04:25 PM

Anyone mind telling me if the tmnt trailer is showing with this movie?

Not for me, it didn't.

JameO

02-19-2007, 08:27 PM

Me and Peanut just came back from seeing it, and I must say, im amazed by it, it was pretty nice, effects were great, mood was great, and I liked Cage playing him, good mood, especially when both Ghost Riders are riding off, great music!

Peanut

02-19-2007, 08:38 PM

Yeah, I seriously thought the movie was great. I didn't think it took too much time setting everything up, like most comic book movies do, and the effects and the sheer bad ass factor from the Ghost Rider himself were terrific. I actually like it better than most of the other Marvel movies, with the exception of Spider-Man and probably The Punisher. It was just a fun movie to watch, entertaining all the way through.

Kendamu

02-20-2007, 12:29 PM

So, now that you've likely seen Ghost Rider could you fill us in on if the TMNT trailer was shown when you saw the movie?

Bevandera

02-20-2007, 12:47 PM

I saw GR on Saturday, no TMNT trailer at my showing.

Raph'N'Roll

02-20-2007, 05:36 PM

What was Ghost Rider Like?
Aint it cool news savaged it in their review, and they normally love comic book movies.

AquaParade

02-20-2007, 06:08 PM

Sorry, I showed up late and never found out.

sgtfbomb

02-20-2007, 09:26 PM

What was Ghost Rider Like?
Aint it cool news savaged it in their review, and they normally love comic book movies.

Ghost Rider was a heavy dissapointment! There are times where I could see how could have been, and then something would spoil it. Bad guys who dont exactly convey any threat. Terrible dialogue. Some lousy editing. Donal Logue and Eve Mendez were useless. The Carpenters. And the Ghost Rider voice was kinda "Eh!" Not to mention, for some reason, as my friend pointed out, everyone's always pointing at people in the movie. How many times can a person point and say "You!" in a movie? But on the other hand. Nice use of Ghost Riders in the Sky, Nic Cage was decent, some cool stuff. But for the most part the movie could have been more pulpy. It's not terrible, but it isn't good either.

And no there was no TMNT trailer where I saw it.

Normdog

02-21-2007, 01:12 AM

Man alive, "Ghost Rider" was absolutely terrible. Depressing how this movie made $50 million in one weekend...

Ecto Jedi

02-21-2007, 01:37 AM

Man alive, "Ghost Rider" was absolutely terrible. Depressing how this movie made $50 million in one weekend...

Is it on the same level as Spawn? I assume the CGI was better. :)

VaughnMichael

02-21-2007, 01:50 AM

Man alive, "Ghost Rider" was absolutely terrible. Depressing how this movie made $50 million in one weekend...
I could have told anyone that ghost rider was gonna be crap before it was even made cgi isnt we're it needs to be at yet to even do something like ghost rider lol :lol:

Spitfire

02-21-2007, 05:14 AM

I could have told anyone that ghost rider was gonna be crap before it was even made cgi isnt we're it needs to be at yet to even do something like ghost rider lol :lol:

Sadly not many could figure that out. It reeked of suck before they released a trailer. Alot of movies now of days do sadly...

Anarky

02-21-2007, 05:40 AM

Could it be that you lads mistake this thread for this one (http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=12364)? And yes, Spitfire, we know everything sucks. You don't really need to say it every single time. We can just safely assume that you don't like it. :D

Spawn Guy

02-21-2007, 07:12 AM

http://www.drunkduck.com/Bad_Guy_High/pages/fd207c11745131b725ff8f407c0c7367.jpg
Oh, Ghost Rider!:roll:

Kendamu

02-21-2007, 09:22 AM

Yes. That's exactly it. We're too dumb to realize these things without your help. :roll:

Thanks for pointing it out, though. :D

Spitfire

02-21-2007, 01:32 PM

Krang

02-22-2007, 03:06 AM

Could it be that you lads mistake this thread for this one (http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=12364)?
Thread Tools -> Merge Threads :P

JetsAndHeels

02-22-2007, 09:23 PM

Once again I'm in the minority....I actually liked it. Thought the special effects were good and I could actually stomach Nick Cage in this one. :)

LogicDonny

02-22-2007, 10:51 PM

i bet his acting was better than the wicker man.
lol

Anarky

02-26-2007, 04:51 PM

Unfortunately, I just finished watching this movie in German, so I can't really comment on the acting, since acting is not just moving your body, it's the talk as well. That's why I make conscious effort to see movies in their original languages. I'll probably have to wait for the DVD until I get to see it "as it was made". I know it sucks, but hey, at least I have another nice DVD to add to my comic book movie collection. And I don't know whether they changed the humour in the translation, but the jokes that were in this movie were rather funny, compared to other "funny" things we get to see in movies these days.

Anyways, I enjoyed this movie a lot. It's fast, it's got a dude with a flaming skull and he does lots and lots of badass things. The police don't even remotely stand a chance against him, yet make for awesome property damage-scenes. The fights with the demons could have been longer, but then again, what do you want to do with element-based (thus very one-sided) villains. If the fights were longer, the viewers would have thought the Ghost Rider was a blithering idiot unable to add 2 and 2.

Besides, I don't really understand what the die-hard fans want from comic book movies. Of course I can name ten things that were wrong with the character of the Ghost Rider from the top of my head, but this was a good, solid movie. No big plotholes, not a lot of unnecessary scenes "further exploring characters (nobody gives a damn about anyways)" and lots of eyecandy. So what do the fans want? Darker, grittier stuff? Come on, if every movie was dark and gritty as the fans would like it to be, movies would get rather boring. I thought Ghost Rider has found a nice balance between light and dark scenes.

I'd give this movie a 4 out of 5. It was a well thought-out mix of everything and I felt greatly entertained.

That Matt Guy

02-27-2007, 05:07 PM

I just got back from seeing it. In my opinion it's an okay movie, but the whole story felt rushed. Sam Elliott and Peter Fonda were great though. I'd put this on level with the Daredevil and Punisher movies, it's far better than say Elektra or X3.

KROW

02-28-2007, 11:05 AM

I liked this film, as well. I really didn't care for the love story bits, though. I felt it was awkward and out of place in some scenes. Blackheart looked too pussified for my tastes. I tolerated his pretty-boy look until he absorbed the 1,000 souls, thinking that he would transform into the blue bastard he should be. But, alas, just more teeth and a horrid case of the red eye. Meh.

The parts that stood out for me were Elliot's scenes (especially at the end -- wasn't that what GR looked like in the '50s?), the fights (very comic book-esque), and when GR would cackle menacingly. The penance stare was awesome to experience, too.

I'd say, by comparison, GR was better than Elektra, on par with Daredevil and the X-films, and has the possibility to become as big as The Punisher in any fathomable sequels.

Revan

06-15-2007, 02:20 PM

I just saw Ghost Rider last night for the first time. I did not expect to see the movie I saw. Cage gave a good performance as Jonny Blaze. I was a bit skeptical early of the choice to cast Cage but after seeing the movie, I feel he was a good choice. Also even though I'm not a big fan of Mendez, I thought she too acted well in this movie.

The plot was a tad silly for my taste but now that I'm thinking about it, I wonder what else could have been done as far as plot. I really liked watching the action and fight sequences. Blaze's fight scenes were short but still entertaining.

I really like how Marvel has recently been shooting out new movies like crazy. Movies based on comics are a big hit nowadays. Back before this comic book craze, movies based on comics were IMO not as good. But now that Marvel has really uped their game, most (notice I used the word "most") of the movies they do, are packed with action and done exceptionally well. Some may argue that Spidey 3 was downright bad. I'll buy that. Personally I thought it was good. The main gripe seems to be that it was inconsistant with the comic book however, a majority of the audience who saw it, were not comic book readers. I have noticed this with many marvel movies. The movie version of these comics often deviates from the original comics. Even ninja turtles does this. You just have to look at these movies for what they are and not what they should have been based on the comics.

Anyway, I am really hoping for a Ghost Rider sequel because I liked the character and I really enjoyed watching this movie. I never really knew anything before this movie came out but now that I have seen it, I am a big Rider fan. I love his curse, and I love his bad ass chain.

junkboy

06-15-2007, 02:28 PM

I read Ghost Rider.. Tho i am not a fan of the comic. Cause i could not get myself away from seeing it as "Marvel's response to Spawn" Tho ofc both are really different from each other.

The movie was not bad, but the fact that i really do not like Nicholas Cage affected my feelings about the movie :).
I do not like him but there is cool fact that the guy is into comic business really. At the moment he writes plot for a comic at Virgin Comics ( titled as Enigma i think ) and also he will play in the movie called Sadhu ( to be adapted from again a Virgin Comics title )

I will not be surprised if all Virgin titles are adapted to movies in future.
7 Brothers, Devi, Snake Woman.. and above all.. "Ramayan" of course. All suitable for big screen. ( And this is something i hate, me being a hardcore comic fan who hates comic to movie adaptations except animated movie dvd releases )

Oh.. but that scene in movie... Blaze with his cycle and the old Rider with his horse. riding together... Scene seen from pilot cam... Ghost Rider song at background. Very cool scene :)