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This film is best viewed when stoned. No joke here. About twenty minutes into the movie it dawned on me -- this movie is purposefully making fun of itself. Ghost Rider is a serious movie about a hero who doesn’t take himself seriously at all. Neither does Nicolas Cage for that matter. There is one scene in particular that spells this out, where Cage laughs uncontrollably for several minutes at an orangutan karate-chopping some dude on television, all the while Cage sips jelly beans from a martini glass, pausing at moments to stir them around.
Spoilers and more after the jump.
There are times during the movie that are so absurd you can’t help but laugh uncontrollably -- such as when Ghost Rider is faced with an adversary who can shape-shift into the wind. He attempts to bat him out of the air with a chain, to which the villain responds “Haven’t you figured it out yet? You cannot defeat the wind!” Ghost Rider then cleverly starts whooshing his chain around in the air until the wind sorcerer dissipates into the air whilst he screams in agony -- fucking awesome.
That scene is followed by the Ghost Rider being chased across the city on his motorcycle by police only to be cornered atop a suspension bridge with limited options left. As he jumps off the bridge -- head aflame of course -- he flips the bird to all of the on-looking cops, at which point everyone in the theater burst into laughter.
When Blaze’s best friend, Mack, finally dies during the emotional pinnacle of the movie, Cage quickly pauses over his body and blurts out “Mack!” then quickly moves on. This, my friends, is golden cinema. The climactic battle scene that follows boils down to the Ghost Rider throwing a rock at the villain’s back while he is looking the other way, then following that up by throwing more rocks in his face when he subsequently turns around to face him. I don’t want to spoil anymore of the laughs for you, but trust me there are plenty more.
Although this movie was predictable and wholly laughable, I am quite positive that the writers, as well as Cage and the director set out to make a black comedy and pander it off as mainstream comic movie junk. This flick is worth checking out for these reasons alone -- so may I suggest getting together with friends, smoking a bowl behind the local multiplex, then strolling into Ghost Rider and thoroughly laughing your ass off.
Ghost Rider (in wide release this weekend) stars Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes (hotness). It is directed by Mark Steven Johnson, the man behind such bombs as Daredevil, Jack Frost and Elektra.
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Nope. I think this movie was honestly just a horrible. Laughable, but I don't think that MSJ suddenly grew enough talent to make a dark comedy.
And Rob Bowman directed Elektra. Not MSJ.
Nick Cage looks uncannily like Lux Interior from The Cramps...
agree! agree! agree!
The parting scene between him and Eva Mendes was laughable as well... "..This is what you were meant to be..." Her acting was horrible during the entire movie! Good thing I was mostly staring at her delicious tan cleavage.
Oh, I also liked how amongst the carnaged miles of wrecked cars, exploded storefronts, and burnt ashphalt, one of the cops picks up a scorched license plate and figures out it must have something to do with all the ruination. "Sarge..I think we have something here..."
And what a waste of Sam Elliot's character at the end! The movie had this one chance for a cool ending with "The Caretaker's" final ride as an old timey Ghost Rider...to fight alongside Cage's new timey Ghost Rider and maybe sacrifice himself in battle against the devil...but no! He rides all the way to the place and then....turns around and goes home! LAME!
This is one of those movies where you discuss it for an hour afterward....because you are trying to out diss it with your friends.
I enjoyed the hell out of this. It was god-awful loud, and yeah, Mendes can't act. But Cage was great, I thought. Agreed: Waste of Sam Elliot's character at the end. But tell me you did get pumped when the horse and cycle are both charging across the desert. And I actually thought the five villains were pretty freaking creepy.
It's great you guys shared the sentiment. Yeah I didn't mention the 500 mile determined ride into the desert where Elliot is like "well fuck this I'm out".
Bad guys were creepy? I was laughing my ass off at them. What was with the guy with the dreads? He looked ridiculous. And that scene where they all confront Mephistopheles in the woods, and they are all standing sideways with their heads turned at an angle like they are the A-Team...that was completely hilarious. "You cannot harm us here, this is hallow ground!"
That license plate thing made no fucking sense at all. He destroyed maybe 50 cars while tearing down that street. Plus the detective shouts "I think we got something!" Yeah, a fucking license plate maybe? Now THAT's forensics!
Eva Mendes was just...bad. Her cleavage totally saved her. She was missing like what, 4 buttons of the top of her shirt?
ookkkkk THAT REVIEW is complete fuckin BULL SHIT
so w/e who ever thinks this movie is bad is a total fucking retard..its the BEST movie ever..one of my new favorites..&, nick cage is one of the greatest actors so w/e i suggest you all go see this movie its got a great lesson in it its awsomeeeee!!!!!!!!
i saw the movie today....and after reading these reviews, i realized whats wrong with the movie....its fuggin comedy!.......im gonna go see again 2mrw and laugh my ass off!!!!!!
Well some of you, I guess must think you know EVERYTHING about whether a movie is good or not. I think you are entitled to your opinion just like anyone else. I think it was a movie well worth my time(which is very precious, seeing as how I am a mature student attending college as well as working). I liked the basic story line, forget whether you think the actors and actress are good or bad. The story line is awesome. I went with my husband and teenage daughter and we all thought it was great. I am even looking forward to the sequel.
At least Nicholas Cage can add some dry humor to a rather morbid concept. Good on him.
i thought this film was good and well worth watching there were quite a few bits that made no sense like when he payed barely any attention to the fact his best friend had been killed and why at the end the devil didn't just take the ghost rider curse away from him. and i did feel Eva Mendes did a bad job on this film how ever i did find it entertaining and not just for its humor