"Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance"

[KingIsaacLinksr]

I just saw this and I agree with X, this movie is awful. The camera work was poorly done, the acting subpar, Nic Cage acting was worse than before and the action kinda meh. Script was also bad. Bad. Bad. The first movie and Prometheus seem so much better after watching this movie.

Not to mention extremely disjointed. It went from one part to the next, being held together with a thin wire. Just...don't see this movie. Watch the first one, it's far more enjoyable than this one.

King

[Dangelus]

Yeah. Not a great movie.

I was a huge Ghost Rider comic book fan back in the day and was hoping for a lot in this soft reboot but alas I don't think they did it justice.

[ChrisMC]

I wonder if we can track down the point when Nicolas Cage went from cool actor to a guy who will do any piece of crap??

[Dangelus]

Cage is a funny one. In some stuff he's GREAT. Like Kick Ass...

[X]

Cage is a funny one. In some stuff he's GREAT. Like Kick Ass...

It's when he has creative control of stuff that it tends to implode. I mean the script was penned by David S. Goyer. On paper, it should have been great. I can see the potential of the script, but Cage really did a number on it.

While David has had some misses, his work in recent years was much better than this. Look at his credits:

Writer (31 titles)
???? Untitled Batman Reboot (story) (announced)

2013 Da Vinci's Demons (TV series) (filming)

2013 Man of Steel (screenplay / story) (post-production)

2012 The Dark Knight Rises (story) (completed)

2011 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (screenplay / story)

2009-2010 FlashForward (TV series)
– Future Shock (2010) (created for television by)
– Countdown (2010) (created for television by)
– The Negotiation (2010) (created for television by)
– Course Correction (2010) (created for television by)
– Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (2010) (created for television by)
See all 22 episodes »

2010 Demonic Toys: Personal Demons (characters)

2009 The Unborn (written by)

2008 The Dark Knight (story)

2008 Batman: Gotham Knight (video) (screenplay / segment "In Darkness Dwells" / as David Goyer)

2008 Jumper (screenplay)

2006 Blade: The Series (TV series)

2005 Threshold (TV series)
– Trees Made of Glass: Part 2 (2005) (written by)

2005 Batman Begins (Video Game)

2005 Batman Begins (screenplay / story)

2004 Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys (TV movie) (characters - uncredited)

2004 Blade: Trinity (written by)

2002 Blade II (written by)

2002 ZigZag (screenplay / as David Goyer)

2000 FreakyLinks (TV series)
– Subject: Fearsum (2000) (uncredited)

1998 Blade (written by)

1998 Nick Fury: Agent of Shield (TV movie) (written by / as David Goyer)

1998 Dark City (screenplay)

1997 Perversions of Science (TV series)
– Dream of Doom (1997) (screenplay / as David Goyer)

1996 The Crow: City of Angels (written by)

1994 The Puppet Masters (screenplay)

1993 Dollman vs. Demonic Toys (video) (characters)

1993 Arcade (video) (screenplay)

1992 Demonic Toys (video) (screenplay)

1991 Kickboxer 2: The Road Back (written by)

1990 Death Warrant (written by)

[Jobydrone]

Wow, I had a completely different experience.  I had a blast with this movie.  Of course it's instantly forgettable, couldn't tell you one thing about the plot or what happened, but I know I had a great time watching.  Nic Cage is fine...I mean do you honestly expect an oscar nominated performance in a movie about a dude who's possessed by a demonic skeleton that rides a flaming motorcycle?  I enjoyed this much much more than the first film in the series.  It's cheesy, corny, popcorn munching fun, nowhere near the calibre of superhero flicks like Dark Knight or Avengers but still a great time.

[Jobydrone]

I wonder if we can track down the point when Nicolas Cage went from cool actor to a guy who will do any piece of crap??

Cage is a comic book nerd and Ghost Rider was one of his favorite characters from when he was a kid.  I'd disagree with the assessment that he'd do "any piece of crap" but I imagine when you command around or about ten million dollars for eight to twelve weeks of work it might be hard to pass up anything, particularly if you believe the rumors of Cage's recent financial woes.

[Rico]

I found this movie to be forgettable fun too, but I did like the first one more.  But regarding Nic Cage and how he picks movies, you have to watch this:

Nicolas Cage's Agent

[WillEagle]

Just watched this this morning. And I'm glad to say it cost me less than two bucks from Redbox. THANK GOODNESS!!!! I still think I overpaid!!! I just didn't care for it. Not even close to being as good as the first one.

[Jobydrone]

I just remember being very disappointed with the first one, expecting a more serious take on the character. Knowing what I was in for with this one, I enjoyed it a whole lot more.