Hellboy movies are way worse than this. But at least Hellboy & Liz Sherman have some chemistry in the movie, in Ghost rider there is absolutely no chemistry between Johnny Blaze & Roxanne Simpson. It's like the boy finally gets the girl but he doesn't want her. Not really.
Ghost Rider is literally one of the coolest comic book characters and had the potential to be a gritty, no-holds-bar transfer to the big screen. Unfortunately that is in no way what we ended up getting. I usually hate re-makes in cinema but if there is one series of comic book movies that desperately needs to be done again in the right way, it is definitely this one.
I'm that guy who's a fan of Mark Steven Johnson's Daredevil (both cuts), so I wasn't necessarily thinking his Ghost Rider would be terrible, Nicolas Cage or not. Can't speak to the theatrical cut, but the extended cut has a lot going for it. From what I hear from the two commentary tracks included in this release, they cut some Sam Elliot stuff for the theatrical WHICH IS A SIN THAT SHALL NOT BE FORGIVEN, because really, Sam Elliott wins the freaking movie! As a character I was quite happy to see translated onto film. Peter Fonda as the devil calls attention to himself (the resonance with Easy Rider), but he's fine. The rest of the cast falls a little flat I'm afraid. Nick Cage's broken-down man-child Johnny Blaze is a worthy take on a character who's sold his soul, but it leaves me cold (I'd have watched his younger self, Matt Long, for the length of it though). Eva Mendes looks tired and bored as the reporter who loves him. Wes Bentley's Blackheart is deeply unaffecting. What works (aside from Sam Elliott who makes everything cool) is the action. The effects, stunts and gags are all quite fun, and justify the inclusion of elemental demons to the story. I also can't fault the genre-busting atmosphere of the gothic western, something I think they get right. The cornball romantic ending needed to be excised however (or at least re-written).
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Hellboy movies are way worse than this. But at least Hellboy & Liz Sherman have some chemistry in the movie, in Ghost rider there is absolutely no chemistry between Johnny Blaze & Roxanne Simpson. It's like the boy finally gets the girl but he doesn't want her. Not really.ronin48
AWFUL...even by Nicholas Cage standards..he has not made a decent film since MOONSTRUCK!!Autopoietico
Worst movie ever.lflauletta
Is there a list of the worst movies ever? This one belongs to it.DisneyStitch
Ghost Rider is literally one of the coolest comic book characters and had the potential to be a gritty, no-holds-bar transfer to the big screen. Unfortunately that is in no way what we ended up getting. I usually hate re-makes in cinema but if there is one series of comic book movies that desperately needs to be done again in the right way, it is definitely this one.Siskoid
I'm that guy who's a fan of Mark Steven Johnson's Daredevil (both cuts), so I wasn't necessarily thinking his Ghost Rider would be terrible, Nicolas Cage or not. Can't speak to the theatrical cut, but the extended cut has a lot going for it. From what I hear from the two commentary tracks included in this release, they cut some Sam Elliot stuff for the theatrical WHICH IS A SIN THAT SHALL NOT BE FORGIVEN, because really, Sam Elliott wins the freaking movie! As a character I was quite happy to see translated onto film. Peter Fonda as the devil calls attention to himself (the resonance with Easy Rider), but he's fine. The rest of the cast falls a little flat I'm afraid. Nick Cage's broken-down man-child Johnny Blaze is a worthy take on a character who's sold his soul, but it leaves me cold (I'd have watched his younger self, Matt Long, for the length of it though). Eva Mendes looks tired and bored as the reporter who loves him. Wes Bentley's Blackheart is deeply unaffecting. What works (aside from Sam Elliott who makes everything cool) is the action. The effects, stunts and gags are all quite fun, and justify the inclusion of elemental demons to the story. I also can't fault the genre-busting atmosphere of the gothic western, something I think they get right. The cornball romantic ending needed to be excised however (or at least re-written).Malena
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Terrible!Cazwegian
Incredibly awful.Dieguito
Junk, trash, bad, ridiculous moviecarcinogen23
Only movie I've ever walked out of at the theater!Un4given
This movie blows... big timetiagomelo
One of the worses movies ever!Renk
Shittiest movie, a cliché catalogMackmannen
One of the worst ever.Gave it 1/10
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