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Punisher Review (Possible Spoilers)

Post by Skand » Sat Apr 10, 2004 10:41 am

I saw Punisher on thursday.
It rocked.

that is all.

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Post by L33TDRAGON » Sun Apr 18, 2004 11:29 pm

I haven't seen it quite yet. I was planning on seeing it this weekend, but i didn't get around to it because i had work. How did it compare to other marvel movies, was it as good as spiderman?
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Post by StruckingFuggle » Sun Apr 18, 2004 11:36 pm

I enjoyed Punisher.

However, I think the scene with The Russian was an unnessecary attempt at comic relief, whose tone really didn't fit in with the rest of movie.

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That, and its tragic he spent so much work on the GTO and they don't use it at all! It just gets trashed by the coolest of the assassins ... (speaking of which, the "In Time" scene was great... 'I wrote it for you. I'm gonna play it at your funeral.'

I enjoyed Punisher, and hope it makes enough money that they'll make another.
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Post by BadMonkey » Mon Apr 19, 2004 2:14 am

Is it Garth Ennis good? Or just "Comic Book Movie" good?
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Post by UrzaPlanezwalker » Mon Apr 19, 2004 2:24 am

i think it is by far the best marvel movie to date, and is definately up there in my top 5 movies of all time. it was, in 2 words, DAMN good.

and yea, the russian part wasnt neccessary, but it wasnt just comic relief. it showed that he wasnt some badass who could over-power everyone. it also showed that he was by no means perfect.
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Post by StruckingFuggle » Tue Apr 20, 2004 1:15 am

and yea, the russian part wasnt neccessary, but it wasnt just comic relief. it showed that he wasnt some badass who could over-power everyone. it also showed that he was by no means perfect.
Yeah, but that woulda been a much better made point is it wasn't done by some near-unstoppable wall of meat.
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Post by NINJ4 » Wed Apr 21, 2004 9:59 pm

I'll agree about the part with the russian. It did however make me giggle like a school girl when that scene was played out. I liked the movie overall and would have no qualms about seeing a sequel. But as for "Was it as good as Spiderman?" You really can't compare the two movies. The movies feature two VERY different characters. The Punisher is most definitely an anti-hero, you can sympathize with him because of his circumstances, however that doesn't make him a "good guy." He's just the "Guy You Want to Win." Which doesn't detract from him, don't get me wrong, just puts him in another class of characters. Kinda like Mel Gibson in Payback, or Spawn. In a world of bad guys, you go for the guy that has the moral code closer to your own.

Spiderman, was a "Good Guy." He was you average geek who is miraculously endowed with super-human abilities, and after a tragic event, he chooses to use those abilities in a manner that is beneficial to the city. He does not kill, although Norman Osborne really killed himself.

I don't know if I'm explaining this properly, but I leave the subject open to debate.
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Post by DarkWolfe » Thu Apr 22, 2004 3:51 am

I've gotta say, Punisher was true to form. I'm not sure if I'm gonna rent and/or buy it, but it was very true to the spirit of The Punisher. I'm not a big fan of that amount of gore. I can see how it was neccessary though. All in all, I'd say it was a good movie.
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Post by Zidane » Tue May 04, 2004 5:31 pm

a few of my friends have seen it and i hope to go to the drive-ins.some one tell me what its about :P
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Post by DarkWolfe » Wed May 05, 2004 4:32 am

FBI agent does a bust, kills a guys son. FBI agent quits after the bust. Guy kills ex-FBI agent's family. Ex-FBI agent ruins guys life and kills his family as punishment. Lots of gore, decent music, fun times were had by all.
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Post by Rembrandt Q. Einstein » Wed May 05, 2004 10:46 am

...'cept the people who lost family members or their own lives...they didn't exactly have a fun time :P
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Post by BadMonkey » Thu May 06, 2004 9:29 pm

theyre smiling on the inside.
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Post by StruckingFuggle » Thu May 06, 2004 9:41 pm

Rembrandt Q. Einstein, you forget - every dead body's flesh decomposes, leaving a grinning skull. :)
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