Should you give the first option a spin, you’ll get the theatrical version of the film plus a making-of documentary called Spirit of Vengeance, and two commentaries (one with director/writer Mark Steven Johnson and VFX Supervisor Kevin Mack, and the other featuring producer Gary Foster).
GHOST RIDER TWO FULL
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment presents Ghost Rider on DVD in a 1-Disc Theatrical Version (in either wide or full screen) or a 2-Disc Extended Cut.
GHOST RIDER TWO MOVIE
The most recent home video release of Ghost Rider movie is June 11, 2007.
His message is a lovely platitude, yet considering the vengeful motives growing inside the Ghost Rider, this supposed mediator between Earth and Hell is not likely to instill godly attributes in young audiences who hop on this flaming ride. That puts God on your side,” says the empathetic man who is a caretaker of an aging cemetery. “Any man who has the guts to sell his soul for love has the power to change the world. We are also expected to buy into the notion that Johnny is protecting the status quo meaning things would become even worse if Blackheart were to become the new Devil.Īdding further justification to Johnny’s potential redemption is a reminder provided to him by yet another mysterious individual (Sam Elliot). This human quality adds to the sense of empathy we are solicited to feel for his character who, at a young age, unwittingly became involved with the dark citizens of the afterlife. Essentially playing a superhero, Cage’s Johnny Blaze doesn’t take himself too seriously, bringing much-needed comic relief into the film. Within this mayhem, actor Nicholas Cage turns what could have been a laughable script into a remarkable performance.
The frequent fantasy violence also includes depictions of immortal characters being shot, beaten and burned, with many gruesome outcomes. The special effects (where characters turn deathly blue and withering away under the touch of a malevolent finger) are truly amazing, and certainly add to the dark themes. Obviously audiences who have any concerns about depictions of satanic characters in movies will want to think twice before paying the ransom to see this film. This son of Satan has plans to overthrow his father and create a Hell on Earth-if he can get hold of a special contract that will bring legions of souls to help him do his wicked work. Specifically he is seeking the eviler-than-evil Blackheart (Wes Bentley). But in Hell, a deal is only as good as the fine print, so although the cancer is cured the unscrupulous representative of the devil finds another way to take Barton’s life.Īll the same, the counterfeit promise leaves Johnny with a lifetime commitment of being a “ghost rider.” The conscripted job becomes the man’s alter ego, in which he morphs into a flaming skeleton and rides the nights away looking for spirits who have escaped the confines of Hell. While apprehensively eyeing the parchment contract, an accidental drop of blood from the boy’s finger immediately signs the agreement. In exchange for Johnny’s soul, the old man with a rumbling voice declares he can cure the fatal illness. That is until a mysterious man called Mephistopheles (Peter Fonda) arrives and makes the grieving son an incredible offer. Now Barton has lung cancer and death is imminent. It’s dangerous work, but not nearly as deadly as the packs of cigarettes the father has smoked during his life. Brian Taylor, while discussing some of what he thinks they did well with his movie, went so far as to say that the version of the movie that should have been would have been even better than the "vanilla" version that showed up on the ABC series.Based on a comic book, Ghost Rider follows the story of a stunt motorcyclist named Johnny Blaze (Matt Long, Nicholas Cage) who, along with his dad Barton Blaze (Brett Cullen), jumps bikes through rings of fire. Fans of the character got a pretty solid version via Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., which helped fuel desire for more in the MCU. Maybe this R-rated Ghost Rider would have been awesome. Goyer has been credited on a ton of comic book movies, with mixed results, but the dude has talent. If we had had the opportunity to do the original, rated-R Goyer script, I think that movie would've been a classic."ĭavid S. It was also just a little too clean and a little too restrained. Then, in the time between that and the second movie, the script had been rewritten literally 14 times or 16 times or something like that to the point where it was kind of a mess. The original script that David Goyer wrote for that movie, which was actually written almost a decade before the first Ghost Rider film, was a hardcore, rated-R horror script and it was awesome. "I think that Ghost Rider should be a rated-R, horror character.
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