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1/4
A True Punishment to Watch
Ian - wrote on 09/16/2015
I knew it would be hard to top Dolph Lundgren's soulless machine performance in the 1989 Punisher, but this movie doesn't even try. It is not the Punisher. It is like a kind-of cop revenge story. The villain is laughably non threatening. Everything that the comics strived to instill is missing. This is like Fox News adaptation of the Punisher. It is somehow almost cheerful, merciful, light hearted, Frank is suddenly an alcoholic (yea... that would go great with his mission), just every single scene is finger in eye socket painfully bad and off the mark. The end part with the flaming skull was just incredibly stupid. The family murder thing was horribly botched. I can't think of one thing this movie got right. A true abomination. In fact this is a good test to see if someone has bad taste …
Rating of
1.5/4
The Punisher review
Daniel Corleone - wrote on 03/08/2012
It was fascinating how Frank Castle (Thomas Jane) survives the shots he received and how he didn’t bleed to death at the beach. “Don’t let your memories kill you.” “I’m thankful to be alive this year.” “Good memories can save your life.” these are one of the lines that really made the central figure. Loads of guns, bullets, violence and explosion that was dreary. Even the humor here was forced coupled with flat characters. Screenplay and pace was boring. Everything seemed to move in slow motion, even the pace of the story. Stunts and soundtrack was descent, though everything could have been better. A time when superhero from a comic book was not the fad, The Punisher is a prime example of how not to adapt from book to the silver screen.
Rating of
1.5/4
"The Punisher" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 01/26/2012
Undercover agent Frank Castle's sting operation causes the death of a crime kingpin's son who promptly has his entire family murdered in retribution, causing him to become a heavily armed vigilante sworn to vengeance. I never read The Punisher comics, mainly because I didn't really find the idea of a character who was just another meat head with a gun who had no powers or mystical back story very interesting. And if that is in fact an accurate description of the character, then the film has done a very good job of adapting it. In fact I don't really understand who this film is supposed to be aimed at; the attempts at humour that mainly involve the wacky nerds who live next door are childish and peurile, but the 18 certificate and grim violence mean that children are (supposedly) not the …
Rating of
2.5/4
Not even close to a true Super Hero Movie.
mdtinney - wrote on 10/12/2009
Angst is not something that ever bothered the Frank Castle of the comics world. Marvel's recent string of heroes have simply been too angsty. Daredevil? Angst! The Punisher? Angst! Spiderman? Ang-- oh, wait, he's supposed to be that way... But anyhoo, this movie took a great concept and watered it down seriously. First off, Thomas Jane tried his best, but his severely lacked the menacing nature of the Punisher -- Frank Castle of the comics is an unstoppable meat-grinder when it comes to crooks, but the movie version just makes you want to yawn in comparison. Travolta's villain was just Travolta doing his usual schtick, and lacked any real threat-factor of any sort. Rebecca Romjin-Stamos is beautiful and gutsy, but the character from the comic is _neither_ of those things, so she just …
Rating of
3/4
Unsung Hero
Matthew Sanchelli - wrote on 08/15/2007
Out of a lot of the Marvel Comic movies that have come out over the years, this is actually one of my top favorites.
I never read The Punisher Comics as a kid; but I was aware of the character and some of the story lines. I think this was a very well-done movie. Much better than The Hulk or Electra; talk about dry, dull movies.
One of the most redeeming factors of this movie was it's soundtrack. I'm one of those people who really feels that many films don't take consideration, or as much consideration, towards a soundtrack as they should. This movie was not one of them. All the music choices were great choices and helped make a more effective movie.
The performances were not bad either. Thomas Jane has a very natural quality about him. Will Patton has always been a …
