Comments on: Review: Punisher: War Zone

By: Scott Mendelson

Scott Mendelson — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:00:17 +0000

Something to chew on… a comparative study of all three Punisher pictures…
http://scottalanmendelson.blogspot.com/2008/12/ta…

typo corrected.

By: Scott Mendelson

Scott Mendelson — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Something to chew on… a comparative study of all three Punisher pictures…
http://scottalanmendelson.blogspot.com/2008/12/ta…

typo corrected.

By: Scott Mendelson

Scott Mendelson — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 04:59:25 +0000

Something to chew on… a comparitive study of all three Punisher pictures…
http://scottalanmendelson.blogspot.com/2008/12/ta…

By: Scott Mendelson

Scott Mendelson — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 04:59:00 +0000

Something to chew on… a comparitive study of all three Punisher pictures…
http://scottalanmendelson.blogspot.com/2008/12/ta…

By: Devon

Devon — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 10:52:03 +0000

when did Frank Castle become Clark Kent? Super-hearing? What? I also remember catching a Batman imitation, though I can't remember from which scene. Punching through heroin man's face? Again, what? Speaking of faces, how many blew up from bullets during this movie? It was just all so terrible. This may be the worst movie of the year. The most memorable part of this film is that I came up with a conspiracy theory! Lexi Alexander thinks Frank Castle is a pedophile. Why? Well the only relationship they really break the surface on in this whole film was between Frank and the daughter. And when a life or death situation occurs, Jigsaw throws in that nasty little jail bit crack. Jail Bait. for a girl that's what? nine? Yeah, that's how horrendous this effort was.

By: Devon

Devon — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 10:52:00 +0000

By: patrick

patrick — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 10:13:22 +0000

dang too bad they didn't bring back Thomas Jane to be Frank Castle again

By: patrick

patrick — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 10:13:00 +0000

dang too bad they didn't bring back Thomas Jane to be Frank Castle again

By: Luis

Luis — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 07:55:42 +0000

Well, for starters I have a peeve with the whole "lighthearted nature of the medium", namely that since "The watchmen" the nature of comics pretty much ISN'T "fun and silly" at all (The whole MAX series, the Civil War series, Sin City) unless you consider the captain America getting assasinated in the footsteps of a court "fun and silly".

Having just read the "Punisher: Born" arc, I have to say the violence is just about right. I don't think you can really pin the deficiencies of the script on Jane OR Stevenson, and both of them got stuck with pretty lousy dialogue (which is why I suppose Jane didn't want to be in this).

I guess what I'm saying is it DOES stay somewhat true to the source material, minus the cheesy acting and lousy dialogue because the punisher is all about violence, revenge, a borderline dislikeable antihero and big guns, lots and lots of them (the "armory" series is basically a long monologue over shots of his arsenal, seriously). That's what the source is about, that's what the trailers promised, and (ignoring the silly that breaks the pacing) that's what the movie delivers. Could have been much better, but it's fairly decent.

By: Luis

Luis — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 07:55:00 +0000

By: RickRude46

RickRude46 — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 03:19:23 +0000

they finally got the PUNISHER right!!!! i just saw it last night

By: RickRude46

RickRude46 — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 03:19:00 +0000

they finally got the PUNISHER right!!!! i just saw it last night

By: Bugs

Bugs — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 10:06:47 +0000

"Spamming"?
Spamming a Punisher Review page with Punisher reviews is "spamming"?
Lo siento, then.
How'd YOU like the movie, Inigo? Do YOU think Stevenson is so much better than Jane as the Punisher that there's not even a comparison?
Peace

By: Bugs

Bugs — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 10:06:00 +0000

By: Blah Blah Black Sheep

Blah Blah Black Sheep — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 07:28:59 +0000

The review is spot-on. They finally make The Punisher realistic, gritty and believable in this one (toning down the skull icon, putting him in body armor instead of t-shirts, etc) … Ray is very efficient and brutal. But then they put him up against these outlandish, idiotic villains that look like they’re straight from some hokey batman comic. The original, old-school, gritty Punisher is tossed into a blender with the later, camped-up, over-the-top-comic-bookish villains. Every scene with Ray in it is great. If you just wait for the DVD and fast forward through the scenes without him, then you’ll really enjoy the film. As for the violence, I believe it was spot on; I don’t think they went over-board. The Punisher is about brute-force. He got the job done, and it was violent. Seeing Ray go to town in this movie was like watching Hugh Jackman as Wolverine finally gut someone in X-men 2 … it felt right; the character was finally un-neutered and could act as they should be … violent, brutal and efficient.

By: Blah Blah Black Sheep

Blah Blah Black Sheep — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 07:28:00 +0000

By: Bunt

Bunt — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 06:35:39 +0000

I just walked out of this movie…it was the most fun I've had at a movie in a long time. There's something really satisfying about watching Ray Stevenson(plays Punisher perfectly) blow people's heads off. The violence is so over the top it will be a relief to Punisher fans. The movie pulls no punches, none. If the idea of an eighty year old woman's head being blown off doesn't sit well with you, go see a different movie. Trust me Punisher fans will enjoy this.

By: Bunt

Bunt — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 06:35:00 +0000

By: jay orman

jay orman — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 06:18:03 +0000

this film was all i hope for. finally someone saw fit to say fuckit lets make a Garth Ennis story in to a film. to all movie snobs i say suck it this is all that a fan of the Marvel Max Punisher fan could ask for and more. A great attempt at an imposable goal. Thank you Marvel thank you.

By: jay orman

jay orman — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 06:18:00 +0000