Ghost Rider (the movie)

[ghostrunner]

Maybe the worst superhero movie I've ever seen. I used to love the comic book. Mark Steven Johnson is a terrible director. His Daredevil was bad, this tops it. Ghost Rider actually laughs "ha ha ha ha" and the sensitive kid from American Beauty is the uh, bad guy.

Ghost Rider pulls a pursuing police helicopter toward him, says to the pilot "you're pissing me off."

Pilot is freaking out and says "I'm Sorry"

I think it was meant to be funny but it's just lame.

[StatmanCrothers]

Maybe the worst superhero movie I've ever seen. I used to love the comic book. Mark Steven Johnson is a terrible director. His Daredevil was bad, this tops it. Ghost Rider actually laughs "ha ha ha ha" and the sensitive kid from American Beauty is the uh, bad guy.

Ghost Rider pulls a pursuing police helicopter toward him, says to the pilot "you're pissing me off."

Pilot is freaking out and says "I'm Sorry"

I think it was meant to be funny but it's just lame.

we couldn't even watch the whole thing. i remember the trailer looked so cool before the movie came out, too. but wow. it was really really bad. and i really really wanted to like it.

[cpebbles]

A few fatal flaws that should have put a stop to production on the very first day:

1. Nic Cage's haircut.
2. The utter inability of the effects team to make a flaming skull that did not look like it came off a Geocities homepage.
3. The guy's main superpower is to [expletive] stare at people. How exactly is that supposed to translate to an action movie?

[clevername]

I could have tolerated the rest of them if each of the four fights were exciting in any way to watch, but they were all pretty weak with no tension and lasted around 30 seconds each.

I can tolerate a lot of crap (I liked Daredevil), but this was just baaaaad.

[Michael]

[quote="cpebbles"]2. The utter inability of the effects team to make a flaming skull that did not look like it came off a Geocities homepage./quote]

haha

[lukethedrifter]

A few fatal flaws that should have put a stop to production on the very first day:

1. Nic Cage
2. The utter inability of the effects team to make a flaming skull that did not look like it came off a Geocities homepage.
3. The guy's main superpower is to [expletive] stare at people. How exactly is that supposed to translate to an action movie?

fixed

[ghostrunner]

I thought Cage was okay actually, but then I'm a fan. He does whatever oddball thing comes to his mind. He and Johnny Depp remind me of each other. They're not really method actors, which I find tiresome. They're more like jazz musicians that just want to riff on a feeling or an idea and go with it. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't, but I appreciate the successes more than I do with someone like Al Pacino, who I like but is too much of a showoff at times. I suppose you could say the same for Cage, but I think he could absolutely not give a damn what you think of his performance as long as it's satisfying to him. You could argue that's a bad thing, but I like it. Pacino or Sean Penn are always trying to impress you.

He has this line in Moonstruck where he's talking to Cher about his hand. And I forget the preceding line, but he yells "Huh, Sweetie?" It comes out almost Southern sounding and completely weird for a Brooklyn baker, but everytime I see it, it's like it completes the character and I can't imagine him not saying it that way.

[Leroy]

That's true...Cage rareley impresses me.

[tscards]

c'mon ...... flaming skull, cool whip, cool bike, he saves the day!

[clement]

Ghost Rider was indeed awful. I can't believe I went to see it but for some reason I did.

But Nicholas Cage is a good actor when he's got the right material to work with. (e.g., Adaptation)