![]() ![]() Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance is a more than adequate popcorn flick, so just switch your brain off and enjoy the ride. The Ghost Rider looks much more bad-ass, the action is frantic and fast paced and Cage is on fantastically loony form, as this time around he plays both Blaze and the Rider in all his fiery glory. Spirit of Vengeance is a much harder edged affair (even though it still carries a 12A certificate) in terms of both tone and style, and that’s no surprise with Taylor and Neveldine behind the wheel, the guys responsible for the absolutely bonkers Crank movies. But I say, give it a chance, this is a vast improvement on the first movie, capturing the crazy and archaic spirit of the comic-books much more so then the 2007 incarnation. The first Ghost Rider was far from a masterpiece, I think we can all agree, and some of you may very well grumble at the prospect of a follow. Not only is Roarke the man who gave Blaze his curse in the first place, he just also happens to be the Devil walking upon the Earth, who needs to the boy in able to unleash the extent of his full power over the world. ![]() GHOST RIDER ON TV Supposedly, there were plans at one point to get Ghost. The formula is there, and with new directors to the franchise, Crank and Gamers Neveldine and Taylor, there. A year after Spirit of Vengeance’s release, Columbia Pictures allowed the rights to Ghost Rider revert back to Marvel. It is meant to, as always, be crazy, over-the-top and fun. What’s happening in this Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance movie clipDanny (Fergus Riordan) returns the Ghost Rider’s powers to Johnny (Nicolas Cage from Con. Whilst hiding out in Eastern Europe, Blaze is approached by a rather unorthodox Monk, Moreau (the always-awesome Idris Elba), who promises to lift Blaze’s curse if he helps him protect a young boy from a man called Roarke (Hinds). Ghost Rider was never meant to be dark, serious or Nolan-esque (which, by the way, is quickly becoming shorthand for justifying nerdiness). Still riddled with the curse which turns him into a flaming skull demon whenever evil rears its ugly head, Johnny Blaze (Cage) has been travelling the world, isolating himself, with a desire to be rid of the curse which controls his life. This inner conflict and refusal to stoop to murder sets Danny Ketch's time as Ghost Rider above all the others.Nicolas Cage returns as the stunt driver with a curse in this comic-book sequel that perhaps no one particularly asked for, but it is here anyway, so we might as well enjoy it. While other series lean in to the Rider's demonic elements for excursions in horror and violence, Danny's time behind the wheel makes for a fascinating contradiction: a gentle soul shackled to one of the most vicious forces in the Marvel Universe. ![]() With this series providing a fresh look at Danny's tenure as Ghost Rider, it does an excellent job establishing from the very beginning just how different Danny is from his predecessors. Johnny meets a priest named Moreau (Idris Elba. While his friend and former Rider Johnny Blaze is quick to dismiss this, saying to " let the trash take care of itself," even he is taken aback by just how much Danny is able to soften the Spirit's urges when, as Ghost Rider, he admonishes Johnny to " be wary of the innocent" and avoid collateral damage. Now hiding out in Eastern Europe, Johnny Blaze (Nicolas Cage) is still struggling with the curse of the Ghost Rider - the devils bounty hunter. He mourns that he is forced to " vengeance for the blood of the innocent.saving nobody," and is desperate to step in and stop the gang-on-gang violence even when the Rider refuses to awaken (as there are no innocents being threatened, only those already with blood on their hands). While Danny shows no remorse in whipping the guilty with chains and will still inflict the Rider's terrifying Penance Stare upon them, this issue highlights his resolve to protect instead of punish and his frustrations with the Spirit's power. ![]()
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