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Rating:  -
Ghost Rider falls into the "so bad it's good" category of films. It's a bit of a fun guilty pleasure too. Much like the character in the film, Nicholas Cage seems dead in his performance. Though he's nowhere near as bad as Evan Mendes, who barely acted her way out of the Will Smith romcom, Hitch. There is one good actor in this movie - Sam Elliot. But he's a born cowboy, and his character isn't too far from that role.
This film celebrates the cliche ridden dialogue of built in blockbusters. It also has some scenes that scream "bad blockbuster!," notably a scene where Eva Mendes' character is chased down by Johnny Blaze to ask for a date. It's silly, and looks more like it belongs in the aforementioned Hitch, then this movie.
The film actually does a credible job of building the tragic hero out of Johnny Blaze, but I think part of it has to do with Nicholas Cage's natural persona. The Ghost Rider character seems silly instead of terrifying, and some of the other characters' reactions to Ghost Rider are questionable. And while the overall special effects of Ghost rider look good, he just doesn't translate well the big screen.
But the film overall seems like a throwback to some of these bad excessive blockbusters. But it's got a comic book sensibility that's been lost in comic book films - the cheesy dialogue, unbelievable action sequences, and well enough room for a continuation. It lacks the real darkness and depth of the character, however, solidified in the Ghost Rider books of the early '90s. But it's a fun campy film that's a guiltly little pleasure - just don't expect it to be great.
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Even for a movie where the protagonist has a flaming skull for a head, it could've been better. From the moment that Matt Long (Jack&Bobby, Reflections) growns up to be Nicolas Cage, the believability is lost.
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I loved the Ghost Rider movie. I had to watch it twice to get the whole story in my mind. The characters were real and could sympathize with them.
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Ever since the superhero movie revival started in the late 90's with the movie "Blade," movie viewers have been treated to a plethora of vigilantes in spandex to watch save the world. Some movies have been delights and some have been frights; unfortunately, Ghost Rider belongs to the latter.
From the moment the film started with a corny monologue by Sam "I wish I could be something other than old west fill-in" Elliot, with all its disjointed scene editing, I knew I was in for a "treat." The following are the negative aspects I noticed about the movie:
(1)Bad dialogue. When Nicolas Cage utters the phrase, "he [the Devil] may have have my soul, but he doesn't have my spirit" my head almost exploded; what is the difference between a soul and spirit?
(2)Too many unconvincing plot elements and loose ends, e.g., why would the Devil give anyone power that could be used against him especially to people that seem decent enough? Ghost Rider only fights people whom he judges evil; Why would the Devil have a spirit that only fights evil? Isn't the Devil evil. Wow, he must be dumb.
Also, the police seem really eager to capture Ghost Rider, but they suddenly drop into nowhere in the plot by the end. I guess the just figured that it was pointless to stop a guy with a flaming skull who they think is killing lots of people; not to mention destroying our precious streets with his flaming motorcycle (I can only imagine how many tax dollars it would cost to fix those streets).
I didn't realize stunt motorcycling was such a popular sport.
How is it that the Devil cannot do anything on Earth, except make contracts and create spirits of vengeance, yet his "son", Blackheart, and his cohorts, can kill every thing and everyone?
This "power to create hell on earth," that they keep threatening us with, turns out to be basically just a walking zombie. You figure that much power would allow you to do more than you best T-1000 impersonation from Terminator 2.
How does Blaze control his Ghost Rider ability? One scene he is struggling to just set his hand on fire, the next moment he is turning into skull head quicker than you can say jack-o-lantern.
(3)Uninteresting romance. There is really no development in the romance between Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes. They see each other, they kiss; that sums up about most of their interaction. There just is no chemistry between them, and I just kept hoping she would keep her promise that she makes in the movie not to show up again.
(4)WHAT VILLAINS? One of the keys to a great super hero movie is a great villain. Ghost Rider has none. The Devil acts like a cardboard cutout with a cane; I figured he would be a little be more intimidating. Blackheart's fallen angel companions are little challenge for Ghost Rider and die so quickly, if you blink, you will miss their exits -- they have the typical demeanor you would expect from any 2 dimensional lackey, not from a powerful fallen angel. Blackheart, the closest challenge for Ghost Rider, still does not stand a chance. Where is the drama, the threat of certain defeat? Compare the scene from Spider-Man 2, where Spidey is holding back the L-train, or fighting Doc Ock, to any fight scene in this movie. The villain makes a movie, just as much as the hero does. I came away from the movie thinking that Ghost Rider was closer to Superman, without any flaws -- neigh invincible, and, hence uninteresting.
(4) The film editing was horrible. The scenes looked like they were sloppily pasted together, which destroys any hope of a good flow to the movie. Maybe next time they should use crazy glue?
(5) The acting was sub par. I know Nicolas Cage likes superheroes, he just needs to find one that suits him. Eva Mendes just wasn't good.
(6) The fight scenes were short and uninteresting. There were few, and they were short.
(7) Too short. I think this was the reason there was very little character development.
Anyway, there are much better options than this. I would rate the quality of Ghost Rider right below Fantastic Four 2: Rise of the Silver Surfer and right above Batman 4, with Arny.
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Not my kind of movie BUT being a Nic Cage I had to see it. He played the part well. I'ts based off comic book stories so it should be seen as just that...fantasy stuff or is it?? I thought it interesting when the narrator suggested it might have been similar to a true story.
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