Viewed in
2007
Premise
Live action movie of the comic book.
Who should watch
Comic book fans. Nicolas Cage fans. Fans of Eva Mendes' cleavage.
Thoughts
It was entertaining. The movie helped me understand the appeal of the Ghost Rider character. His badass-ness reminds me of the Undertaker from WWE.
Nicolas Cage perfectly balanced the dark edginess with the absurdity of the movie. Sam Elliot was also perfectly casted as a cowboy-like character. Peter Fonda was a hoot as the villian. Somehow he was able to wink at the camera by just playing it straight.
I also liked the special effects. Fire is one of the hardest computer images to render, and it was believable throughout the movie. Occasionally, Ghost Rider's head looked smaller in proportion to his body, but that was pretty much the only flaw.
What I would change
Nothing.
