Punisher Posters Prove Perplexing

Posted by Robert Fure (robert@filmschoolrejects.com) on June 27, 2008

Punisher: War Zone

Alliteration is the shit, I don’t care what you say. If you’ve got a problem with, these kind of bad-ass black and white War Zone posters would like a word with you, because me and Frank are tight. Ok actually not really, considering I’ve expressed piles and piles of doubt on this movie.

These posters are kind of cool, though they really just strike me as what a Judd Apatow produced action flick would look like, considering they copped that same style of just having the actor real big, which bothers me on some unknown level.

Punisher War Zone Poster 1

Ray Stevenson looks menacing enough, but the posters are kind of flat. I’m going to come down on the side that they’re cool though, after much deliberation. I like that we get to see some weaponry and the tag line is pretty catchy. I still have a ton of doubts, as you can tell by my wishy-washy commentary. One minute I like the posters, the next I feel betrayed at the lack of Tom Jane continuing the fight from the first one. This rehash is unnecessary. To put the issue to rest, I like the first poster and am unimpressed with the second.

Punisher War Zone Poster 2

Photos courtesy of  Coming Soon

What do you think of these posters?


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  • Chris
    The first poster looks pretty cool, but I LOVE that second one (sorry Robert). It has a very Tim Bradstreet type quality to it.
  • Yeah, the second definitely has a Bradstreet quality, it reminds me of Punisher Max #12. What doesn't do it for me is the pistols (not sure why they're glowing white), the neck armor, and Stevenson's face.

    I mean really, the image itself is very, very nice, but I think my inner reservations about this project and Stevenson are coming out. If you put Jane's face on there, I'd probably love it. Stevenson, at that angle, looks more like Lemony Snicket than the Punisher.
  • My Name
    Ray is the Punisher. Tom doesn't come close to looking like the Punisher... he never did. It over it Robert Fure.
  • Bugs
    My Name is right, Mr. Fure.
    Jane could NEVER portray Castle. Subscribing to his portrayal of the most dangerous man to ever walk the earth tells me that you either have no conception of what "Intimidation" means or that you've never seen the real Castle at all.
    You must have only read the Purgatory series perhaps...?
    Peace
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