May 24 2006Ghost Rider Teaser Trailers
After watching the teaser trailers (there's both a domestic and international) to Ghost Rider, I've had a few thoughts as to why this looks like it will be as bad as director Mark Steven Johnson's previous films, Daredevil and Simon Birch.
1. Ghost Rider is stupid. The coolness of a skeleton on fire, riding a motorcycle with flaming wheels, peaks around the sixth grade, when a skeleton on fire with breasts, riding a motorcycle with flaming wheels, takes over as "coolest idea."
2. The effects are terrible. I've seen a more realistic flaming skull tattooed on the forearm of a biker. Granted, the phrase "I'll Stab Your Mom With My Cock" written above it in gothic lettering made it somewhat less realistic, but you get the idea.
3. Nicolas Cage has given up as an actor. His willingness to make National Treasure 2 is probably the best indicator of this. The man has no interest in making decent films. And with the ridiculous mustache he's got in World Trade Center and the youthful, messy coiffure he sports here, it seems like the only idea they've come up with to make him better is gluing hair to him.
The only saving grace might be that, unlike Johnson's previous efforts, this movie isn't about cripples.
Reader Comments
1. xAgonyxScenex - May 24, 2006 1:02 PM
damn...you guys really DONT do any research before you comment on a film.
1.) Ghots Rider is an AWESOME concept. There are SOOO many Marvel superheros that are terrible ideas. Like Antman, Captain Britian, Dazzler. Ghost Tider does'nt even compete with the lameness of those superheros.
2.) As for the effects, It's a teaser trailers. Your running a movie site, so you should know that teasers ALWAYS show incomplete footage of film and special effects. There is 8 months before this movie hits theaters. Thats a good 7 months to touch up special effects.
3.) As for Nicolas Cage, he is a HUGE Ghost Rider fan. He's had a Ghost Rider tattoo for years. I don't think Nicolas Cage would have done the movie if it wasn't faithful to the comic book or if it was a bad adaptation.
Honestly, if you wan't this site to be taken seriously do some research.
2. xAgonyxScenex - May 24, 2006 1:03 PM
damn...you guys really DONT do any research before you comment on a film.
1.) Ghots Rider is an AWESOME concept. There are SOOO many Marvel superheros that are terrible ideas. Like Antman, Captain Britian, Dazzler. Ghost Tider does'nt even compete with the lameness of those superheros.
2.) As for the effects, It's a teaser trailers. Your running a movie site, so you should know that teasers ALWAYS show incomplete footage of film and special effects. There is 8 months before this movie hits theaters. Thats a good 7 months to touch up special effects.
3.) As for Nicolas Cage, he is a HUGE Ghost Rider fan. He's had a Ghost Rider tattoo for years. I don't think Nicolas Cage would have done the movie if it wasn't faithful to the comic book or if it was a bad adaptation.
Honestly, if you wan't this site to be taken seriously do some research.
3. Proteon - May 24, 2006 1:26 PM
This is trailer number 9,234 that Quicktime has prevented me from seeing. Over say six years and a dozen pcs. Thanks Steve!
4. sweetcheeks - May 24, 2006 2:39 PM
Apparently this guy never saw "Captain Corelli's Mandolin." GENIUS. Pure genius.
P.S. Also "Face/Off."
5. sweetcheeks - May 24, 2006 7:33 PM
Agony, you're sure up on your Marvel superheroes. Are you, by chance, a seventh grade boy?
6. Darth Dingleberry - May 25, 2006 1:12 AM
count your blessings, atleast its not a remake.
7. xAgonyxScenex - May 25, 2006 11:45 AM
No, but I was a 7 year boy when I read them. You forget most of these hereo's where created in the 60's. Moron.
8. Praz - May 26, 2006 11:09 AM
Ghost Rider is a decent concept, but this movie is a few years late. It's going to just come across as a Spawn knock-off. Also, Nick Cage sucks and Face-Off was one of the worst movies ever made.
9. ellipsis - May 26, 2006 2:56 PM
I love how it says "His curse" and shows the ugly chick right after it.
10. ruidoran - May 28, 2006 5:20 PM
xAgonyxScenex makes some solid points. I too expect that in a few months the flaming skelleton will look much more realistic.
Also I would like to point out that the following things were awesome when I was a seventh grade boy and remain awesome today:
1. Driving up walls on a motorcycle.
2. Swinging from buildings by a flaming chain while on a motorcycle (screw that pussy Spiderman and his "silk shot" bs).
3. Morphing motorcycles.