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Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3D 2012

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Nicolas Cage returns as Marvel Comics' Ghost Rider, in 3D. Also stars Idris Elba (The Wire) and Ciarán Hinds (There Will Be Blood). From the directors of Crank. More

Set several years after the first film, Johnny Blaze (Cage) is in self-imposed exile in Eastern Europe – lamenting his curse as the devil's bounty hunter - when he is recruited by Moreau (Elba). A member of a secret sect of the church, Moreau asks Blaze to use his powers to to protect a mother and son from the devil (Hinds).

"This is a completely original interpretation of Ghost Rider," says Cage. "It's not a sequel [to 2007's Ghost Rider] at all. Everything about it is different including the origin sequence. They'll see new camera moves, high adrenaline, it's like extreme sports. I think the movies going to be an incredibly wild ride." Hide

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      oh this looks cheesy... I have to go and see it!

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      ju this looks gangster!

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  • DanS

    Freaking out or dreary-eyed monotone are the only acting styles Nic Cage knows.

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Liam Maguren Flicks Writer

The first Ghost Rider wasn’t particularly well received, so many wrote off its sequel's chances the moment it was announced. However, with a surprisingly wicked trailer and Crank boys Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor at the helm, it had optimists like me wondering: could this be a supremely awesome action flick? More

Nope. All those cool-looking set pieces are still present and cool-looking. Neveldine and Taylor’s signature ADD editing and frenetic camera work really add to the action sequences, as does the impressive CGI. Unfortunately, every action scene serves as an oasis, sparsely scattered in the desert of B-movie dullness.

The majority of the film is spent loitering around its devil-needs-a-new-human-vessel storyline, centring on a kid who is supposedly the son of Satan (proving to be the most boring child antichrist in history). Character connections are made but serve no point, a needless father-son subplot is shoehorned in and the lame-tastic dialog has only a very limited appeal. Whenever Nic Cage isn’t freaking out about something, he’s completely dreary-eyed and speaking in a monotone. It’s hard not to watch Spirit of Vengeance without giving it the penance stare.

It’s the same, tired complaint: most of the cool stuff in the movie is in the trailer. What we're left with is a largely uninteresting movie that simply refuses to give us the excitement we want. Hide

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Ghost Rider 2 - "Ghost Chips"

RealityCheck Flicks Superstar (?)

I went there not expecting anything, no preconceived ideas... It lived up to my expectations! The first movie was good, but this second is unfortunately a sad attempt at a sequel. It lacked much of the Mavel's punch in the original flick. Nicolas Cage is still in the lead role, however not good enough to pull it over the edge into 'good'. Great if you'd rather watch paint dry, then I can understand.
Genre : thriller, fantasy, action, adapted comic
2/5 : special effects and the 3D are the only things that makes this worth watching.

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Bad in any dimension

adamatdramatrain Flicks Superstar (?)

There is an infallible law of nature that for every great role that Nicolas Cage plays, he takes on 1,672.02 roles that are utter utter sh*te. Francis Ford Coppola's nephew, Nic has played some great roles in some great movies - like 'Birdy;' 'Wild at Heart;' 'Raising Arizona;' 'Leaving Las Vegas;' 'Adaptation;' 'Kick Ass.' He's played some fun roles - like 'Face Off' and 'Air Con.' And then there's the others - the mind numbing awful dreadful horrible others - like 'Captain Corelli's Mandolin;' 'World Trade Centre;' 'Knowing;' 'Next;' 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice;' both 'National Treasure' movies and the first case of sh*te on a bike that was 'Ghost Rider.'

So why (oh why?) the sequel? Who knows...

You'd think that having the excellent Idris Elba (the British Denzel Washington) in the cast would help, right? Wrong. Idris is wasted. You'd think that at least maverick, shoot-from-the-hip-whilst-on-rollerblades directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, who gave us the zany, brilliantly shot 'Crank,' would save the movie. Wrong again. Okay, so maybe you'd hope that Nic's on top form as an unpredictable actor - part psycho, part method-thesp, part Elvis-channelling firebrand. Sorry - wrong again. This is the gurning, ego-explosion Nic of the so-bad-it's-funny 'Wicker Man' remake.

What you get is a rapidly edited hollow sounding CGI'd nothing that you just can't help wishing would emulate Cage's character, Johnny Blaze, and burst into flame and consume this sorry mess. Still, it's great for 12 year old boys who loved the first 'Ghost Rider.' But if you want some quality all-out action for your buck - do yourself a favour and go see Gareth Evans' Indonesian action masterpiece 'The Raid' - it kicks Ghost Rider's bony burning butt.

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Snore

Josef A-Lister (?)

Dear of dear. Nicholas Cage continues to 'star?' in crap movies and here's another to add to his ever growing list of crap. I thought I'd give this a go and tried to avoid any reviews beforehand and hoped for something half decent. Should be rated C for crap.

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Press Reviews

A.V. Club (USA)

The charismatic Idris Elba debuts in a key role... Yet instead of elevating the franchise, Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance ends up squandering even more potential. Full review.

Empire (UK)

A surprisingly underpowered excursion into Marvel's mad world by Neveldine and Taylor. More purgatory than hellfire. Full review.

Hollywood Reporter

A water-treading sequel offering just enough kooky color to keep less-discerning funnybook fans occupied. Full review.

Los Angeles Times

Undone by increased expectations, as promising more only makes it feel they are somehow delivering less. Full review.

New York Times

Has some redeeming qualities, including the presence of Idris Elba as the obligatory good guy, who encourages Johnny to get Danny into the protective custody of a religious order. Full review.

Rolling Stone (USA)

One look at the dreadful mess will turn your whisper into a primal Cage scream: MAKE THIS MOVIE STOP! Full review.

Total Film (UK)

Funny in all the wrong places and long at 95 minutes. Cage might be on fine psychotic form, but the flaming skull barely manages a sizzle this time around. Full review.

Variety (USA)

Weighted down for long stretches in the middle, as it starts to treat its own religious hokum plotline with undue seriousness. Full review.