Parodies are kind of funny sometimes, when the movie is meant to be a parody, but even most parodies are just dumb. What is even worse is when a movie is meant to be serious and it comes across as a parody. And what takes the cake is when the parody is made out of a story line with as cool of a premise as Ghost Rider.
The movie starts out okay. Ghost Rider was tricked into selling his soul to the devil when he was a teenager and was warned not to get too close to anyone or anything, because one day the devil would come calling. The boy Ghost Rider heeds his warning and leaves his girl friend and dead father who he thought the devil would save. And for a moment as he rides his motorcycle away from them in the rain you can almost feel his sadness. But flash forward to the adult Ghost Rider and we learn that he is living a rock and roll lifestyle as Johnny Blaze, the most successful stuntman of all time. And as beautiful women scream and reach for his attention, you can almost feel his depression as he drowns his sorrow in a cocktail glass of jelly beans. Please, give me a break. Whoever made this movie should have watched Constantine and The Punisher to learn how to depict depression, with John Constantine killing himself with cigarettes, and The Punisher doing the same with alcohol, both of whom live in complete isolation, not in the spot light of fame and fortune.
Sure enough, the devil then comes calling and starts to use and abuse Ghost Rider into being the devil's bounty hunter to hunt down the devil's own children while riding a bike with flaming tires and having a flaming skull for a head. What a sweet story line. It's really too bad it didn't come across that way. I mean seriously, how do you screw that one up? The first way is the devil himself, who didn't seem evil at all. Some computer animation and a growl doesn't make someone evil. The second is the devil's children, who likewise were pretty much a bunch of nancies, who weren't even as evil as Scorpion from Mortal Combat. Lastly, was Ghost Rider himself. Nicholas Cage is a great actor, but he was written and directed into feeling somewhat soft. Somehow a bunch of quirky one liners came across as being apologetic for being a hardass. If you want to be a badass, which is what the devil's bounty hunter should be, then just be one.
Having said all of that, I will most likely end up watching this movie again, because of Eva Mendez. She is unbelievably beautiful. This point would be an excellent time for a growl, rather than when the devil whispers to the young Ghost Rider. If you want to see a show that depicts evil, watch Constantine. If you want to see a show with a real hardass, watch the Punisher. If you want to see a beautiful girl, watch Eva Mendez in Ghost Rider.
The movie starts out okay. Ghost Rider was tricked into selling his soul to the devil when he was a teenager and was warned not to get too close to anyone or anything, because one day the devil would come calling. The boy Ghost Rider heeds his warning and leaves his girl friend and dead father who he thought the devil would save. And for a moment as he rides his motorcycle away from them in the rain you can almost feel his sadness. But flash forward to the adult Ghost Rider and we learn that he is living a rock and roll lifestyle as Johnny Blaze, the most successful stuntman of all time. And as beautiful women scream and reach for his attention, you can almost feel his depression as he drowns his sorrow in a cocktail glass of jelly beans. Please, give me a break. Whoever made this movie should have watched Constantine and The Punisher to learn how to depict depression, with John Constantine killing himself with cigarettes, and The Punisher doing the same with alcohol, both of whom live in complete isolation, not in the spot light of fame and fortune.
Sure enough, the devil then comes calling and starts to use and abuse Ghost Rider into being the devil's bounty hunter to hunt down the devil's own children while riding a bike with flaming tires and having a flaming skull for a head. What a sweet story line. It's really too bad it didn't come across that way. I mean seriously, how do you screw that one up? The first way is the devil himself, who didn't seem evil at all. Some computer animation and a growl doesn't make someone evil. The second is the devil's children, who likewise were pretty much a bunch of nancies, who weren't even as evil as Scorpion from Mortal Combat. Lastly, was Ghost Rider himself. Nicholas Cage is a great actor, but he was written and directed into feeling somewhat soft. Somehow a bunch of quirky one liners came across as being apologetic for being a hardass. If you want to be a badass, which is what the devil's bounty hunter should be, then just be one.
Having said all of that, I will most likely end up watching this movie again, because of Eva Mendez. She is unbelievably beautiful. This point would be an excellent time for a growl, rather than when the devil whispers to the young Ghost Rider. If you want to see a show that depicts evil, watch Constantine. If you want to see a show with a real hardass, watch the Punisher. If you want to see a beautiful girl, watch Eva Mendez in Ghost Rider.
1 Star
1 comment:
What else has Eva Mendez played in?
Great blogging Dean, you have great writing style and a comfortable flow.
Katie
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