tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066888134509330432.post4385811422854781154..comments2024-02-12T15:32:07.208-05:00Comments on The Comic Book Catacombs: How NOT to do a Superhero Movie: The Punisher (x 3)Chuck Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04529750105224374839noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066888134509330432.post-22283606185610465422010-08-07T04:12:42.657-04:002010-08-07T04:12:42.657-04:00I can't disagree more with your low opinion of...I can't disagree more with your low opinion of the third movie, I thought that was the best-done Punisher movie yet. Lots of action, with a dark, gritty feel to it. Villains that are so evil you can't wait to see them killed as horribly as possible and the Punisher? Finally someone's got the message that someone who lives his life fighting a "war" is not going to look like a movie star. <br /><br />I would blame the unpopularity on this movie on a lack of publicity. I never heard of it until I saw it in the local video store.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15623412187501737947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066888134509330432.post-36858257385265138812009-09-18T11:37:19.706-04:002009-09-18T11:37:19.706-04:00As much as I would like to see G-8 and His Battle ...As much as I would like to see G-8 and His Battle Aces brought to the big screen, after the lukewarm reception to Sky Captain (a pretty darn good flick), I doubt that one wil ever happen.<br /><br />Much less Blackhawk done right [sniff]!Chuck Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529750105224374839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066888134509330432.post-37708699018429100392009-09-18T11:25:48.886-04:002009-09-18T11:25:48.886-04:00I'd like to see Raimi take a break from the bi...I'd like to see Raimi take a break from the big movies and rediscover his more primal self in movies like Darkman. I think the third Punisher movie had a lot of the Darkman feel.<br /><br />I am curious in this day of superhero movies, why we haven't seen some smaller companies doing their own superheroes like Darkman, M.A.N.T.I.S., or even a public domain property like the Black Bat, Phantom Detective? Why spend the big bucks on the licensing?<br /><br />Personally, I'd love to see a big-screen WWI sci-fi action hero epic with G-8. Movies have finally gotten to the point where they could really capture the larger than life feel of those stories.cash_gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12071052539938367439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066888134509330432.post-71342119231542394842009-09-18T09:08:23.599-04:002009-09-18T09:08:23.599-04:00I think that the Punisher would have worked better...I think that the Punisher would have worked better "theatrically" as a foe for Spider-Man.<br /><br />Certainly this character would have allowed for a different film dynamic than the Goblin or Doc Ock characters.<br /><br />At this point, after Raimi botched the third movie, cramming so many villains into the mix; its a wonder that they resigned him for additional sequels.<br /><br />Spider-Man has a huge rogues gallery, and some of them, despite the obvious superhero trappings are basically street-level criminals (Big Man, the Enforcers, Crimemaster AND the Punisher).Chuck Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529750105224374839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066888134509330432.post-82014675727663047682009-09-17T19:45:10.037-04:002009-09-17T19:45:10.037-04:00Have to say, I actually enjoyed the last two Punis...Have to say, I actually enjoyed the last two Punisher movies. Of course part of that is I'm not really heavily vested in the character in general, but both made decent action movies.<br /><br />The Thomas Jane version gave a sympathetic character, one who came across as intelligent as well as capable, and able to outplan the bad guys in a Count of Monte Cristo way, arranging things so that they turn on each other. There was a bit of self deprecation humor as well.<br /><br />The most recent, just watched it on DVD. It's a darker, more brutal movie, firmly in fitting with the character's more violent aspects. In some ways it's almost a horror film as a superhero action film. It's a Punisher that has been doing this for awhile, he's extremely capable but you see it wears on him. There are some problems, where they rip off some better movies like Boondock Saints, but a whole lot better than it should have been. The actor had a great brooding haunted face.<br /><br />The Punisher has such a great simple and iconic look, I do wonder why they spend so much effort not going with it. I can see not going with a purely super-heroic look with white gloves and boots, but would like to see the skull and gun belt more prominent.cash_gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12071052539938367439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066888134509330432.post-5163589037115984282009-09-17T16:40:41.963-04:002009-09-17T16:40:41.963-04:00i liked the 2008 version because i liked Ray Steve...i liked the 2008 version because i liked Ray Stevenson from his work on the HBO series Rome, for what that's worth. plus i just like seeing dastardly villians get what they REALLY deserve- NO MERCY!Prof. Grewbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16132543249418576650noreply@blogger.com