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GHOST RIDER crashes, burns, limps forward before ultimately boring the piss out of Harry.

Too bad by mrfan	Feb 16th, 2007 04:40:14 AM
Thought it would be good
Dammit by Andy Dufresne	Feb 16th, 2007 04:41:44 AM
Cage finally nails a comic-book movie and he settles for Johson. That's where it all went wrong.
What did you expect?! A masterpiece? by can-D	Feb 16th, 2007 05:04:47 AM
It's from the director from daredevil for christ's sake. I'm not gonna see this one not even on DVD.
Confirms exactly what I thought... by tie3456	Feb 16th, 2007 05:06:25 AM
I'll wait for it to come on HBO.
Note to hollywood by emeraldboy	Feb 16th, 2007 05:09:11 AM
Stop thinking that Nic cage can carry a movie. Nic cage is overpriced elvis impersonator, i mean he even married Lisa Marie Presely, briefly. He fell victim to the oscar curse and his career has never recovered. He used to be good.
Argh! by MonkeyManReturns	Feb 16th, 2007 05:25:50 AM
It drives me nuts I tell you, nuts!! Why do they make such bad movies??? You have a great character like the The Rider - and they mess it up!! You have Daredevil - and they mess it up!! Harry is right - if you're not going to do a good job - don't do it at all...and I know what people say, no-one sets out to make a bad movie, but come one, really, at some point someone must have realised this would be a stinker! Where's the quality control? Really, where??
I'm saving my complete run of Penthouse issues by BannedOnTheRun	Feb 16th, 2007 05:33:10 AM
featuring Harry so my kids can discover them someday like I did. To light their imaginations with the possibilities of heroes and villains and endless possibilities.
So...is it good or bad? by DerLanghaarige	Feb 16th, 2007 05:36:47 AM

Any chance of a review from someone then? by themanlikedave	Feb 16th, 2007 05:53:55 AM
From some one who hasnt wanted to fuck Ghostrider since he was a kid.
Weight, seriousness, and possibilities of possibilities by Franklin T Marmoset	Feb 16th, 2007 05:56:27 AM
Interesting review. Sorry you didn't like the film, Harry. Me, I want to see this one because what I'm hoping for is the ridiculous load of nonsense you described. It's a guy on flaming motorcycle whose head is on fire - weighty and serious is not what I'm after. P.S. I have to agree about Spawn. Jesus, that one was awful.
it looked shit from the get-go by wazza	Feb 16th, 2007 06:00:13 AM
pity, i liked daredevil. someone needs to make a good spawn.
Harry, I'm holding you to this when TRANSFORMERS comes out: by YackBacker	Feb 16th, 2007 06:03:36 AM
"If you wanted this film to have Video Game plotting (bad video game plotting) – zero character work and some cool effects from time to time. Then be gone with ya. Seek it out." Okay, Harry, you've set the bar... now let's wait and see what Mike Bay does with his movie.
Too bad. But what did ya expect? by TomBodet	Feb 16th, 2007 06:05:19 AM
Flaming headed Evel Kneival. Was Nick Cage bad in this? I donno how you could have taken the property and made a decent movie, really--he's a cartoon character at best. It would be like animating a Scooby Villain and making a whole movie from it-not gonna work. You'd be better off having DrBotanus show up as your villain, silver facepaint and all, and go from there. Interesting-Harold hated it. Well I don't blame you, a movie like this, if it doesn't work, it REALLY doesn't work. I'll save my pennies to see da Guten German.
For a Movie with Bullshit written All Over It.. by Im rich bitch	Feb 16th, 2007 06:30:44 AM

Awful fuckin review Harry... by Winkleboy	Feb 16th, 2007 06:31:17 AM
Your talking out of your ass. I'd listen to Mori on loop, before id ever pay attention to one of your fuckin reviews.
For a Movie with Bullshit written All Over It.. by Im rich bitch	Feb 16th, 2007 06:32:29 AM
sure go watch this poor excuse of a movie, put your money in the machines pocket, so this can go on and on.
Sam Elliot was wasted in this movie by Killgore	Feb 16th, 2007 06:34:58 AM
And he needs to shave his cheekbones. What was the point of having him ride his fire horsey all the way out into the desert just to fade away? "I only had one more in me, and I was saving it for this." Didn't the chopper from hell come with fucking GPS? Johnny Blaze can build a fucking bike that can jump the length of a football field but he can't use fucking MAPQUEST?!?!
What Do You Expect? by Athanatos	Feb 16th, 2007 06:41:47 AM
Hollywood needs a major shake-up. But in a way I don't blame them...they know no matter how many crap movies they shit out, people will still flock to drop their hard earned cash hoping this time it will be different, that the movie will actually be well written and acted...and it more often than not isn't.
Fiancee by Darth Fart	Feb 16th, 2007 07:02:15 AM
LOL Harry mentions his girl again LOL When you get a girl, you can't stop talking about her. I'm wondering if these film-makers live in a bubble and don't understand what tickles the audience.
I just can't tell with Harry's reviews anymore. by RighteousBrother	Feb 16th, 2007 07:07:28 AM
I was willing to give MSJ a shot on this, but I've been reading, bad bad things about this movie.
I'm really starting to worry about PREACHER now... by Otter	Feb 16th, 2007 07:13:03 AM
... and it's that empty pit in the bottom of my stomach.
All y'all are a buncha crazies .... by thx_csv	Feb 16th, 2007 07:14:43 AM
I go to the movies to be entertained. Sure I, along with Harry, have grown up with Ghost Rider, Daredevil, all the marvel heroes in fact, so when it comes to the characters I love on the big screen, I leave all my expectations at the door ...I look at the film for what it is ...an adaptation! Someone else vision of the character. 'nuff said.
SO HARRY, NOW DAREDEVIL WAS LACKING? by Frijole	Feb 16th, 2007 07:15:49 AM
When you reviewed the movie, you called it near perfect... And you reviewed the theatrical cut, not the director's cut. God, you can be so full of shit... with these constant backpeddlings of yours.
With out sounding too snooty.... by Giant Ape Balls	Feb 16th, 2007 07:16:24 AM
what the hell were you expecting? A guy with a flaming skull for a head with a "hellfire stare"? Based on a kiddies comic? Some things are best left on the page, its always going to be far better where it belongs.
I just wanna see Sam Elliot,! 2 hours of Ghost Cowboy by triplefive	Feb 16th, 2007 07:25:37 AM
"I like yer style, Rider. But you do have to cuss so dang much?"
And the winner of best film is........ by Jack Bauer	Feb 16th, 2007 07:31:46 AM
Methinks Harry's RANT is way OTT, Ghost Rider with Nic Cage was never going to be anything other than a popcorn film. I loved Ghost Rider, I read the original comics myself but when I saw Nic Cage wearing that awful wig in the trailer I gave up on it being a serious piece and looked at it for what it was...A bit of SFX fun that you'll buy in the DVD sales. As I saw the trailer all I could imagine was Cage turning around to Eva and saying "Put the bunny back in the box!"..
BSB, you mean THIS Roselyn Sanchez... by YackBacker	Feb 16th, 2007 07:35:22 AM
http://tinyurl.com/de943 Don't say I never gave you anything.
I have to agree with Winkleboy, not your best review by Right Bastard	Feb 16th, 2007 07:36:59 AM
I'm glad I was able to wind my way through your review to get enough information to know that this movie will suck. Still, what happened? That was the most rambling and incoherent review you've ever written. It seems to be a rare occurrence that you even bother to write reviews any more, so when you do, try to at least proof read it over before you post the damn thing. I know that you hate the movie, but I still have no idea why.
These reviews can go either way with Harry..... by RighteousBrother	Feb 16th, 2007 07:47:28 AM
If this film caught him on a better day, we would have read the following: I've always been a huge Ghost Rider fan. As I type this I have my original Ghost Rider #1 framed and hung on a wall in my room, I have my original Ghost Rider Pez dispenser at hand. I'm still grinning my ass off having just watched Ghost Rider. Yoko had never read a Ghost Rider comic before, so on the way to the flick I schooled her in Ghost Rider lore. We shared an extra hot chilli dog and knocked back a few tequila's to get us in the mood. I sat in my favorite seat in the theatre and from the moment the opening titles started, I started grinning, the twelve year old boy inside me started grinning gleefully at the on-screen mayhem that just yelled coolness to me. I'm looking forward to seeing this again in a packed out theatre on a Friday night, this is a Friday night movie, I shall see it at least 11 more times.
I hope they don't adapt Cosmopolitan into a movie by Spandau Belly	Feb 16th, 2007 07:48:03 AM
Hollywood'd totally ruin the characters.
Dennis Hopper Grindhouse era films were the way to go by PunkJohnnyCash	Feb 16th, 2007 07:49:03 AM
If any movie needed to be a period piece set in the 70's with old grindhouse elements it was Ghost Rider. Oh well in 15 or 20 years I can direct it right.
Preacher by monkeymafia	Feb 16th, 2007 07:56:53 AM
I just finished reading the Preacher series and I really enjoyed it, and last I heard he was adapting it for an HBO run... I hated DD (any version) and Ghostrider looks like schlock... Can we please c-block this hack from handling another beloved property
No one here should be critiquing anyone else's writing. by westies14	Feb 16th, 2007 08:01:42 AM
Really AICN, you've been doing entertainment "journalism" for how long now? The reviews are almost as hard to plow through as the crap movies. "No soul on screen. Not anywhere. From anyone. Except Fonda. Sam Elliott had soul. Soulless movie." Throw in about a dozen unnecessary commas and you got yourself an AICN review! Can't you guys go take a writing class or something?
i pop into this TB just to read Harry's review by just pillow talk	Feb 16th, 2007 08:04:23 AM
and lo and behold, Yack provides a "good morning" pic for everyone to salivate over. Dude, you're like Tom in Minority Report with the finger doohickey grabbing pics of hot babes like there's no tomorrow. C'mon, how could anyone not think this movie ain't gonna be good?
I figured as much... by fanboy71	Feb 16th, 2007 08:09:29 AM
When I saw that it was being directed by MSJ, who royally fucked up the Daredevil movie that had SO much potential. When DD started leaping around like he was Spider-Man, I knew we (the audience) were screwed. Then, the teeter totter fight just sealed the deal for me. THEN, When I saw the first trailerfor Ghost Rider, and Cage spouts some crap about his head feeling like it was on fire... JESUS! Doesn't Hollywood realize that it's just this sort of CHEESEY SHIT that turns us comic fans off? I guess they figure we will see it anyway, simply because we ARE comic fans, and they are right. I'm going tomorrow, but only because my son is 10 years old, and is dying to see it. He will probably think it's "Awesome", just like the Fantastic Four". I will go for the simple joy of FINALLY seeing Ghost Rider come to life on screen. Maybe I'll take my ipod and listen to some Stepenwolf or something. I've been waiting for a ghost rider movie since they lit some motorcycle riding guy's head on fire in one of the Nightmare on Elm Street sequals. DAMN YOUSE MSJ! DAMN YOUSE ALL TO HELL!
SAD FACE 1,000,000 by tile_mcgillus	Feb 16th, 2007 08:09:38 AM
Well what excuse is MSJ going to come up with this time... Although the extended cut of DD is a 10x better film.
BSB, dude, I just watched that clip too! by YackBacker	Feb 16th, 2007 08:28:43 AM
First of all, "it" moved. Second, I hate to say it, but BOAT TRIP actually looks like a funny movie- Curtis Armstrong getting jizzed on his face! Yikes!
just pillow talk, try this on for size! by YackBacker	Feb 16th, 2007 08:30:45 AM
http://tinyurl.com/25wlft (sorta NSFW, I mean if you work in a Church or schoolhouse maybe)
Damn, this got a lousy review... by Abin Sur	Feb 16th, 2007 08:31:30 AM
Woulda been better if you'd limoed Harry to the set - MSJ, you screwed the pooch on this one...
Didn't Harry love DAREDEVIL? by EdwardWilson2006	Feb 16th, 2007 08:31:49 AM
From his Daredevil review: "These are quibbles. Problems that won�t keep me from returning this Valentine�s Day to see it. Nor will these problems keep me from attending an early morning screening on Tuesday..."
"I read something that someone online wrote" by ImJustSaying	Feb 16th, 2007 08:33:21 AM
Hey, me too. I'm going to see this movie completely stoned. That's probably the way they made it.
"not lucky to see our heroes turned into vapid fare" by Doctor_Sin	Feb 16th, 2007 08:39:21 AM
Finally. I knew Harry would get it. Thanks for the review. This line sums up Hollywood's attitude to every property they grab - it's just property. Just opening weekend $ to fund execs' mansions and mistresses. We as film audiences deserve better.
Hey! I'mJustSaying by RighteousBrother	Feb 16th, 2007 08:40:06 AM
That's EXACTLY what I'm gonna do!!
Magnificent Boobies by Baralatar	Feb 16th, 2007 08:44:20 AM
As i believe i mentioned before, Eva Mendes has magnificent boobies and I will go see them, even if they are covered by Project Runway clothes.
Ouch by godzillasushi	Feb 16th, 2007 08:51:55 AM
Somehow im not suprised. And it will make so much money....
Yack - how many takes do you think they did? by just pillow talk	Feb 16th, 2007 08:52:54 AM
I don't think Cuba was acting in the port hole either...Good God she's hot.
Bet Nic Cage regrets having that tattoo done now by HarryBlackPotter	Feb 16th, 2007 08:55:39 AM
Everytime he looks in the mirror and sees the flaming skull, he'll think "Shit!"
just pillow talk, I dunno, but she is too fucking hot by YackBacker	Feb 16th, 2007 08:58:38 AM
I mean it's painful how sexy Roselyn Sanchez is- same as Shakira (h/t to BSB)- but a girl like Eva Mendes talks too fucking much. I saw Hitch. I'm cured of Eva Mendes for life. Loud-mouthed broads... what the fuck is up with that?!
HARRY... REALLY... WAS DAREDEVIL LACKING? by Frijole	Feb 16th, 2007 08:59:00 AM
As you say in this review. Or was it "near perfect" as you stated in your DAREDEVIL review? And don't front, the original review was ALSO of the theatrical cut. Which viewing of said cut finally registered with you as being a disjointed, poorly paced mess of a movie? The second? Third? Fifth?
Movie sounds great!!! by PassingThru	Feb 16th, 2007 09:00:04 AM
I've watched all the video out there about this movie and I am going to love it. I like popcorn flicks. Screw Blaze, I don't give a crap about a hero's alter-ego. Gimme action. Dump the dumb bitch that is always in these movies and just get out there and kick ass with all kinds of cool fucking cgi. Sounds like you've been going to the wrong type of movie for what you want,might I suggest "Romeo and Juliet" may be more your speed.
But does it AT LEAST have striking visuals.... by RighteousBrother	Feb 16th, 2007 09:01:10 AM
I'm thinking of any excuse I can to go and see this even if it is getting bad reviews - my inner geek is making me!!
gimme a break by kingrex	Feb 16th, 2007 09:02:29 AM
i used to value harrys reviews on movies , but i think his making biddys out of alot of the actors has left him....changed. By no fault of his own, everyone would have to be changed , by becoming the success he has become , to the point of meeting all of these actors an director type people, love the site harry , but now i see you as the company and not the mom and pop store you once was.
Time for name-dropping, lard-ass Harry to retire by HarryBlackPotter	Feb 16th, 2007 09:03:24 AM
Marry Yoko and bugger off will ya.
God, Harry is such a bad writer. by BillyBatts	Feb 16th, 2007 09:04:52 AM
His review lit my imagination with the possibilities of endless possibilities.
Ghost Rider IS vapid fare by Franklin T Marmoset	Feb 16th, 2007 09:10:02 AM
Isn't that the point? It's cool if people like comic books, but you have to stop elevating them to the level of myth and literature. They don't deserve it, especially not this one. Can't people just accept that something is shitty and stupid and enjoy it for what it is without this insecure need to justify it? I am dumfounded that anyone over the age of thirteen expected this film to take its subject matter seriously.
Yack, Homeland Security is onto the loudmouthed broads by just pillow talk	Feb 16th, 2007 09:10:05 AM
they are being watched... And never underestimate the power of the 'mute' button.
its gay that you watch "Project Runway" by beefywhore	Feb 16th, 2007 09:10:41 AM
but I'll trust you on the film this time
Harry, did you expect a good film?...no...really? by teddanson37	Feb 16th, 2007 09:11:19 AM
it effing ghost rider! come on. bryan singer can't even get superman right, how can some shmuck pull off a decent movie about a superhero who rides a harley and works for the devil and has a flaming skull? come on. i haven't seen it, but it sounds like you were expecting some epic life changing movie. i know you and (i'll call them) whiner babies on AICN think all comic movies should be completely serious works of art, and they should be with certain characters. but others aren't serious material. ghost rider can't be taken seriously. maybe if he was just an avenging demon. but the guy rides an effing motorcycle. it's just not something a normal human can take seriously. so i'm glad they didn't take it seriously when they made it. cuz that would have been a complete joke to anyone who's never read ghost rider. seriously. kind of like the fountain. when i went to see it i was all wrapped up in it. i got it. but the numbskulls that filled the rest of the theater did not. they laughed the entire time. this movie was made for those numbskulls. and we can either snub it. or try to enjoy it for what it is. and another thing...comic book movies don't have that much to work on today. i bought a stack yesterday and sat down to read them late last night, and was kind of dissapointed with all of them (cepts astonishing x-men). maybe i'm reading the wrong comics. but what i'm saying is...yes the heroes are mythological legends. but that doesn't mean we even get good comic books about them. how do you expect some hollywood "i like to blow sh*t up" director to get it right?
Come on, give Harry a break. Don´t compare this to by MasterKenobi	Feb 16th, 2007 09:14:08 AM
Daredevil. He has finally grown up (no pun). I will never forgive him the Daredevil review nor the Van Helsing one. I couldn´t understand how any sane geek, regardles of how much he loves a comic book character/fantasy characters, can totally ignore the awfully stinking moments in both Daredevil and Van Helsing. But then something happened to mr. Knowels. He found Yoko and suddenly he sees the world with new eyes. He saw that X-men sucked big time. He realized that no cool comic book heroic moments can save a movie like X-men 3. And now he has proved again that he has matured. The only thing I ask the movie Gods now, is that no stupid producer will ever let MSJ near a comic book property again. Ever! And here is a review that says lots of what I felt during Ghostrider: http://www.latinoreview.com/fi lmreview.php?id=239 The sets are truly that aweful. Peter Jackson and Weta were building better sets back in the days of the Frigteners. In the end the worst thing in Ghostrider is that it´s not dark enough. Dark as in Batman Begins or Hulk. Or dr. Octopus in hospital moments.
"...fucking damn good." by captainCAPSLOCK	Feb 16th, 2007 09:14:32 AM
they will take out f bomb and put: '...damn good.' - Harry Knowles, Aint It Cool News
Harry must not have been offered an early screeing.. by Mike_D	Feb 16th, 2007 09:14:57 AM
yea harry, this review kind of blows. I just skipped to the end when you said "Fucking Clown Shoes". Do you even know what that means? or are you just using it because its in the view askew universe?
Note to Mark Steven Johnson by mr.underwater	Feb 16th, 2007 09:19:06 AM
On your next outing, you may want to take a few steps in befriending a certain website owner to avoid reviews like this. I know Harry's been accused of this for years, but at least to me, it seems that recently he just absolutely loves anything a friend of his touches (which he's always done, hell, he duped me into paying to see Way of the Gun). But beyond that, it seems like he's gotten downright malicious towards directors who don't attempt to buddy-up to him. I just have a strange feeling that if MSJ would have showed this at BNAT Harry's review would read "Of course nothing is taken too seriously, this movie is about FUN" I could be wrong...
Right Bastard by mr. brownstone	Feb 16th, 2007 09:24:28 AM
coles notes: he didn't connect with it emotionally. thought it was too cartoonish and episodic. there was no atmosphere and the script sucked. you need to take reading and comprehension again. I love you.
Not surprised this is bad... by Dasher	Feb 16th, 2007 09:24:51 AM
I've said it in other corners and I'll say it again here. The fact that any of these franchises gets turned into a good movie is purely by happenstance. In other words, it's gravy - a happy accident. NONE of these things are made only for artistic reasons. That's right, NONE. Some get a better treatment than others. But even the best of them are made primarily to earn gobs of money to fill studio coffers and please the shareholders. Sad, but true.
"like running up a hill to smell a bucket of shit" by mr. brownstone	Feb 16th, 2007 09:26:09 AM
that's a real keeper.
In the end Daredevil was better than Ghostrider by MasterKenobi	Feb 16th, 2007 09:26:21 AM
not as good as Harry made it out to be, but still... And Ghostrider was better than Electra, but I´m ashamed to confess that I have seen that one... So all you pathetic (like me) Ghostrider fans who have any doubts still, there is the answer. Among all bad comic book films it´s still not the worst, but it comes very close.
Aw man...sorry to hear this. by isispop	Feb 16th, 2007 09:29:01 AM
I had a feeling from the entire "look" (even staying spoiler free as always). Not that I totally think whatever Harry thinks...but he has a lot of valid points that confirm my fears. Dang it.
Please stop MSJ from making movies... by frenchtoastmanifesto	Feb 16th, 2007 09:32:23 AM
Her screwed up DAREDEVIL and from the moment I read that he took over the GHOST RIDER project, I knew it was doomed. Hell, at least Goyer's draft presented the right idea (IMHO) of making it a horror thriller, but, no, we have to suffer through Johnson. I also blame Avi Arad -- did you see DAREDEVIL, Avi? Oh, and, to the brass at HBO, take MSJ off the PREACHER project as soon as you can.
You know you're in trouble by Mentok	Feb 16th, 2007 09:45:51 AM
When a performance by Peter Fonda is the high point of a movie. Ouch.
What a surprise! by rbatty024	Feb 16th, 2007 09:49:37 AM
I would never in a million years would have thought the guy responsible for Daredevil (a better character in my opinion) would have made another shitty superhero film.
I will see it by Philvis	Feb 16th, 2007 09:52:58 AM
Sorry, but Ghost Rider is a niche market and if you want a successful movie, you will have to make a film that appeals to the masses, kids included. Most people have never even heard of, much less read a Ghost Rider comic book. My wife and I, along with my nephews will go see this movie with optimism. I'm sorry, but Ghost Rider is not in the same league as a comic book like Batman, so you have to take it for what it is.
If DAREDEVIL > GHOST RIDER then... by YackBacker	Feb 16th, 2007 09:53:20 AM
An angel loses its wings. (weep)
I am happy to underrate and underappreciate Hulk by Franklin T Marmoset	Feb 16th, 2007 09:55:15 AM
Ugh. That film is what happens when you take a comic book too seriously - flimsy characters padded out with a bunch of dull, sub-Oprah issues drama. Imagine the colossal arrogance of a director thinking he could turn a story about an angry green giant into Greek tragedy. If you're going to give me comics, give me them stupid.
If you want to talk videogame movies by Garbageman33	Feb 16th, 2007 09:57:05 AM
Let's drag Moriarty into the conversation. Isn't he working on, like, the 12th installment of Mortal Kombat?
Lemme guess, Harry wasn't invited by googamooga	Feb 16th, 2007 09:59:03 AM
...To any behind the scenes junkets when the movie was filming, so for that perceived injustice, this movie will be awarded the label of "suck"? AICN's reviews suck, this movie looks cool, I'll see it. Period.
"SPAWN was much much better than this." by Shermdawg	Feb 16th, 2007 10:00:15 AM
Ugh. Then this must really suck ass.
BOX OFFICE BOMB number umpteen for Nic Cage by Pound Sand	Feb 16th, 2007 10:03:41 AM
The Leaving Las Vegas stink has finally blown off, I guess.
It's a Marvel movie released in February... by Head In A Box	Feb 16th, 2007 10:06:59 AM
...of course it's going to suck.
The problem with most movies is that people... by rbatty024	Feb 16th, 2007 10:10:45 AM
want to shut their brains completely off when they watch a film. Sure, I enjoy a bad movie every now and then, but I like to watch those movies with a six pack of beer and a couple of friends so that we can laugh at it. (Thanks to this site Gymkata is next on my list). Maybe if this is laughably bad I'll go see it, but from the looks of this it's just painful. Look, I'm not the smartest guy in the world but I just can't manage to completely shut my brain off, sorry. If you're proud of your stupidity (pride is one of the seven deadly sins and I think stupidity was the one accidentally left off), then yell it from the rooftops for all I care. Most of the time the box-office is a mystery to me. Why would people see such trite crap? But I also don't give it too much thought, until their ignorance affects my moviegoing. I'm not a huge Ghost Rider fan, but if this movie makes bank then who knows what other characters will be quickly pushed through the Hollywood meat grinder. Maybe one of these days they'll get someone I actually care about. So please don't go see this movie. I like comic books and I like movies so I shouldn't have to feel disappointed every time the two are combined.
the reason why harry is such a bad writer is by emeraldboy	Feb 16th, 2007 10:11:18 AM
He doesnt and cant do Critical analysis. In other words he cannot dismantle a film. The best writers do that. They view the film as a whole and say what is right and what is wrong, without resorting to Michael Bay is a hack. that is not good enough and it may be valid but it has nothing to do with whether a film is good or bad. Take x-men, harry hates bret ratner and he never said why he did. Which made his review stupid sounding or harry's mi3 review which was one the worst things i haver seen. MOst reviewers worth thier salt, tell you what they think of the movie with putting thier personal lives into or giving the game away, which is very hard thing to do, believe without being told dong give away the ending which is a very familiar refrain. I can tell you. I think it is about time harry got someone else to run this site.
Answer me this, is "Ghost Rider" cursed? by Uncapie	Feb 16th, 2007 10:12:29 AM
Or was that yes on two or destroy Russia?
Uh...Didn't everyone see this coming? by jimmy_009	Feb 16th, 2007 10:13:00 AM
I predicted this for months. They dumped it in Feb. for christ sake. Just look at the damn trailers. It's Nic Cage sitting on a retarded motorcycle (wheels on fires natch) and his skull head has flames on it. Oh, and he whips a chain around and can drive the motorcycle up buildings. I mean WTF? Who in their right mind thought this would be GOOD? How did this get the greenlight?
Harry didn't like something? by CTU Mole	Feb 16th, 2007 10:20:46 AM
Did the check not clear?
"I go to the movies to be entertained." by President Evil	Feb 16th, 2007 10:25:19 AM
A common excuse for enjoying (and admitting to enjoying) SHIT.
emeraldboy, my take on Harry's reviews by YackBacker	Feb 16th, 2007 10:28:49 AM
I think he simply doesn't care to write the standard-issue critical analysis. Is it based on his laziness? Probably. Breaking down a movie critically takes some amount of discipline (not much, mind you, but more than what goes into a Knowles "stream of consciousness" review). Harry relies on his emotional reaction to carry him through the review. Sometimes that approach is fine with me. Look, I don't base my moviegoing behavior on Harry's picks and pans. Frankly, he and I have very different tastes when it comes to films. I come here to be entertained. Sometimes, when Harry sees a movie way in advance and reviews it, I would prefer he cut the "I had a tuna salad sandwich" shit and get right to the point (because an advance review is a NEWS item in my opinion) but Harry has done advance articles less and less in recent years. Nope, I want him to be entertaining first and foremost. When I read Mori, I know I'm getting some critical analysis. When I read Vern I KNOW I'm getting entertainment. The rest of the monkeys on this site TRY to be a mix of funny and scholarly and make themselves out to look foolish more often than not. But Harry, don't you dare give this site over to someone else. Instead, Harry should be writing MORE stuff. Seriously.
President Evil is my hero by Doctor_Sin	Feb 16th, 2007 10:30:54 AM
I don't want a comic book as high literary art translated to fine cinema. I just want a well-written, well-directed, well-acted, generally well-made movie. How can people pay so much to go the theater to see Sci-Fi channel quality crapola? Why do audiences let this shit slide?
Will someone let Harry know by BGDAWES	Feb 16th, 2007 10:31:01 AM
that it's FUCKING FEBRUARY - CHANGE THE DAMN ANIMATION!
anyone seen Breach? by just pillow talk	Feb 16th, 2007 10:35:50 AM
Curious as to how that is. Chris Cooper is great, so I want to know if this is worth checking out.
HULK was "misunderstood"? by President Evil	Feb 16th, 2007 10:37:05 AM
Yeah, just like HANNIBAL was misunderstood. I suppose you're going to saying HOWARD THE DUCK and LEONARD PART 6 were also misunderstood. No, they were garbage. Nothing to "misunderstand" about that.
DareDevil, Elektra, The Punisher and now Ghost Rider... by Graphix67	Feb 16th, 2007 10:38:52 AM
... Folks, there's a reason why movies featuring these 2nd-tier/2nd-rate comic characters are usually released in January or February instead of the Spring/Summer blockbuster seasons. When will you suckers ever learn???
when they come out with "Antman" by just pillow talk	Feb 16th, 2007 10:41:58 AM
that's when I'll draw the line in the sand!
The commericals told me all that I needed to know! by captboulder	Feb 16th, 2007 10:44:09 AM
I knew Ghost Rider was gonna blow when the comedy routines shown. Plus the PG-13 rating was also its death kneel as well. Like Harry said, PG-13 doesn't mean a movie can't be scary, but some directors just can't seem to make a comic movie with a PG-13 rating. Ghost Rider should have been a movie experience but I don't think it will be now.
Harry hated X3, too. by ejcarter9	Feb 16th, 2007 10:50:10 AM
So I have to take this with a grain of salt. Or two. I'll watch it with lowered expectations, that way I shouldn't feel too disappointed.
Eva Mendes doesn't do it for you nerds, WTF? by purplemonkeydw	Feb 16th, 2007 10:54:45 AM
Dude. Seriously. Dude.
Cage hasn't done shit since he was sailor. Ruined DF by EvilWizardGlick	Feb 16th, 2007 10:54:52 AM
WTF happened to cage? He had it and lost it now he gets the worst shit. Fuck he's gone the Eddie Morphy/Ice Cube/Steve Martin route, painful to watch. And his participation in Dresden Files sucked the soul out of it. The cool shit is just gone.
Heres a clue, do r rated EVIL ERNIE by EvilWizardGlick	Feb 16th, 2007 10:57:17 AM
Evil Ernie for adults would revive falgging comic book films. Maybe even Bill the Bull or Aurelia Warrior Nun.
is something burning in here? by batmanthehorse	Feb 16th, 2007 10:59:03 AM
Do you smell smoke? my head feels like its on fire! And many more great jokes that have something to do with the fact that he's catches fire but nobody knows. The TV spots clued me in to what a piece of crap this would be and the review seems to make perfect sense from what i've seen.
if you like X3 you'll love ghostrider by batmanthehorse	Feb 16th, 2007 11:00:33 AM
X3 was about as flashy and pointless as ghost rider. Two perfect films for the under 16 demographic.
supercowbell just scared the shit out of me by Doctor_Sin	Feb 16th, 2007 11:02:11 AM
"already making a ghost rider 2" At least they'll masturbate this franchise until they go blind without fucking up a completely new franchise for a while. If making crap sequels staves them from making a crappy Moon Knight or Captain Marvel/Shazam - then, fine. Let them waste studio $ on turds. Oh, supercowbell...there's no friendly welcome here - just jump in and don't take shit from the haterz.
sorry supercowbell by just pillow talk	Feb 16th, 2007 11:06:47 AM
newbies get head from the fat kid in Accepted.
This shit wasn't screened for "critics" by VaderSabre	Feb 16th, 2007 11:11:23 AM
so you paid out of your own pocket, got extra riled up and sat down to spew?
I'm drinking juice out of a Pom tea glass by Gwai Lo	Feb 16th, 2007 11:12:56 AM
Now I gotta be careful not to shatter it.. Get outta my brain Harry!
I love Eva Medes, but she can't act worth a shit! by captboulder	Feb 16th, 2007 11:13:41 AM
But she was chosen to act for GR, now was she? She should have never became famous. Women like her, Jessica Alba, and Salma Hayek should have been actresses in Cinemax flixs or doing porn! I hope people don't make Roselyn Sanchez too famous or the potential to take off her clothes will be lost. Look what y'all have done to Scarlett! She should've been a porn star by now! But, nooo!
Nic plays flipped out rage as well as anybody.... by lettersoftransit	Feb 16th, 2007 11:14:38 AM
...though it sounds like he chose not to do that here. He plays quite a few things well, actually. Another is the guy who is beat down by life and almost sleep walking through it. The other he plays well, though not quite as execptionally well as he plays the first two, is the hip wannabe Elvis kinda guy that nothing fazes. Question is which of those takes was the right one for a guy who;s cursed to ride a motorcyle with his skull on fire, and whether he and Johnson made the right choice.
Thats Eva Mendes, oops! by captboulder	Feb 16th, 2007 11:15:00 AM
nuff said!
Flames on Ghost Rider = Piss on Autobots by finky089	Feb 16th, 2007 11:16:02 AM
actually, not really. If Ghost Rider was going to be any good, they would not be releasing it without HUGE blitz marketing a week before it opens (you know TF, HP, FF2, heck, even TMNT probably, will get it) or on February 16. The upside is no other major direct competition, but without cranking the media advertising, it's liek the studio gave the film a default 'vote of no confidence." maybe the film is as "vapid" as Harry says, I wouldn't be shocked. But is anyone?
captboulder, I'm SO for having Sanchez in a Skinemax by finky089	Feb 16th, 2007 11:18:09 AM
flick...well that's probably unrealistic, but I'm 100% in support of your argument.
Word around town is that Harry was so numbed by GR by Doctor_Sin	Feb 16th, 2007 11:21:51 AM
That he actually flatlined twice. The first time was okay because he just drooled, but that second time - when his bodily functions began to shut down - man, there was shit and urine mixing with the Sweet Tarts on the floor and it was hell to clean up. Fortunately, as the story goes, Yoko (who always carries a portable DVD player for such emergencies) was able to revive him with some Brando dialogue from Donner's "Superman." EMS techs said Harry's first words upon coming out of his first coma were, "Nic Cage did this to me." The next time (after being zapped with the defibrillator), Harry was heard to yell, "Please! Don't show me his flaming nutsack!" He didn't get a refund, but did get a coupon for free nachos (with Rico's cheese sauce) for life.
SPAWN by MRJONZ72	Feb 16th, 2007 11:21:56 AM
U saying Spawn is better? I really hated that movie!
Ghost Rider Begins by THE KNIGHT	Feb 16th, 2007 11:22:04 AM
Just get Nolan...
...what? No one gotta eat????? by Tzaddi	Feb 16th, 2007 11:24:00 AM
just asking.
Watch Boat Trip ONLY for Sanchez =0 by ComputerGuy68	Feb 16th, 2007 11:25:12 AM
I don't think she had a bra on in the whole film, and her shirts were paper thin. Oh and at one time she falls in a pool...
Gee look at my shocked look. *note sarcasm by AllPowerfulWizardOfOz	Feb 16th, 2007 11:29:24 AM
I knew it when they cast Nic Cage this was going to be a big stinky pile of nasty shit. Then the trailers. Oh the horrible horrible trailers. I laughed. I knew they would butt fuck this awesome comic book in the ass when I saw that first trailer. Nothing about this movie excites me. Not a damn thing. So reading what Harry has to say about it does not surprise me one bit it only solidifies what I knew this movie would be. I am not going to be suckered like I was with Fantastic Four from a knucklehead friend who said it was not as bad as everyone said it was. No that too was that bad and this too looks that worse and from the sound of it will be on DVD by April.
You could tell this was gonna be bad by S-Mart shopper	Feb 16th, 2007 11:29:25 AM
by Nic Cage's horrible hair line. And YES, Roselyn Sanchez is leaps&bounds hotter than Eva Mendoesn't! nice call BSB
NIC GOTTA EAT! by THE KNIGHT	Feb 16th, 2007 11:40:48 AM
There ya go
Wasn't Catwoman released in the Summertime? by Mr. Profit	Feb 16th, 2007 11:42:38 AM
Shitty comic movies are not limited to Jan and Feb. Look at The Fantastic Four. Ghost Rider looked sloppy since I saw the 1st preview that featured Xena-level Special Effects. And Eva Mendes is not all that. Just because you are straight, young, and a dude doesnt mean you find every famous bitch hot. And if you are Latino like me and grew up watching Telemundo or Univision you know there are fucking waaaaaay hotter Latinas than Eva Mendes.
So now that this cheeseball has fucked up GR by Neo Zeed	Feb 16th, 2007 11:57:40 AM
Is it really time for him to fuck up my favorite comic book Preacher?! This one goes out to those Mark Steven Johnson "fans" out there who think he's a cool dude. He's all TALK and not enough SKILLS. Don't be fooled by his "fanboy" ramblings. Giving Preacher to MSJ is like giving Watchmen to Tim Story.
Spiderman 3 is gonna look like a masterpiece by S-Mart shopper	Feb 16th, 2007 11:58:26 AM
after Ghostrider and Transformers crash & burn. GR should have been done as a hardcore NC-17 demon fuckfest WITHOUT Cage!
Nic Cage is too old for Eva Mendes if... by Demosthenes2	Feb 16th, 2007 11:58:44 AM
...he was supposed to have dated her when she was 16 (if I understand that correctly). Yick.
Mr. Profit, you were raised on Caliente no doubt by YackBacker	Feb 16th, 2007 12:09:28 PM
Every Saturday AM, those girls down in South Beach would mesmerize with those bikinis and shaking asses.
Is anybody REALLY surprised by this? by Acappellaman	Feb 16th, 2007 12:14:20 PM
None of the trailers did a single friggin thing for me, none of the screen caps did either. Hell, even the friggin LOGO was lame. I'm not surprised in the least that this film is getting trashed by anybody. I might see this as a Blockbuster Online rental - but I won't waste gas driving to the store to get it - I'll let it come by mail so I can just waste the two hours on it to get a handful of eye candy and move on. The ONLY reason I'll watch this is because I have a great fondness for comic book movies. I fully expect to be disappointed in it even with such low expectations. Having said that, I'm disappointed that it's getting bad reviews. I was hoping I'd hear great things about it and that I'd be proven wrong. It doesn't sound like it will happen, which is unfortunate. The more crappy comic book movies that come out like this, the fewer comic movies will be supported by big-name studios. I'm hoping the trend moves back the way it should - where directors like Raimi and Nolan get to show how good comic movies can be. The trash that some of these second-rate directors are spewing out only hurts the fans. This sucks. If you guys aren't going to respect the characters, don't make the friggin movie! Put some effort into it and do it RIGHT.
this man is working on preacher... by AskaniSon2001	Feb 16th, 2007 12:26:35 PM
Please, someone. make it stop- make it stop. Make him stop. I mean...really? HBO? ...really... we'll see.
I'm amused that all the defenders of films like... by rbatty024	Feb 16th, 2007 12:36:43 PM
Ghost Rider and X3 all fall back on the fact that either they like stupid movies or that superhero movies should be dumb and empty. Wow, their honesty about their own intellectual failings is astonishing.
what a surprise... by JimmyJoe RedSky	Feb 16th, 2007 12:40:25 PM
it sucked? really? nic cage looks dumb with "normal" hair - i cant get passed that - too bad - this coulda been a good superhero movie - with so many near hits to learn from theres no excuse - this movie was made for cable and dvd - thats where it will make up for any losses - so harry has kids? - who's the lucky monster... i mean woman
FF is better!?! by Billyeveryteen	Feb 16th, 2007 12:45:32 PM
Guess I'll miss this turd.
the reason most comic book movies suck... by JimmyJoe RedSky	Feb 16th, 2007 12:45:58 PM
is because most of the writers and directors behind them dont like comics - and probably never did - theyre hired to adapt a property - a property they dont care about and in turn dont "get" - cage has made some stinkers but he is a good actor - see "adaptation"
I just don't get Nicolas Cage. by rbatty024	Feb 16th, 2007 12:51:41 PM
There are a few times during his career where he's turned in some great performances. Recently I really liked him in Weatherman, but goddamn he's been in a lot of shitty movies. Get a new agent.
the scariest thing in this review by TheBaxter	Feb 16th, 2007 12:56:34 PM
is harry talking about having kids
Best review Harry has done in years. by The Ghost of Marcus Brody	Feb 16th, 2007 01:13:23 PM
Fo' realz.
NO! NOT THE BEE'S!! by oh_sprinkles	Feb 16th, 2007 01:26:16 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =owaV4ocVwPk
re: righteousbrother by beamish13	Feb 16th, 2007 01:32:06 PM
Spot-on parody. That was pretty damn funny.
I agree. by Novaman5000	Feb 16th, 2007 01:33:08 PM
I was bored and thought it was far too goofy for it's own good.
Quit whining!!!!!!!!!! by Pr_Frink	Feb 16th, 2007 01:34:14 PM
Why do so many people come on here and bitch about Harry's reviewing?! If you don't like the guy's stuff move on with your lives!! It's a movie review!! Who fucking cares?! And just a question, if you hate his stuff, why do you read every one of his reviews? Oh right, so you can come on the talkbacks and bitch about to seem cool. Fucking losers.
I pray for Preacher by Roninmerc	Feb 16th, 2007 01:36:17 PM
This is the man who's going to be responsible for bringing Preacher into our homes? I really hope one of the other producers is talented enough for the both of them. Preacher is one of my favourite graphic novels ever made. When I heard that HBO is producing it, I was I was skeptical but also hopeful. I hope to god Ghost Rider sucks beacuse of the script, not MSJ.
I thought it was ridiculous that every fight was by Novaman5000	Feb 16th, 2007 01:36:30 PM
him getting hit once, then using his ghost rider power kill his foe pretty much within a minute. There wasn't a HINT of suspense or tension in the entire movie.
Another reason many comic book movies suck.... by Dasher	Feb 16th, 2007 02:02:25 PM
Many of the writers and directors who make these films are simply not well-rounded. They don't have enough life experience and all they know is pop culture, so that's their only frame of reference. Their movies recycle other movies and have little else to say.
Don't hold back Harry by Rupee88	Feb 16th, 2007 02:04:58 PM
lol...yes, a good review because it is honest and passionate and didn't involve too much about Harry and his nephew or little brother whoever that kid is. I agree with you Harry that they are raping these characters for a quick buck and it is sad.
Ghost Rider by SithMenace	Feb 16th, 2007 02:12:16 PM
is a boring character, same as Spawn. I never had any desire to see this movie even if it was good.
You know it Yackbacker... I also like "No Te Duermas" by Mr. Profit	Feb 16th, 2007 02:46:56 PM
Which they show in Puerto Rico where my family is from. That shit is soft core porn in a variety show format. I think you can catch the show here if you got Digital Cable and Telemundo PR. But yeah there are hotter Latinas on the Spanish Language channels than Eva. And again this movie looked stupid from Jump. I have come to the sad conclusion that I am NOT in the target audience the studios are trying to hit up. These movies are for kids to watch the 1st weekend, love, then forget about them the 2nd weekend. Only thing serious we got right now is probably Batman and Spiderman.
Should have been a 70s horror flick. Done by by superninja	Feb 16th, 2007 02:56:30 PM
an indie director with limited special effects. This film actually could have been very interesting. Like most comic book films. They blew it again.
"fucking clown shoes"? by Venkie007	Feb 16th, 2007 02:58:25 PM
What the shit does that mean? Oh- change the corner animation, PLEASE.
The only reason comic book movies suck by superninja	Feb 16th, 2007 03:09:14 PM
is they don't treat the source material with respect. It's mythos, it conveys something about the human condition, it is not just about looking kewl, teen angst and being a smartass, which is what most comic book films are.
The t.v. writers took over comic books, and now by superninja	Feb 16th, 2007 03:10:14 PM
the movies are following suite. No one wants to see Dawson's Creek in spandex for the 100th time.
SPAWN... by The Real MiraJeff	Feb 16th, 2007 03:19:57 PM
... is one of the worst movies ever made. Sorry, but there's no getting around that. Still had a kickass soundtrack though. As for Harry's review of Ghost Rider, I'm sure he's spot on, but what bugs me is that he actually thought it was going to be any good in the first place. I mean, I get disappointed by movies that I have high expectations for all the time, but I don't have high expectations for shitty looking movies like this. Nic Cage hasn't done anything of substance since The Rock, a genuinely good action film. The shittiness of this film is no surprise. I wonder what will get roasted worse, this one or The Number 23, which was putrid.
Or Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel with by superninja	Feb 16th, 2007 03:21:03 PM
superhero characters. For the 100th time.
Yeah, Spawn was on cable this week and that by superninja	Feb 16th, 2007 03:22:03 PM
movie is pure crap. But then, that character is pure crap, so it makes sense.
What did you expect? by Redfive!	Feb 16th, 2007 03:25:48 PM
Anybody who goes in with expectations like harrys deserves to come out with there feelings hurt and be disappointed.I mean ITS A DUDE WITH A FLAMING SKULL.GR was never a fully relized property like X-men or Spidey.Theres really not much to it also,GR doesnt have some mythology or deep meaning underneath,its just a dude who sold his soul to the devil,got screwed and turned his back on satan.Most people that I know only know the skull NOTHING else.The movie was fine.
Attn: Harry=>GET...A...LIFE!!!!!! by Frank_Bullitt	Feb 16th, 2007 03:26:31 PM
You really need to get a life, guys. C'mon I haven't seen this many 40 year old virgins getting in a tizzy since the last Star Trek convention when Shatner was a no show. Guys, its a movie! It ain't Citizen Kane, it didn't have the pretensions to be Citizen Kane, Hell, even Citizen Kane isn't Citizen Kane anymore. If I hear one more of these geeks whining about how XZY film based on the comic book where the two guys fight raped their childhood because it didn't live up to their expectations, I'm gonna puke. Geeks saying that their kid's entertainment future is in jeparody...first you need to find a woman, a woman that won't be turned off by your huge comicbook collection and Todd McFarland toy collection, THEN have kids... Sheesh, I saw the film and it was good entertainment. Then again I wasn't going in with huge expectations but people go and see the film and judge for yourselves, don't be dictated to by a bunch of geeky weirdos who live in their parent's basements.
I know by monkeybrow	Feb 16th, 2007 03:27:44 PM
that GR is surely shite...but I cannot trust Harry with anything following his glowing review of that turd "van helsing"
Here we go with people saying it's not an important by superninja	Feb 16th, 2007 03:36:10 PM
character. Well, no shit, Sherlock. You know, Hercules and Perseus aren't "important" characters either. You can toss out Othello and everyone else, too. I guess having a flaming skull throws off some real simplistic folks.
A guy who goes around on a bike by emeraldboy	Feb 16th, 2007 03:36:44 PM
at night becuase he sold his soul to satan and whose head becomes a flaming skull. That should be dark as hell and scary. But most filmmakers are scared of getting an R rating. So they make thier films kid friendly. I know it sucks but that is the way it is. Kids and teens are the target audience. Cameron is going to have his film butchered. Cameron is a great filmmaker and I have nearly all of his films. I know Camerons films are not kid friendly. That is the problem. With a title like battle angel alita, I immediately think of a hard core war movie. NO matter how much technology goes into this and suspect the result will be stunning. The rating will be R. That will be the kiss of death for that movie. or not we will see.
Harry by HK_Cavalier	Feb 16th, 2007 03:41:14 PM
I will see this because Harry loathed it so much. I have no idea what has warped his mind so, but his reviews have been garbage for years. Take your prescription pants and go open aintIcool, Harry, cuz that's the only vibe I've gotten from you for a long time.
frank bullit by emeraldboy	Feb 16th, 2007 03:43:55 PM
I dont listen to these people. Nic cage is the reason i wont be seeing this. Just like Madonna is the reason i am not going to see that Luc besson movie Arthur and The minimoys.
I still cant wait by Blok Narpin	Feb 16th, 2007 03:51:23 PM
This movie looks AWFUL....AWFUL GOOD! I never cared for Ghost Rider. All I want to see is Nick Cage saying cheesy one liners. If it has that, I'll be happy! Still, DareDevil was so good. We know what Johnson is capable of. It's a shame he couldn't step up his game on Ghost Rider.
I guess we need a more accurate portrayal by superninja	Feb 16th, 2007 03:58:55 PM
of a spirit of vengegance, because flaming skulls are out according to some people. Cyclops having one eye is also very passe in their book.
Harry by TheyCallMeBruce	Feb 16th, 2007 04:09:58 PM
this is why Harry is the fucking man. god, i love you, you pudgy ginger motherfucker.
supercowbell is WRONG!!!!!!!!! by Blok Narpin	Feb 16th, 2007 04:20:13 PM
DareDevil was excellent, and the director's cut was even better.
Frank_Bullitt moron at large. by AllPowerfulWizardOfOz	Feb 16th, 2007 04:20:54 PM
Wow you really told us huh junior? Another keyboard commando who made himself feel better by bashing people who have a love for good movies and story content. Let me tell ya something you simple minded fucktard, if we did not care about movies then ALL you would have to chose from are shitfest like this new Ghost Rider film lingering around the theater like a stale queef from your pussy Frank. It's "fans" like us that help make sure we get a decent comic book movie once in awhile. See Chris Nolan's Batman. Are there still going to be turds that get shat out regardless of what we say? Sure. But at least we have sites like this to get the word out to die hards who care enough about the comics they grew up with or TV shows to tell real fans not to waste their hard earned money on a film that sounds about as exciting as stapling my dick to a 2 x 4. You can go ahead Frank and be the sucker idiot you are and shell out your duckets for this fecal stain on film while us "whiney" fanboys will chose to keep our money in our pockets and use some common sense instead of contributing to garbage. You sound a like a studio plant anyway. Maybe I am wrong because I am still a noob on the talkbacks but I am not going away Frank. Nope I will right here to confront ya everytime you want push another stool out of your yap trap. It makes sense to you would like a shit movie after all you do have something in common being shit yourself don't ya? Oh and for the record Frank. I got a woman. I am not 40 years old. I am in good shape and I bank a healthy income, I just love movies and don't appreciate when there is so much money spent on them that the director can't even go the extra mile to the source that made the stories fun to begin with. It's pointless. Ok I am done with my rant and I feel better now. hands you a puke bucket
did i ever tell y'all 'bout my flaming skull...? by tibbar	Feb 16th, 2007 04:23:54 PM
it's a symbol of my individuality, and my belief in personal freedom.
Daredevil wasn't that bad by yeah boss!	Feb 16th, 2007 04:27:38 PM
It was cut up bad and had some ridiculous stuff like the park scene and DD fighting 3 baddies at the end one after the other and healing like a mutant from an apparently fatal wound. I wouldn't be surprised if this movie despite its spectacles turns out to be flat too. I aint surprised that Harry's fiance didn't wanna go with him to the cinema - sh probably didn't want to see him screaming and yelling about how he only got to see a hint of curve on Eva Mendes. I thought Harry said that the script for GR was very cool? That's the frickin story aint it? Bring on Spidey3
I almost feel bad for Mark Steven Johnson by Angry Mean Panda	Feb 16th, 2007 04:41:33 PM
The guy quite clearly loves the source material he's adapting, but he doesn't have any talent at all. It's sorta sad.
Nic Cage is no Superhero in my book by Zipperhead	Feb 16th, 2007 04:43:53 PM
Here he looks like an alcoholic with superpowers.
Frank_Bullitt is a dipshit. by Doctor_Sin	Feb 16th, 2007 04:46:54 PM
"I saw the film and it was good entertainment. Then again I wasn't going in with huge expectations but people go and see the film and judge for yourselves, don't be dictated to by a bunch of geeky weirdos who live in their parent's basements." See, here's the problems with this cocksmoker's argument: 1. How is a poorly made POS film "good entertainment"? Are you that numbed by TV and pop culture that you have no sense of quality control? 2. "Not going in with huge expectations" is COMPLETELY different than "Going in to see a well-made film." Even among popcorn movies, there's good and there's crap. 3. "Go see the film and judge for yourselves." = "Help buttress the MASSIVE opening-weekend treasure chest for the movie company, thereby rewarding them for feeding you shit. Don't listen to people who actually saw the thing." 4. Don't be dictated to...by ANYBODY. Including a piece of shit like Mr. Bullitt. If 70 people say a movie outright sucked, 15 people said it was okay, 10 people said it looks like a rental, and 5 people said it was awesome - you're not being dictated to. You're using your MIND to EVALUATE. You're making a decision for yourself. Just be warned. 5. Ah, the Geekist Bias. I love assclowns like this who think everyone on here is some cut-out pastiche of geek stereotypes. I have a wife, kids, shitty paying desk job, and live in MY OWN HOUSE. My wife (with whom I enjoy MANY sexual relations) is as big a comic book "geek" as I am. Go to a ComicCon, pal - you will see plenty of ladies. It's not all about some grasping-at-straws stereotype/insult. This post, my friend, is what is called OWNAGE.
Hollywood needs to work on better scripts by lfhlaw	Feb 16th, 2007 04:50:39 PM
They need to really get a good script written before they green light Superhero movies I think. Look at Indiana Jones 4....Lucas, Speilburg, and Ford all had to sign off on the script and it had to be good, otherwise they wouldn't do it. Hopefully that's good, though it's hard to continue to improve on a series with 2 sequels already.
Eva Mendes = Movie Raper by LittleDudes	Feb 16th, 2007 04:53:03 PM
But I have to admit, she was good in... well, nah, nothing. Fucken bitch.
Oh, and in addition: by Doctor_Sin	Feb 16th, 2007 04:56:08 PM
I was one of those who thought "It looks like crap, but it might be the ads - maybe it's gonna be cheesy fun." I foolishly went to see it. It sucked. It wasn't cheesy fun. It was a bad movie. It was painful to sit through. See, Mr. Bullitt, I followed your sage advice. Now, it is my duty to report back that this movie blew. I disagree with Harry that Nic "phoned it in" - Nic was Nic. You either accept that or not.
Everybody remember- Cage WAS going to be SUPERMAN! by YackBacker	Feb 16th, 2007 04:57:58 PM
WTF were they thinking?!? No disrepsect to GR, but I'm happier to have Cage fuck this movie up than compound the shit Singer pulled in SUPERMAN RETURNS (oh yeah, I'm kicking up some SR dust, who wants to dance in the ring of fire? WELL?) I had a nap today... sorry.
the most whiny-comic-geek review of all time by Freakemovie	Feb 16th, 2007 04:59:34 PM
Yeah, I get that the point of this site is everybody's a comic book geek. I like em too. But wow..."wah wah I want my heroes to be taken seriously..." You realize they came up with these characters to be entertaining, right? The movie's not going to be mistaken with a masterpiece anytime soon, but the way you describe it, your ideal Ghost Rider movie is about a thoroughly depressed individual who mopes around while developing Character. (By the way, Eva Mendes was hot in this, I don't know what you were talking about with the clothing.)
On DareDevil by Frank_Bullitt	Feb 16th, 2007 05:00:15 PM
Can't comment, haven't seen it. To Mr. AllPowerfulWizardOfOz: Jeezuz, I heard your shrilling all the way back here on the east coast. I hope you didn't wake up your parents. I am glad that you (and all the other members of this forum, since apparently you speak for everyone here) have such an inflated opinion of yourself and your own worth that you go through all the trouble of putting out profanity-laced diatribes across the world wide web. Unfortunately if you bothered to go outside every once in a while you'd see that this stuff doesn't amount to a hill of beans in the real world. Nobody outside of Harryworld cares, sonny. Now that you've insulted me I have no alternative but to call your parents and inform them of the naughty language their darling son has been using. I am also elated to hear that you won't be going anywhere; indeed this ranting board is some of the best free entertainment I've had in a while. Why whittle away fifty clams of yer hard earned cash at the airport bar when you're stuck in La Guardia in a snowstorm when you can log on the internet and listen to geeks flame each other over their all-important lives...I'd have to pay a $20 cover charge for this kinda entertainment. "I got a woman(sic). I am not 40 years old. I am in good shape and I bank a healthy income, I just love movies and don't appreciate when there is so much money spent on them that the director can't even go the extra mile to the source that made the stories fun to begin with." I'm glad to hear it, the fact that you feel the need to lash out at total strangers and give intimate details of your personal life shows what a big man and an important person you are. Jeez, son...I take back half the bad things I said to Harry about his geekiness. There is a power vacuum to the throne in Geekdom sir and you have usurped it. Use your newfound power wisely, for with great power comes great...
Hey Nic by skimn	Feb 16th, 2007 05:08:03 PM
after Wicker Man and now this, your career is receding faster than your hairline.
Yackbacker, yes, it is the preferred trade by superninja	Feb 16th, 2007 05:08:18 PM
although Cage in SR would have made that stinkbomb more interesting just for the bizzaro factor.
Supahman likes his jellybeans. by superninja	Feb 16th, 2007 05:14:42 PM
It'z just one of mah little quirks.
Bring on National Treasure 2 by superninja	Feb 16th, 2007 05:17:08 PM
I liked Cage in that. Actually, I thought he would be fine in this role, it sounds like it is the director and the script, not him necessarily.
AllPowerfulWizardOfOz & Frank_Bullitt by the_shogun_gunslinger	Feb 16th, 2007 05:17:49 PM
Oz, you've earned my respect with that rant. noob or not, the force runs strong in you :) Frank on the other hand, you sir, are a flaming douchebag left burning on a porch. you made the fatal mistake of all those fuckheads who like to wax machismo online...you pulled the token "get a life and quit bitching cuz its only a movie" and "live in parents basement" bullshit. wow, how original. never heared that one before. if your life is so jam packed with excitment and your such a busy goddamn guy, why bother posting on these boards at all? shouldnt you be out painting the town red and parading around like a douchebag 15 year old in a sideways trucker hat and pre-torn jeans? heres the bottom line...you're a loney, fat fuck loser and have NOTHING better to do than post on these boards and build up your shattered ego while scarfing down pringles. so shut the fuck up and go see another thespian affair, like "Epic Movie" or "Stomp the Yard". i think shit like that will suit your tastes just fine.
Yeah, National Treasure is his saving grace by YackBacker	Feb 16th, 2007 05:18:53 PM
I mean he was an annoying douche in it, but that fit the character pretty well. You know what really saved Cage's ass in that movie- his sidekick making fun of him constantly. Oh and that blonde was so awesome she was baffling. I was baffled I tells ya!
PLant by stemjsim	Feb 16th, 2007 05:30:53 PM
This reviewer is a planty mcplantplant.
I enjoyed Daredevil and National Treasure. by TomBodet	Feb 16th, 2007 05:34:12 PM
This-well look at it this way, he's a side character who'd be good on a well made Toon, you know? JLA or whatever, not a bigscreen movie. Sam Elliott's usually worth watching as well, ditto ms eva there. I'll take a pass on this one and hope MSJ makes a better one next time out-Moon Knight or Morbius or whatever.
I'm hurt and saddened that Bullitt didn't respond to me by Doctor_Sin	Feb 16th, 2007 05:38:22 PM
:( But shogun_gunslinger has left a Louisville Slugger-sized dent in FB's underdeveloped frontal lobe. I approve.
That was Diane Kruger, and she was much by superninja	Feb 16th, 2007 05:44:26 PM
better cast in National Treasure than as Helen of Troy. Major pet peeve when they cast modern looking girls in period films. Anyway, it looks like she is going to be in NT2.
Frank_Bullitt=Knob_Knibbler by TomBodet	Feb 16th, 2007 05:44:55 PM
That's rich. Paid Plant-type. Good fucking christ he can have some of my old diaper pails if he's that stuck on people spawning and etc as a mark of maturity. It's not his fault he's got 'Johann Blaze' tattooed up one side of his butt cheeks and 'I Heart Nick' on the other...'
I could tell from the trailer I wanted to know by superninja	Feb 16th, 2007 05:45:52 PM
more about the Sam Elliot Ghost Rider than I would the Cage version.
It's true folks, Frank_Bullitt has no penis. by AllPowerfulWizardOfOz	Feb 16th, 2007 05:46:06 PM
There can't be any other explanation. I mean why would you waste your time coming onto a site about movies and then make your own "diatribe" about what is clearly a bad movie and attack people who are into movies, hence why they come on this website to be informed about what and what is not dreck? Does Harry miss a few sometimes by giving credit where credit is not due? Sure. But to tell Harry to "get a life" makes you look more like a tool then anyone else on these talk backs. Harry has more of a life then you could ever dream of my inept festering turd bugler. He gets to go to movie premieres, interview those who are involved in the industry and has obviously made enough of an impact that your sorry ass has showed up for the party here on Talkbacks to post your pathetic attacks and retort showing that you are the one who leads the insecure life to bash others for having a passion where you have lack there of. And my parents house? Ahahahhahahaha, oooo ahh darn I am crushed at that insult as I type from my own house you twat squash. Yeah I enjoy using profanity. It's fun, unlike yourself who seems to get only excitement from seeing shitty movies and fucking a cheap blow up doll named bob. Please Frank spare us your globe trotting tales that don't exist. Get back to doing what you are probably good at doing best, being Mr Douchebag #1.... after all you've earned you lucky guy! *and thanks Shogun ;)
shit shit shit by El Borak	Feb 16th, 2007 05:59:11 PM
oh well, thanks for the passioned explanation of your love for the character harry... i feel the same. i'll rent it anyway and see for myself. what sucks is people who don't know about gr will think this is it. damn.
all of the 2000s comicbook films were SHIT by Prossor	Feb 16th, 2007 06:01:15 PM
will Iron Man be the shining jewel in the heap?
WORSE THAN SPAWN?!?!?!? by wolvenom	Feb 16th, 2007 06:16:36 PM
I Find that hard to believe that anything could be worse than that pile of shit. I felt so embarrassed dragging my dad to see that movie that I had such high hopes for. If Ghost rider is worse than that pile of shit then I'm staying as far away as fucking possible. I knew nic cage was a bad idea as ghost rider, but i thought i could get past that and hope for an otherwise wicked film. Too bad. Fuckin bs we comic fans have been getting. The only saving grace is the Spiderman films, batman begins, x-men1 and 2, and sin city.... when will these fucks learn that the secret to success is following the storylines from the comics lore and being true to what made them so popular in the first place.
GHOSTRIDER looked awesome by iwontwin	Feb 16th, 2007 06:16:37 PM
Really, Ghost rider, his bike looked sweet. I even thought nicholas cage was weird enough to be a good Johnny Blaze. The bad guys were so cookie cutter, the plot was dumb, and the ghost rider himself needed more edge, more dialogue, and less growling... Eva was terrible, Blackheart sucked, Sam elliot was alright, peter fonda was good, its just the screen play was so bad, the fight scenes were not as brutal as they could have been, we needed more, but we got less. The movie would have been much worse without the helicopter scene by the way...
watching the grindhouse trailer by iwontwin	Feb 16th, 2007 06:18:46 PM
I really think Rodriguez or Tarintino should have made this film. It would have worked in Bmovie over the top style....With grainy cinematorgraphy. The atmosphere of the comics is similar to that depicted in grindhouse.
Harry does have notoriously bad taste by superninja	Feb 16th, 2007 06:26:58 PM
but all of those bad reviews likely mean they are onto something.
actually by HEADGEEK	Feb 16th, 2007 06:29:07 PM
I was invited to the New York Premiere with my Nephew - but had a conflict.
awww Harry by the_shogun_gunslinger	Feb 16th, 2007 07:21:16 PM
did u stay behind to take care of your woman? what a nice guy :) and i'm not being sarcastic. at least ur a geek with priorities ;P and Oz your welcome and now we can be all BFF same goes for Doc sin. thanks for the props, yo!
LIFELESS by El Scorcho	Feb 16th, 2007 07:22:56 PM
is the word that stuck in my mind the whole damn time I was watching this. Harry nailed it. "Ghost Rider" made me sleepy. And Ghost Rider is too fucking cool to be boring.
Give me 2 hours of my life back. by ShiniGamiSan	Feb 16th, 2007 07:24:06 PM
My kids wanted to see it, and we saw it earlier in the day. I almost fell asleep about 5 times, and then started mumbleing 'Please end, please end." Man was this some worthless crap.
It's Worth Seeing by NHRonin	Feb 16th, 2007 07:29:41 PM
...and exactly what I expected. Christ on stick, it's a comic book movie based on a character with very little emotional depth. Ghost Rider has never been a comic that was anything but a big scary flaming guy on a bike fighting bad guys. If you go in expecting a B-movie, you won't be disappointed.
At first I wasn't sure... by jerronspencer	Feb 16th, 2007 07:41:57 PM
...but now I know that Harry was not just poking fanboy holes in the movie. I just watched it, and the movie is awful. There is nothing good about the story, script or direction of the film. Of course, all three were by the same bad, bad man--Mark Steven Johnson. (Why three names? Ego? Or, like Lee Harvey Oswald, an assassin?) Not that the actors are to be forgiven. Excepting Harry's point of two okay performances by Peter Fonda and Sam Elliot, the acting was bad. Of course, the dialogue was so god-awful, it's no wonder. Action sequences are meant to be full of action. Quips should be left to Spider-Man and/or Deadpool and/or anyone else at all! Ghost Rider should barely speak, and should never "Yee-haw." Never. I can't say how much you should avoid this flick. Bad job Marvel. Bad job Avi Arad. Putrid, steaming pile of llama droppings by director/writer/story man Mark Steven Johnson.
Daredevil sucked because... by NHRonin	Feb 16th, 2007 07:42:58 PM
...of Ben Affleck, plain and simple. He simply added a third character to his repertoire of shitty acting which consists of playing himself (most films), playing himself with a cornpone accent (see Pearl Harbor...well, actually please don't if you haven't already) and playing himself blind. The guy has about as much acting range as Carrot Top. With better casting of the main character, DD would have been easily a three star movie.
"Cartoon CG with the subtlety of the Tasmanian Devil" by kevred	Feb 16th, 2007 07:50:53 PM
Perfect description for what's poisoning so many movies that should be so much cooler. For example, I remember when we first started hearing about Van Helsing on this site. I was really excited about it--it sounded like a great concept. Then it came out, and it was complete junk. Stupid CG effects crammed into every frame of the movie, dumb cartoon weapons, a horrible and pointless story filled with tired cliches. It's as though Hollywood execs know that one flashy idea plus a glut of CG is all it takes to squeeze out a profit, and so that's all they try. No ambition at all. Now imagine Van Helsing with a budget of $2 million and only makeup and physical effects to work with--THAT would be exciting. This flimsy CG-stuffed crap is going to age terribly, and without the charm of 80s flicks that actually had to work hard to tell stories like these.
Nick Cage just can't do action movies by Doc_Strange	Feb 16th, 2007 08:26:30 PM
I'm sorry but whenever I see Cage on screen, I think about just how much of a wimp he looks like. He's not very tall, pretty skinny, with a receding hairline. In otherwords, not the portrait of an action hero. He doesn't do badass well, if at all. Mr. Cage, if you're reading this, please stick to comedic fare, and/or please read scripts and screen directors because frankly, for all your vaunted acting skill and the academy award that's collecting dust on your mantle, you just don't register, period.
Another "could've been" by alienindisguise	Feb 16th, 2007 08:43:29 PM
Just like almost every other single comic to film jump that has crashed in a fiery flaming pile of shit. How shitty are these directors who already have a story, history and character designs laid out right in front of them and still find a way to butcher it? Worst Directors EVER!
RighteousBrother just NAILED Harry by RKDN Del Sol	Feb 16th, 2007 08:52:12 PM
on the money, RB. It seems for the past year or so, Harry's motivation for writing reviews has less to do with the movie, and more to do with how impressed we all are with his life. Make a sub-site called "Harry and the Humptersons" and posts these reviews there. I dont care that you still have comic books. I dont care that your finace didn't see the movie. I dont care that you fell head-over-asshole in love with a pretty silly comic book franchise. I care about whether the movie is worth a ten dollar ticket. No more, no less. Ps: everyone knows when you're using 'writer's lisence' to make crap up. 'Complete run' my Aunt Bertha. I see your complete run of Ghost Rider and raise you my complete runs of Sgt. Rock and The Unknown Soldier. All i need now is a reference to a chick, and i can be The Man.
daredevil lost me when by the_shogun_gunslinger	Feb 16th, 2007 08:53:17 PM
the kid version of murdock does some bullshit wire-fu backflick-kick to the bully's face and lands perfectly upright as if he fucking floated down. bull-mother-fucking-shit
RKDN Del Sol by the_shogun_gunslinger	Feb 16th, 2007 08:59:45 PM
you're a used douche and will never ammount to half of what harry has accomplished. go cry in a corner
It's a movie about a skeleton riding a motorcycle! by Bob Cryptonight	Feb 16th, 2007 09:29:42 PM
We're talking Archie and Jughead complexity here.
Cryptonight Puts it into Perspective by NHRonin	Feb 16th, 2007 09:50:44 PM
I mean, what did people expect, dialogue on par with The Departed?
RighteousBrother is on the money!!!!!!!!! by wolvenom	Feb 16th, 2007 10:47:51 PM
HAHAH his mock imitation of a harry review was hilarious. Harry's reviews are fucking crap. His enjoyment of a movie is all about whether he's gotten his fucking cock rubbed that day. For example, artery clogging chili cheesedog + coerced handjob by girlfriend = good review,...OR celery + brocolli + no jerking off that day= bad review...... Atleast when I get the morning paper i can expect a clearly written out review of the movies opening on the weekend without conjecture and the diarrea streams of consciousness we get from harry.
righteousbrother reminds me of that beerfest review... by wolvenom	Feb 16th, 2007 10:51:46 PM
harry gave..... to summarize what harry thought of beerfest "I WAS DRUNK AND HAMMERED SO BEERFEST WAS THE BEST FUCKING MOVIE IN THE HISTORY OF CINEMA!!"
I lost interest the second they cast Cage by Gorrister	Feb 16th, 2007 10:53:19 PM
Cage is one of those actors who are a "one-act-show". Basically, he plays the same character (same mannerisms, personality, style, etc) in every freaking movie he's ever been in. He's the Jeff Goldblum of action movies.
FUCK ALL YOU "What did people expect" ASSBAGS by Doctor_Sin	Feb 16th, 2007 11:07:25 PM
I expected a good movie. This was a bad movie. How many ways do we have to spell it out???? I don't want this to be high art or meaningful cinema. I wanted something fun to enjoy. HOW CAN SOMEONE HAVE FUN AND ENJOY THE FILM EQUIVALENT OF PASSING AN EASTER ISLAND HEAD???? There is good pulpiness and bad pulpiness. There is good popcorn movie and there is bad. This was BAD.
Tacky Moments and Young Blaze by GobBluth06	Feb 16th, 2007 11:22:09 PM
Ghost Rider made me shutter at the thought of what Superman with Nic Cage would have been like. I understand that GR doesn't have the depth like many other comics but this just had tons and tons ridiculous moments. Blaze's love of The Carpenters(I'm not a huge GR reader, so forgive me if he likes them in the comics) and that tacky cowboy hat and glasses just to be a little specific. Does anyone else agree that the young versions of Blaze and Roxanne were better than the grown up counter parts? I came out of the movie wishing that they had used the young Blaze instead of Nic Cage.
There's just no way anyone could have anticipated this by Bryan	Feb 16th, 2007 11:31:43 PM
I mean sure we could've done some kind of background check and discovered that this was the same director who did DAREDEVIL and before that wrote a bunch of shitty comedies, but short of that, or seeing the trailers or knowing what the movie was about, I just don't see how we could've known this was coming. I don't know about anybody else but personally I will always remember this review just like I remember 9-11 or the day that asshole shot Lincoln.
Cartoon CG bugs me too by Neo Zeed	Feb 16th, 2007 11:34:30 PM
At least with a misfire like Judge Dredd, I can still admire the production design and effects. However, with today's video-game FX all I get is wall to wall dreck.
Harry's Right by eickhry	Feb 16th, 2007 11:56:04 PM
Harry, your review was spot on. I just got out of a screening and I left disappointed. Usually, I even give the comic book movies a little bit of room (I even liked Daredevil and Fantastic Four). This movie, however, was awful. I enjoyed the trailer about 100 times more than I did the movie. By the way, the "300" trailer kicked arse.
Relax....breathe deeply.....and enjoy!! by Thot	Feb 17th, 2007 12:02:01 AM
Granted, I didn't grow up reading Ghost Rider comics and wasn't all that familiar with the character. However, the wife and I took our 11 year old daughter to see it tonight and we all LOVED it! Cool special effects, a good amount of humor, and a decent love story. At the end of the film the audience even clapped! This will be a huge hit. Can't wait for the sequel!
yeah....it's THAT bad... by LHombreSiniestro	Feb 17th, 2007 12:40:01 AM
just saw it.... i ate cotton candy, which felt appropriate. It was like a slapdash carnival ride. Hey, it even opens with one. The best part, is when Sam Elliot says "LAst night, it happened, and it's gonna happen again." I wanted him to add "and you were wonderful, bonehead."
why pick on Krull? by mrbong	Feb 17th, 2007 12:40:36 AM
why not just give Ghost Rider a bad review if that's what you are after. stirring up the hornet's nest that is the wide spectrum of feelings about Krull will serve you no good.
Thot, you ignorant slut by hif4life	Feb 17th, 2007 12:41:51 AM
if someone is gonna make a movie based on a comic book character, then all we ask, as fans of the genre, is to at least follow the storyline of the books, or at least respect the myth of the character... ghost rider was never meant to be a kiddy story. and unfortunally, thats what they turn this flick into, not to mention the movie lacks any excitement or originality
He said KULL, not KRULL by LHombreSiniestro	Feb 17th, 2007 12:51:07 AM
With Kevin Sorbo, not Liam Neeson.
Krull was cool by Gorrister	Feb 17th, 2007 01:09:33 AM
Cheesy as hell...but in a cool way. I guess I've always liked those old "Hero gathers an army" movies with a SciFi setting. Kinda like "Battle Beyond the Stars"...but without JohnBoy.
It's crow eating time for me. by superninja	Feb 17th, 2007 02:25:07 AM
I liked it. Has Daredevil beat hands down. It's deliberately campy and having fun with it. Except for the final act, I dug it, and I liked the cast.
In many ways it's almost completely faithful by supe

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GHOST RIDER crashes, burns, limps forward before ultimately boring the piss out of Harry.