Not Everything About Punisher: War Zone Sucks

Posted by Brian C. Gibson (brian@filmschoolrejects.com) on June 23, 2008

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So my first impressions about Punisher: War Zone were never good. I reported awhile back that I thought when Tom Jane dropped out of the film, the project should have died right there. Anything that could come from a new film would just seem like straight to DVD junk.

As many of you know, the trailer recently hit the web. I can’t say that I was impressed our excited, but it did put a smile on my face. Our good friend, and comic book illustration extraordinaire, Tim Bradstreet was given a fun little nod in the film. As you can see in the photo below, Tim has been immortalized in the film with the set piece of The Brad Street Hotel. Tim has been illustrating the covers of The Punisher for quite some time, and is without a doubt one of my favorite artists. Just recently Tim left The Punisher, and this reference could very well be a thank you present from Marvel and Lexi Alexander. You can check out some of his art here.

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  • I love stuff like this. For all it's faults, I thought all the references to comic writers, artists and editors where part of what made Daredevil such s great film. Well, maybe not a great film, but a, well, a film. Yeah, ya know. - - Senseless Babble
  • juggernaut
    i agree. any time that the movies drop anything for comic fans is great. the first punisher movie didn't even stick to the original comic book origins of the character. i hope that this movie sticks to the comics and doesn't lose the gritty feel like the first one did. i also will agree that daredevil was a good comic book film, so you're not the only one.
  • Wes
    Excellent that Marvel is giving props to Tim Bradstreet! I've been a fan of his ever since I bought comics from him at a shop in Normal IL back in the 80's. He would be passionately doodling behind the counter- already showing signs of greatness. Congrats on his success!
  • John
    Saying that you like the movie daredevil only shows that you have shitty taste in films. that was one of the worst superhero films of all time followed by catwoman, and in a few im sure Punisher warzone will also be one of the worst.
  • Diabolic Interceptor
    The punisher Warzone was so bad it ruined the next 5 movies i watched in my dvd player and i want to kill myself.
  • god
    the movie stinks...
  • Outlaw
    Warzone blows. No the last movie with Thomas Jane wasn't really true to the comic book feel, but it WAS an actual decent movie to watch. Warzone doesn't come close to achieving that. Thomas Jane was the best punisher to date. No that doesn't say much considering who we've had. A second movie with him as the character would be welcome in my eyes. Put some more action in, make it a little more true to the comic book (doesn't have to be exact IMO) and I'm watching it. Just my .02 cents.
  • Joe
    fuck this movie. the whole fucking movie sucked balls. It was very cheesy and kinda stupid with some of its logic. I mean at one point he punches the Asian guy's face in but when the crazy ass Doug Hutchinson fights him he gets his ass handed to him wtf?!? I know it's based on a comic and all but some parts were cheesy as all hell. I thought the original was way better and had a much better revenge plot. I mean the guy had his whole family killed uncles, aunts, everything but in this one it's just his kids. I just thought there were way to many holes in the movies logic. At the very start he kicks the main villain jigsaw into a pit of glass yet gets beaten up by him later WTF!?! so sorry to anyone who actually liked it, but I really just hated this and i also don't know how they got Wayne Knight, Doug Hutchinson, and Dominic West in this either. All I can say is thank god Thomas Jane wasn't in this piece of shit.
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